{"id":74900,"date":"2021-10-27T10:48:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T14:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=74900"},"modified":"2021-10-27T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T19:49:01","slug":"nominations-sought-for-vice-provost-indigenous-engagement-advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2021\/10\/nominations-sought-for-vice-provost-indigenous-engagement-advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations sought for Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement advisory committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the coming weeks, the Provost and Vice-President, Academic will be chairing a committee struck under section 4.1 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/university-secretariat\/faculty-handbook\/section-4\/#1._Appointment\/Reappointment_of_a_Vice-Provost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faculty Handbook<\/a> to advise on the appointment of a Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement. Associate Professor of Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies Robyn Bourgeois has been acting in the role since October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Provost and Vice-President, Academic is seeking nominations for members to serve on the advisory committee.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Faculty Handbook, the advisory committee will be chaired by the Provost and consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one full-time faculty member representing each of the Faculties and a Professional Librarian (to be recommended by the Governance Committee of Senate);<\/li>\n<li>one undergraduate student Senator or student Board member representing the Brock University Students&#8217; Union (to be recommended by the Governance Committee of Senate);<\/li>\n<li>one graduate student Senator or student Board member representing the Graduate Students&#8217; Association (to be recommended by the Governance Committee of Senate);<\/li>\n<li>one ongoing staff member (to be recommended by the Provost and Vice-President, Academic; ongoing staff members reporting directly to a Vice-Provost are not eligible to serve); and<\/li>\n<li>one senior administrative officer of the University recommended by the Senior Administrators\u2019 Council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the case of the appointment or re-appointment of a Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement, the Faculty Handbook also states that an additional representative from the Aboriginal Education Council and an Indigenous student to be selected by the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, shall be added to the advisory committee. Where possible, efforts will be made to ensure Indigenous representation on the advisory committee shall constitute a majority.<\/p>\n<p>Students, staff and faculty members interested in serving on the advisory committee are asked to nominate themselves using the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/university-secretariat\/committee-nominations\/advisory-committee-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advisory Committee Nomination Form<\/a>. It is expected that the committee will begin its work in January and conclude by June.<\/p>\n<p>Regular updates will be provided to the University community as the search process progresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the coming weeks, the Provost and Vice-President, Academic will be chairing a committee struck under section 4.1 of the Faculty Handbook to advise on the appointment of a Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement. 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