Evaluation of the dean of Graduate Studies: Concordia wants your input

Paula Wood-Adams’ first term as Concordia’s dean of Graduate Studies ends on July 31, 2018. The professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering has confirmed she will be seeking a second term.

When a dean seeks renewal of his or her term, Concordia’s Board of Governors establishes the Dean’s Evaluation Committee.

Chaired by Justin Powlowski, Concordia’s interim vice-president of Research and Graduate Studies, this committee evaluates the performance of Wood-Adams in her role as dean of Graduate Studies.

Members of the university community are invited to make brief written submissions to the committee to assist it in its work, using the evaluation themes and criteria to guide their preparation of submissions.

All comments must be signed or come from an identifiable email address. All comments submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies Evaluation Committee will be treated in the strictest confidence. Only the secretary and chair of the committee will be privy to the identity of the person submitting the comments.

While the committee may wish to discuss the content of the submissions with Wood-Adams, the submissions themselves will not be communicated to her or to anyone beyond the committee.

The evaluation process is governed by Board policy BD-8 concerning the evaluation of senior administrators.

Submissions should be sent to Andrea Renaud, secretary of the committee no later than April 28, 2017.