The Dean and Vice-Principal Academic, provides leadership in academic programming and services, and ensures that the campus provides a positive and academically excellent environment that is responsive to change. Within the broader University community, the Dean represents the policies and points of view of UTSC, and makes independent judgments on University matters. Within UTSC, the Dean promotes the teaching, research and scholarship of the faculty, the career development of the administrative staff, and the over-all well-being of students.