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Self Study – An UpdateDr. Mary Preece, Provost and Vice President, Academic

Sara Rumsey, Vision Transition Project Manager

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SELF STUDY

Cause for Celebration

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SELF STUDY

Timeline

• A formative self-study (i.e. “dress rehearsal”) exercise that will serve as a gap analysis to help us chart priorities for Vision and Mission

• Process Timeline:

→ Report sent to Reviewers – July 17, 2015

→ Report posted on Journey site (journey.sheridancollege.ca) – Aug. 2015

→ Reviewers’ site visit – September 28 & 29, 2015

• Session with Senate – Sept. 28th from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. @ Davis• Open Reception – Sept. 28th from 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. @ Davis• Open Session for Faculty – Sept. 29th from 11:00 a.m. – Noon @ Trafalgar

→ Late fall 2015 – report from Reviewers re: our ‘readiness’

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UnivCan CRITERIA

Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #1 – Legislation

• Legislationo ITAL

• Regulatory environment

• Endorsements

• Insights

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Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #2 - Governance

• Commitment to an effective bi-cameral governance model within our present legislative environment

o Sheridan Senate Academica review Terms of Reference

o Sheridan Board Revised By-laws

• Administrative Structure

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Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #3 – Mission & Goals/“3 Pillars” (teaching, research, service)

• Board Strategic Plan

• Academic Innovation Strategy (1 and 2)

• Sheridan Journey

• Business Plan

• Performance Measurement

• Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA)

• Faculty Work

• Supports

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UnivCan CRITERIA

Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #4 – Majority of Programs/Students @ University Level

• Sheridan Program Mix and Pathways

• Program Categories

• Current Programming

• Evolution of Program Mix

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Sheridan’s Insights

ENROLMENT per category:

Preparation Level Studies 1,448 7%

Career Skills Programs 3,666 17%

University-Level Studies 16,392 76%

TOTAL 21,506 100%

PROGRAM #’s per category:

Preparation Level Studies 8 7%

Career Skills Programs 31 23%

University-Level Studies 93 70%

TOTAL 132 100%

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Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #5 – Credentials, Faculty, Assurance & Resources

• Academic Faculty Profile

• Processes for Faculty Recruitment and Ongoing Assessment

• Academic Quality Assurance Processes

• Outcomes

• Library and Learning Services

• Student Profile

• Academic and Career Advising

• Student Resources and Services

• Aboriginal Initiatives

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Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #5 – Credentials, Faculty, Assurance & Resources (continued)

• Internationalization

• Department of Student Affairs

• Office of the Registrar

• Athletics and Recreation

• Student Union

• Advancement, Alumni and Marketing & Communications

• Financial Resources

• Physical Resources

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Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #6 – Liberal Arts and/or Sciences

• Degree Breadth Requirements

• General Education Curriculum and Requirements

• Board Undergraduate Certificate in Creativity and Creative Problem Solving

• Institute for Creativity and Creative Campus

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Sheridan’s Insights

Criterion #7 – SRCA

• Scholarship, Academic Inquiry and Research at Sheridan

• Research Paradigm for Colleges, Polytechnics and Teaching Universities

• Proven Record of Scholarship, Academic Inquiry and Research

• Sheridan Research Centres of Excellence

• Sheridan Supports for SRCA (SURe, CTL, CPOD, Institute for Creativity)

• Information Dissemination

• Curriculum Development

• SRCA Standing Committee of Senate

• Indicators of Sheridan’s Commitment to SRCA

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Criterion #8 – Academic Freedom

• Culture of Academic Freedom

• Next Iteration of Academic Freedom at Sheridan

• Collective Bargaining Context

• Academic Integrity

• Intellectual Property Policy

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Sheridan’s Insights

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Last Criteria

Criterion #9: If it is a freestanding institution, neither in a formal relationship of affiliation or federation nor a constituent portion of a member university, it has in the academic year in which it makes application for membership, and has had in the two preceding years, an enrolment of at least 500 FTE. For further certainty, institutions that are not freestanding institutions are not required to have an enrolment of at least 500 FTE

Criterion #10: If it is a constituent of an Institutional Member, its application for membership is supported by its parent institution

Criterion #11: It operates on a Not-for-Profit basis

Criterion #12: It satisfies the Board, after receiving a report by a visiting committee appointed by the Board, that it is providing education of university standard and meets the criteria for membership in Universities Canada.

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• Orientation sessions for each group scheduled during first 2 weeks of September

• Visit by reviewers – Sept. 28th and 29th

• Feedback from the reviewers

• Formal application plano Action Plano Timelines

SELF STUDY

Next Steps

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SHERIDAN’S JOURNEY

The Journey Website

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