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Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic)

In accordance with the University Statutes, an Advisory Committee to the President and Vice-Chancellor has been struck for the selection of Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic).

For more information about advisory committees, please consult:

/secretariat/advisory

A. COMPOSITION

The composition of the Advisory Committee is based on the requirements of the Statutes, which provide for a 12-person committee including:

Role Names

Chair of the Advisory Committee

Professor Deep Saini, President

Members appointed by the

Board of Governors

Ms. Maryse Bertrand
Mr. Fred Headon
Ms. Maarika Paul
Professor Lucy Gilbert

Members appointed by Senate

Professor Lisa Shapiro
Professor Peter Grutter
Professor Valerie Orsat
Professor Thomas Duchaine

Members appointed by the

Student Associations

TBC, PGSS
Susan Aloudat, SSMU

Secretary to the Committee Ms. Edyta Rogowska, Secretary-General

B. BRIEF SUMMARY OF ADVISORY PROCESS STAGES

MANDATE

The Advisory Committee is responsible for defining the role and set of competencies for the position of Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic), consistent with future leadership needs and the evolving environment of higher education, within Quebec, Canada, and internationally. The role and competencies will be captured in the position profile for the role, which will be established by the Committee following a series of consultation sessions with the community.

The Advisory Committee is mandated to identify and consider qualified individuals for the position of Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic). At the end of its deliberations, the Advisory Committee will make a recommendation to the Chair. The President is responsible for bringing the candidate recommendation to the Board for approval.

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

Once the Advisory Committee is formed, its process involves several stages, generally focusing on the following steps:

  1. Committee orientation, consultations with the ºÚÁÏÍø community and development of a position profile for the role
  2. Identifying and cultivating prospective candidates
  3. Reviewing and assessing prospective candidates
  4. Evaluating candidates against the criteria established in the position profile and selecting those for interview by the Committee
  5. Interviews, Committee deliberations and reference checking
  6. Formulating recommendations of top candidates for consideration by the President and submission of the recommendation to the Board of Governors
  7. Appointment of candidate to the role by the Board of Governors

Members of the ºÚÁÏÍø community with questions relating to the selection process may contact the Committee secretary by email at advisories [at] mcgill.ca.Ìý

DOCUMENTS:

PDF icon 2014 Previous Position Profile for the Provost

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