Academic Leadership Forum

The Academic Leadership Forum (ALF) is a series of professional development sessions for academic administrators, including Deans, Vice-Deans, Associate and Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, and Directors of centres and institutes. The ALF aligns with McGill’s key priorities and enables ongoing conversation about best practices and institutional management.

There are eight ALF sessions held throughout the academic year.

2023-2024

The Academic Leadership Forum dates and topics for the 2023-2024 academic year.

 

Date Time & Location Topic
19 September 2023

8:00-10:00 - Faculty Club Ballroom

Kick-off Session: Priorities 2023-24
25 October 2023 8:30-9:30 - Zoom Generative AI and its Impact at McGill
23 November 2023 8:30-9:30 - Arts 150 Supporting our Campus Community During the Ongoing Crisis in the Middle East
14 December 2023 8:30-9:30 - Zoom Supporting Colleagues Experiencing Grief
24 January 2024 8:30-9:30 - Zoom Understanding the Impact of Recent Government Measures
21 February 2024 8:30-9:30 - Zoom Merit, Performance Assessment, and Academic Salary Policy
21 March 2024 8:30-9:30 - Zoom TBA
24 April 2024 8:30-9:30 - TBA TBA

 

2022-2023

The Academic Leadership Forum dates and topics for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Date Time & Location Topic
29 April 2023 8:30-9:30 - Remote Addressing Islamophobia at McGill
29 March 2023 8:30-9:30 - Remote Addressing Antisemitism at McGill
28 February 2023 8:30-9:30 - Remote Merit, Performance Assessment, and Academic Salary Policy
17 January 2023 8:30-9:30 - Remote How the University Budget Works
15 December 2022 8:30-9:30 - Remote Indigenous Initiatives at McGill
16 November 2022 8:30-9:30 - Remote Academic Freedom
20 October 2022 8:30-9:30 - Remote  New Models of Academic Delivery
21 September 2022

8:00-10:00 - In person

Faculty Club Billiard Room

 

Fall 2022: Academic Life

 

2021-2022

The Academic Leadership Forum dates and topics for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Date Time & Location Topic
4 May 2022

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

New Models of Academic Program Delivery
16 March 2022

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

The Role of Academic Leaders in Supporting and Sponsoring Faculty from Underrepresented Groups
16 February 2022

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Responding to Sexual Violence Disclosures and Reports: Our Responsibilities as Leaders
27 January 2022

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Special ALF: Academic Merit and Performance Evaluation

12 January 2022

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Special ALF: Campus COVID Planning

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Chairs and Graduate Program Directors: Partners in Graduate Program Leadership
21 October 2021

Remote meeting

12:00-1:00 pm

Can Academic Leaders Be Bullied? Understanding Incivility in Higher Education
21 September 2021

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Fall 2021: Academic Life

 

2020-2021

The Academic Leadership Forum dates and topics for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Date Time & Location Topic
Friday 18 September 2020

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Provost & Vice-Principal (Academic) Welcome to Academic Year 2020-21
Wednesday 18 November 2020

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Classroom Controversies: Academic Freedom and Inclusive Teaching & Learning
Friday 11 December 2020

Remote meeting

8:30-9:30 am

Planning for Remote & In-person Teaching for Winter 2021

 

Date Time & Location Topic Documents
Thursday 19 September 2019

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Student Wellness PDF icon Student Wellness presentation
Tuesday 15 October 2019                        

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Effective Academic Recruitment & Onboarding PDF icon Effective Academic Recruitment
Thursday 14 November 2019

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Academic Retention & Salary Equity PDF icon Retention and Salary Equity
Thursday 5 December 2019

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Update from the Provost & Vice-Principal (Academic) PDF icon Updates from the PVPA
Wednesday 15 January 2020

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

R2R and Workday demo PDF icon R2R Update
Thursday 13 February 2020

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Supporting Teaching Excellence PDF icon Supporting Teaching Excellence
Date Time & Location Topic
Thursday, September 20

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Welcome Back from the Provost and Update on Strategic Academic Plan
Wednesday, October 17                          

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

The Road to Retirement: End-of-Career Conversations
Thursday, November 8

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

The Road to Tenure: Mentoring Junior Colleagues
Thursday, December 6

 CANCELLED

The Future of Student Life and Learning Reorganization and the Update from the Working Group on Online Programs
Thursday, January 17

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Canada Research Chairs
Thursday, February 14

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Merit, Performance Assessment, & Academic Salary Policy
Thursday, March 14

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Bicentennial Planning
Thursday, April 11                       

Faculty Club, Billiard Room (3rd floor)

8:00-10:00 a.m.

McGill Policy on Sexual Violence
Date Time & Location Topic
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Faculty Club, Ballroom

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Welcome to Academic Year 2017-2018
Thursday, October 5, 2017

Faculty Club, Ballroom

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Conflicts of Interest
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Faculty Club, Ballroom

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Endowment Stewardship
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Faculty Club, Ballroom

8:00-10:00 a.m.

Climate & Sustainability Action Plan
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Faculty Club, Billiard Room

8:00-10:00 a.m.

New Directions for Research and the 21st Century Global University (part 1)
Thursday, March 29, 2018

Faculty Club, Ballroom

8:00-10:00 a.m.

New Directions for Research and the 21st Century Global University (part 2)

Thursday, April 26 2018    CANCELLED
Date Topic
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Building on ASAP 2012
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 McGill Master Plan and update on the RVH site
Thursday, November 10, 2016 Working with Academic Staff Experiencing Health or Personal Challenges
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Working with CFI-JELF Applicants

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Provost’s Task Force on Indigenous Studies

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Pressure Points in Recruiting Academic Staff

Thursday, March 30, 2017

My Workplace

Thursday, April 27, 2017 Academic Leaders' Responsibilities in Responding to Campus Sexual Violence
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