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Fumia, Molly

  • http://viaf.org/viaf/28639253
  • Person

Greene, Elinor Robinson

  • Person
  • 1952-2016

Rev. Elinor Robinson Greene was born in 1952. She began attending Yale Divinity School, where she met Henri Nouwen, in 1980 and graduated in 1982. She was ordained to the Episcopal diaconate on October 30, 1993. She served 23 years at Chestnut Hill United Church and passed away on August 5, 2016 in Philadelphia.

Forsyth, Katharine

  • Person
  • 1905-2004

Sister Katharine Forsyth, BVM was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on September 1, 1905. She entered the BVM congregation on Sept. 8, 1923 and was on the faculty and staff of Mundelein College for 40 years. She passed away in 2004.

Clarke, Maura

  • http://viaf.org/viaf/28480461
  • Person
  • 1931-1980

Ford, Ita

  • http://viaf.org/viaf/26012689
  • Person
  • 1940-1980

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Students' Council

  • Corporate body
  • 1913-1916

The Men's Council was active 1913-1916. In 1914, the new president, Richard Pinch Bowles, signed the charter of the Annesley Student Government Association, which permitted the establishment of the Women's Students Council. In 1920, the name was changed to the Women's Undergraduate Association of Victoria College and membership was mandatory for all female students on campus. The Association was in charge of the administration of female students and undertook any business which did not fall under the jurisdiction of any other societies.

Engebretson, Milton B.

  • Person
  • 1921-1996

Milton B. Engebretson was ordained by the Evangelical Covenant Church in 1956 and served churches in Osage City, Kan., Mankato, Minn., and Minneapolis. He later became president of the Evangelical Covenant Church from 1967 until his retirement in 1986. He passed away on December 10, 1996 in Northbrook, Illinois.

Egan, John J.

  • http://viaf.org/viaf/72696664
  • Person
  • 1916-2001

Dyckhoff, Peter

  • http://viaf.org/viaf/19818978
  • Person
  • 1937-

Downes, Ellen

  • Person
  • 1935-2015

Sr. Ellen Downes, CP, was born on September 10, 1935 in Jamaica, New York. She entered her religious community on February 2, 1955 and professed her vows on August 8, 1957. She was a past Province leader and served in education, retreat ministry and chaplaincy. She passed away on March 23, 2015 in West Hartford, Connecticut.

University of Toronto. Senior College

  • Corporate body
  • 2005-current

In 2005, members of RALUT (Retired Academics and Librarians of the University of Toronto) held a one-day symposium to hear about the ongoing research of some of the University’s retirees. After a few years of these symposia, a group of participants decided that once a year was not enough and undertook to form a College which could sponsor on a continuing basis intellectual exchange and activities within the academic retiree community. To this end, Senior College was founded in 2010. The founding Fellows had a clear idea about the kind of college they wished to create. The college’s primary mission was to build a community in which senior scholars from all of the academic disciplines could share the fruit of their continuing scholarship and enjoy intellectual exchange without the constraints of their academic careers. The raison d’etre of Senior College continues to be the support and stimulation of the intellectual interests of its members. To this end it has launched a wide range of programs which are outlined below. The College began as a program of the University of Toronto’s Academic Retiree Centre (ARC) at 256 McCaul Street. The creation of ARC was one of the conditions in the 2005 agreement between the University of Toronto and the University of Toronto Faculty to end mandatory retirement. In 2014, the five-year Provostial Review of ARC recommended that ARC become the Senior College Centre and be merged with Senior College, and that all retired University of Toronto faculty and librarians should become Members of Senior College with the option of paying a fee to become a Fellow of the College. The Review Panel’s recommendations were accepted by the Provost and Senior College to be implemented in 2015. - from https://seniorcollege.utoronto.ca/about-us-too/

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Dean of Students

  • Corporate body
  • 1990-

The positions of the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women were replaced by the Dean of Students in 1990. The Dean of Students has a particular responsibility for life in Victoria's residences, as the senior administrative officer, and promotes close ties between student residents and the University. In addition, the Dean is responsible for student government, residence admissions, room assignments, disciplinary systems and functions related to the quality of student life. The Dean works closely with the Residence Life Coordinator and the Dons. Decisions of the Dean on matters of residence procedure, policy, admissions, discipline, and the like, can be appealed to the President of Victoria. As well, the Dean is required to be a liaison with all levels of student government and student organizations.

Diment, Gerald S.

  • Person
  • 1936-2006

Rev. Gerald S. "Jerry" Diment was born September 10, 1936, in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated from Capital University in Columbus, OH, in 1958 and from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in 1962. In August 1974, Jerry and family moved to Kalamazoo to form an alternative Christian group called the Shalom Community. He passed away Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Cronin, Paul T.

  • Person
  • 1930-2006

Rev. Msgr. Paul T. Cronin was born on September 20, 1930 in Rochester, New York. He was the Superintendent of Buffalo Catholic Schools. He passed away on July 1, 2006 in Buffalo, New York.

Chapelle, Frances de la

  • Person
  • 1940-

Sr. Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, was born on February 3, 1940 in Englewood, New Jersey. She made her first vows to the Society of the Sacred Heart on March 8, 1964 and professed her final vows on July 2, 1969 in Rome. She spent 44 years as an educator in several schools across the United States and is currently the Society's director of ministry for the United States – Canada Province.

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.). Bursar's Office

  • Corporate body
  • 1831-

The Bursar of Victoria University was the chief financial officer of the University and head of its business administration. From the mid 1940's the Bursar also served as Secretary to the Board of Regents and its standing and special committees. Between 1932 and 1985, the responsibilities and duties of the Bursar were considerably increased.

Prior to 1932, the financial and business administration of the University was given little attention. It appears from the minutes of the Board of Regents that between 1907 and 1918 financial matters were in the care of a member of the Board of Regents. The terms "Bursar" and "Treasurer of the Board of Regents" were used interchangeably, and the only record of the Bursar's work is found in references in the minutes to the financial reports presented annually to the Board. In 1918, however, the two positions were separated and both the Bursar and the Treasurer presented reports to the Board. Thereafter, the position of Treasurer was an honourary post held by a member of the Board, who had to present the annual financial reports, while the position of Bursar became a salaried post on the staff of Victoria University.

The next major development was the appointment of an accountant, which the Board agreed to in 1920[1]. From 1921 to 1932, the position of Bursar was held by the University Librarian, F.L. Barber, and so increasingly the work of the Bursar's Office fell to the Accountant, W.J. Little. During this period, Little was appointed secretary of various financial appeals and building funds; and it was Little who appeared at meetings of the Board of Regents to answer the questions of members of the Board when the Treasurer presented the financial reports. Victoria University faced a financial crisis in the early 1920s, and carried a serious deficit into the 1930s which revealed the need for a full-time Bursar. In 1932, the Board recognised this when it moved:

That we accept Dr. Barber's suggestion that he relinquish the office of bursar, and that the Rev. W.J. Little be appointed bursar of Victoria University [2].

Little described his work in his first annual report to the Board of Regents in 1934. At this point, in addition to his financial and accounting responsibilities, the Bursar was Secretary to the Finance Committee and Property Committee, and business manager of Burwash Hall and the Men's Residences. In his routine duties, Little included the collection of fees; payment of accounts; bookkeeping and record keeping; the preparation of financial statements; printing and supplies; and publicity and advertising. He also prepared payroll reports for the Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario. As Secretary to the Property committee, his main task was described as the supervision of insurance on all buildings and their contents. Finance committee work involved co-operation with the staff of the National Trust Company which acted as the financial agents of the University.

The two areas of Property and Burwash Hall and Men's Residences (later Residences and Services) formed what came to be known as the auxiliary enterprises of the University. These auxiliary enterprises, which were secondary to Victoria's main educational function, became a useful source of income for the University as well as providing accommodation for staff and students. The Bursar's active management and involvement in these areas consequently increased.

The Bursar's responsibilities with regard to property were initially the insurance of buildings and their contents. However, as the need for regular income became more urgent and evident, and as the University expanded and required more buildings, the Bursar's work likewise increased. The Bursar became responsible for the legal negotiations and accounting over purchases, sales and leases; and the supervision and funding of alterations and renovations and the construction of new buildings. Along with this the Bursar dealt with property tax as the University was only exempt from this in respect to its property used for academic purposes.

As business manager of Burwash Hall and the Men's Residences, the Bursar was responsible for residence accounts and budgets throughout the year. The senior residence staff reported to the Bursar, and all major items and expenditures or policy decisions had to be passed by him. In addition during the summer vacation he was responsible for the general management and administration, as the dietitian was on a ten month renewable contract. The summer vacation management included the allocation of rooms to conference groups and individuals who used the residences. The Bursar also had a supervisory role in regard to the management of the Women's Residences and Wymilwood Students' Union.

Staffing structures with Residences and Food Services were ill-defined. Food Services staff were directly responsible to the Bursar. The appointment of a Director of Residences and Food Services, which caused some friction, did not create a proper departmental structure: both the dietitian of Burwash Hall and the Director reported to the Bursar. Commercial food management was introduced in 1982-83, with the retention of Victoria staff: the resolution of staff problems following this remained the responsibility of the Bursar.

Student discipline and government were the responsibility of the Senior Tutor/Dean of Men in the Men's Residences and of the Dean of Women in the Women's Residences. However, any discipline which resulted in fines or any damages to property were reported to the Bursar. Also, residence fees and applications for student loans or loan extensions, as well as summer residence applications, were handled by the Bursar. There was also some overlap in responsibilities, particularly as W.J. Little (Bursar, 1932-51) was Senior Tutor from 1924 to 1935 and Acting Senior Tutor from 1942 to 1946.

In the mid-1940s three extra areas of responsibility were added to the Bursar's work. In 1944, the Bursar became the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. W.J. Little comments in his 1945 annual report that he was convinced: that the most efficient and economical plan of operation is a centralised control with definite departmental organisation for the carrying out of the work [3].

The addition of Buildings and Grounds gave the Bursar control over all the non-academic departments of Victoria University. As Superintendent, the Bursar was responsible for the maintenance and repair of university buildings and had charge of the janitorial staff.

Also in the mid-1940s the Bursar became Secretary to the Board of Regents. It is not clear at what point this occurred. It was in 1935 that W.J. Little was first listed as present at a regular meeting of the Board of Regents [4]: previously he had attended only to answer questions in the financial report. In March 1936 Little was again listed, and described as Assessor [5]. Then in September 1936 Little was "re-appointed" as Minute Secretary to the Board [6]: there is no record of his original appointment as Minute Secretary. The Chancellor, E.W. Wallace, was Secretary to the Board, a position of some importance, whereas Little, as Minute Secretary, performed only minor administrative tasks. However, Little's appointment was significant, as before this the Minute Secretary had been appointed at each meeting of the Board from amongst their number. The transition from Minute Secretary to Secretary appears to have taken place around 1944-45, with the passing of the 1944 Victoria University Act. In practical terms, it may have occurred earlier, most likely after Principal Brown of Victoria College was appointed Acting Chancellor during Wallace's leave of absence, at which time there was a need to reduce Principal Brown's administrative workload [7].

The third additional responsibility in this period was the result of World War II and the Canadian Government's attempts to rehabilitate war veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs instituted a scheme to provide money for the tuition fees of veterans who chose to take up university or other training courses. The net result was an influx of students and complicated reports and claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs on behalf of students at Victoria. This was the precursor of the general schemes of Government grants to assist students in the payment of fees and living expenses.

The next series of changes in the Bursar's work occurred in the period 1950-52. W.J. Little mentioned in his annual report for 1950 that there were plans for a major re-organisation of the business department. He stated that:

This will involve the termination of the arrangement by which the bookkeeping of Victoria University was done by the National Trust Company; the organisation of a complete accounting division; and the segregation of the work relating to buildings and grounds [8].

The restructuring did indeed take place, but Little died before he was able to report on its workings. In the ensuing disruption, W.C. James, the Chairman of the Board of Regents, was persuaded to give up his public relations career and assume the post of Bursar. In doing so, W.C. James had written into his job description an extra responsibility for the publicity and public relations of Victoria University.

The immediate result of the public relations role was the production of a published booklet, Victoria Reports on a biannual basis, edited by the Bursar. It was included primarily for the members of the Board of Regents as a means of keeping them informed on current affairs in Victoria. However, it became widely read, particularly by the alumni who began to treat it as though produced for their benefit. The Bursar remained editor for some twenty years, but eventually, in 1972, the Bursar relinquished the publication to the alumni, and it was renamed Vic Reports.

The restructuring of the business administration saw the promotion of F.C. Stokes from Assistant Superintendent to Superintendent, and the separation of the posts of Bursar and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. The Superintendent continued to use the Bursar's Office for secretarial and administrative support, but his files were held separately from the Bursar's. These files were accessioned in the Archives as 1987.173V. Concurrent with these changes, was the appointment of an Accountant, K.M. Dinsmore in 1950, and the establishment of an Accounting Department; the first since Little became Bursar in 1932 and gave up his post as Accountant. In 1951 the National Trust Company ceased to act as financial agent for Victoria University and the finance and accounting business was transferred to the new Accounting Department.

In 1961 the Management Consultants, Woods, Gordon & Co. were commissioned to draw up a detailed study of Victoria University's organisation and administration. They drew up a position description of the Bursar's post, and amongst the major responsibilities they listed were included the supervision of the Accounting Department, Buildings and Grounds and the "auxiliary enterprises" which referred principally to Residences and Food Services. The Bursar also made all banking arrangements for the University, edited Victoria Reports and dealt with loans to students and to academic staff. The position description identified new supervisory and personnel responsibilities. The Bursar directly supervised five members of staff whose work was only loosely connected with finance: the Living Endowment Clerk, the Graduate Records Clerk, the Book Bureau Manager, the Switchboard Operator and the Clerk Typist to the academic staff. The Bursar was also responsible for staff appointments and dismissals.

The last major development in the period covered by these records which affected the work and responsibilities of the Bursar occurred in 1974 with the Memorandum of Agreement between the University of Toronto and the federated institutions. This provided for new financial arrangements whereby the University of Toronto received the annual government grant which it then distributed among the federated institutions instead of their receiving the grant direct. At the same time the basis for grants to Victoria University was altered. Previously, as a church-related university, Victoria had received only a half-grant per student, but from 1974, under new Provincial rules, Victoria received a full grant for students in Victoria College while continuing to receive a half-grant for students in Emmanuel College. These two changes in funding structure made the fees work of the Bursar more complex. In particular the Bursar became heavily involved in negotiations with the other federated institutions and with the administration of the University of Toronto. As a result, more of the financial and accounting work was delegated to the Accountant, leaving the Bursar free to concentrate on policy issues and negotiations. A further consequence of the Memorandum of Agreement was the closer integration of the staff of Victoria with the staff of the University of Toronto, and this led to greater involvement in unions which in turn involved the Bursar more in personnel matters and labour relations.

Currently the Bursar is responsible for the management and overseeing of properties and buildings, maintenance and repair as well as auxiliary services such as food and catering, conference services and housekeeping.

Endnotes

  1. Board of Regents Minutes, Sept. 30, 1920.

  2. Ibid., Nov. 25, 1932.

  3. Report of the Bursar and Superintendent, year ended June 30, 1945.

  4. Board of Regents Minutes, June 13, 1935.

  5. Ibid., March 12, 1936.

  6. Ibid., Sept. 18, 1936.

  7. Ibid., Nov. 2, 1939.

  8. Report of the Bursar to the Board of Regents, year ended June 30, 1950.

O'Gara, James

  • http://viaf.org/viaf/68468327
  • Person
  • 1918-

Commonweal

  • Corporate body
  • 1924-

Commonweal is the oldest independent lay-edited Catholic journal of opinion in the United States. The magazine has an ongoing interest in social justice, ecumenism, just-war teaching, liturgical renewal, women’s issues, the primacy of conscience, and the interchange between Catholicism and liberal democracy.

Collins, Joseph

  • http://viaf.org/viaf/103998368
  • Person
  • 1945-
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