Administration 

Over the last twenty years I have held a wide variety of administrative positions, and served on innumerable university committees. Many of these, like the Presidential Search Committee, Research Advisory Committee and the Planning and Priorities Committee (we were responsible for the development of the University’s current Strategic Plan) were fascinating. 

A few of my more interesting administrative activities are listed below: 

1982 - 87       Chair, Department of Computer Science                   

Following the creation of the new department in 1980, I arrived in 1982 and spent fifteen months in negotiation with IBM Canada, which culminated in the three year cooperative project for the establishment of a Software Engineering Laboratory My primary role during my term as Chair was the expansion and strengthening of the Department of Computer Science, in spite of a period of severe fiscal restraint experienced by the University.  

1988 - 91       Director, LACIR 

LACIR, The Laboratory for Automation, Communication and Information Systems Research at the University of Victoria is a group of 65 faculty from related disciplines. It is the official contact between the University of Victoria and the Advanced Systems Institute of British Columbia. 

1989 - 91       Chair, NSERC Grant Selection Committee on Computing and Information Sciences                   

1991 - 94       Group Chair, NSERC for Pure and Applied Mathematics, Statistical Sciences, and Computing and Information Sciences 

1994 - 2002   Appeals Adjudicator, N. S. E. R. C. 

I served for two years as Chair of the GSC, followed by three years as Group Chair. Group Chairs are members of the Committee on Research. I also took a major part in the rewriting and editing of the new NSERC Peer Review Manual introduced in 1995 (and NSERC are still kind enough to include an acknowledgement to me). 

1996 - 97       Acting Director, Co-operative Education Program 

The Co-operative Education program at UVic is the second largest English speaking program in Canada. In 1996-97 we had over 2,700 student placements in work terms. The program is based on a very diverse model, encompassing 17 different programs with varying requirements (some, like Business and Engineering, are compulsory for all students, while others are optional and may not admit students until their third year). 

2000 - 2003   Advisor on Information Technology to the Vice-President academic 

For three years, I have been seconded half time to the Office of the Vice-President Academic to assist in Information Technology (IT) areas. The University adopted an IT Plan in 2000, and, with the recent appointment of a new Chief Information Officer, is moving forward with a number of new initiatives in the IT area.