ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council meeting

 1.

opening prayer and welcome

opening prayer

welcome & introductions – ms. nancy bouchard, chair

 2.

aboriginal initiatives presentation

vision of aboriginal initiatives office (dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux)

 3.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda for the september 23, 2013 meeting be approved.

conflict of interest

approval of minutes 

moved that the minutes of the o-agc meeting of april 15, 2013 be approved.

business arising from the minutes (not on the agenda elsewhere)

7.1

o-agc voted on the targeted initiatives fund proposal

for information only:  the o-agc voted on the tif proposal using an electronic poll. the document was distributed on may 22, 2013 to all voting members.  (in favour of approval =8; opposed =0)  the chair of o-agc signed the tif proposal indicating support of the o-agc.

7.2

faculty of education research proposal re ms. alexa scully

ad hoc committee to seek additional information (ms. bernice dubec)

moved that having reported back to the o-agc, the ad hoc committee be dissolved.

new business

8.1

election of the chair and vice-chair

8.1.1

moved that ________________ be elected as the chair of the ogimaawin aboriginal governance council for the term commencing october 5, 2013 through september 30, 2014.

8.1.2

moved that ________________ be elected as the vice-chair of the ogimaawin aboriginal governance council for the term commencing october 5, 2013 through september 30, 2014 .

8.2

appointment to o-agc

8.2.1

moved that chief georjann morriseau be appointed to the o-agc as the union of ontario indians’ representative.

8.2.2

moved that ms. bobby jo chenier be appointed to the o-agc as the alternate from union of ontario indians.

8.2.3

moved that mr. john degiacomo be appointed as the alternate representative from aets on the o-agc.

8.3

o-agc appointment to the board of governors

moved that _______________ be recommended as the o-agc appointment to the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 board of governors for the term commencing october 5, 2013 through september 2015.

8.4

ministry of training, colleges, and universities (mtcu) update (dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux)

pefal (postsecondary education fund for aboriginal learners) update

8.4.1

student success fund

8.4.2

tif targeted initiatives fund

8.4.3

aboriginal scholarships & bursaries (student awards & financial aid) (mr. mike kelly)

9.

other business

9.1

updates from organizations – priorities and issues

9.2

o-agc advisors report & recommendations (dr. michelle-marie spadoni)

9.3

update on centre of excellence for sustainable mining and exploration (mr. paul capon)

9.4

lloyd barber summit on aboriginal post-secondary education “identifying best practices” – may 23 & 24, 2013 – university of regina (dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux)

9.5

canada-mexico round table on aboriginal/indigenous higher education (dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux, elder gerry martin)

10.  

updates/reports

10.1

aboriginal education (dr. wayne melville)

10.2

office of aboriginal initiatives (dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux)

10.3

board of governors’ (ms. nancy bouchard)

10.4

native nurses entry program (ms. sandra cornell)

10.5

orillia campus (dr. herman van den berg)

10.6

senate (dr. michelle-marie spadoni)

10.7

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

11.  

information items

11.1

o-agc advisors committee meeting minutes of march 26, 2013

11.2

letter sent to rosie mosquito re the faculty recruitment and retention report april 2013

11.3

research ethics board appointments

• dr. lisa korteweg has been appointed to the research ethics board as “the full-time faculty member whose research involves aboriginal people.”
• dr. karen drake has been appointed as “the member knowledgeable in the relevant law.”
• ms. bev sabourin has been appointed as “a community member who has no affiliation with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 but is a member of the community served by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .”

11.4

the smudging protocol policy has been approved by the provost & vice-president (academic) and the vice-president (administration & finance).  the policy has been posted on the human resources website at: //www.hsbcwebinars.com/faculty-and-staff/policies/human-resources/smudging-protocol-policy.

11.5

list of o-agc appointments to committees, boards, etc.

11.6

o-agc membership list

12.  

next o-agc meeting

12.1

monday, november 18, 2013

1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

senate chambers – rm. uc 1001

adjournment

moved that the meeting be adjourned.