sheridancollege.ca Self Study – An Update Dr. Mary Preece, Provost and Vice President, Academic Sara Rumsey, Vision Transition Project Manager

sheridancollege.ca SELF STUDY Cause for Celebration

sheridancollege.ca 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 → Reviewers’ site visit – September 28 & 29, 2015 Session with Senate – Sept. 28 th from 1:30 – 2:30 Davis Open Reception – Sept. 28 th from 4:30 – 5:45 Davis Open Session for Faculty – Sept. 29 th from 11:00 a.m. – Trafalgar → Late fall 2015 – report from Reviewers re: our ‘readiness’

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA Sheridan’s Insights Criterion #1 – Legislation Legislation o ITAL Regulatory environment Endorsements Insights

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA 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

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA 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

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA Sheridan’s Insights Criterion #4 – Majority of University Level Sheridan Program Mix and Pathways Program Categories Current Programming Evolution of Program Mix

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA Sheridan’s Insights ENROLMENT per category: Preparation Level Studies1,448 7% Career Skills Programs 3,666 17% University-Level Studies16,392 76% TOTAL21,506100% PROGRAM #’s per category: Preparation Level Studies87% Career Skills Programs 31 23% University-Level Studies93 70% TOTAL132100%

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA 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

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA 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

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA 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

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA 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

sheridancollege.ca Criterion #8 – Academic Freedom Culture of Academic Freedom Next Iteration of Academic Freedom at Sheridan Collective Bargaining Context Academic Integrity Intellectual Property Policy UnivCan CRITERIA Sheridan’s Insights

sheridancollege.ca UnivCan CRITERIA 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.

sheridancollege.ca Orientation sessions for each group scheduled during first 2 weeks of September Visit by reviewers – Sept. 28 th and 29 th Feedback from the reviewers Formal application plan o Action Plan o Timelines SELF STUDY Next Steps

sheridancollege.ca SHERIDAN’S JOURNEY The Journey Website To read the full submission and its related appendices visit: