Departmental Committees
The functioning of the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is facilitated through the activities of five departmental committees that report to the Departmental Affairs Committee (DAC). Each of the five committees has student, core and status faculty representation.
Please let us know of your interest to participate in any of the committees, as community representative positions become available on occasion. Members of the Department’s clinical community can share their ideas and uestions with any of the committees through the Committee Chairs. On occasion, committees may actively solicit community feedback through on-line surveys on issues related to curriculum, research or continuing education.
Professional Curriculum Committee
Chair: Lynn Cockburn
The Professional Curriculum committee ensures that the Occupational Therapy curriculum is of the highest caliber, well planned, coordinated, implemented and evaluated. The curriculum aims to be internationally recognized and based on established educational principles and research. It is composed of core faculty, status-only faculty, a student representative from each year, and a consumer of OT services.
View the Professional Curriculum committee terms of reference.
Community Relations Committee
Chair: Donna Barker
The purpose of the Community Relations Committee is to support the participation of the Department’s partners with their work on educational, planning and promotional activities. Our partners include the OT clinical community and clients as well as those organizations that support our work in the form of financial assistance and policy making.
View the Community Relations Committee’s terms of reference.
Faculty and Staff Development Committee
Chair: Bonnie Kirsh
The purpose of the Faculty and Staff Development Committee is to propose policies and procedures related to the following areas:
- Training/teaching
- Career development
- Teaching loads
- Performance evaluations (review of processes)
- Teaching evaluations
- Monitoring strategic planning
View the terms of reference for the Faculty and Staff Development Committee.
Student Affairs Committee
Chair: Jill Stier
The overall vision for this committee is to promote the profession of OT to potential students and select the brightest and best students to our program. We will endeavour to ensure that students have a positive and rewarding experience in our program. This committee is responsible for, admissions and awards and student affairs such as recruitment, evaluation, marks and appeals process and student bursaries and awards.
View the terms of reference for the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) .
Research Committee
Chair: Angela Colantonio
The Research Committee provides mechanisms for individual faculty as well as the Department as a whole to achieve maximum potential in research activities.
View the Research Committee's terms of reference.
