senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of minutes

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #1-2016 of january 18, 2016 be approved.

3.

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

4.

reports of senate standing committees

4.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

4.2

senate budget committee report (dr. donald kerr)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

4.3

senate academic committee report (dr. douglas ivison)

4.3.1

moved that the proposed revisions to the senate academic committee and its sub-committee’s terms or reference be referred to the senate organization committee.

4.3.2

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

4.4

faculty of graduate studies council report (dr. chander shahi )

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

4.5

senate teaching and learning committee report (dr. christopher murray)

4.5.1

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

4.5.2

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

4.6

senate research committee report (dr. elaine wiersma)

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

4.7

senate honorary degrees committee report (dr. aristocles carastathis)

4.7.1

moved that the proposed revisions to the senate honorary degrees committee terms of reference be referred to the senate organization committee.

4.7.2

moved that the senate honorary degrees committee report be accepted.

4.8

senate library committee report (dr. daniel hannah)

moved that the senate library committee report be accepted.

5.

calendar change approvals

5.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-5221 – program-modifications-ug-aboriginal content regulation and english electives updates
• 2016-sci-5545 – anth 3136 – cross list

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2015-soc-5268 – program-modification-ug-philosophy-minor in applied ethics
• 2015-soc-5314 – split political science 4101 ya in to two half courses, political science 4111 and political science 4112
• 2015-soc-5376 – changes to media studies courses
• 2015-soc-5389 – criminology and media studies courses
• 2015-soc-5394 – wome – cross-list crim 2030
• 2015-soc-5429 – new cross listed media studies courses
• 2016-soc-5535 – women’s studies cross-list

5.2

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business administration

• 2015-bus-5403 – business 5013

faculty of engineering

• 2015-eng-5042 – new courses for elec & comp eng course based program – see 2015-eng-4756
• 2016-eng-5573 – courses – modifications – grad – engineering – changes to msc seminar course descriptions

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5547 – course-new-gr-kinesiology ipe
• 2016-hbs-5548 – course-new-gr-kinesiology-measurement theory and practice in kinesiology
• 2016-hbs-5563 – programs-modifications-gr-kinesiology-specialization in gerontology

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-5399 – non credit required ethics course
• 2015-sci-5400 – ethics course requirement

6.

lusu recommendation for student member on the senate academic appeals committee (mr. matt quick)

moved that jessica gutta be appointed to fill the student member vacancy on the senate academic appeals committee effective immediately through june 30, 2016.

7.

approval of adjunct professors

7.1

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

• dr. yolibeth de pernia  as an external adjunct professor to the department of civil engineering for the term july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2019.

7.2

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

• dr. gerardo reyes as an external adjunct professor to the department of sustainability sciences for the term july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2019.

items for information

8.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

9.

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

10.

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

11.

nosm report (dr. penny moody-corbett)

12.

adjournment