PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Overview of the Institute ............................................................................................................1 1.1 Foundation and Recent Developments ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Vision and Mission ........................................................................................................................ 2 2 Academic Activities.....................................................................................................................3 2.1 Wall Scholars Program .................................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Wall Solutions Initiative ................................................................................................................ 7 2.3 Wall Distinguished Professors ....................................................................................................... 9 2.4 International Research Roundtable Program ............................................................................. 10 2.5 Trustees Initiatives ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.6 International Visiting Research Scholars Program ...................................................................... 12 2.7 Wall Exchange Lecture Series ..................................................................................................... 14 2.8 International Partnerships .......................................................................................................... 16 2.9 Associate Forums ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.10 Director’s Initiatives .................................................................................................................... 19 2.11 Arts-Based Initiatives .................................................................................................................. 20 3 Governance .............................................................................................................................. 22 3.1 Deed of Trust............................................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Board of Trustees ........................................................................................................................ 23 3.3 Academic Advisory Panel ............................................................................................................ 26 3.4 Observers to the Board of Trustees ............................................................................................ 27 4 Administrative Structure ........................................................................................................... 28 4.1 Relationship Between UBC and the Institute ............................................................................. 28 4.2 Staff ............................................................................................................................................. 28 4.3 Staff Changes Since 2011 ............................................................................................................ 29 5 Leadership ................................................................................................................................30 5.1 Role and Responsibilities of the Director .................................................................................... 30 5.2 History of Leadership .................................................................................................................. 30 6 Infrastructure and Resources .................................................................................................... 33 6.1 Facilities....................................................................................................................................... 33 6.2 Finances ...................................................................................................................................... 33 7 Strategic Vision and Activities ................................................................................................... 35 PWIAS External Review Self-study i PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES 7.1 2018 Strategic Plan – Vision and Mission ................................................................................... 35 7.2 Communications and Outreach .................................................................................................. 35 7.3 Student Engagement................................................................................................................... 37 8 2011 External Review ............................................................................................................... 38 9 Challenges and Opportunities ................................................................................................... 39 9.1 Academic Independence ............................................................................................................. 39 9.2 Board of Trustees Procedures ..................................................................................................... 40 9.3 Staff Resources ............................................................................................................................ 41 9.4 Adjudication and Program Evaluation ........................................................................................ 41 9.5 Physical space ............................................................................................................................. 42 TABLES Table 1. Institute programs by funding allocation 2019-2020...................................................................... 3 Table 2. Faculty Associates ......................................................................................................................... 18 Table 3. Top 10 viewed videos on the PWIAS YouTube channel ................................................................ 36 FIGURES Figure 1. Wall Scholar Disciplines ................................................................................................................. 4 Figure 2. Wall Scholar Appointment Types ................................................................................................... 4 Figure 3. Positive Impacts Described by Wall Scholars ................................................................................. 6 Figure 4. Wall Solutions Topics by Area ........................................................................................................ 8 Figure 5. Target Populations of Wall Solutions Projects 2011-2019............................................................. 8 Figure 6. IVRS’ Regions of Origin ................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 7. IVRS’ Publications with UBC Collaborators .................................................................................. 14 Figure 8. Board of Trustees Timeline .......................................................................................................... 23 Figure 9. Media coverage of Wall Scholars research 2014-2018 ................................................................ 36 PWIAS External Review Self-study ii PETER WALL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES APPENDICIES Appendix A 1993 Proposed Operating Mode for the Institute ........................................................... A-1 Appendix B Vision and Mission Statements by Past Directors ........................................................... A-4 Appendix C Historical Timeline of Institute Programs ........................................................................ A-5 Appendix D Overview of History of all Programs ................................................................................ A-6 Appendix E Adjudication Committee Membership Since 2014 ........................................................ A-10 E.1 Wall Scholar Adjudication Committees ......................................................................... A-10 E.2 Wall Solutions Initiative Adjudication Committees ....................................................... A-12 E.3 International Research Roundtable Adjudication Committees ..................................... A-14 E.4 International Visiting Research Scholar Adjudication Committees ............................... A-16 E.5 Arts-Based Initiative Adjudication Committees ............................................................. A-17 Appendix F Wall Solutions Projects Funded Since 2011 ................................................................... A-18 Appendix G Biographies of Distinguished Professors........................................................................ A-20 Appendix H International Research Roundtables Funded Since 2012 .............................................. A-22 Appendix I Trustees Initiatives Since 2012 ...................................................................................... A-24 Appendix J Wall Exchange Speakers and Topics .............................................................................. A-25 Appendix K International Partnerships Memoranda of Understanding