Full CV July 2008 - Faculty of Forestry - University of Toronto

2005-06 Member, Alumni Task Force, Faculty of Forestry
2004-05 Chair, Finance Committee, Centennial Celebrations, Faculty of Forestry, University
of Toronto
2003-05 Chair, Departmental Academic Appeals Committee, Faculty of Forestry,
University of Toronto
2001-03 Coordinator Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto.
1997-04 Member, Opportunities Committee, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto.
1998-04 Member, Graduate Programs Committee, Faculty of Forestry, University of
Toronto.
1999-00 Member, Undergraduate Program Development Committee, Faculty of
Forestry, University of Toronto.
1999-04 Member, New Graduate Program (International Trade and Forest Policy)
Development Committee, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto.
1999-04 Member, Library Committee.
1997-98 Member, Faculty Search Committee (Wood Science)
1998-00 Member, Faculty Search Committee (Urban and Community Forestry)
2001-02 Member, Faculty Search Committee (International Trade Position).
1999-01 Member, University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA).
2000-01 Member, Grievances Committee, UTFA.
2000-02 Member, Nominations Committee, UTFA.
2000-02 Treasurer, Alumni Association, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto.
2002-02 Treasurer, UTFA.
9.2 Other Services to the Faculty and Forestry Profession
9.2.1 Revival of the Faculty of Forestry Alumni Association: Shashi put special efforts in the
revival of the Faculty of Forestry Alumni Association. In 2000, he with others organised Annual
General Body meeting after a gap of about five years, and he accepted the position of Treasurer.
However, the Executive which was elected in 2000 was also not very active except him as a
Treasurer. So, he organised two GB Meetings in 2005 and 2006. The outcome of 2006 General
Body Meeting was an establishment of the Alumni Task Force. Shashi was member of this Task
Force, and as an outcome of the Task Force report, Interim Office Bearers (President and Secretary)
are in place.
9.2.2 The Constitution of the Faculty Council: The Faculty Council was defunct for almost
15 years. In 2006, I drafted the Faculty Constitution, and it went through many major revisions
based on the inputs from the Provost office. The constitution has been approved by the Faculty
Council and the Governing Council, and the Faculty Council has started functioning again.
9.2.3. A Leading Role in the Conceptualization of Centennial Celebration Events: In
2005, Shashi organised the Annual General Body Meeting of the Faculty of Forestry Alumni
Association which provided the fundamental inputs to the centennial celebrations of the Faculty.
Shashi, as a Treasurer of the FAA, initiated Alumni Records and History of the Faculty of
Forestry projects in 2005. He was also instrumental in initiating a project on the Directory of
Alumni. In fact, Shashi recruited most of the Class Representatives for this project. He is also:
Chair, Organizing Committee, International Congress on A Global Vision of Forestry in the 21 st
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