Brief History of the University of Toronto
and the Faculty of Arts & Science
Following are significant dates for the University and the
Faculty. For a description of their governing structures, and details
of the Colleges in the Faculty, please see the following pages.
1827 |
Royal Charter granted to establish King’s College at York (Toronto),
the state university of the Province of Upper Canada. |
1836 |
Upper Canada Academy founded at Cobourg, Ontario. It became Victoria
College in 1841. |
1843 |
Official opening of King’s College, located in former Parliament
Buildings of the Province of Upper Canada. |
First degrees granted in 1844. |
1849 |
King’s College became University of Toronto; connection with the
Church of England terminated. |
1851 |
University of Trinity College established by Church of England.
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1852 |
St. Michael’s College established by the Basilian Order. |
1853 |
University College established, assuming responsibility for all
teaching in Arts in the University; the University became an examining
and degree-granting body. |
1856 |
Construction of present University College building started. Completed
in 1859. |
1881 |
St. Michael’s College affiliated with the University. Full federation
in 1910. |
1887 |
Instruction begun in fields other than arts and the sciences. University
College became purely an Arts College. |
1890 |
East section of University College building, including University
Library, gutted by fire. It was immediately reconstructed. |
1892 |
Victoria College moved from Cobourg and federated with the University
of Toronto. |
1892 |
University Library opened; enlarged in 1909 and in 1954. (Now Sigmund
Samuel Library) |
1904 |
Trinity College federated with the University of Toronto. |
1905 |
Part-time courses leading to the B.A. degree established. |
1906 |
University of Toronto Act laid foundation for constitution of the
University. |
1920 |
Degree of Bachelor of Commerce established. |
1925 |
Trinity College moved to present buildings from old Queen Street
site. |
1931 |
Ontario Upper School (Grade XIII) standing required for admission.
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1960 |
Name of Faculty of Arts changed to “Faculty of Arts and Science.”
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1961 |
Degree of Bachelor of Science established. |
1962 |
New College established. |
1964 |
Innis College established. |
1965 |
Scarborough College established. |
1967 |
Erindale College established. |
1971 |
University of Toronto Act 1971 established current governance of
the University by a Governing Council. |
Scarborough College became separate Arts and Science division in
the University. |
1973 |
John P. Robarts Research Library opened. |
1974 |
Woodsworth College established. |
2004 |
University of Toronto at Mississauga became separate Arts and Science
division in the University. |
Officers of the University
of Toronto
A list of officials of the University of Toronto
can be found at: http://www.utoronto.ca/govcncl/tgc/3.01.07.pdf.
Governing
Council of
the University
The overall governance of the University rests with the
Governing Council which directs university policies. The Governing Council
is composed
of the Chancellor and the President who are ex-officio members; 2 members
appointed by the President, 16 members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council;
12 members elected by the teaching staff from among the teaching staff;
8 members, 4 of whom are elected by and from among the full-time undergraduate
students, and 2 of whom are elected by and from among the graduate students,
and 2 of whom are elected by and from among the part-time undergraduate
students; 2 members elected by the administrative staff from among the
administrative staff; and 8 members who are not students or members of
the teaching or administrative staff elected by the alumni from among
the alumni.
Officers of the Faculty of Arts and Science
Dean
P.K. Sinervo, F.R.S.C.
Vice-Dean - Academic
A. Lancashire, B.A., A.M., Ph.D.
Vice-Dean - Graduate Education and Research
M.S. Gertler, BA, MCP, Ph D
Vice-Dean - Undergraduate Education and Teaching
S. Howson, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean - Human Resources
P. McCann, B.A., M.A., M.Ed.
Assistant Dean/Faculty Registrar and Secretary
G.E. Altmeyer, MA, MLS
Assistant Dean and Director - Planning and Information
Technology
M. Contreras
Governing Structure of the Faculty
The Faculty of Arts and Science Council
The Faculty of Arts and Science Council considers the
future policy of the Faculty and reviews the action of its Standing Committees
and
sub-committees,
chief of which is the General Committee. The Council consists of all
professors, full-time lecturers, senior tutors and tutors appointed to
departments of the Faculty of Arts and Science, together with the student
members and ex-officio members of the General Committee.
The General Committee
The General Committee is the major committee of the Faculty
Council and is responsible for the formulation of policy for the Faculty
of Arts
and Science. Full details of its membership, and that of its Standing
Committees, are in a brochure “Faculty Structure and Rules of Procedure”,
available at the Office of the Dean.
Elections to Faculty Committees
- Students
- A nominee may run for only one office (although elected
members of the curriculum committees and the Committee on Study Elsewhere
shall also
be seated on the General Committee). Each student may vote for nominees
from only one College in the elections to the General Committee.
Each student may also vote for nominees to the Committee on Study Elsewhere.
A full-time student may also vote for the eligible number of nominees
to the respective Curriculum Committee, except that in the election
for
the Committee on Social Sciences, the representative for Commerce
and Finance will be elected by students in that program; other full-time
students will vote for three members. Part-time students may also
vote
for one nominee to any one of the curriculum committees.
- Faculty
- A nominee may run for only one office (although elected
members of the curriculum committees shall also be seated on the
General Committee).
A Faculty member of Council may vote for nominees from only one division
or from Erindale College in the election to the General Committee
and for nominees to any one of the curriculum committees. Ex-officio
members
of the General Committee may not vote in these elections.
- Nominations
- Nominations to fill vacancies at the beginning of the
winter session are made in the last half of September. Nominations
may be made for the
following academic year at the beginning of February. Nomination
forms will be available from Departments, Registrars’ Offices
and from the Office of the Dean. Advertisements appear in The Varsity,
Voice,
and The Bulletin, as well as on placards posted in various buildings.
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