Arts and Social Sciences Transition

News

April 1, 2010
Today the Faculty of Arts officially begins to conduct business, bringing to culmination nine months of planning. more> 

March 31, 2010
Kevin McQuillan announces the appointment of associate deans to the Faculty of Arts. more>

March 24, 2010
Announcement of the structure for the Dean's office: associate deans and staffing.  more> 

February 23, 2010
Transition Team makes recommendation to GFC for Faculty Council terms of reference.
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January 28, 2010
The Research Development and Support Working Group have submitted a final report and recommendations to the Arts Transition Team. The report is also available for review by faculty, staff and students. more>

January 25, 2010
Arts Faculty Council
The Governance and Policy Issues Working Group have proposed terms of reference for the Faculty of Arts Faculty Council. The proposal is available for review and comment until February 5. more>

January 21, 2010
The Student Issues Working Group is sharing its second  interim report and seeking feedback from the faculty on the subjects of admission requirements and degree regulations. The report contains a detailed proposed calendar entry for the Faculty of Arts. more>

January 18, 2010 
The External Activities Working Group have released a report identifying the strategic communications, public relations and development goals for the Faculty of Arts. more>

December 9, 2009
Faculty of Arts: Board declares name official
The Board of Governors voted in favour of a recommendation to give the name Faculty of Arts to the amalgamated faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences at its December 9 meeting. The name will officially take effect April 1, 2010 when the new faculty comes into being. >more. 

November 17, 2009
The Student Issues working group would like to share its interim report and seek feedback from the faculty on the subjects of: student advising, admission requirements, breadth requirements, and general degrees. Please review the report below and join the discussion. >more.

October 19, 2009 
The Research Development and Support Working Group is soliciting input on how research should be promoted and supported in the new faculty. >more.

October 15, 2009
Recommendation of faculty name and working groups
After reviewing the feedback provided on the online discussion forum the transition team will make a recommendation to the University Planning Committee (UPC) to name our faculty the Faculty of Arts. >more.

September 28, 2009
Faculty name discussion period extended to October 1 - Join the discussion forum here.

September 22, 2009
Naming our faculty
The transition team is soliticing feedback on two proposed names for the faculty which will represent the arts and social sciences programs. Join the discussion forum here.

September 9, 2009
Connect  four: Q&A with Kevin McQuillan
Kevin McQuillan, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, will lead the transition to unify the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and become the Dean of the new faculty in April, 2010. McQuillan discusses the role of the transition team and its anticipated outcomes. >more.

June 25, 2009
Board of Governors' votes to unify arts and social sciences faculties

On June 25 the University of Calgary Board of Governors voted to unify the faculties of communication and culture, fine arts, humanities and social sciences into a single faculty. A transition process will begin July 1 and the new faculty will launch April 1, 2010. >more.

Arts and Social Sciences Transition 

After soliciting input through an extensive campus-wide consultation process, on June 25 the Board of Governors voted to unify the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences into a single faculty.

A transition team has been established to implement the transition to a single faculty by April 1, 2010. The transition team will use this space to provide regular updates to the campus community on its progress. The goals of the transition team are to:

• Consult with appropriate academic units and address issues raised in the Student's Union recommendation on amalgamation.
• Name the new faculty by Fall of 2009.
• Develop a single set of regulations for admission into, transfer between, and graduation from undergraduate programs for consideration of the new Faculty council.
• Look at ways to create opportunities for interaction among colleagues with the goal of enhancing multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work and, by 2010, provide a recommendation for the administration of the non-departmentalized programs in the Faculty of Communication and Culture.
• Recommend roles for associate deans and professional and support staff in order that they may assist the Faculty in achieving the academic objectives underlying this amalgamation.
• Regularly update the UPC, GFC, Board, Student's Union, GSA, and campus community on progress on these items.