Dr. Gerry Farthing appointed as Interim Associate Dean of STM College

President Still announcement to STM College community:

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Gerald R. (Gerry) Farthing has agreed to serve as STM’s Interim Associate Dean from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Dr. Farthing’s academic appointment will continue to be in the Department of Psychology as a tenured Associate Professor, and he will also continue to serve as the Department Head of Psychology in 2021-22.

Dr. Farthing received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Masters degrees from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and completed his PhD at the University of British Columbia. He has taught at STM for over 30 years, during which time he has served several terms as Department Head of Psychology as well as Acting Head of Economics, Acting Head of Sociology, and as a member of numerous STM Faculty Council committees, the Academic Planning Committee, and the STM Board of Governors. Dr. Farthing has also served as Director of the Psychology Services Center in the USask Psychology Clinical program and as the Chairperson of the Board of Examiners for the Registration of Psychologists in Saskatchewan.

Dr. Farthing’s areas of research expertise are in child development, including social and emotional issues. He has also taught graduate courses and mentored students in the clinical program of the USask Department of Psychology and Health Studies. In his practice of professional skills, Dr. Farthing has served numerous times as an expert witness on the best interests of children in Family Court of Queen’s Bench and has written many psychological reports in Court documents pertaining to minors. He has also supervised 13 dissertations and 12 Masters theses of Psychology graduate students, as well as 35 Honours theses of undergraduate students.

The position of Associate Dean reports to the Dean and serves as a member of the senior administration of the College. The Associate Dean provides leadership in the following areas of responsibility: Academic Program and Internal Academic Governance (management and direction of all matters pertaining to undergraduate student life, including overseeing the annual planning of course offerings and STM Teaching committee); Internal Administration; Student Services and the Engaged Learning Program; and External Academic Governance, representing the College on various USask and College of Arts and Science committees.

The search process for Associate Dean will be initiated in the coming academic year, with an expected start date of July 1, 2022.

As we welcome Dr. Farthing to this new role next year, I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Tammy Marche for her service as Associate Dean of STM for the past four years, a role that she now leaves to take up the position of Dean of the College as of July 1.

Dr. Carl Still, PhD, 
President, STM College