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dean’s message • • • • This has been a rewarding year for OISE, the last year of our 2003-2009 Stepping UP Academic Plan and my term as dean. It’s been a great seven years. Many of our achievements are highlighted in the pages of this report, but no such report can be comprehensive. Every member of our community will have different highlights – for sometimes the small, personal interactions matter most. That said, the past seven years have been guided and informed by the institutional priorities articulated in our Academic Plan. Our directions have been shaped by robust and enlightening internal conversations about how to respond to the provincial government’s changing policies and the University’s changing priorities. I have no doubt that the result is a more responsive and productive OISE, able to make a difference to the challenges that education faces around the world. OISE’s degree programs – both for teacher candidates and graduate students – were further refined in focus to deliver meaningful and purposeful programming to meet the changing needs of our increasingly diverse array of students within the context of our ever more global society. We have more students enrolled in targeted, cohort programs, more professional master’s students studying at OISE, and doctoral students who are supported at a higher financial level and in more appropriate ways. Our teacher education programs have enhanced connections with the University and expanded at the master’s level in order to recognize the increasing complexity and challenges of teaching in today’s world. Our research activity grew beyond our expectations. We have received many new grants for research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation, for outstanding faculty through Canada Research Chairs, for research partnerships through Community University Research Alliances, and for research through Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the government of Ontario. We have more members of the Royal Society and this past year, one of our faculty members received the most prestigious educational award - the Grawemeyer. We initiated a number of multidisciplinary, collaborative ventures within OISE, within the University, and within the professional community. Our Consortium with local school boards was revived, our research with the provincial government was increased, and we were one of the founding members of the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes, a global think-tank that includes some of the best educational faculties, schools and institutes in the world. Across the University, the Concurrent Teacher Education Program connected us to undergraduate education programs in six different divisions. Our goal of infusing a commitment to equity and diversity throughout the Institute led to the appointment of a human rights and equity mentor, a website to serve as a portal of information and resources, and an OISEwide equity and diversity policy approved by Faculty Council. We could not fulfill our mandate without an infrastructure that supports our work. Seven years ago, our physical space was in deep need of repair. Since then, we have experienced many changes, including new classrooms with windows and advanced technology, elevators that are safe and efficient, accessible washrooms and classrooms, as well as more welcoming, attractive and safe spaces across our buildings. More work needs to be done, but we are in a much better state. It is thanks to the collaboration and commitment of faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of OISE that we have been able to achieve these goals over the past seven years. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the OISE community for helping us to accomplish so many of the objectives we set forward in our Academic Plan. I can confidently say that there is no other group of people who are as dedicated to enhancing and advancing the study of education. We have also been fortunate to receive outstanding support from our friends. In 2008, William and Phyllis Waters generously donated $1 million toward urban education initiatives. I am also delighted to announce a transformative $5 million gift from Dr. Eric Jackman to our Institute of Child Study (ICS). 01 OISE Annual Report
This is the largest single gift to education in Canada. In his honour, we will rename ICS the “Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study at the University of Toronto.” We are extremely grateful for the generous support of our alumni and donors. With their gifts, we are able to realize more fully our potential as a world leader. When we first set out our ambitious goals in the Academic Plan, we did not foresee the global economic crisis. We could not have anticipated how the government’s priorities and leadership would shift, nor could we have predicted a changing climate within our own university’s leadership and practices. Change has been the norm. In this context, we have upheld our commitments to society, to one another, and to the Institute that we outlined seven years ago. Today, we should all be proud that our hard work and dedication has put OISE in an excellent position for the future. The past seven years have been a time of great progress and achievement for OISE faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. As we look ahead, we will continue to build upon the foundation that we have created together. I know you will all join me in welcoming and supporting Professor Julia O’Sullivan as she becomes our new Dean and works to bring OISE to even greater levels of excellence. Jane Gaskell Dean 2003-2010 OISE Annual Report 02
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