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The Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies is the senior academic and administrative officer in the Faculty. S/he oversees the implementation of legislation (Senate and Faculty Council) within the Faculty, promotes and facilitates the academic program, administers all facts of personnel management in the faculty especially with regard to the hiring of faculty members in accordance with collective agreements, promote research and encourages professional development. Planning is an additional area of responsibility along with financial management. The Dean strikes the faculty budget in accordance with university priorities and finances. Finally, the Dean is responsible for external relations both within the university and in the wider community. During the period covered by these records the following men served as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies: Edgar Mcinnes (1964-1965), Mortimer H. Appley (1966-1967), John Yolton (1968-1969), Frederick Elkin (1969-1970), Michael Collie (1970-1974), Graham F. Reed (1974-1982).

The Faculty Council is the highest legislative body in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science. Membership on the Council consists of all full-time faculty in the Faculty in Pure and Applied Science, student representatives, and representatives of the university administration and of the Senate. The faculty and students elect their members in annual elections. The Council holds monthly meetings from September to April. It elects a vice-Chair during its annual elections. This officer becomes Chair the following year. The Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Council are appointed by the Dean.
The Council has the following Standing Committees: Nominating, which nominates candidates for the other Standing Committees; the Executive and Planning Committee, the Curriculum Committee, which has responsibility for all proposed changes to course contents and requirements; Committee on Admissions & Recruitment, which attempts to recruit students of academic merit to the Faculty; Committee on Examinations and Academic Standing, Petitions Committee, Library Committee, Committee on Tenure and Promotion and the Committee on Research.

The Ad-hoc Lounge Committee was established to investigate conditions in the Library staff lounge.

The bibliographers employed in the libraries are responsible for a subject area of the libraries collections of print and non-print materials. They define collecting strengths and weaknesses, build collections through the acquisition of published materials, and liaise with the teaching faculty and departmental library committees to identify materials relevant to teaching and research.

The Circulation Department is charged with responsibility for the circulation of library materials at the Scott Library as well as maintaining an updated borrower 's profile for all patrons of the libraries.

The Closing the Card Catalogue Committee was struck in 1976 to report on the way, means and timetable for closing card catalogues whose function and purposes had been superseded in 1974 by an automated system.

The GEAC Bibliographic Database Task Force was instituted in 1983 with responsibility for recommending policies, procedures and organizational structures: to maintain quality control of the library's database; to establish responsibility for modifications to records in the database; to investigate mechanical control options and monitoring systems; to investigate and make recommendations concerning management control methods, and to consider the on-going need for quality control for the database.

The Librarians 's Group provides a forum for discussion of YUFA [York University Faculty Association ] contract points as they pertain to the libraries. The Librarians' Group makes recommendations regarding criteria and procedures for the Promotion and Continuing Appointment Committee and for Minor Research Funding proposals. The group also elects members to various sub-committees. Generally, the Librarians' Group is to foster activities for the professional development of the membership.

The Library Operating Committee (formerly the Library Supervisors ' Group), considers issues regarding contract administration, budget, facilities matters and operating policies and procedures that cross departmental lines.

The Office of Chancellor was created by the York University Act, 1959 and was continued in the York University Act, 1965. The occupant is appointed by the Board of Governors, as the titular head of the university, with the power to confer all degrees.
During the period covered by these records two men held the office: Air Marshall W.A. Curtis (1961-1969) and Floyd Chalmers (1969-1973).

The role of the President is defined in the York University Act, 1965. The President is appointed by the Board of Governors, after consultation with the Senate, and holds office during the pleasure of the Board. The President is Vice Chancellor and chief executive officer of the University with responsibility to supervise and direct the implementation of the educational policy and general administration of the University, including the teaching staff, officers, servants and students. The President has power to formulate and implement regulations governing the conduct of students, to recommend to the Board the appointment, promotion and removal of teaching staff, officers and employees of the University, along with power to recommend new faculties, departments, schools, institutes, programmes and projects. The President also has power to strike presidential committees and to recommend courses of action to the Board.

The establishment of York University in 1959 and the need to begin a teaching programme in 1960 meant that the Board of Governors and the President had to move quickly to establish a faculty, a programme of study and employ the necessary teachers and administrators to give life to the new institution. Murray G. Ross was named President in December of 1959 and was inaugurated in 1960. The University was affiliated with the University of Toronto at the time and Ross was able to assemble a teaching staff for September 1960 when the first seventy-five York students enrolled.
The records show that Ross was intimately involved in all facets of the University in the early years, from student activities (and discipline! ), through academic and physical plant planning, to graduation ceremonies. In addition, Ross and his successors spent a good deal of time undertaking public-speaking tours, fund-raising and establishing contacts with other universities in Canada and around the world, with associations and all levels of government.

Murray G. Ross served as President of York for a decade (1960-1970), and was succeeded by David Slater. During his short tenure (1971-1973), Slater continued the course set by the Ross years.

In 1974 Ian H. Macdonald became President of the University, a post he filled for ten years. This period was as significant as the Ross tenure in the presidency. Enrollment increased by fifty per cent while faculty complements remained stable. The introduction of labour unions and collective bargaining was also a feature of the period. The Macdonald era also saw two major reforms of the administrative structure of York, undertaken in a period of fiscal restraint within the Province and the University.

The first reform took place in 1976 as part of a move to centralize planning at York, a major recommendation of the President' s Commission on Goals and Objectives (1976). Among the reforms was the introduction of the Executive Vice President. The second reform occurred in 1983, its most significant aspect being the introduction of a Provost for students at the University.

York was also the first Canadian university to appoint an Advisor on the Status of Women as a senior officer reporting to the President, and Macdonald also appointed a Sexual Harrassment Officer. In the field of research, the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the LaMarsh Research Programme on Violence and Conflict Resolution, the Centre for Research in Experimental Space Science and several other centres were opened in the Macdonald period.

Macdonald retired in 1984 and was succeeded by Harry Arthurs, a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Although the period of financial restraint continued, the Arthurs presidency was also marked by progress in the University with an ambitious new building program that saw the erection of a Life Science and Environmental Studies Building, the establishment of a physical presence for Calumet College, the building of the new Student Centre, and the completion of the Fine Arts Complex. The student enrollment increase was kept at approximately twenty-five percent in Arthurs' years, while faculty complements remained stable. A new University Academic Plan, focusing on the teaching and research activity of the University, was inaugurated and the Hare Commission examined the role and utility of the non-faculty colleges within the University structure. The University continued its out-reach for students in the expanding adult education and multicultural communities of Toronto.

In 1992 Harry Arthurs retired. He was succeeded by Susan Mann.

The Commission on Goals and Objectives was proposed by the President in 1975 as a means of enunciating the university 's social, academic and administrative priorities for short- and long-term planning at York University, and had its first meeting in January 1976. The Commission solicited briefs from academic bodies, associations and individuals affiliated with he university. A series of eighty meetings were held, forty eight of which were attended by outside interested parties. The Commission also established four Task Forces which investigated the research environment, the physical and cultural ambiance, the philosophy of undergraduate education, and the future of the college system at York. The Commission 's final report was delivered in April 1977.

The Presidential Committee to Review the salaries of Full-Time Faculty Women at the university was established in 1975, on the initiative of the Advisor to the President on the Status of Women. This committee reported in 1976.

The Disciplinary Review Committee was struck in 1984 to consider the entire matter of non-academic discipline for university members, especially for those students who were not subject to college discipline. Its terms of reference were: to investigate those charged with responsibility for student discipline including College Masters, the President and the Office of the Provost; to establish a consistency of treatment and systematic appeal process across the varied jurisdictions in the University; and to make proposals for the establishment of a series of tribunals to appeal the decisions of disciplinary bodies and a University-wide code of non-academic conduct. While the Committee Minutes refer to it as the Disciplinary Review Committee, the final report refers to the body as 'Review Committee on Non-Academic Discipline'.

This was an alternate form of the name of the Disciplinary Review Committee, and appeared on the final report issued by that body.

Psychological Services Department was opened in 1964 (formerly named Student Counselling Service, 1960-1964), to provide students with personal counselling. In 1974 it was aligned with the Counselling and Development Centre.

The University Research Office was established in 1970 as a clearinghouse of information on the availability of and application procedures for grants from external agencies. It reported to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. In 1972 the office was re-named Research Administration Office.

The Senate meets on the last Thursday of each month (September to June). At its first meeting it elects a Vice-Chair, who presides over the meetings in the absence of the Chair. At a regular meeting of the Senate, the Executive Committee presents nominations for officers of the body as well as nominations for the membership of the Standing Committees. The Order of Business for meetings is set down in the Senate 'Handbook', and the body adopts the rules of the House of Commons with regard to the conduct of meetings. The Chair is permitted to vote on all questions, but no member may have more than one vote. The Senate may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at which time the Chair of Senate shall appoint a chair to sit for the duration of the meeting of the Committee.
Statutory matters of the Senate include the creation of departments and faculties, the establishment of chairs in any of the arts and sciences, the creation of faculty councils to act as executive committees for the Senate. The Senate has power to regulate the admission of students, to determine courses of study and graduation requirements, to institute degrees and to establish rules and procedures to govern the business of the Senate. The passing of statutes requires a first reading, consideration by Committee of the Whole, and second reading. A non-statute may go through more than two of these stages in any one meeting.

The Committee on the Organization and Structure of Senate and the University was to advise and recommend to Senate on matters pertaining to the organization and function of Senate and it's committees, academic government in the University, and the Senate's relations with other bodies in the University and with external bodies. Established Oct 22, 1970.

The Library Committee is concerned with Library policy as it affects academic life. It collaborates with the Library in drafting, reviewing and evaluating rules for use of the libraries at York. It hears appeals from library patrons over fines and sanctions for library offenses. The Committee also offers advise on the composition and disposition of the Library budget, and it will advise Senate on the Library's use, collection development and maintenance.

The Student Services Community was a voluntary organization established in 1973 by University staff members involved in the provision of student services on campus. Its aim was to improve communications about student services, improve services to students and help integrate new staff into the University. The latter purpose was served by the Staff Development Sub-committee. The Student Services Community was a voluntary organization established in 1973 by University staff members involved in the provision of student services on campus. Its aim was to improve communications about student services, improve services to students and help integrate new staff into the University. The latter purpose was served by the Staff Development Sub-committee.

The Vice President (External Relations and University Development) was created in 1983 as part of a re-organization of the executive responsibilities at the University upon the retirement of William Small. It was the successor body to the Vice President (Finance and Development), which itself was a successor to the Executive Vice President' s office. The financial responsibilities of the portfolio were replaced by responsibility for several university services including administrative responsibility for the Department of Communications, Physical Plant, Purchasing, Bookstores, Business Operations, Facilities Planning and Management, Ancillary Services, and Safety and Security. These responsibilities were added to the External Relations portfolio of the job which included Alumni Affairs, relations with governments and other external organizations and fund-raising. The position of Vice President (External Relations and University Development) was dissolved in 1985, with its responsibilities being split between the Vice President (External Relations) and the Vice President (Finance & Administration). George Bell served as Vice President (External Relations and University Development) and as Vice President (Finance and Development) for the duration of both posts.

The position of Vice-President (Finance and Employee Relations) was created in 1983, as a successor to the Vice President (Employee and Student Relations).

York International began operations in 1969 as the Office of International Services. Until 1972 its limited role was to act as the internal administrative office for the York-Kenya Project. The expenses of the Office were paid out of the the Kenya budget.
In 1972 the Office of International Services received a new mandate from the university. A full-time Director was appointed reporting directly to the President. Its new mandate was to administer the York-Kenya Project, to obtain other international contracts, and to investigate the desirability of student and faculty exchanges with overseas institutions.
In 1984 the Office of International Services became York International. Its responsibilities include representing the University to government and international agencies (CIDA, Department of External Affairs, the International Division of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the World Bank, the United Nations) as well as lia6on with embassies and consulates of countries in which projects are going on. In addition, it monitors and assesses projects, co-ordinates visits, student and faculty exchanges between York and international institutions, provides central policy advice on international aspects of university life, promotes the use of special skills developed at York for international projects, provides contacts (with the Robarts Centre) with various Centres for Canadian Studies overseas, and encourages the business community to become involved in international educational and skills exchange programmes.
In the period covered by these records the following men have served as Director of the York-Kenya Project/Office of International Services and York International: Tillo Kuhn (1970), James Gillies (1971-1972), Gordon Lowther (1972-1974), John Saywell (1774-1978), William Found (1978-1982), Rodger Schwass (1982-1984) and Ian Macdonald (1984-1993).

The York University Staff Association was organized in 1970 as a voluntary organization to represent the interests of the support staff (clerical, technical and related activities) of the University in negotiating working conditions and salaries. On 10 December 1975, it became an officially recognized bargaining unit, achieving its first contract in 1976.

YUSA is comprised of thousands of members and is headed by a president, an executive committee and several standing committees, including Bargaining, Health & Safety, Communications, Constitution & Policy, Equity, Grievance, Job Evaluation and Nominations committees.

The York Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship was inaugurated at York University in the late 1960s as a chapter of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada. It is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to service of God and prosletization.

Excalibur is a student newspaper at York University that started in 1964 and has been autonomous since 1966.

The Portguese Canadian History Project is a non-profit community outreach organization that aims to democratize and preserve the collective memory and historical knowledge of Portuguese immigrants and their descendants in Canada. Incorporated in 2008, Dr. Gilberto Fernandez and Dr. Susana Miranda founded the project, and were later joined by Dr. Raphael Costa and Dr. Emanuel da Silva.

In September 2009, PCHP partnered with the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections to facilitate the donation of archival records from individuals and organizations associated with Toronto's Portuguese community. In November 2015, the PCHP became associated with the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University, which hired Gilberto Fernandes as a postdoctoral visitor.

Robert Lewis, writer, editor and media strategist, grew up in Montreal, Quebec. Upon graduating with an English degree from Loyola College in 1964, Lewis worked as a reporter for The Montreal Star. Lewis soon became a reporter and bureau chief for Time Magazine, covering news in Montreal (1967-1969), Ottawa (1969-1971), Boston (1971-1972), and Toronto (1972-1975). In 1975, Lewis joined Maclean's Ottawa bureau, becoming Maclean's managing editor in 1982, and editor-in-chief from 1993 to the end of 2000. Lewis conceived notable features for the magazine, including the award-winning annual university rankings and honour roll issues, and he led Maclean's into online publishing. Lewis's work has been recognized by the Canadian Journalism Foundation, the Society of Magazine Editors, and the National Magazine Awards. In 2001, Lewis joined Rogers Media Incorporated as vice president of content development. Since his retirement in 2008, Lewis has worked as a freelance editor and media consultant. Lewis is a member of York University's Board of Governors and chairs its Community Affairs Committee. Lewis is also a founding member of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and acts as chair of the Board of Directors.

Marshall Golden (1962-2010) was a lawyer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and digital media consultant. While a student in York University’s Department of Film, Golden wrote, directed and produced three award-winning documentaries: "Runaway" about teenage runaways, "The Silence Upstairs" about elder abuse and "The Best Kept Secret" about incest. After university, Golden went on to obtain a law degree, specializing in entertainment, immigration and criminal law, later working as a producer and researcher on current affairs television shows such as Studio 2, The Fifth Estate, and CBC Newsworld. In the 1990s and 2000s, Golden founded and operated a number of new media companies, including Nexus Interactive, Elevator News Network, and Digital Video Network. In the 2000s, Golden worked for internet,communications and technology companies such as Mediconsult.com, Telus Mobility, Microsoft Canada, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. In 2004, Golden founded Visica Inc., a company specializing in delivering TV content to hotels in the Greater Toronto Area for conventions, while providing digital media consultation services through Catalyst Consulting. Marshall Golden died suddenly 29 June 2010 at the age of 48.

Norman Kenneth Campbell, composer, director and producer, was born in Los Angeles, California on 4 February 1924. He was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia where he attended the University of British Columbia, earning a degree in mathematics and physics. After graduation, Campbell was hired by Canada's meteorological service, but left in 1948 to join CBC Radio Vancouver where he was a director of variety programs. Campbell also composed music, including the signature song for the "Juliette show." In 1952, Campbell joined CBC Television as a director and producer and is credited with the CBC's first broadcast, a program entitled "Let's see." While Campbell worked in many genres, his specialty was comedy, musicals and the performing arts. He was responsible for the broadcast of ballets, operas, and other stage productions, including performances from the Stratford Festival. In addition, Campbell worked on projects for American television, such as performance specials for entertainers like Diana Ross and Frank Sinatra and sitcoms like "All in the family" and "The Mary Tyler Moore show." Campbell is, perhaps, best known for composing the music for "Anne of Green Gables : the musical," which is still performed at the Charlottetown Festival in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Campbell's work was recognized nationally and internationally, winning a Gemini for "The pirates of Penzance" (1986), two international Emmys for "Cinderella" [ballet] (1965) and "Sleeping Beauty" [ballet] (1972), and the Prix René Barthélemy (Monte Carlo International Television Festival) for "Romeo and Juliette" [ballet] (1966). His contributions to arts in Canada were also recognized where he was named a member of the Royal Canadian Academy in 1975 and he received the Order of Canada in 1979. Norman Campbell died of a stroke on 12 April 2004 in Toronto, Ontario.

Prior to 1969 all the colleges and faculties of the university assembled together at a convocation, one in the spring and one in the fall. The growing size of the university soon made a single, united convocation unworkable. In the spring of 1969 Osgoode Hall Law School held its first, separate convocation, and in 1971 all the colleges (except Bethune) were called together separately in convocation. In 1972 Bethune and Administrative Studies began their own exercise, and they were followed by Fine Arts (1973), Environmental Studies (1974) and the faculties of Science and Education (1975).

F.R. Leavis was an influential British literary critic. He taught for most of his career at the University of Cambridge.

Kurt Lewin was a German-American psychologist and pioneer in the fields of social, organizational and applied psychology.

The Department of Campus Planning, the forerunner of the Department of Facilities Planning and Management, was responsible for the planning and implementation of the physical environment of York University. The department had three major responsibilities. The first was the development of the Master Plan, which involved the selection of architects, liaison with municipal authorities for the provision of services to the campus, and co-operation with various building and planning committees on campus, including the Board of Governors Property and Building Committee and the Campus Planning Advisory Committee. The second was to provide background information to planners, architects and consultants with regard to space allocation, design, and services for the several campus buildings and facilities, both on the Glendon and main campuses. Finally, the department had to oversee the implementation of the Master Plan, and this work involved control over costs and schedules; work with outside consultants and project committees within the university; and liaison with the Department of Physical Plant. The department was renamed Facilities Planning and Management in 1980.