Academic Structure Initiative
In January 2012, President David Barnard began an important conversation with the University of Manitoba community about how we move forward and enhance our commitment to our students, our faculty and staff, and to the community we serve. The Academic Structure Initiative was launched to explore, simplify and improve the current academic structure with the specific goal to identify options for reducing the number of faculties and schools from the current total of 20 to a number closer to the national average of 13 by 2017.The cluster mechanism was identified as a useful starting point and, the Vice-President (Academic) and Provost has been working with the health sciences deans and directors to develop a proposal or set of options for this cluster by December 2012 for consideration by our governing bodies.

PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
  
A formal proposal for a more integrated structure in the health sciences has been developed. This proposal aims to position the University of Manitoba as an international leader in health professions education, research and practice. For more details please refer to the Proposal to Establish a Faculty of Health Sciences.

The process to solicit views of affected faculty and school councils has begun, which will be important in informing both Senate's and the Board's consideration of this proposal.

 

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