Office of the Senior Vice President Academic

Role of the SVPA Office

The office of the SVPA is designed to provide academic direction and leadership to Humber’s academic division. Specifically, the senior academic officer of the College is accountable for developing, affirming, articulating and sustaining the academic plan and framework at Humber. This includes such elements as the program mix, entrance and access standards, graduation requirements and faculty qualifications. The SVPA champions the Academic plan, and ensures that Academic matters remain the centre of college activities and processes, and positions the academic agenda with the President and the Board of Governors.

Ensures the quality of the College’s academic program by developing, implementing and monitoring sound academic policies and procedures;
Provides leadership to the academic development of the College through the planning, developing and implementation of new academic programs and the ongoing improvement of existing programs by ensuring that the Colleges engages in an effective program review process;
Promotes and creates appropriate linkages with community, business, government and academic institutions through the development of learning partnerships, projects, joint programs, strategic partnerships, articulation agreements and program/service advisory committees;

Takes the academic lead to ensure programming and curriculum links to Applied Research are current and relevant learning opportunities for students, faculty and industry partners;
Shares in the management of resources and fiscal viability; and participates in a wide range of operational decision-making affecting the current and future effectiveness of the college
Responsible for Human, Financial and Physical Resources for the Academic Division