University Council is the body responsible for overseeing and directing academic affairs at the U of S. It meets monthly from September to June and its next meeting is this Thursday (October 18th) at 2:30 in Arts 241 – Neatby-Timlin Theatre.
Thursday’s Council meeting package, at page 28, includes a report in response to a council member’s inquiry about changes over time in faculty and staff numbers at the U of S. The meeting package is available online at http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/council/CouncilMeetings/agenda_archives/2012-2013/2012%20Oct%2018%20agenda%20final.pdf.
The majority of data in this report spans slightly more than a decade (1998-99 to 2010-11). Let us know if you see anything interesting in the numbers.