University Name

The Transitional Funding Committee

The Transitional Funding Committee was established in the 1992-1993 academic year to coordinate and implement a one-time adjustment fund of $22 million from the Government of Ontario to the Province's colleges and universities. This money was made available for the restructuring of information systems, the training of staff and ultimately, the provision of downsized, more streamlined administrations. Ryerson's share of the fund was $890,000 and was used to cover the up-front costs of implementing major changes in its computerized administrative information systems. Specific objectives included the establishment of better, faster and more flexible data formats; a base for more powerful information services; and increased on-line information access for the entire Ryerson Community. Projections were that Ryerson would spend $3 million over 3-5 years to implement the changes and that it would take the project 7 years to reach a steady financial state. Once that state was reached, on-going annual savings would amount to $1 million. The membership of the Transitional Funding Committee generally represented areas affected by the new systems and included at one time or another the following individuals: Janice Winton, Committee Chair (Finance); Keith Alnwick (Registrariat); Viggo Jensen (Institute Services); Bob Kurys (Faculty of Business); Larissa Allen (Human Resources); Morven Wilson (Computing and Communications Services); Arnice Cadieux (Development, Alumni and Community Relations); Scott Clarke (Internal Audit); and Richard Malinski, Project Co-ordinator (Library). On January 2, 1996, John Harkness, a 1970 Ryerson Business graduate, succeeded Richard Malinski as Project Co-ordinator and assumed the overall day-to-day direction of the Transitional Funding Project. Many of the files and records in this collection were maintained by Richard Malinski in his capacity as Project Co-ordinator and date from 1992 to 1995. They were deposited in the Archives in 1995-1996 (A.1995-004, A.1996-019). The material was received in relatively good order, although some items were reorganized and in some cases, re-arranged in chronological order. Most of the sub-series in this record group have a restricted access condition because of the sensitive and recent nature of the information. This status will be subject to re-evaluation in future years. The physical extent of this collection is 55 cm.