senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of minutes

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #2-2016 of february 22, 2016 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 admission change for referral (dr. michael stevenson)

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

• 2016-hbs-5634 – admission req mod ug kine

5.

reports of senate standing committees

5.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

5.2

senate budget committee report (dr. donald kerr)

5.2.1

proposed university operating budget 2016-17 presentation (mrs. kathy pozihun)

5.2.2

moved that the senate endorses the proposed 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 operating budget 2016-17.

5.2.3

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

5.2.4

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

5.3

senate academic committee report (dr. douglas ivison)

5.3.1

moved that the revisions to the disclosure of personal information – posting of student marks policy be approved.

5.3.2

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

5.4

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

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

5.5

senate organization committee report (dr. mark gallagher)

5.5.1

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

5.5.2

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

5.5.3

moved that the senate organization committee report be approved.

5.6

senate nominations committee report (dr. qing-lai dang)

5.6.1

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

5.6.2

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

6.

calendar change approvals

6.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. michael stevenson)

6.1.1

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-5504 – program-modification-ug-kinesiology

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2015-hbs-5454 - program-modifications-ug-psychology- indigenous content
• 2015-hbs-5456 - program-modifications-ug-psychology- indigenous content
• 2015-hbs-5461 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5462 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5464 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5465 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5467 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5468 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5469 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5470 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5473 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5478 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5479 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5480 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5483 – courses-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5497 – programs-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5498 – programs-modifications-ug-kinesiology
• 2015-hbs-5508 - courses-modifications-ug-psychology-changes to name, description and prerequisites

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2015-soc-5340 – programs-modifications-ug-music-changes made for icr
• 2015-soc-5371 – course-discontinue-ug-english
• 2015-soc-5401 – programs-modifications-ug-english-icr and additional changes
• 2015-soc-5402 – programs-modifications-ug-english-icr and corrections
• 2016-soc-5569 – course-discontinuation-ug-english-originally 2015-soc-5427

6.1.2

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved contingent upon final senate approval of 2013-soc-2932 – program-new graduate degree-social justice studies:

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2015-soc-5388 – courses-modifications-ug-music-cross-listing with social justice
• 2016-soc-5534 – course-modification-ug-english-crosslisting with social justice studies

moved that the following undergraduate regulation change be approved:

• 2015-hbs-5505 - req-modification-kinesiology

7.

approval of adjunct professor

7.1

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

• dr. constance o’connor as an external adjunct professor to the department of biology for the term january 1, 2016 to june 30, 2019.

items for information

8.

adjunct professor renewals (information only)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• dr. michel bédard’s appointment as an internal adjunct professor to the department of psychology has been renewed with the term commencing on july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2019.
• dr. martin katzman’s appointment as an external adjunct professor to the department of psychology has been renewed with the term commencing on july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2019.
• dr. edouard st. pierre’s appointment as an external adjunct professor to the department of psychology has been renewed with the term commencing on july 1, 2015 to june 30, 2019.

9.

acclaimed faculty senators

nominations for faculty senator vacancies were accepted from february 16, 2016 until march 1, 2016 at 4:30pm.  the following faculty senators were acclaimed:

• dr. dalibor misina for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2019
• dr. brian mclaren for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2019

there is one faculty senator vacancy remaining for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2019.  nominations for this vacancy will be open from march 29, 2016 to april 12, 2016 at 4:30pm.

10.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

11.

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

12.

nosm report (dr. penny moody-corbett)

13.

cou academic colleague report (dr. mary louise hill)

14.

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

15.

in-camera session

moved that senate temporarily adjourns to an in-camera session to receive an update from the president.

16.

adjournment