Transcript Management Forum Professor Jane Everett Dean of Students 9 April 2008 The Principal’s Task Force on Student Life and Learning  Creation of the position of.

Management Forum
Professor Jane Everett
Dean of Students
9 April 2008
The Principal’s Task Force on Student
Life and Learning
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Creation of the position of Deputy Provost, Student
Life & Learning
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Reporting to the DP-SLL...
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Dean of Students
Executive Director, Services for Students
University Registrar & Executive Director, Enrolment
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Executive Director of Residences
Director, Athletics & Recreation
Director, Teaching & Learning Services
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Office of the Dean of Students: Who?
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Professor Jane Everett, Dean of Students
• -4990/ [email protected]
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Dr. Linda Jacobs Starkey, Associate Dean of Students
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Ms. Shannon Sullivan, Administrative Coordinator
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Ms. Meghan McCulloch, External Awards
Coordinator
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Ms. Irene Rapaport, Communications Administrator
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Office of the Dean of Students: Where?
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Brown Student Services Building
3600 McTavish, suite 4100
Montréal, QC H3A 1Y2
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www.mcgill.ca/deanofstudents
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[email protected]
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I know what I do – more on that later –
but what do you do?
Do your official duties include...
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academic advising?
coordinating student awards?
sitting on committees with student representation?
assisting or advising students in non-academic
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communicating with students’ families?
some of the above?
none of the above?
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The Dean of Students...
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is involved in promoting best practices in academic
advising
coordinates the University’s Rhodes Scholarships
and other external award selection processes
is a member of the University Senate
oversees the student discipline process
is an advocate for academic integrity
is on call 24/7
is involved in outreach to the Montréal community
all of the above
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Academic advising initiatives
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Results of internal and external surveys about student satisfaction
with advising at McGill
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Recommendations of the Task Force
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Role of the Office of the Dean of Students
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Mission statement
Training opportunities for advisors
Sharing of best practices
Improving communication of advising information to students
Subcommittee on Undergraduate Student Advising
Collaboration with University partners (student groups, advisors,
Associate Deans, CIO, TLS, Student Services...)
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External awards & internal funding
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External awards
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Internal funding opportunities
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Rhodes Scholarships
Forces AVENIR competition
Goldman Sachs Global Leaders program
Canadian Millennium Scholarships
Québec Entrepreneurship competition
Principal’s Fund (student initiatives)
Mary H. Brown Fund (student and staff initiatives)
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Representation
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Deans’ Working Group
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Member of Senate and Chair of Senate Committee on Student
Affairs (Calendar of Dates, students affairs policies, academic
integrity matters, etc.)
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Member of APC Subcommittee on Teaching & Learning;
University Admissions Committee; Joint Advisory Health &
Safety Committee
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Member of national and international associations (CACUSS,
CAI, NACADA)
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Student Rights and Responsibilities
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The Charter of Students’ Rights
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The Code of Student Grievance Procedures
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The Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures
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Academic integrity and academic offences
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Non-academic offences
• incidents/ incident reports
The disciplinary process
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Interview, Summary Hearing, Committee on Student Discipline
Range of outcomes
Avenues of appeal
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Communications/ Helping Students
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On call 24/7
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Legal guardian for all international minors in residence
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Coordination with University Safety and Security Services
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Dealing with student emergencies
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The Office of the Dean of Students is the contact point
Balancing Acts: Protecting the confidentiality of student
information and students’ right to privacy, and communicating
with concerned others
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Community outreach
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Within McGill
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Within the larger Montréal community
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partnerships with student associations
partnerships with Social Equity and Diversity Education
Office (SEDE), Teaching & Learning Services (TLS),
Student Services, etc.
partnership with the above, doing outreach to the
surrounding neighbourhoods
short-term and long-term opportunities for involvement and
collaboration
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Would you like to know more about...
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the student discipline process?
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academic advising initiatives?
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helping students in difficulty?
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what the Office of the Dean of Students is doing in
the way of community outreach?
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That’s it, that’s all
Merci et Thank You!!
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