In accordance with the University Statutes, an Advisory Committee to the President and Vice-Chancellor has been struck for the selection of the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
For more information about advisory committees, please consult:
https://www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/advisory
A. COMPOSITION
The composition of the Advisory Committee is based on the requirements of the Statutes, which provide for a 14-person committee including:
Chair of the Advisory Committee |
Professor Christopher Manfredi, Provost |
Members appointed by the Board of Governors |
Éric Gosselin Sally McDougall |
Members appointed by Senate |
Professor Peter Grütter |
Members elected by the Faculty |
Professor Ryan Joshua Mailloux Professor Jennifer Ronholm Professor Kevin Wade Professor Raj Duggavathi |
Members appointed by the Student Associations |
Estee Ngew, PGSS |
Secretary to the Committee | Pietro Mastromatteo, Associate Director, Secretariat |
B. BRIEF SUMMARY OF ADVISORY PROCESS STAGES
MANDATE
The Advisory Committee is responsible for defining the role and set of competencies for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, consistent with future leadership needs and the evolving environment of higher education, within Quebec, Canada, and internationally. The role and competencies will be captured in the position profile for the role, which will be established by the Committee following a series of consultation sessions with the community.
The Advisory Committee is mandated to identify and consider qualified individuals for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. At the end of its deliberations, the Advisory Committee will make a recommendation to the Chair, who will transmit it to the President for consideration. The President is responsible for bringing the candidate recommendation to the Board for approval.
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Once the Advisory Committee is formed, its process involves several stages, generally focusing on the following steps:
- Committee orientation, consultations with the McGill community and development of a position profile for the role
- Identifying and cultivating prospective candidates
- Reviewing and assessing prospective candidates
- Evaluating candidates against the criteria established in the position profile and selecting those for interview by the Committee
- Interviews, Committee deliberations and reference checking
- Formulating recommendations of top candidates for consideration by the President and submission of the recommendation to the Board of Governors
- Appointment of candidate to the role by the Board of Governors
Members of the McGill community with questions relating to the selection process may contact Ms. Edyta Rogowska, Secretary-General by email at advisories [at] mcgill.ca.
Reference Documents:
2024 Final Advertisement Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
2024 Final Advertisement Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FRN)
2024 FINAL Position Profile for a new Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences