Onboarding a PAC member | PAC Resources | Seneca Polytechnic

What is the orientation process for new PAC members? 

Orientation for new PAC members takes place before their first meeting and includes:

• a one-on-one or small group meeting led by the academic chair or designate
• review of the PAC terms of reference and Seneca- and program-related documents
• an introduction to Seneca Polytechnic and the member’s specific PAC, as well as to the roles and responsibilities of being a PAC member
• the opportunity to meet with Seneca representatives, virtually or on campus  

What resources are shared with new members?

1. PAC orientation slide deck, is a sample slide deck program areas can update with their program specific information. Its contents include:
   • general information on Seneca and the Strategic Plan
   • the mandate for PACs
   • the roles and responsibilities for PAC members
   • program-specific information (e.g., website links to program pages, admission requirements, courses and course outlines, program learning outcomes and program contact info, etc.)
2. New member documents:*
   • Nomination and Consent to Release Personal Information Form
   • curriculum vitae or biography
   • Non-Disclosure Agreement for Program Advisory Committee Members 
   • *Typically, these documents are completed and submitted during the new member nomination process. If they have not been completed, the new member should complete these documents as part of their onboarding/orientation process. Program areas can request a welcome communication to new members, signed by the President, by submitting signed new member documents, along with an updated membership list, by email to the Academic Quality team.
3. Program-related documents:
   • program maps
   • enrolment metrics
   • key performance indicators
   • recent program reviews (formative and/or summative)
   • minutes from past PAC meetings
   • program and field placement student handbooks