Senate Agenda - EXHIBIT V - October 19, 2001

REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING (SCUP)

FOR APPROVAL

1. The Bill and Anne Brock Family Professorship in Child Health

Recommended: That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, through the Vice-Chancellor, that The Bill and Anne Brock Family Professorship in Child Health be established in perpetuity, under the terms of reference set out below, based on a generous endowed gift from Bill and Anne Brock.

The Bill and Anne Brock Family Professorship in Child Health

Donor and Funding: Bill and Anne Brock have made a gift of $1,000,000 for the establishment of a Professorship in Child Health for the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science, and the Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. The full amount of the gift was received in December 2000.

Foundation Western will hold the endowment. To continually enhance the initial value of the endowed fund and protect the value against inflation, a portion of the total return derived from the fund will be capitalized annually, in accordance with the Foundation's policies from time to time adopted. The income capitalized annually in the endowed fund is subject to the Foundation's administrative policies and fund management fees. Foundation Western makes an annual grant to the University from its fund management fees to support the cost of alumni endowment fundraising and donor relations programs.

The amount available for spending each year will be in accordance with the Foundation's Investment Payout Policy as it relates to endowed funds, and which may be amended from time to time.

Funding for the Professorship will be used for salary support, the dissemination of knowledge to the community, partial teaching replacement for the holder of the Professorship and general research expenses.

Effective Date: July 1, 2001
Appointment: An appointment to the Professorship will be conducted in accordance with the selection process outlined below and the University's policies and procedures on advertising and appointments. The Professor will have interests and expertise in areas of child health that are relevant to the fields of both psychology and family medicine.

The Professor will hold a tenured or tenure-track (probationary) academic position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor in the Department of Psychology and will be jointly appointed to the Department of Family Medicine for a term of five years, renewable.

For the first appointment to the Brock Professorship, the selection will be undertaken by the Deans of the Faculties of Social Science and Medicine & Dentistry. The selection for subsequent appointments will be undertaken by a Joint Advisory Group led by the Deans of the Faculties of Social Science and Medicine & Dentistry, the Chairs of the Departments of Psychology and Family Medicine and one other faculty member from each Department to be identified by the respective Department Chairs. If an external candidate is identified by the Joint Advisory Group, the Group will forward the recommendation for initial appointment with probation or tenure to the Joint Appointments Committee of the Departments of Psychology and Family Medicine for review under the University's policies and procedures on appointments.
Criteria: The holder of this Professorship will teach graduate and undergraduate students and help raise Western's profile as a premier centre in Canada for child health psychology programs. The appointee will contribute to the undergraduate medical curriculum through small group patient-centered teaching and teach graduate courses in the area of child health. The Professor will supervise Clinical Science graduate students as appropriate, provide research supervision of students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program and contribute to seminars for residents in Family Medicine on topics related to child health. The Professor will also develop an independent research program to integrate basic research with field applications by combining the strengths of the Departments of Psychology and Family Medicine, and work closely with community health care practitioners, including family physicians, clinics and social agencies to bring the results of research into the community.
Reporting: The Chairs of the Departments of Psychology and Family Medicine and the Professor will provide a written report on the progress and advancement of the Professor's work each year. "The Bill and Anne Brock Family Professorship in Child Health" will be mentioned in all publications or public activities relating to the Professor's work.





Background:

Although historically Canada has ranked number one among all countries in the world with regard to health care, the state of health, including the psychological health, of Canada's children is still a cause for concern. While recent population health statistics suggest that although historically Canada has ranked number one among all countries in the world, the state of health, including the psychological health, of Canada's children is a cause for concern. Although researchers in the Faculties of Social Science and Medicine & Dentistry are involved in many health-related projects, there is little specific expertise in children's health.

The College of Family Physicians of Canada Task Force on Child Health Report, published in 1977, indicates that family physicians must "play a leading role in addressing factors that influence children's health." By creating a Child Health Professor between Family Medicine and Psychology, an important link between the two departments will be formed, providing expertise in teaching, research and clinical applications. The Professorship will position Western as a leader in child health psychology graduate training and significantly enhance our capacity to graduate more specialists in child health psychology.

2. JetForm Fellowship - Renamed Accelio Fellowship

Recommended: That Senate recommend to the Board of Governors, through the Vice-Chancellor, that the JetForm Fellowship be renamed the Accelio Fellowship and the terms of reference of the Fellowship be changed accordingly (as shown below), as a result of the change of name of the donor corporation, effective September 18, 2001.

JetForm Accelio Fellowship



Donor and Funding: The JetForm Accelio Corporation has made a gift of $150,000 to fund the JetForm Accelio Fellowship over a period of three years, at the end of which the Fellowship will terminate.

Under University policy, an amount equal to 5 per cent of the total cash gift will be applied to support fundraising, donor management and stewardship costs. When the levy is taken into consideration, the amount available for spending is $142,500, or $47,500 per year for each of three years.

Effective Date: July 1, 2001
Appointment: The holder of the Fellowship will be selected by the Dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business or, at the Dean's discretion, by a selection committee.

The appointment term and terms of renewal will be at the discretion of the Dean. The appointed Fellow will normally be a full-time member of the faculty of the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Criteria: The role of the Fellow will be to develop innovative research and teaching materials to broaden the dissemination of the School's unique teaching and research program. Funding will be used to provide salary support for the Fellow and to support the expenses of research and case writing in consultation with the Dean of the Ivey School of Business.
Reporting: The Dean and the Fellow shall provide a written report on the progress and advancement of the Fellow's work each year. The "JetForm Accelio Fellowship" will be mentioned in all publications or public activities relating to the Fellow's work.

FOR INFORMATION

1. Survey of Student Finances

The three-part report on the Survey of Student Finances 2000-01 is attached:

Undergraduate Direct-Entry Faculties - Appendix 1-A

Second-Entry Faculties - Appendix 1-B

Graduate Studies - Appendix 1-C

[Copies are available upon request from the University Secretariat].