1. REPORT TO SENATE SHEILA EMBLETON, VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AND PROVOST October 23, 2008

2. GRADUATE GROWTH AND STRATEGIC APPOINTMENTS 2006-2007 TO 2009-2010 - BY FACULTY FACULTY 2006-07 GRAD GROWTH APPTS. MADE* 2007-08 STRATEGIC APPTS. MADE 2008-09 STRATEGIC APPTS. MADE 2009-10 STRATEGIC APPTS. AUTHORIZED AS670LA&PS 3 AK341 ED1001 FES1001 FA212.51 GL1.5**02*** HH0323 OSG2001 FSE4338 SSB0001 LIB0000 TOTALS2018.58.521 * 3 of these were carried forward and made 07-08 **.5 one-year CLA *** 1 failed in 08-09, carried forward to 09-10 Source: Office of the AVP Academic Resource Planning October 1, 2008

3. STRATEGIC APPOINTMENTS 2007- 2008 and 2008-2009 (by Faculty) Arts: International Development Studies Gender, Peace and Development Communication Studies Criminology Historical Sociology Arabic, Islam German Atkinson: Logistics Management Policy Analysis Critical Race and Culture (2) Social Work Glendon: Translation (CLA) Fine Arts: Movement for Actors Theatre Production, Technical Screenwriting Dance Technique and Choreography Dance Production and Design Health: Fitness/Physical Activity Clinical Development (2) Clinical Psychology Cardiovascular Physiology Science and Engineering: Space Materials Physiology Organic Chemistry Molecular/Cell Biology (2) Biomedical Devices

4. STRATEGIC APPOINTMENTS AUTHORIZED 2009-2010: BY STRATEGIC AREA Health: Medical devices, eHealth & Health Informatics Quantitative Health Systems Research Methodology Cognitive Science, Visual Perception Cardiovascular Physiology Medicinal Chemistry fMRI Sciences and Engineering: Materials Chemistry Mathematical Biology Space Science Environment/Sustainability: Sustainable Systems Ecology and Evolution

5. STRATEGIC APPOINTMENTS AUTHORIZED 2009-2010: BY STRATEGIC AREA (continued) Culture and Entertainment/Digital: Interactive Digital Media Digital Media Computer Graphics Social Justice/Social Planning: Forced Migration, Theory and Critical Policy Refugee Humanitarian Studies Other Areas: International Studies Law and Society Physical Geography Intellectual Property Corporate/Investment Finance Urban Education

6. ACADEMIC PRIORITIES 2008-2009: planning for transition to establishment of Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, July 1, 2009 research intensification and profile exploration of opportunity/planning for a medical school at York planning for science and engineering growth and development consultations around graduate planning and alignment consideration of potential for and implications of GTA growth and enrolment demand