senate meeting

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.

4.1

proposed undergraduate regulation change for referral (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the proposed undergraduate regulation change be referred to the appropriate committees:

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

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 – part 1 (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

5.4

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

moved that the faculty of graduate studies council 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

• 2014-bus-4384 – certificate in business information technology management
• 2014-bus-4507 – business 3317
• 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-4408 – native language instructors program
• 2014-edu-4460 – bed extension program
• 2015-edu-4855 – faculty of education – field experience
• 2015-edu-4869 – remove field placement

faculty of engineering

• 2014-eng-4474 – software engineering – major changes
• 2014-eng-4496 – bengdip.civi program change
• 2014-eng-4497 – bengdip.civi associated course changes
• 2014-eng-4502 – softward prog. associated changes – 2014-eng-4474
• 2014-eng-4515 – engi 2254 prereq’s and busi 3293 removal
• 2014-eng-4620-a – software eng – courses – prerequisites
• 2014-eng-4620-b – software eng – courses – prerequisites

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2014-hbs-4401 – program-newdegree-psychologyminor
• 2014-hbs-4402 – course-change prerequisite-psychologycourses

faculty of law

• 2014-law-4631-b – new courses (electives)

faculty of natural resources management

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

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-3119 – discontinue hbsc geol with phys
• 2014-sci-4389 – program-new major specialization concentration – animal sciences^{title changed in curriculum navigator march 10, 2015}
• 2014-sci-4390 – course-new-biology3232
• 2014-sci-4391 – course-new-biology4372
• 2014-sci-4392 – course-changes to biology2171
• 2014-sci-4393 – course-changes to biology3219
• 2014-sci-4394 – course-changes to biology3250
• 2014-sci-4395 – course-changes to biology4231
• 2014-sci-4461 – new course – biology 2310
• 2014-sci-4462 – changes to biology 4115 course
• 2014-sci-4494 – minor changes to non-entry bioinformatics program for sake of consistency
• 2015-sci-4690 – chem 4xxx
• 2015-sci-4693 – program deletion – geology with physics (concurrent education)
• 2015-sci-4704 – new course – biology 4218 – fall 2016

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4295 – discontinued phil courses
• 2014-soc-4297-a – new courses phil
• 2014-soc-4629 – soci 4517 change course description and prerequisite

6.2

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. christine gottardo)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

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

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-4685 – course modification gr computer science 5450

6.3

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

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

faculty of education

• 2014-edu-4506 – raise the grade required to pass the additional qualification courses to 70%

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4536 – modified calendar regulation

7.

senate nominations committee report (dr. cheryl lousley)

7.1

moved that the attached list of faculty appointments to senate standing committees be approved.

7.2

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

8.

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

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

9.

senate research committee report (dr. maria grazia viola)

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

10.

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

10.1

moved that senate approves the evaluation process for indigenous content requirement.

10.2

moved that senate approves the revised joint sub-committee of the senate academic committee and the ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council terms of reference.

10.3

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

11.

approval of adjunct professors

11.1

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

• dr. majid ostadrahimi as an external adjunct professor to the department of electrical engineering for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2019.

12.

lusu recommendations for committee appointments

• moved that mr. matt quick be appointed as the student senator on the senate executive committee for the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2015.
• moved that mr. daniel bacsa be appointed as the lusu executive on the senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee for the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2015.

items for information

13.

acclaimed faculty senators

nominations were accepted for faculty senator vacancies.  the following faculty senators were acclaimed:

• dr. ti king for the term july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2016
• dr. gautam das for the term july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2018
• dr. isabelle lemee for the term july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2018
• dr. murari roy for the term july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2018

an election is currently being conducted to elect the faculty senator for the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2017.  three eligible nominations were received for this vacancy and the candidate with the highest number of votes will be presented at the senate meeting of april 13, 2015.

14.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

15.

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

16.

nosm report (dr. penny moody-corbett)

17.

cou academic colleague report (dr. mary louise hill)

18.

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

19.

in-camera session

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