senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #8-2014 held on december 1, 2014

moved that the minutes of senate meeting #8-2014 of december 1, 2014 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.

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 business

• 2015-bus-4743 - new undergraduate course business 3255
• 2015-bus-4744 - delete undergraduate course business 3293

faculty of education

• 2014-edu-4406 - native language instructors program
• 2014-edu-4407 - native language instructors program
• 2014-edu-4460 – bed extension program
• 2014-edu-4647 – course change – education 4399 field experience (request number split into two requests: 2015-edu-4869 and 2015-edu-4855)^{march 6, 2015 y.r.}
• 2015-edu-4669 - ntep babed indi is
• 2015-edu-4670 - ntep specialist cert (educ)
• 2015-edu-4691 – education courses deletions and revisions

faculty of engineering

• 2014-eng-4515 – engi 2254 prereq’s and busi 3293 removal
• 2014-eng-4547 – remove engi 2332 & 3336 change
• 2014-eng-4620-a – software eng – courses – prerequisites
• 2014-eng-4620-b - software eng - courses – prerequisites
• 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-4493 – course – changedescriptionkinesiology
• 2014-hbs-4514 - course-newcourse-psychology
• 2014-hbs-4519 – program- modifylesssignificanthbk.cp
• 2015-hbs-4725 - fhbs.kine.program modifications
• 2015-hbs-4726 - fhbs.nurs.program modifications
• 2015-hbs-4729 - new nursing courses (associated with request 2015-hbs-4726)
• 2015-hbs-4730 - nursing course deletions (associated with request 2015-hbs-4726)
• 2015-hbs-4749 - nurs bscn 2 yr program deletion

faculty of law

• 2014-law-4631-a – new courses (3^rd yr)
• 2014-law-4631-b – new courses (electives)
• 2015-law-4681 – program change specified third year courses
• 2015-law-4708 – new course (elective)

faculty of natural resources management

• 2014-nat-4516 – course name change – nrmt-2310

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 3yrs (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
• 2014-sci-4390 – course-new-biology3232
• 2014-sci-4462 – changes to biology 4115 course
• 2014-sci-4494 - minor changes to non-entry bioinformatics program for sake of consistency
• 2014-sci-4542 - course-new courses-anth 2550, 3015, 3234
• 2014-sci-4543-a - course-change description & title-anth 2517, 4010
• 2014-sci-4544 - course-discontinue-anth 3550
• 2014-sci-4558 - course-description change-anth3801
• 2014-sci-4613 - 3rd/4th year geography course requirements
• 2015-sci-4684 - course changes for geology programs
• 2015-sci-4686 - courses new ug computer science
• 2015-sci-4687 - courses modification ug computer science
• 2015-sci-4688 - programs major modification ug computer science iqap response
• 2015-sci-4689 - program changes in 3rd and 4th year geology
• 2015-sci-4690 - chem 4xxx
• 2015-sci-4693 - program deletion - geology with physics (concurrent education)
• 2015-sci-4695 - course description/prerequisite updates for geology
• 2015-sci-4704 - new course - biology 4218 - fall 2016
• 2015-sci-4707 - program changes in 4th year bsc geology
• 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
• 2015-sci-4735 - honours bachelor of arts and science (environmental sustainability major) - transfer
• 2015-sci-4740 - honour basc (environmental sustainability) pj

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4295 – discontinued phil courses
• 2014-soc-4297 – new courses phil
• 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-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-4554 – visual arts discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4556 – english curriculum major modifications
• 2014-soc-4557 – english curriculum major modifications-associated 1^st year courses
• 2014-soc-4559 – english major modifications – new 2^nd year courses
• 2014-soc-4560 – english major modifications 2^nd yr discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4563-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
• 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 – 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 – 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 – 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-4622 - course title change for mdst 2310
• 2014-soc-4625 - change to hbasc media studies college transfer
• 2014-soc-4628-a - new combined programs - history & french-hbabed
• 2014-soc-4628-b - new combined programs - history & french
• 2014-soc-4629 – soci 4517 change course description and prerequisite
• 2014-soc-4630 - 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 with poli 2410
• 2014-soc-4642 – cross-list mdst 4350 with wome
• 2014-soc-4648 - hbor bed (outdoor recreation) i/s
• 2014-soc-4649 - hbor bed (outdoor recreation) j/i
• 2014-soc-4650 - hbor bed (outdoor recreation) p/j
• 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-philosophy
• 2014-soc-4661 – new advantanced 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

4.2

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

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

faculty of business

• 2015-bus-4736 - delete grad course business 5000
• 2015-bus-4737 - delete grad course business 5010
• 2015-bus-4738 - new grad course business 5035
• 2015-bus-4745 - mba program changes - graduate
• 2015-bus-4746 - master of science in management (research project) - graduate
• 2015-bus-4747 - master of science in management msc(mgt) (thesis) - graduate

faculty of engineering

• 2014-eng-4541 – associated courses – msc civil new program
• 2015-eng-4679 - prog-grad-msc environmental - core course additions
• 2015-eng-4680 - grad courses associated with eng-2014-4679
• 2015-eng-4700 - control engineering - remove program
• 2015-eng-4756 - mseng course based option - engi graduate programs

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2015-hbs-4727 – mph program deletion (hesc)
• 2015-hbs-4728 – hesc grad courses
• 2015-hbs-4748 - hesc. grad program revisions (mph & mhsc)

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-4464 – new graduate course – biology 5310
• 2015-sci-4685 - course modification gr computer science 5450

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4535 – new graduate diploma in performance and pedagogy
• 2014-soc-4545 – english new graduate course
• 2014-soc-4546 – discontinue engl5790
• 2014-soc-4549 – english graduate program change

4.3

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-4692 - regulation revisions-undergraduate studies in 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 requirement
• 2015-eng-4742 - engi common year admission requirements

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2015-hbs-4751 - nurs.admission changes

faculty of law

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

faculty of science and environmenal studies

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

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4536 – modified calendar regulation
• 2015-soc-4677 - department of interdisciplinary studies regulations

4.4

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

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

faculty of education

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

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

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. douglas ivison )

moved that the senate academic committee report 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 business administration

• 2014-bus-4377 – business 4253
• 2014-bus-4378 – business 3073
• 2014-bus-4379 – business 3337
• 2014-bus-4380 – business 3413
• 2014-bus-4429 – bachelor of administration college transfer program – orillia
• 2014-bus-4472 – honours bachelor of commerce (information systems major)
• 2014-bus-4473 – minor in information systems

faculty of engineering

• 2014-eng-4419 – beng elec – lu-georgian – major modification
• 2014-eng-4501 – lu georgian program – associated courses

faculty of natural resources management

• (2014-nat-3388)  hbem wildlife spec electives

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-4480 – calendar changes mathematics (based on lu-georgian new program))

6.2

approval of graduate regulation changes (dr. douglas ivison)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• hesc calendar change – merging hesc to publ info page

7.

senate organization committee (dr. mark gallagher)

7.1

moved that the proposed revisions to the joint sub-committee of the senate academic committee and the ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council terms of reference be approved.

7.2

moved that the proposed revisions to the senate teaching and learning committee terms of reference be approved.

7.3

moved that the proposed revisions to the faculty of graduate studies council terms of reference be approved.

7.4

moved that the proposed revisions to the senate research committee terms of reference be approved.

7.5

moved that the senate organization committee report be approved.

new

senate nominations committee (dr. cheryl lousely)

moved that senate approves the appointment of dr. isabelle lemee as the faculty member on the senate undergraduate studies committee for the term commencing immediately through june 30, 2015.

8.

fall 2014 late additions to graduands list (ms. andrea tarsitano)

the senate’s “enabling motion graduands on record” empowers the dean of the faculty and registrar to approve late additions to the graduands’ list who had not appeared on the convocation list.  no motion is necessary.

items for information

9.

cou academic colleague report (dr. mary louise hill)

10.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

11.

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

12.

nosm report (dr. penny moody-corbett)

13.

in-camera session

moved that senate temporarily adjourns to an in-camera session to discuss honorary degrees.