Earlier this year I announced the Advisory Committee to recommend a Vice Dean, Undergraduate (VDU), effective July 1, 2024. As part of this work, the Advisory Committee reviewed the VDU position description and portfolio, consulted directly with administrative leaders of units reporting to the VDU, and solicited feedback from the wider FASE community. Informed by their review, consultations, and community input, the Advisory Committee recommended a revised position description for the VDU, which included a realignment of the reporting structure for 4 units, the Engineering Career Centre, the Educational Technology Office, the Engineering Computing Facility, and the Outreach Office.
Effective July 1, 2024, the Engineering Career Centre will report to the Dean. The Educational Technology Office and the Engineering Computing Facility will report to the Chief Administrative Officer.
The Outreach Office will report into an expanded Engineering Student Recruitment and Outreach Office. As part of this expansion, I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Ingrid Schvarczkopf as Associate Registrar and Director, Engineering Student Recruitment & Outreach, to lead this blended portfolio. Ingrid has made outstanding contributions on behalf of our recruitment efforts since she joined the office in 2015, and particularly since her move into the leadership role in 2018. I look forward to seeing the exciting new opportunities that will emerge from this portfolio under Ingrid’s exemplary leadership.
I extend my thanks to the leaders and staff in each of the above-named units for their collegial support of this realignment.
An announcement of the incoming Vice Dean, Undergraduate will be made separately.