UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
PLANNING AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
PRESENTED BY:
SUBJECT:
John Rigby, Chair
DATE OF MEETING: June 19, 2008
Planning and Priorities Committee Annual Report to
Council
COUNCIL ACTION: For information only
ATTACHMENTS:
Planning and Priorities Committee Annual Report for 2007/2008
Centres Subcommittee Annual Report for 2007/2008
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
John Rigby, Chair
Kevin Ansdell, Vice Chair
Ernie Barber
William Buschert
Bryan Bilokreli
Ron Cooley
Karen Chad/Jim Basinger
David Dodds
Barrie Dubray
Richard Florizone
Peter Grant
Mary MacDonald
Jim Greer
Jay Kalra
Heather Magotiaux
Pauline Melis
Yixi Lu/Janice Victor
James Pepler/Josie Steeves
Alison Renny
Chuck Rhodes
Jim Spinney
Robert Schultz
Colin Tennent
Andrew Van Kessel
Terry Wotherspoon
Sandra Calver, Secretary

REPORT TO COUNCIL of the
PLANNING AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE FOR 2007/08
During the past year, the Planning and Priorities Committee held 19 regular committee meetings. In addition, the College Plans Review Committee (CPRC), which comprises the Planning and Priorities Committee with representation from the Academic Programs and Research, Scholarly and Artistic Work Committees, met on 24 occasions. Members also contributed to the following joint and advisory committees: Capital Equipment
Start-up Fund Committee; CFI Advisory Committee; Indirect Costs Advisory
Committee; and Campus Advisory Board for Institutional Systems (CABIS). The
Annual Report of the Centres Subcommittee, as a standing committee of the Planning and
Priorities Committee, is appended to this report.
As the Planning and Priorities Committee reports monthly to Council, the following is intended as a brief summary only of the Committee’s activities.
Integrated Planning
Throughout the year, much of the focus and energy of the Committee was directed towards the development of the University’s Second Integrated Plan 2008/09 – 2011/12 and review of the College and Administrative Unit Plans. CPRC reviewed each plan individually, meeting with Deans and Administrative Unit heads to gain a broader appreciation of each plan, and then submitted its observations on each plan to Council in the form of a report, accompanied by the responses of Deans and Administrative Unit
Heads to the report. Most importantly, CPRC provided to Council its collective observations on Common Messages and Areas of Concern across the College Plans and the Administrative Unit Plans, commenting on opportunities for synergies and crosscollaborative activity.
In conjunction with CPRC’s review of the plans, the Planning and Priorities Committee contributed towards the development of the Multi-Year Operating Budget Framework
2008/09 – 2011/12, as the supporting financial framework for the University’s Second
Integrated Plan. The Committee focused on potential financial risks to the University, and the financial relationships between key budgetary assumptions, such as tuition revenue, investment income, salaries and benefits, and research activity, among other variables, upon which the framework is based. As a precursor to development of the
Multi-Year Operating Budget Framework, the Committee also provided its advice on
University priorities for expenditures within the University’s 2008/09 Operations
Forecast funding request from the Province.
The College Plans Review Committee of the College and Administrative Unit plans was undertaken to inform the development of the University’s Second Integrated Plan and to inform the Planning and Priorities Committee’s future deliberations on behalf of Council.

The Planning and Priorities Committee’s contribution towards Integrated Planning will continue with the review of the Planning Parameters set by the Provost’s Committee on
Integrated Planning (PCIP), which outline the University’s expectations for each College and Administrative Unit over the second planning cycle.
Strategic Planning
In keeping with its mandate to conduct and report to Council on university–wide planning and review activities in consultation with the Provost and Vice-President
Academic, the Committee reviewed and provided comment on the following planning documents:
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A Framework for Assessment: Beyond Systematic Program Review
•
Land Use Task Force Report
•
Report of the Task Force on the Management of Centres
•
Teaching and Learning Foundational Document
The Committee also received an update on the Faculty Complement Plan Foundational
Document . This initiative is being revitalized, with an exploration of practices of other similar institutions, an analysis of statistically relevant factors, such as enrolment rates and faculty growth, and exploration of the impact on faculty renewal in other provinces upon the elimination of mandatory retirement.
Committee feedback was sought and provided to PCIP on the proposal for An
Information Strategy for the University of Saskatchewan , which proposes a single data warehouse and enhanced architecture and governance processes to coordinate information management activities.
Capital Planning
The Committee’s report on major capital projects is presented separately. In addition to reviewing all major capital projects proposed, the Committee received an annual update on all major capital projects underway, identifying as an area of concern the enormous demand for capital expansion balanced against the University’s ageing infrastructure.
Further Committee consultation and feedback is anticipated as the Multi-Year Capital
Plan in support of the University’s Integrated Plan is developed.
Notices of Intent
With the restructuring of Council committees, the Academic Priorities Committee presents new programs for approval to Council, and the Planning and Priorities
Committee views new programs only at the letter of intent stage, focusing on strategic alignment and resources. In 2007-08, the Committee reviewed the notices of intent for the following programs:
•
Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

•
Master’s of Public Policy and Ph.D. in Public Policy in the Johnson-Shoyama
Graduate School of Public Policy
Centres
The following centres were recommended to Council for approval:
•
Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity (Type A)
•
W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence (Type B)
•
Indigenous Land Management Institute (ILMI) (Type B)
University Academic Administration
The following departmental name changes were recommended to Council:
•
Dept. of Agricultural Economics to the Department of Bioresource Policy,
Business and Economics
•
Dept. of Religious Studies and Anthropology to the Department of Religion and
Culture
•
Dept. of Archaeology to the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
•
Dept. of Geography to the Department of Geography and Planning
The disestablishment of the Virtual College of Biotechnology was also recommended to
Council, resulting in the removal of the organizational structure for the various programs associated with the VcB, while permitting the programs to continue to reside with the various Colleges offering the degrees.
The proposal for a Platform Model for Undergraduate Programs in support of interdisciplinary and inter-collegiate programming was considered at length by the
Planning and Priorities and Academic Programs Committees, with input from Council sought on the proposed structure. The outcome of the committees’ deliberations was that the model could be accommodated within existing Council processes and structures, and therefore formal approval from Council was not sought for the model. Rather, Colleges were encouraged to freely support and use the concept of platforms to enhance their undergraduate programming, entering the necessary agreements with other Colleges as mutually desired.
To facilitate the establishment of departments and centres, the Committee revised the
Guidelines for the Establishment of Centres and created Guidelines for Applications for the Establishment of Departments .
Student Outcome Surveys and the Student Experience
An overview of student survey outcomes was presented to the committee, including outcomes from the Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI); National Survey of Student
Engagement (NSSE); and the Canadian University Survey Consortium (CUSC), among

others. The committee also provided input into the University’s response to the McCall
Report on Post-Secondary Education Accessibility and Affordability Review .
It has been my pleasure to Chair the Committee for the past two years. As departing
Chair, I extend my thanks to members for their contributions and commitment, particularly in the light of the significantly increased workload faced this year by the committee through the activities of the College Plans Review Committee.
John Rigy, Chair

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
CENTRES SUBCOMMITTEE
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
PRESENTED BY: John Rigby, Chair
DATE OF MEETING: June 19, 2008
SUBJECT: Centres Subcommittee Annual Report
COUNCIL ACTION: For information only
DISCUSSION SUMMARY:
The Centres Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of the Planning and Priorities
Committee with representation from the Research, Scholarly and Artistic Work
Committee, the Vice-President Research, the Vice-President Finance and Resources, the
Provost and Vice-President Academic, and resource personnel. The committee facilitates the creation of new centres, reviewing proposals for centres under the University’s
Centres Policy and recommending on their establishment to the Planning and Priorities
Committee. The subcommittee is also responsible for the Guidelines for the Application for Centres.
The Centres Subcommittee met on four occasions in 2007-08 to revise the Centres
Guidelines as reported by the Planning and Priorities Committee (Agenda item 11.4) and to review proposals for the following Centres:
•
Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity (Type A); approved by Council
•
W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence (Type B); approved by
Council
•
Indigenous Land Management Institute (ILMI) (Type B); submitted for Council approval
The attached listing provides a comprehensive list of centres, units, and research groups as of June 2008. If, in reviewing the list, any errors or omissions are found, please contact Sandra Calver, Committee Secretary.

CENTRES SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
John Rigby, Chair
Rose Olfert
Lawrence Martz
Barrie Dubray
Piya Sen
Bryan Schreiner
Karsten Liber
Sandra Calver, Secretary
ATTACHMENTS:
Listing of Units, Centres, Divisions, Institutes, & Research Groups as of June, 2008

UNITS, CENTRES, DIVISIONS, INSTITUTES, & GROUPS as of June, 2008
UNIVERSITY
Animal Resources Centre
Director – Olfert, E. D., Department of Veterinary Pathology
Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA)
Director – Gordon, J., Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
Centre for Continuing and Distance Education (CCDE)
Director – Cram, R.
Centre for Distributed Learning
Director – Wong, A.T.
Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR)
University Co-Director – Clarke, L., Department of Industrial Relations and
Organizational Behaviour
Community Co-Director – Holden, W., City of Saskatoon
Division of Biomedical Engineering
Chair – Adams, G., Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Vice Chair – Gander, R., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness
Acting Director - Greer, J., Department of Computer Science
Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre (IPHRC)
Director – Hampton, E., Acting Director, University of Regina
International Centre for Governance and Development (ICGD)
Director – Sarkar, A. K., Department of Management and Marketing
Saskatchewan Drug Research Institute (SDRI)
Acting Director – Mitchell, D.G.
Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, Inc. (SPHERU)
Director – Jeffrey, B., Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina
Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC)
Director – Ward, D., Department of Chemistry
Toxicology Centre
Director – Liber, K.

University Learning Centre
Director – Greer, J., Department of Computer Science
University of Saskatchewan Language Centre
Director – Parkinson, D.M.

University of Saskatchewan Process Philosophy Research Unit (USPPRU)
Co-director – Flynn, M., Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education
Co-director – Regnier, R. H., Department of Educational Foundations
Co-director – Woodhouse, H., Department of Educational Foundations
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
Director – Potter, A.
Women's Studies Research Unit
Executive Director – Green, M.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND BIORESOURCES
Centre for Northern Agroforestry and Afforestation
Director – Van Rees, K., AFIF Chair, Department of Soil Science
Centre for Studies in Agriculture, Law and the Environment (CSALE)
Director – Hesseln, H., Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics
CIBC Centre for Agricultural Entrepreneurship
Director – Barber, E., Dean, College of Agriculture and Bioresources
Crop Development Centre (CDC)
Managing Director – Murrell, D.
Feeds Innovation Institute (FII)
Executive Director – Wright, S.
Saskatchewan Centre for Soil Research (SCSR)
Director – Walley, F., Department of Soil Science
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE
Centre for Algebra, Logic and Computation (CALC)
Director – Marshall, M., Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Centre for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Director – Spiteri, R., Department of Computer Science
Centre for the Study of Co–operatives
Director – Hammond Ketilson, L., Department of Management & Marketing

Diefenbaker Canada Centre
Acting Director - Carlson, T.
Eighteenth Century Studies
Acting Director – Stephanson, R. A., Department of English
Humanities Research Unit
Director – Findlay, L. M., Department of English
Co-director – Battiste, M., Department of Educational Foundations
Institute for Aboriginal and Indigenous Graduate Studies and Research (IAIGSR)
Director – Maaka, R., Department of Native Studies
Institute for Computer and Information Technology
Schneider, K., Department of Computer Science
Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS)
Chair – Manson, A. H., Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity (ICCC)
Acting Director - tba
Social Research Unit
Director – Schissel, B., Department of Sociology
Subatomic Physics Institute (SPIN)
Spokesperson – Steele, T. G., Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
EDWARDS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Centre for International Business Studies
Director – Buhr, N., Department of Accounting
W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Director – Painter, M., Department of Management and Marketing
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Aboriginal Education Research Centre (AERC)
Academic Director – Battiste, M., Department of Educational Foundations
Child and Youth Development Institute

Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education
Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit (SELU)
Director – Scharf, M. P., Department of Educational Administration
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Environmental Engineering Division
Acting Chair – Lin, Y.-H., Department of Chemical Engineering
Ron and Jane Graham Centre for the Study of Communication
Academic Director – MacLennan, J., D.K. Seaman Chair in Communication, College of
Engineering
Transportation Research Centre
COLLEGE OF LAW
Native Law Centre of Canada
Research Director – Henderson, J. Y.
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Centre for Integrative Medicine (CIM)
Managing Director - Epstein, M. Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Medical Director - Schnurr, J. Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Neuropsychiatry Research Unit (NRU)
Director – Li, X.–M., Department of Psychiatry
Prairie Region Health Promotion Research Centre
Director – Williams, L., Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence
Administrator – Willson, K., Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Saskatchewan Cancer Control Research Program
Director – Leis, A. M., Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Saskatchewan Neuroscience Network (SNN)

Coordinator – Doucette, J. R., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Saskatchewan Sociobehavioural Cancer Research Satellite Centre
Director - Leis, A. M., Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Saskatchewan Stroke Research Centre (SSRC)
Director – Kalra, J., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION CENTRES
Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program
Medical Director – Blakley, P.
Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction Unit
Director – Wilson, T.W., Department of Medicine
Division of Oncology
Head - Popkin, D. R., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Geriatric Assessment Program
Department of Medicine
Northern Medical Services Division
Department of Family Medicine
Saskatchewan Institute on Prevention of Handicaps
Director – Shanks, J.
Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
Program Head – Brewster, L.
Sleep Disorder Clinic
Director – Skomro, R., Department of Medicine
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Centre for the Advancement of the Study of Nursing Education and
Interprofessional Education (CASNIE)
Director – Ferguson, L., College of Nursing
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND NUTRITION

Nutrition Resource and Volunteer Centre
Director – Berenbaum, S. L., College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
WESTERN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Canadian Co–operative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC)
Executive Director – Leighton, F. A., Department of Veterinary Pathology
ST. THOMAS MORE COLLEGE
Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage
Director – Tataryn, Rev. M., Department of Religious Studies and Anthropology
RESEARCH GROUPS
HUMANITIES RESEARCH GROUPS
Electronic Text Research at the U of S (ETRUS)
Coordinator – Liu, Y., Department of English
ENGINEERING RESEARCH GROUPS
Bio-sciences, Bio-engineering, Bio-processing
Energy, Production and Processing, Transport, Electrical Energy, and Utilization
Environment, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development
Information and Communication Technologies and Intelligent Systems
Materials Science and Applications
HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH GROUPS
Cardiovascular Research Group
Group Leader – Gopalakrishnan, V., Department of Pharmacology
Gene Expression Mapping Using Synchrotron Light (GEMS) Research Group
Group Leader – Roesler, B., Department of Biochemistry
Genomic Medicine and Pathobiology Research Group
Cancer Stem Cell Research Initiative
Co-Leader - Decoteau, J., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Co-Leader - Geyer, R., Department of Biochemistry

Immunology Research Group
Co-Leader - Bretscher, P., Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Co-Leader - Gordon, J., Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Institute of Child and Adult Arthritis Research (ICAARe)
Group Leader – Rosenberg, A., Department of Pediatrics
Molecular Design Research Group
Group Leader - Delbaere, L., Department of Biochemistry
Neural Systems and Plasticity Research Group
Group Leader - Corcoran, M., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Obesity Research Group
Group Leader - Chad, K., College of Kinesiology
Primary Health Care Research Group
Group Leader – Ramsden, V., Department of Family Medicine
Reproductive Biology Research Unit
Director – Pierson, R. A., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive
Sciences
Reproductive Science and Medicine Research Group (RBRU)
Co-Leader – Pierson, R., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive
Sciences
Co-Leader – Adams, G., Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Research Group on Aging
Group Leader – Juurlink, B., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Saskatchewan Team for Research and Evaluation of Addictions and Mental Health
Services (STREAM)
Co-Leader – Dell, C., Canada Research Chair – Addictions, Department of Sociology
Co-Leader – Tempier, R., Department of Psychiatry
Tissue Engineering
Leader – Chen., X., Department of Mechanical Engineering
Quality End of Life Care
Principal Investigator – Duggleby, W., College of Nursing
ORGANIZATIONS REPORTING TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLS)
Executive Director – Thomlinson, W.
Prairie Swine Centre Inc. (PSCI)
President and CEO – Patience, J. F.
Prairie Diagnostic Services, Inc.
Director – Jonas, M.
Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc.
President – Prefontaine, D.
Western Beef Development Centre
President and CEO – Gullacher, D.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY
Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Center
Director – Verge, V.M.K., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Health Research Division, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Executive Director – Carlsen, S. A., Department of Microbiology and Immunology
POS Pilot Plant Corporation
President and CEO – Morgan, R. E.
Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) Correctional Service of Canada
Acting Executive Director – Guenther, P.