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University Teaching Labs Working Group (UTLWG)

Mandate

The University Teaching Labs Working Group (UTLWG) endeavors to enhance teaching and learning at McGill by creating a vision for university teaching lab development that is aligned with University strategic directions. Its mandate is to:

  1. Identify needs for teaching laboratories.
  2. Establish pedagogical and technical principles for the renovation and upgrade of teaching laboratories.
  3. Establish priorities for improvements (upgrades, repairs) to teaching laboratories across the University, and new teaching laboratories.
  4. Position the University to benefit from funding opportunities that may arise (e.g. through Campaign McGill). 
  5. Recommend funding for the creation, upgrade and maintenance of teaching laboratories and related equipment.
  6. Contribute to submissions to MESRST (formerly MELS) for the plan quinquennal regarding facilities development.

    Membership

    Cynthia Weston                       

    Chair, Director, Teaching and Learning Services

    Chuck Adler       

    Vice-Chair, Director, Campus and Space Planning

    Lucyna Lach

    Arts

    Alan Watson     

    Agriculture and Environmental Science

    Jean-Paul Rémillieux

    Centre for Continuing Education

    Samer Abi-Nader

    Dentistry

    Alain Breuleux

    Education

    Mohamed Meguid

    Engineering

    Véronique Bélanger

    Law

    Christine Boynton

    Management

    Michael Guevara

    Medicine

    Julie Cumming; Peter Wightman

    Music

    N/A

    Religious Studies

    Charles Gale

    Science

    Nicholas de Takacsy

    T-PULSE

    Joshua Redel

    President, SSMU

    Jennie Ferris

    Project Administrator, Teaching and Learning Services

    Nancy St-Pierre

    Administrative Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Services

    Adam Finkelstein

    Educational Developer, Teaching and Learning Services

    Ryan Ortiz

    Director, IST Customer Services

    Leslie Chalmers

    Enrolment Services

    Luc Roy

    Director, Building Operations, Facilities Operations and Development

    Lorraine Mercier

    Director, Design Services, Facilities Operations and Development

    Heather Mole

    Office for Students with Disabilities

    Martin Krayer von Krauss

    Director, Office of Sustainability, University Services