1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #1-2014 held on january 13, 2014

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #1-2014 of january 13, 2014 be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes

4.

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the proposed undergraduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of engineering

• electrical engi 2014-2015 course changes (2013-eng-2980)
• electrical engi 2014-2015 program changes (2013-eng-2981)
• engi 3338 and 3438 (2014-eng-3054)
• mech new course additions (2014-eng-3075)
• chemical engineering - comp 1411(2014-eng-3012)
• mechanical 2013 pr. changes (2013-eng-2940)
• software engineering program changes (2014-eng-3074)

faculty of orillia

• mdst 3910 – internship i (2013-ori-2973)
• mdst 3930 – internship ii (2013-ori-2974)
• ensu 3013 – field school i (2013-ori-2975)
• ensu 4013 – field school ii (2013-ori-2976)
• ensu 2033 – inquiry into environmental methods (2013-ori-2977)
• ensu-3033 – aquatic resources planning & management (2013-ori-2978)
• ensu 3073 – environmental technology (2013-ori-2979)
• crim 2090 – criminological research methods (2013-ori-2982)
• crim 2015 – criminological theory (2013-ori-2983)
• ensu 3053 – inquiry into environmental conservation (2013-ori-2984)
• specialisation in environmental sustainability (2013-ori-2924) (request number changed to 2014-sci-4375)^{y.r. october 1, 2014}
• minor in environmental sustainability (2013-ori-2923) (request number changed to 2014-sci-4374)^{y.r. october 1, 2014}
• media studies college pathways (2014-ori-3029)
• hbasc - environmental sustainability major (2014-ori-3033)
• media studies  major - change in first year course offering (2014-ori-3030)
• ensu 3xxx - special topics (2014-ori-3032)
• designating area i and area ii for environmental sustainabilty courses
• hbasc college pathways program (2013-ori-2971)
• basc college pathways program (2013-ori-2972)
• hbasc - geography major (2014-ori-3031)
• hbasc - environmental sustainability co-op program changes (2014-ori-3059)
• hbasc - criminology major (2014-ori-3060)
• hbasc - criminology major, college pathways (2014-ori-3061)

faculty of science and environmental studies

• geography calendar entry clean up (2013-sci-2987)
• geography course updates (2013-sci-2988)
• hbsc chemistry major (2013-sci-2994)
• first year course chemistry (2013-sci-2996)
• hbsc biol/chem major (2013-sci-2995)
• geography prerequisite updates (2013-sci-2986)
• new courses specialization chemistry (2013-sci-2997)
• enst four year non-direct entry programs (2014-sci-2999)
• hbes geography hbesc earth science minor changes (2014-sci-3001)
• hbsc (chemistry) with a specialization in medical sciences (2014-sci-3037)
• water resource science changes to reflect change in geography (2xxx) (2014-sci-3073)
• electromagnetic theory (2013-sci-2956)
• mapping sciences certificate update (2013-sci-2985)

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• english 2901 (2013-soc-2954)
• program hba.philfren changes-languages (2013-soc-2990)
• visu 3060 (2014-soc-3003)
• visu 2060 (2014-soc-3004)
• philosophy (2014-soc-3005)
• course change lab description languages (2013-soc-2951)
• ba sociology (2014-soc-3041)
• hba sociology (2014-soc-3044)
• ba general college pathways program (2014-soc-3052)

faculty of education

• concurrenteducation/enstnon-direct entry programs (2014-edu-3006)
• hbes/bed third year update (2014-edu-3007)
• introduction to teaching french as a second language (fsl) (2014-edu-3047)
• educ 3xxx (2014-edu-3053)
• update undergraduate studies in education program decriptions and regulations
• babed.gene.pj (2014-edu-3055)
• major modification – two (2) year bed and five (5) year hbed (aboriginal)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• social work course updates (2014-hbs-3067)
• psychology course creation (2014-hbs-3069)
•  hbsw calendar changes (2014-hbs-3066)
• hesc academic regulation changes – overall average
• hesc academic regulation changes
• hesc calendar change – merging hesc to publ infopage
• nurs academic regulation changes
• sowk academic regulation changes

5.

proposed graduate calendar changes for referral (dr. philip hicks)

moved that the proposed graduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• mph proposed course calendar description changes (2013-hbs-2968)
• master of health sciences program revisions (2013-hbs-2969)
• mph course updates (2014-hbs-3068)
• mhsc course calendar update (2014-hbs-3070)
• mph with specialization in epidemiology (2014-hbs-3064)
• master of scoial work (th) calendar updates (2014-hbs-3072)
• mhsc (specialization epidemiology) (2014-hbs-3071)
• hesc academic regulation changes – overall average
• hesc academic regulation changes
• hesc calendar change – merging hesc to publ infopage

faculty of business administration

• business 5010 (2014-bus-3058)
• business 5000 (2014-bus-3057)

6.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

6.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

6.2

senate budget committee report (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

6.3

senate academic committee report (dr. andrew p. dean)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

6.4

moved that senate approve the proposal for the new msc in civil engineering program.

7.

recommendations to restructure departments on the orillia campus (reference to senate budget committee report (february 10, 2014) and senate academic committee report (january 13, 2014))

7.1

moved that two new departments be created out of the current department of interdisciplinary studies. one of these departments will retain the name of department of interdisciplinary studies, will have responsibility for the hbasc majors in interdisciplinary studies, media studies, and criminology, and will report to the dean of the faculty of social sciences and humanities. the other department will be named the department of environmental sustainability [or some other name to be chosen by members of this department, approved by faculty council of ses and senate at a later date], will have responsibility for the hbasc major in environmental sustainability, and will report to the dean of the faculty of science and environmental studies.

7.2

moved that the hbasc majors in anthropology, english, and geography, currently the responsibility of the department of interdisciplinary studies, will become the responsibility of the departments of anthropology, english, and geography, respectively.

8.

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of science and environmental studies

• chemistry calendar changes (2013-sci-2952)
• course-drop-anth 2401 (2013-sci-2871)
• hbsc computer science co-op update (2013-sci-2718)
• econ 4217 update (2013-sci-2682)
• course-add-anthropology courses (2013-sci-2870)
• hbsc computer science remove apprenticeship & internship options (2013-sci-2719)

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• history undergraduate calendar changes (2013-soc-2309)
• history course prerequiste updates (2013-soc-2308)
• discontinue course (2013-soc-2855)
• nort hbsc discontinuation (2012-soc-160)
• political science (2013-soc-2715)
• department of sociology (2013-soc-2312)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• kinesiology course edits (2013-hbs-2921)
• kinesiology program edits (2013-hbs-2920)

faculty of natural resources management

• course-change prerequisite nrmt 2170 (2013-nat-2928)

faculty of law

• second year course additions (2013-lak-2665)
• course description juris doctor (2014-lak-2998)

faculty of engineering

• civil 0534 (2013-eng-2936)

faculty of education

• removing math competency exams from the math methods courses for p/j and j/i

9.

faculty of graduate studies council report (dr. philip hicks)

moved that the faculty of graduate studies report be accepted.

10.

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. philip hicks)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of education

• master of education for change (2013-edu-2938) - major modification
• limiting number of courses in spring & summer term

faculty of social sciences and humanitites

• history graduate calendar changes (2013-soc-2310)

faculty of science and environmental studies

• allowance for leave of absence in the msc in geology

faculty of business administration

• msc (management) admission requirements

11.

senate academic committee (dr. andrew p. dean)

11.1

notice of motion to approve the proposed revisions to the group i and ii course classifications system.

11.2

moved that the senate deliberations on the group i and ii course classifications system be postponed to the march 17, 2014 senate meeting.

12.

senate teaching and learning committee report (dr. monica ilie)

moved that the senate teaching and learning committee report be accepted.

13.

senate organization committee report (dr. rachel warburton)

13.1

moved that the senate nominations committee terms of reference be approved.

13.2

moved that the senate organization committee report be accepted.

14.

senate honorary degrees committee report (dr. mohammed uddin)

moved the the senate honorary degrees committee report be accepted.

15.

senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee report (prof. shane strickland)

moved that the senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee report be accepted.

16.

senate continuing education and distributed learning report (dr. xuequn wang)

moved that the senate continuing education and distributed learning report be accepted. 

17.

proposed meeting schedule for 2014-15 senate & senate executive committee meetings

moved that the senate & senate executive committee proposed meeting schedule for 2014-15 be approved.

18.

approval of adjunct professors (dr. ulf runesson)

moved that the following adjunct professors for the faculty of natural resources management be approved:

• dr. tarlok singh sahota as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term july 1^st, 2013 through june 30^th, 2017.

• dr. pedram fatehi as an internal adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term july 1^st, 2013 through june 30^th, 2017.

19.

lusu student appointments (ms. charmaine romaniuk)

19.1

lusu student appointment on senate

moved that mr. aleksander jedrzejczyk be appointed to senate for a term commencing immediately through june 30, 2014.

19.2

lusu student appointments on senate standing committees

moved that mr. connor inglis be appointed to the senate teaching and learning committee for the term commencing immediately through june 30, 2014.

items for information

20.

adjunct professor renewals (information only)

faculty of science and environmental studies

• dr. ali k. somarin appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the department of geology for the term commencing july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017. 

• dr. david gauthier appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the department of geology for the term commencing july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017. 

21.

profesional associate renewals (information only)

• mr. greg brumpton appointment renewed as a professional associate to the department of geology for the term commencing july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2016. 

• mr. mark smyk appointment renewed as a professional associate to the department of geology for the term commencing july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2016. 

22.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

23.

report of the provost & vice-president (academic) (dr. rod hanley)

24.

report of the senate representative to the board of governors (dr. christine gottardo)

25.

ogimaawin – aboriginal governance council report (dr. michelle-marie spadoni)

26.

report from nosm (dr. william mccready)

27.

in- camera session

moved that senate temporarily adjorn to enter an in-camera session.

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #2-2014 held on february 10, 2014

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #2-2014 of february 10, 2014 be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes                 

4.

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the proposed undergraduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of science and environmental studies

• program requirement change geoarchaeology (2014-sci-3083)
• ses oncat pathways (2014-sci-3110)
• wate pathways for oncat (2014-3106)

faculty of health and behavioural scienes

• hbsw with major concentration in indigenous learning (2014-sci-3065)

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• orpt changes (2014-soc-3010)
• orpt calendar changes (2014-soc-3011)
• course change notes – french 1510 & 1511 (2014-soc-3076)
• women’s studies – clarification of list of core courses

5.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

5.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

5.2

senate budget committee report (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

5.3

senate academic committee report (dr. andrew p. dean)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

6.

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business administration

• business 4078 (2013-bus-2946)
• business 4098 (2013-bus-2947)
• business 4278 (2013-bus-2948)

faculty of engineering

• software engineering (2013-eng-2935)
• engi 3338 and 3438 (2014-eng-3054)
• chemical engineering - comp 1411(2014-eng-3012)
• electrical engi 2014-2015 course changes (2013-eng-2980)
• electrical engi 2014-2015 program changes (2013-eng-2981)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• calendar change for psychology 3211 (2013-hbs-2965)

faculty of natural resources management

• program name change directed learning option (2013-nat-2955)

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• history prerequisite updates (2013-soc-2716)
• english 2901 (2013-soc-2954)
• ba (history) online (2013-soc-2311)

faculty of science and environmental studies

• geography prerequisite updates (2013-sci-2986)
• geography course updates (2013-sci-2988)

7.

faculty of graduate studies council report (dr. philip hicks)

(re-admission to a graduate program attached to the report)

moved that the faculty of graduate studies report be accepted.

8.

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. phillip hicks)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of education

• master of education courses (2013-edu-2937)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• kinesiology graduate program title edit (2013-hbs-2925)

faculty of science and environmental studies

• econ 5117 update (2013-sci-2683)
• chemistry calendar changes graduate (2013-sci-2953)

faculty of graduate studies

• masters regulations, time extensions, additions re: funding implications and process
• doctoral regulations, time extensions, additions re: funding implications and process
• masters and doctoral regulations, leave of absence, additions re: funding implications, registration restriction and statement re: doctoral

9.

senate library committee report (dr. glenn colton)

moved that the senate library committee report be accepted.

10.

senate teaching and learning committee report (dr. monica ilie)

moved that the senate teaching and learning committee report be accepted.

11.

senate nominations committee report (dr. craig mackinnon)

11.1

moved that the attached list of faculty members be appointed to senate standing committees for the terms listed.

11.2

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

12.

senate organization committee report (dr. rachel warburton)

12.1

moved that the senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee terms of reference be approved.

12.2

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee terms of reference be approved.

12.3

moved that the senate organization committee report be accepted.

13.

senate research committee report (dr. anthony bartley)

13.1

moved that the establishment of the research centre for sustainable communities be approved.

13.2

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

14.

joint senate committee for nosm report (dr. sheila cote-meek)

14.1

moved that the nosm policy regarding academic appeals, effective may 1^st, be approved.

 14.2

 moved that the nosm undergraduate medical education (ume) appeals policy (formerly known as “student promotion and appeals policy”) be approved.

14.3

moved that the joint senate committee (jsc) process for appeal review be approved.

 14.4

 moved that the joint senate committee for nosm report be accepted.

15.

approval of adjunct professors (dr. andrew p. dean)

15.1

moved that the following adjunct professors for the faculty of science and environmental studies be approved:

• dr. david cooke as an external adjunct professor to the department of geology for the term july 1^st, 2014 through june 30^th, 2018.

• dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux as an external adjunct professor to the department of anthropology for the term july 1^st, 2014 through june 30^th, 2018.

15.2

moved that the following adjunct professors for the department of civil engineering be approved:

• dr. jag mohan as an external adjunct professor to the department of civil engineering for the term july 1^st, 2014 through june 30^th, 2018.

16.

approval of professional associate (dr. andrew p. dean)

moved that the following professional associate for the faculty of science and environmental studies be approved:

• mr. douglas yahn as a professional associate to the department of anthropology for the term july 1^st, 2014 through june 30^th, 2017.

items for information

17.

adjunct professor renewals (information only)

faculty of natural resources management

• dr. douglas reid appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term commencing (retroactive) july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017.

• dr. rohgzhou man appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term commencing (retroactive) july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017. 

• dr. gordon putz appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term commencing (retroactive) july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017. 

• mr. laird van damme appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term commencing (retroactive) july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2016.

• dr. douglas pitt appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term commencing (retroactive) july 1, 2012 through june 30, 2016.   

18.

report of the cou academic colleague (dr. mary louise hill) 

19.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

20.

report of the provost & vice-president (academic) (dr. rod hanley)

 21.

 report of nosm (dr. william mccready)

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #3-2014 held on march 17, 2014

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #3-2014 of march 17, 2014 be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes

4.

5.

proposed graduate calendar changes for referral (dr. philip hicks)

moved that the proposed graduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• convert public health to health sciences - discontinue courses (2014-hbs-3157)
• convert public health to health sciences - create new course (2014-hbs-3156)
• convert public health to health sciences - associated program changes (2014-hbs-3155)

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the proposed undergraduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

provost and vice-president (academic)

• university seminars course (2014-provost-3154)

6.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

6.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr.wayne melville)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

6.2

senate budget committee report (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

6.3

senate academic committee report (dr. andrew p. dean)

6.3.1

moved that by the beginning of the 2016/17 academic year, all academic units will have calendared for all of their undergraduate degree programs, a degree requirement of at least one 0.5 fce course containing at least 50% indigenous knowledge and/or aboriginal content.

6.3.2

moved that the dates for the 2015/16 and the 2016/17 academic calendars be approved.

6.3.3

moved that item #1 of the removing and reinstating courses policy, which reads: “each academic unit will indicate which courses will not be offered during the fall/winter sessions and these will be noted as not offered this year.” be removed. the following statement be removed from the academic calendar: “this course is not offered this academic year.”

6.3.4

notice of motion to approve the proposed revisions to the group i and ii course classifications system.

6.3.5

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

7.

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

department of interdisciplinary studies

• mdst 3910 - internship i (2013-ori-2973)
• mdst 3930 - internship ii (2013-ori-2974)
• ensu 3013 - field school i (2013-ori-2975)
• ensu 4013 - field school ii (2013-ori-2976)
• ensu 2033 - inquiry into environmental methods (2013-ori-2977)
• ensu 3033 - aquatic resources planning & mgmt (2013-ori-2978)
• ensu 3073 - environmental technology (2013-ori-2979)
• crim 2090 - criminological research methods (2013-ori-2982)
• crim 2015 - criminological theory (2013-ori-2983)
• ensu 3053 - inquiry into environmental conservation (2013-ori-2984)
• media studies major - change in first year course offering (2014-ori-3030)
• ensu 3810 - special topics (2014-ori-3032)
• hbasc - environmental sustainability major (2014-ori-3033)
• hbasc - environmental sustainability co-op program changes (2014-ori-3059)
• hbasc - criminology major (2014-ori-3060)

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• visu 2060 (2014-soc-3004)
• philosophy (2014-soc-3005)
• visu 3060 (2014-soc-3003)

faculty of science and environmental studies

• hbsc chemistry major (2013-sci-2994)
• hbsc biol/chem major (2013-sci-2995)
• first year course – chem (2013-sci-2996)
• water resource science program changes (2014-sci-3000)
• wate pathways for oncat (2014-3106)
• ses oncat pathways (2014-sci-3110)

faculty of business administration

• business 5000 (2014-bus-3057)
• business 5010 (2014-bus-3058)

faculty of education                                                   

• hbes/bed third year update (2014-edu-3007)
• introduction to teaching french as a second language (fsl) (2014-edu-3047)

faculty of engineering

• software engineering program changes (2014-eng-3074)

8.

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. philip hicks)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• mph proposed course calendar description changes (2013-hbs-2968)
• master of health sciences program revisions (2013-hbs-2969)

9.

senate nominations committee report (dr. craig mackinnon)

9.1

moved that the attached list of faculty members be appointed to senate standing committees for the terms listed.

9.2

moved that the proposed revisions to the senate by-laws article xiv (59) be referred to the senate organization committee.

9.3

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

10.

senate library committee report (dr. glenn colton)

moved that the senate library committee report be accepted.

11.

senate executive committee recommendations (dr. rod hanley)

moved that the following faculty representatives be appointed to the senate nominations committee for a term commencing july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2016:

• dr. jeremy scott
• dr. liping liu  
• dr. wa gao
• dr. ruth beatty

12.

joint senate committee for nosm report (dr. richard berg)

12.1

moved that the senate approve the nosm policy regarding academic appeals, effective may 1^st, as presented.

12.2

moved that the senate approve the nosm undergraduate medical education (ume) appeals policy (formerly known as “student promotion and appeals policy”) as presented.

12.3

moved that the senate approve the joint senate committee (jsc) process for appeal review as presented.

12.4

moved that the joint senate committee for nosm report be accepted.

13.

senate research committee report (dr. anthony bartley)

13.1

moved that the terms of reference for the senate research committee be referred to the senate organization committee.

13.2

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

14.

sexual assault task force (dr. lori chambers) (for information only)

14.1

moved that the senate approves endorses in principle the sexual misconduct policy.

14.2

moved that the senate endorses in principle the sexual misconduct response protocol.

15.

nominations for six (6) faculty representatives to senate

an interest to serve was posted to fill six vacancies for faculty representatives on senate. the faculty representaives to senate are:

• dr. glenna knutson (july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2017)
• dr. douglas hayes (july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2017)
• dr. sandra jepessen (july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2017)
• dr. sree kurissery (july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2016)
• dr. sonia mastrangelo (july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2015)
• dr. peter brink (july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2015)

16.

faculty senator on the joint senate committee for nosm

moved that dr. michel beaulieu be appointed as the faculty senator on the joint senate committee for nosm.

17.

faculty of science and environmental studies (dr. andrew p. dean)

moved that the department of environmental sustainability at orillia be changed to the department of sustainability sciences.

items for information

18.

report of the cou academic colleague (dr. mary louise hill) 

19.

report of the senate representative to the board of governors (dr. christine gottardo)

20.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

21.

report of the provost & vice-president (academic) (dr. rod hanley)

22.

report of nosm (dr. william mccready)

23.

report of the ogimaawin – aboriginal governance council (dr. michelle-marie spadoni)

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #4-2014 held on april 14, 2014

moved that the minutes of senate meeting #4-2014 of april 14, 2014 be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes

4.

graduands & medals

4.1

approval of undergraduate degrees and diplomas (ms. andrea tarsitano)

moved that the candidates on the graduands list distributed be awarded the undergraduate degrees or diplomas indicated.

4.2

approval of graduate degrees (ms. andrea tarsitano)

moved that the candidates on the graduands list distributed be awarded the graduate degrees indicated.

4.3

approval of the medals (mrs. marian ryks-szelekovszky)

moved that the 2014-2015 medals indicated on the distributed list be approved.

5.

proposed university operating budget 2014-2015 (dr. bribal singh/ mrs. kathy pozihun)

5.1

moved that the senate budget committee report part i be accepted.

5.2

moved that the senate endorse the proposed 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 operating budget for 2014-2015.

6.

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the proposed undergraduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• visual arts 1170 (2014-soc-3056)

faculty of engineering

• electrical engi major modification (2014-3181) - request number split into two requests and are now (2014-eng-4418) and (2014-eng-4419)^{november 28, 2014 y.r.}

7.

faculty of graduate studies council report (dr. philip hicks)

(hesc calendar change - merging hesc to publ info page attached to the report)

moved that the faculty of graduate studies council report be accepted.

8.

proposed graduate calendar changes for referral (dr. philip hicks)

moved that the proposed graduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of education

• med education for change with specialization in women's studies (2014-edu-3107) request number changed to (2014-edu-4498)^{november 20, 2014 y.r.}

9.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

9.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report  (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

9.2

senate budget committee report part ii (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report part ii be accepted.

9.3

senate academic committee report part i (dr. andrew p. dean)

moved that the senate academic committee report part i be accepted.

9.4

senate continuing education and distributed learning report (dr. xuequn wang)

moved that the senate continuing education and distributed learning report be accepted.

10.

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• psychology course creation (2014-hbs-3069)
• social work course updates (2014-hbs-3067)
• kine undergraduate (removal of notes from kinesiology courses)
• sowk academic regulation changes
• hbsw calendar changes (2014-hbs-3066)
• hbsw with major concentration in indigenous learning (2014-hbs-3065)
• psyc undergraduate (academic regulation changes)
• kine undergraduate (academic regulations revision)
• kine courses (important information revisions)
• psyc undergraduate (calendar alignment hba)
• nurs academic regulation changes

faculty of social sciences and humanities  

• course change notes french 1510 & 1511 (2014-soc-3076)
• course change lab description languages (2013-soc-2951)
• program hba.philfren-changes languages (2013-soc-2990)
• program french proficiency certificate languages (2013-soc-2950)
• ba sociology (2014-soc-3041)
• hba sociology (2014-soc-3044)
• ba general college pathways program (2013-soc-3052)
• orpt calendar changes (2014-soc-3011)
• orpt changes (2014-soc-3165)

faculty of science and environmental studies  

• electromagnetic theory version 2 (2014-sci-3112)
• hbes geography hbesc earth science minor changes (2014-sci-3001)
• geography calendar entry clean up (2013-sci-2987)
• enst four year non-direct entry programs (2014-sci-2999)
• mapping sciences course updates (2014-sci-3085)
• program requirement change geoarchaeology (2014-sci-3083)
• new courses specialization chemistry (2013-sci-2997)
• hbsc (chemistry) with a specialization in medical sciences (2014-sci-3037)
• mapping sciences certificate update (2013-sci-3086)
• mapping sciences certificate update (2013-sci-2985)

faculty of engineering

• mechanical 2013 pr. changes (2013-eng-2940)
• mech new course additions (2014-eng-3075)
• mechanical 2013 (2013-eng-2939)

faculty of education

• educ 3xxx (2014-edu-3053)
• concurrent education /enst non-direct entry programs (2014-edu-3006)
• update undergraduate studies in education program descriptions and regulations
• phase 1 - major modification – two (2) year bed and five (5) year hbed (aboriginal)

department of interdisciplinary studies

• hbasc - criminology major, college pathways (2014-ori-3061)
• media studies college pathways (2014-ori-3029)
• hbasc college pathways program (2013-ori-2971)
• basc college pathways program (2013-ori-2972)
• hbasc – geography major (2014-ori-3031)

11.

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. philip hicks)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• master of social work (th) calendar update (2014-hbs-3072)
• mph course updates (2014-hbs-3068)
• mhsc course calendar update (2014-hbs-3070)
• hesc graduate (publ amendment to notes)
• kine graduate (programs information revision)
• psyc graduate (academic regulations msc revision)
• hesc academic regulation changes – overall average
• convert public health to health sciences - associated program changes (2014-hbs-3155)
• convert public health to health sciences - create & amend courses (2014-hbs-3156)
• convert public health to health sciences - discontinue courses (2014-hbs-3157)
• hesc academic regulation changes (graduate)
• mph with specialization in epidemiology (2014-hbs-3064)
• mhsc (specialization in epidemiology) (2014-hbs-3071)

faculty of graduate studies

• readmission to a graduate program

faculty of business administration

• changes in admission requirement for masters of business

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• phase 1 - program-new graduate degree-social justice studies (2013-soc-2932)

12.

faculty of science and environmental studies (dr. andrew p. dean)

moved that the department of geography be changed to the department of geography and the environment.

13.

senate academic committee report part ii (dr. andrew p. dean)

13.1

moved that the proposed revisions to the group i and ii course classifications system be approved.

13.2

moved that by the beginning of the 2016/17 academic year, all academic units will have calendared for all of their undergraduate degree programs, a degree requirement of at least one 0.5 fce course containing at least 50% indigenous knowledge and/or aboriginal content. special consideration on a case by case basis for fulfilling this requirement by a sequence of required courses would be given.

13.3

moved that the senate academic committee report part ii be accepted.

14.

senate organization committee report (dr. rachel warburton)

14.1

notice of motion to approve the proposed revisions to the senate by-laws.

14.2

moved that the senate organization committee report be accepted.

15.

senate library committee report (dr. glenn colton)

moved that the senate library committee report be accepted.

16.

senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee (prof. shane strickland)

moved that the undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee report be accepted.

17.

approval of adjunct professor  

17.1

faculty of health and behavioural sciences (dr. lori livingston)

moved that the following adjunct professor for the faculty of health and behavioural sciences be approved:

• ­­­­­­­­­­­dr. ainslin mushquash be appointed as an ­­­­­external adjunct professor to the department of psychology for the term july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

17.2

faculty of education (dr. connie russell)

moved that the following adjunct professor for the faculty of education be approved:

• ­­­­­­­­­­­dr. tom potter be appointed as an ­­­­­internal adjunct professor to the faculty of education for the term july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

• ­­­­­­­­­­­dr. zubairu wai be appointed as an ­­­­­internal adjunct professor to the faculty of education for the term july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

• ­­­­­­­­­­­dr. lise vaugeois be appointed as an ­­­­­external adjunct professor to the faculty of education for the term july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

items for discussion

18.

athletics annual report (mr. tom warden)

items for information

19.

adjunct professor renewals (information only)

19.1

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• dr. philip allingham appointment renewed as an internal adjunct professor to the department of english for the term commencing (retroactive) july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017.

19.2

faculty of education

• dr. lori livingston appointment renewed as an internal adjunct professor to the faculty of education for the term commencing july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

• dr. leisa desmoulins appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of education for the term commencing july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

• dr. mary breunig appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of education for the term commencing july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

19.3

faculty of natural resources management

• dr. arthur rodgers appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term commencing july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.
• dr. gordon kayahara appointment renewed as an external adjunct professor to the faculty of natural resources management for the term commencing july 1, 2014 through june 30, 2018.

20.

senate teaching and learning committee annual report (dr. monica

ilie)

21.

senate research committee annual report (dr. anthony bartley)

22.

removal of courses not offered within the past 5 years (ms. andrea tarsitano)

23.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

23.1

professor emeriti-ae to be conferred

24.

report of the provost & vice-president (academic) (dr. moira mcpherson, acting)

25.

report of nosm (dr. william mccready)

26.

report of the senate representative to the board of governors (dr. christine gottardo)  

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #9-2013 held on december 2, 2013

moved that the minutes of senate meeting #9-2013 of december 2, 2013 be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes

4.

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. gillian siddall)

moved that the proposed undergraduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of engineering

• civil – 0534 (2013-eng-2936)
• software engineering (2013-eng-2935)
• mechanical 2013 (2013-eng-2939)
• mechanical 2013 pr. changes (2013-eng-2940)

faculty of business administration

• business 4278 (2013-bus-2948)
• business 4098 (2013-bus-2947)
• business 4078 (2013-bus-2946)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• calendar change for psychology 3211 (2013-hbs-2965)
• kine courses (important information revisions)
• kine undergraduate (academic regulations revision)
• kine undergraduate (removal of notes from kinesiology courses)
• psyc undergraduate (academic regulation changes)
• psyc undergraduate (calendar alignment hba)

faculty of natural resources management

• program name change directed learning option (2013-nat-2955)

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• history prerequisite updates (2013-soc-2716)
• program french proficiency certificate languages (2013-soc-2950)

faculty of law

• course description juris doctor (2014-lak-2998)

5.

proposed graduate calendar changes for referral (dr. philip hicks)

moved the proposed graduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of education

• master of education courses (2013-edu-2937)
• master of education for change (2013-edu-2938)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• hesc graduate (publ amendment to notes)
• kine graduate (programs information revision)
• psyc graduate (academic regulations msc revision)

6.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

6.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. gillian siddall)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

6.2

senate budget committee report (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

6.3

senate academic committee report part i (dr. andrew p. dean)

moved that the senate academic committee report part i be accepted.

7.

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. gillian siddall)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of engineering

• changes to engineering regulation

8.

senate teaching and learning committee report (dr. monica ilie)

moved that the senate teaching and learning committee report be accepted.

9.

senate undergraduate scholarship & bursaries committee report (mr. shane strickland)

moved that the senate undergraduate scholarships & bursaries committee report be accepted.

10.

senate academic committee report part ii (dr. andrew p. dean)

10.1

notice of motion to approve the proposed revisions to the group i and ii course classifications system.

10.2

moved that the senate academic committee report part ii be accepted.

11.

senate by-laws revision (dr. rachel warburton)

moved that the proposed revisions to the senate by-laws articles vi and vii be approved.

12.

approval of adjunct professors (dr. gillian siddall)

12.1

moved that the following adjunct professor for the faculty of social sciences and humanities be approved.

• dr. susan forbes be appointed as an external adjunct professor to the department of women’s studies for the term july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017.

12.2

moved that the following adjunct professor for the faculty of engineering be approved.

• dr. tribeni sharma be appointed as an external adjunct professor to the department of civil engineering for the term july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017.

13.

approval of professional associate (dr. gillian siddall)

moved that the following professional associate for the faculty of social sciences and humanities be approved.

• mr. matthew szybalski be appointed as a professional associate to the department of history for the term july 1, 2013 through june 30, 2017.

14.

student appointments to senate, senate executive committee, and standing committees

14.1

moved that ms. charmaine romaniuk, lusu vice-president student issues, be appointed to the senate and the senate executive committee for a term commencing immediately through june 30, 2014.

14.2

moved that mr. peter luong (graduate student) be appointed to the senate academic information technologies committee and senate teaching & learning committee for a term commencing immediately through june 30, 2014.

14.3

moved that mr. connor inglis be appointed to the senate undergraduate scholarships & bursaries committee for a term commencing immediately through june 30, 2014.

items for information

15.

cou academic colleague report (dr. mary louise hill)

16.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

17.

provost & vice-president (academic) report (dr. rod hanley)

18.

nosm report (dr. william mccready)

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

calendar changes for referral

senators may view details on the proposed calendar changes on the curriculum navigator website.  a link to the website along with log in information and instructions has been emailed to all senators.

2.1

proposed undergraduate regulation and admission changes for referral (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the proposed undergraduate regulation and admission changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-5008 – admission requirements for ba/bed (indigenous learning) i/s native teacher education program
• 2015-edu-5009 – regulations for the ba/bed (indigenous learning major) i/s ntep

3.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

3.1

senate academic committee report (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the senate academic committee reportbe accepted.

3.2

senate undergraduate studies committee reports – part 1 and 2 (dr. wayne melville)

• senate undergraduate studies committee report – part 1
• senate undergraduate studies committee report – part 2

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee reports – part 1 and 2 be accepted.

3.3

senate budget committee report (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

4.

calendar change approvals

4.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-4669 – ntep babed indi is
• 2015-edu-4953 – specialization as a teacher of aboriginal learners – major modification

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-3202 – ba 3 yrs (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3203 – ba (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3204 – bsc 3 yrs (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3205 – bsc (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3206 – hba (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3207 – hbsc (anthropology major) orillia

• 2014-sci-3208 – minor in anthropology orillia
• 2015-sci-4735 – honours bachelor of arts and science (environmental sustainability major) - transfer
• 2015-sci-4740 – honours basc (environmental sustainability) bed pj – major modification

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4465 - add specializations to hba.indi (as revised)
• 2014-soc-4466-a-a - new indi courses for new specializations (as revised)
• 2015-soc-4926 – artist certificate in performance & pedagogy: new undergraduate certificate in music

• 2015-soc-4927 – new music courses for proposed artist certificate in performance and pedagogy (2014-soc-4926)
• 2015-soc-4965 – hborba.wome double degrees – previous submitted as request 2014-soc-4563-a-b
  

4.2

approval of undergraduate admission and regulation changes (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the following undergraduate admission and regulation changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-5008 – admission requirements for ba/bed (indigenous learning) i/s native teacher education program
  
• 2015-edu-5009 – regulations for the ba/bed (indigenous learning major) i/s ntep

5.

lusu recommendations for student members on the senate academic appeals committee

moved that the lusu recommendations for student members on the senate academic appeals committee for the term commencing july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2016 be approved.

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #4-2015 held on april 13, 2015

moved that the minutes of senate meeting #4-2015 of april 13, 2015 be approved.

3.

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

4.

graduands & medal recipients

4.1

approval of undergraduate degrees and diplomas (ms. andrea tarsitano)

moved that the candidates on the distributed graduands list be awarded the undergraduate degrees or diplomas indicated.

4.2

approval of graduate degrees (ms. andrea tarsitano)

moved that the candidates on the distributed graduands list be awarded the graduate degrees indicated.

4.3

approval of the medal recipients (ms. andrea tarsitano)

moved that the 2015-2016 medal recipients indicated on the distributed list be approved.

5.

calendar changes for referral

senators may view details of the proposed calendar changes on the curriculum navigator website.  a link to the website along with log in information and instructions has been emailed to all senators.

5.1

proposed graduate regulation changes for referral (dr. christine gottardo)

moved that the proposed graduate regulation changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of graduate studies

• 2015-fgs-4957 – regulation – phd dissertation format submission changes
• 2015-fgs-4598 – regulation – changes to master thesis submission

6.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

6.1

senate undergraduate studies committee reports  (dr. wayne melville)

• senate undergraduate studies committee report – part 1
• senate undergraduate studies committee report – part 2
• senate undergraduate studies committee report – part 3

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee reports – parts 1, 2 and 3 be accepted.

6.2

senate budget committee reports (dr. birbal singh)

• senate budget committee report – part 1
• senate budget committee report – part 2

moved that the senate budget committee reports – part 1 and 2 be accepted.

6.3

senate academic committee report - part 1 (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the senate academic committee report - part 1 be accepted.

6.4

faculty of graduate studies council reports - part 1 and 2 (dr. christine gottardo)

• faculty of graduate studies council report - part 1
• faculty of graduate studies council report - part 2

moved that the faculty of graduate studies council reports - part 1 and 2 be accepted.

6.5

senate continuing education and distributed learning committee report (dr. wendy huang)

moved that the senate continuing education and distributed learning committee report be accepted.

 7.

calendar change approvals

7.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business administration

• 2015-bus-4954 – bachelor of administration (management)

faculty of education

• 2014-edu-4386-a - education program revisions part 1
• 2014-edu-4388-a - education program revisions part 2
• 2014-edu-4398-a - education program revisions part 3
• 2014-edu-4399-a - education program revisions part 4
• 2014-edu-4403 - education program revisions part 5
• 2014-edu-4404 - education program revisions part 6
• 2014-edu-4405-a - education program revisions part 7
• 2014-edu-4410 - education program revisions part 8
• 2014-edu-4409 – hbed program change to 5 year
• 2015-edu-4691 – education courses deletions and revisions

faculty of engineering

• 2014-eng-4547 – remove engi 2332 & 3336 change
• 2015-eng-4705 – chemical engineering – additional program change
• 2015-eng-4706 – chemical engineering – course additions, changes and deletions

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2014-hbs-4514 – course-newcourse-psychology
• 2015-hbs-4725 – fhbs kine.program modifications
• 2015-hbs-4726 - fhbs.nurs.program modifications
• 2015-hbs-4729-a - new nursing courses (associated with request 2015-hbs-4726)
• 2015-hbs-4730-a - nursing course deletions (associated with request 2015-hbs-4726)
• 2015-hbs-4749 - nurs bscn 2 yr program deletion

faculty of natural resources management

• 2015-nat-4797 – associated cross-calendared course

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-4463-a – new courses – biology field courses
• 2014-sci-4463-b - new courses - biology field courses
• 2014-sci-4613 – 3^rd/4^th year geography course requirements
• 2015-sci-4688 – programs major modification ug computer science iqap response
• 2015-sci-4710 – new course ensu 4111
• 2015-sci-4711 – new course ensu 4033
• 2015-sci-4712 – new course ensu 3111
• 2015-sci-4713 – new course ensu 2111
• 2015-sci-4715 – basc environmental sustainability – 4 yr non direct entry
• 2015-sci-4722 – seminar in environmental sustainability
• 2015-sci-4723 – new course ensu 4901
• 2015-sci-4731 – program changes to hbasc environmental sustainability
• 2015-sci-4732 – changes to hbasc.envs.cp

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4312 - course-newcourse and changelabhours-lang 0500&0510-
• 2014-soc-4369 - course-changedescription-french4901
• 2014-soc-4427 - new certificate programs languages
• 2014-soc-4428 - new & new versions of courses as a result of new language certificates
• 2014-soc-4465 – add specializations to hba.indi
• 2014-soc-4466 – new indi courses for new specializations
• 2014-soc-4482 – new course – history of sport in canada
• 2014-soc-4484 – discontinued course – mdst 2410
• 2014-soc-4485 – mdst 2010 course change
• 2014-soc-4486 – course change – mdst 2210
• 2014-soc-4487 – course change – mdst 3410
• 2014-soc-4508 – description change to poli 3314 and 3332
• 2014-soc-4522 – history changes – aboriginal content and groupings
• 2014-soc-4523 – history concurrent changes – aboriginal content and groupings
• 2014-soc-4554 – visual arts discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4557 – english curriculum major modifications-associated 1^st year courses
• 2014-soc-4563-a-a – women’s studies major modification – programs
• 2014-soc-4565 – course change outd 1010
• 2014-soc-4567 – course change outd 1150
• 2014-soc-4568 – course change outd 2270
• 2014-soc-4569 – course deletion (renumbered) outd 2310
• 2014-soc-4571 – course deletion outd 2750
• 2014-soc-4572 – new course outd 2755
• 2014-soc-4573 – new renumbered course outd 2511
• 2014-soc-4574 – course-revise prerequisite indi 3501
• 2014-soc-4576 – new renumbered course outd 1310
• 2014-soc-4577 – course deletion outd 2810
• 2014-soc-4578 – course deletion outd 2910^{withdrawn at the request of the school of outdoor recreation, parks and tourism}
  
• 2014-soc-4579 – course deletion outd 2930
• 2014-soc-4583 – course deletion outd 3771
• 2014-soc-4584 – course changes outd 3050
• 2014-soc-4585 – course deletion (renumbered) outd 3511
• 2014-soc-4588 – women’s studies major modification – courses (part 1)
• 2014-soc-4589-a – women’s studies major modification – courses (part 2)
• 2014-soc-4590 – program-major modification hborba.geog
• 2014-soc-4591 – program-major modification hborbsc.natu
• 2014-soc-4592 – program-major modification hbor
• 2014-soc-4593 – program-major modification hborba.hist
• 2014-soc-4598 – program-major modification-4 yr non-direct entry bor for hbor
• 2014-soc-4599 – course deletion – mdst 3030
• 2014-soc-4600 – english curriculum major modifications new 3^rd year courses
• 2014-soc-4601 – course deletion – mdst 3050
• 2014-soc-4602-a – english curriculum major modifications revised 3^rd year courses
• 2014-soc-4603 – english curriculum major modifications discontinued 3^rd year courses
• 2014-soc-4604 – english curriculum major modifications new 4^th year courses
• 2014-soc-4605-a – english curriculum major modifications revised/discontinued 4^th year courses
• 2014-soc-4606 – media studies course revisions
• 2014-soc-4608 - program major modification-media studies hbasc.mdst
• 2014-soc-4609 – women’s studies courses information page - simplified
• 2014-soc-4610 – english curriculum major modifications concurrent-ed majors
• 2014-soc-4611 – media studies course revisions
• 2014-soc-4612 – new courses in criminology
• 2014-soc-4616 – discontinued course in visual arts
• 2014-soc-4617 – intd 4xxx course addition
• 2014-soc-4625 – change to hbasc media studies college transfer
• 2014-soc-4630-b – sociology course changes
• 2014-soc-4634 – changes to hbasc degree
• 2014-soc-4636 – changes to hbasc.ed p/j
• 2014-soc-4637 – creation of mdst 2113 to be cross-listed with wome 2113
• 2014-soc-4638 – creation of mdst 3133 to be cross-listed with wome 3133
• 2014-soc-4639 – creation of mdst 3214 to be crosslisted with wome 3214
• 2014-soc-4640 – cross-listing of mdst 2410 (now 2411) with poli 2410
• 2014-soc-4651 – rename minor in prof ethics (phil)
• 2014-soc-4652 – changes to basc degree
• 2014-soc-4653 - changes to basc.trf degree
• 2014-soc-4654 – changes to basced.pj degree
• 2014-soc-4655 – changes to hbasc crim.trf degree
• 2014-soc-4658 – changes to hbasc.trf
• 2014-soc-4660 – program revisions-philosphy
• 2014-soc-4661 – new advanced topics crim course
• 2014-soc-4665 – cross-listing of crim 3350 with psyc 3350
• 2015-soc-4671 – changes to hbasc.crim degree
• 2015-soc-4672 - non-direct entry fallback basc crim degree
• 2015-soc-4676 – title change outd 1070
• 2015-soc-4694 – new course outd 3380
• 2015-soc-4698 – new course outd 4920
• 2015-soc-4699 – cross list with mdst 2410 please see cn request 2014-soc-4640
• 2015-soc-4702 – hba (political science) pre-law revised comparative law section
• 2015-soc-4703 - ba and hba political science orillia offering
• 2015-soc-4824 – delete classics 4311 cross-calendared with phil 4311
• 2015-soc-4825 – removing cross calendaring for history 4711 per 2014-soc-4295
• 2015-soc-4850 – cross-list mdst 3zzz with soci 3455
• 2015-soc-4851 – cross-list mdst 3xxy with soci 3555
• 2015-soc-4955 (was 2014-soc-4628-a) – honours ba, bed (french and history major) i/s (new)
• 2015-soc-4956 (was 2014-soc-4628-b) – hbs.frenhist – honours ba (french and history majors) (new)

7.2

approval of undergraduate regulation and admission changes (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the following undergraduate regulation and admission changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-4696 - hbed aboriginal regulations
• 2015-edu-4697 - new admission requirements for hbed aboriginal education pj - 2 year

faculty of engineering

• 2015-eng-4733 – beng admission requirements
• 2015-eng-4742 – engi common year admission requirements

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2015-hbs-4751 - nurs.admission changes

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2015-soc-4677 – department of interdisciplinary studies regulations

7.3

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. christine gottardo)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of engineering

• 2015-eng-4679 – prog-grad-msc environmental – core course additions
• 2015-eng-4680 – grad courses associated with eng-2014-4679
• 2015-eng-4756 - mseng course based option - engi graduate programs

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2015-hbs-4727 – mph program deletion (hesc)

7.4

approval of graduate regulation and admission changes (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the following graduate regulation and admission changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2014-edu-4626 – med regulations
• 2014-edu-4627 – phd regulations

faculty of graduate studies regulations

• 2015-fgs-4957 – regulation – phd dissertation format submission changes
• 2015-fgs-4958 – regulation – changes to master thesis submission

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2015-hbs-4752-a – kine. grad regulation changes
• 2015-hbs-4754 – kine. grad admission modification

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4614 – reg-gr-dept-women’s studies core supervisor needed

8.

outstanding calendar changes discussion

note: as calendar change reviews are completed by the senate standing committees they will be removed from this portion of the agenda and added under the appropriate approval section of the agenda. all of the below calendar changes are outstanding.

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-4669 – ntep babed indi is
• 2015-edu-4953 (was 2015-edu-4670) – specialization as a teacher of aboriginal learners – major modification

 faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2014-hbs-4397 – new program phd in health sciences  (see senate academic committee report – part 1, under agenda item 6.3)
• 2014-hbs-4411 – program-newdegree-gerontology  (see senate academic committee report – part 1, under agenda item 6.3)
• 2014-hbs-4415 – courses-newcoursesgeroon-line

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-3202 – ba 3 yrs (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3203 – ba (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3204 – bsc 3 yrs (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3205 – bsc (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3206 – hba (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3207 – hbsc (anthropology major) orillia
• 2014-sci-3208 – minor in anthropology orillia
• 2015-sci-4735 – honours bachelor of arts and science (environmental sustainability major) - transfer
• 2015-sci-4740 – honours basc (environmental sustainability) bed pj – major modification

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2013-soc-2932 – program-new graduate degree-social justice studies(see senate academic committee report – part 1, under agenda item 6.3)
• 2014-soc-4648 – hbor bed (outdoor recreation) i/s^{cancelled 4648, 4649 and 4650 (no change in requirements for existing one-year bed outdoor recreation program and updated new outdoor recreation requirements for 2-year bed in request 2014-edu-4404 instead.}
• 2014-soc-4649 – hbor bed (outdoor recreation j/i^cancelled
• 2014-soc-4650 – hbor bed (outdoor recreation) p/j^cancelled
• 2015-soc-4926 (was 2014-soc-4535) – artist certificate in performance & pedagogy: new undergraduate certificate in music
• 2015-soc-4927 – new music courses for proposed artist certificate in performance and pedagogy (2014-soc-4926)
• 2015-soc-4965  - hborba.wome double degrees - previous submitted as request 2014-soc-4563-a-b (see senate academic committee report – part 1, under agenda item 6.3)

9.

senate nominations committee report (dr. cheryl lousley)

9.1

moved that the following cihr appointments to the senate research committee be approved with each term commencing july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2018:

• dr. livio di matteo
• dr. olakunle akingbola

9.2

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

10.

senate academic committee report – part 2 (dr. douglas ivison)

10.1

moved that senate approves the definition report and adopts the implementation plan.

10.2

moved that the senate academic committee report – part 2 be accepted.

11.

senate teaching and learning committee reports (dr. joan chambers)

11.1

moved that the senate teaching and learning committee report be accepted.

11.2

moved that the senate teaching and learning committee annual report be accepted.

12.

senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee annual report (dr. hubert de guise)

12.1

moved that the senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee annual report be accepted.

13.

senate research committee annual report (dr. maria grazia viola)

13.1

moved that the senate research committee annual report be accepted.

14.

senate library committee annual report  (dr. daniel hannah)

14.1

moved that the senate library committee annual report be accepted.

15.

approval of adjunct professors  

15.1

faculty of education

moved that the following adjunct professor for the faculty of education be approved:

• ­­­­­­­­­­­dr. ismel gonzalez be appointed as an ­­­­­external adjunct professor to the faculty of education for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2019.

15.2

faculty of science and environmental studies

moved that the following adjunct professors for the faculty of science and environmental studies be approved:

• dr. roxanne deslauriers be appointed as an external adjunct professor to the department of chemistry for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2019.
• dr. gregory ross be appointed as an internal adjunct professor to the department of anthropology for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2019.
• dr. matthew tocheri be appointed as an internal adjunct professor to the department of biology for the term march 9, 2015 through june 30, 2019.

16.

cou academic colleague appointment

taken from senate by-laws - article vii – 9.b. “if the academic colleague is elected to the cou executive, he/she may be granted an additional 3 year appointment upon approval of senate.”

moved to appoint dr. mary louise hill as the academic colleague to the cou for the term commencing july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2018.

17.

proposed amendment to the approved 2015-16 senate meeting schedule (dr. daniel hannah)

moved to change the senate meeting date and time from september 14, 2015 at 4pm to september 21, 2015 at 4:30pm.

items for information

18.

adjunct professor renewal (information only)

18.1

faculty of science and environmental studies

• dr. zacharias suntres’ appointment as an internal adjunct professor to the department of biology was renewed for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2019.

19.

removal of courses not offered within the past 5 years (ms. andrea tarsitano)

20.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

20.1

list of professor emeriti-ae

21.

provost & vice-president (academic) report (dr. moira mcpherson)

22.

senate member to the board of governors report (dr. mary louise hill) 

23.

cou academic colleague report  (dr. mary louise hill)

24.

ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council (o-agc) member to senate report (dr. michelle-marie spadoni)

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #3-2015 held on march 23, 2015

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #3-2015 of march 23, 2015 be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes

4.

calendar changes for referral

senators may view details of the proposed calendar changes on the curriculum navigator website.  a link to the website along with log in information and instructions has been emailed to all senators.

4.1

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the proposed undergraduate calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of social sciences and humanites

• 2015-soc-4850 – cross-list mdst 3zzz with soci 3455
• 2015-soc-4851 – cross-list mdst 3xxy with soci 3555
• 2015-soc-4926 – artist certificate in performance & pedagogy: new undergraduate certificate in music
• 2015-soc-4927 – new music courses for proposed artist certificate in performance and pedagogy (2014-soc-4926)

5.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

5.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr.wayne melville)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

5.2

senate budget committee report - part 1 (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report - part 1 be accepted.

5.3

senate academic committee report (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

5.4

faculty of graduate studies council report - part 1 (dr. christine gottardo)

moved that the faculty of graduate studies council report - part 1 be accepted.

6.

calendar change approvals

6.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2014-hbs-4519 – program-modifylesssignificanthbk.cp
• 2014-hbs-4493 – course-changedescriptionkinesiology

facultyof science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-4417 – changing title for abms programs

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4550 – visual arts program changes
• 2014-soc-4551 – visual arts course changes
• 2014-soc-4552 – visual arts discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4553 – visual arts discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4556 – english curriculum major modifications
• 2014-soc-4559 – english major modifications – new 2^nd year courses
• 2014-soc-4560 – english major modifications 2^nd yr discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4630-a – sociology course changes

6.2

approval of undergraduate regulation and admission changes (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the following undergraduate regulation and admission changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-4692 – regulations revisions-undergraduate studies in education

faculty of law

• 2014-law-4619 – amendments to faculty of law regulations

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-4709 – faculty of ses regulations update
• 2015-sci-4721 – sustainability sciences department regulations

university regulations & admission requirements

• 2015-univreg-4889 – updating the colleges of applied arts and technology admission requirement

7.

senate academic information technologies committee report (dr. joan chambers)

moved that the senate academic information technologies committee report be accepted.

8.

senate executive committee recommendations

moved that the following faculty members be appointed to the senate nominations committee with all terms commencing july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017:

• dr. mariette brennan for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017
• dr. birbal singh for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017
• dr. robert j. omeljaniuk for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017
• dr. chris parkes for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017

9.

proposed university operating budget 2015-2016 (dr. birbal singh/ mrs. kathy pozihun)

9.1

moved that the senate endorses the proposed 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 operating budget for 2015-2016.

9.2

moved that the senate budget committee report - part 2 be accepted.

10.

senate research committee report (dr. maria grazia viola)

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

 11.

 faculty of graduate studies council report - part 2 (dr. christine gottardo)

items for information

12.

faculty senator election

dr. timothy hardie was elected to fill the faculty senator vacancy for the term commencing immediately through june 30, 2017.

13.

cou academic colleague report (dr. mary louise hill) 

14.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

15.

provost & vice-president (academic) report (dr. moira mcpherson)

16.

nosm report (dr. penny moody-corbett)

17.

ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council member to senate report (dr. michelle-marie spadoni)

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #2-2015 held on february 23, 2015

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #2-2015 of february 23, 2015 be approved.

3.

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

4.

calendar changes for referral

senators may view details of the proposed calendar changes on the curriculum navigator website.  a link to the website along with log in information and instructions has been emailed to all senators.