senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of minutes

moved that the minutes of senate meeting #4-2016 of april 11, 2016 be approved.

3.

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

4.

graduands

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.

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 login information and instructions has been emailed to all senators.

5.1

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. michael stevenson)

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

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5691 – program.newmod.ug.hbkbed

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2016-sci-5625 – program modification_second modification minor_hbesc.eart ug_geology

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2016-soc-5696 – course-new-ug-english-honours seminar in ecocriticism
• 2016-soc-5698 – outd 4911

5.2

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

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

• 2016-edu-5693 – regulations for the accelerated concurrent honours degree programs

5.3

proposed graduate admission change for referral (dr. douglas ivison)

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

• 2016-soc-5718 – admission requirements and regulations for ma social justice studies program

6.

reports of senate standing committees

6.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report  (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

6.2

senate budget committee report (dr. donald kerr)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

6.3

senate academic committee report (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

6.4

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

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

6.5

senate continuing education and distributed learning committee report (dr. jason blahuta)

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

6.6

senate academic information technologies committee report (dr. apichart linhananta)

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

6.7

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

6.7.1

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

6.7.2

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

6.8

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

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

6.9

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

6.9.1

moved that the establishment of a dean’s medal for the faculty of law to be awarded to the highest ranking graduating student in the faculty of law be approved.

6.9.2

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

6.10

senate library committee report (dr. daniel hannah)

moved that the senate library committee report be accepted

6.11

senate organization committee report (dr. mark gallagher)

moved that the senate organization committee report be accepted.

6.12

joint senate committee for the northern ontario school of medicine (nosm) report

6.12.1

moved that the revisions to the 2016-2017 ume calendar of academic events be approved.

6.12.2

moved that the revisions to the content of the ume academic appeals policy be approved.

6.12.3

moved that the revisions to the admissions policy be approved.

6.12.4

moved that the joint senate committee for the northern ontario school of medicine report be accepted.

7.

approval of the medal recipients (ms. andrea tarsitano)

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

 8.

calendar change approvals

8.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business

• 2015-bus-5416 – changes to business courses at the orillia campus
• 2016-bus-5688 – changes to hbcomm degree – orillia (originally submitted under request number 2016-bus-5551)

faculty of engineering

• 2015-eng-5406 – courses – modifications – ug – engineering (civil) – prerequisite additions
• 2015-eng-5409 – courses – modifications – ug – engineering – software – course title and description changes
• 2015-eng-5422 – programs – less significant changes – ug-civil – change to geol, english and icr
• 2016-eng-5562 – programs – less significant changes – ug – engineering – common year – replace engl course
• 2016-eng-5570 – programs – less significant changes – ug – engineering – replace engl 1238 with engl 1015 and updated program outline to comply with icr

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5549 - program-modifications-ug-gerontology - indigenous content
• 2016-hbs-5550 – program-modifications-ug-psychology-indigenous content
• 2016-hbs-5553 – program-modifications-ug-psychology- indigenous content
• 2016-hbs-5554 – program-modifications-ug-psychology- indigenous content
• 2016-hbs-5555 – program-modifications-ug-psychology- indigenous content
• 2016-hbs-5556 – program-modifications-ug-psychology- indigenous content
• 2016-hbs-5565 – courses-new-ug-social work
• 2016-hbs-5566 – courses-modifications-ug-social work
• 2016-hbs-5567 – program-modifications-ug-social work
• 2016-hbs-5572 – new concentration and specialization-ug-social work-women’s studies

faculty of law

• 2015-law-5447 – new courses
• 2016-law-5520 – course name change

faculty of natural resources management

• 2016-nat-5544 – change name of directed learning option stream to sustainable land use

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-5201 - minor in socio-cultural anthropology
• 2015-sci-5224 - program-major modifications-apls - icr, orillia, new specializations and concentration
• 2015-sci-5267 - programs-modifications-ug-geog-program updates - geog 1150, 1170, 1190 and english update
• 2015-sci-5325 - biology - new concentration biodiversity and conservation
• 2015-sci-5343 – icr and first year elective update
• 2015-sci-5356 – course-new-biology4132
• 2015-sci-5360 – minor changes to hbasc envs
• 2015-sci-5361 – course-new-environmental studies 4470 – global change biology
• 2015-sci-5369 – calendar changes, department of mathematical sciences
• 2015-sci-5378 – changes to minor in environmental sustainability.
• 2015-sci-5393 – courses_minor modification_ug-geology_3015 change in lab hours of instruction
• 2015-sci-5397 - program-majormodification-apls
• 2015-sci-5398 - program-newconcentration-biology-neuroscience
• 2015-sci-5404-a - new specialization - environmental biotechnology with environmental sustainability
• 2015-sci-5404-b - new environmental sustainability courses
• 2015-sci-5405 – minor changes to non-direct entry basc, environmental sustainability
• 2016-sci-5526 – chemistry icr changes
• 2016-sci-5625 – program modification_second modification minor_hbesc.eart ug_geology

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2015-soc-5229 - courses-new and modifications-ug-history-public history courses
• 2015-soc-5230 - courses-discontinuations-ug-history-course discontinuations
• 2015-soc-5231 - courses-new and modifications-ug-history
• 2015-soc-5232 - certificate-new-ug-history-certificate in public history
• 2015-soc-5235 - specialization in public history
• 2015-soc-5287 – programs-modifications-ug-philosophy-hba 4^th year & icr
• 2015-soc-5288 – programs-modifications-ug-philosophy-ba icr
• 2015-soc-5300 - specialization in military history
• 2015-soc-5309 – program-major modification-ug-english-english minor
• 2015-soc-5311 – program-major modification-ug-english-writing minor
• 2015-soc-5317 – programs-modifications-ug-political science-indigenous content requirement.
• 2015-soc-5318 – women’s studies-icr-program notes
• 2015-soc-5319 – women’s studies-courses
• 2015-soc-5321-a - new concentrations in interdisciplinary studies major
• 2015-soc-5322 - new first year inquiry courses
• 2015-soc-5323 - new fourth year inquiry courses
• 2015-soc-5324 - new third year inquiry courses
• 2015-soc-5326 – course-modifications-ug-sociology-icr requirements
• 2015-soc-5327 – icr change – hba.polihist
• 2015-soc-5346 – non-icr sociology course calendar changes

• 2015-soc-5372 – course-modifications-ug-northern studies
• 2015-soc-5384 – course-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to intd 4801
• 2015-soc-5385 – course-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to crim 4801
• 2015-soc-5386 – discontinue-ug-interdisciplinary studies-elimination of crim specialization
• 2015-soc-5387 – discontinue-ug-interdisciplinary studies-elimination of mdst specialization
• 2015-soc-5390 - courses-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to intd 4901
• 2015-soc-5391 – deleting course from calendar: sociocultural aspects of sport
• 2015-soc-5410 – program-major modification-ug-english-introducing ba to orillia and icr changes
• 2015-soc-5411 – program-major modification-ug-english-babedpj in orillia and icr
• 2015-soc-5418-a – programs-modifications-ug-languages-adding minimum grade requirement
• 2015-soc-5419 – courses-ug-languages-new courses/course changes
• 2015-soc-5423 – programs-modifications-ug-visual arts-full courses split into half credits
• 2015-soc-5424 – courses-new-ug-music
• 2015-soc-5425 – program-major modification-ug-english-writing specialization
• 2015-soc-5426 – program-modification-ug-northern studies
• 2015-soc-5428 - new interdisciplinary studies concentrations in hbasc.bed degree
• 2015-soc-5430 – programs-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to basc
• 2015-soc-5431 – programs-modification-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to the bascbed.pj
• 2015-soc-5432 – programs-modification-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to hbasc
• 2015-soc-5433 - programs-modification-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to hbascbed.pj
• 2015-soc-5435 - programs-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to basc.trf
• 2015-soc-5436 – programs-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to hbasc.crim
• 2015-soc-5437 – programs-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to hbasc.mdst
• 2015-soc-5438 - programs-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to hbasc.trf
• 2015-soc-5442 - programs-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to hbasc.crim.trf
• 2015-soc-5444 - programs-modifications-ug-interdisciplinary studies-changes to hbasc.mdst.trf
• 2015-soc-5453 – addition of new course
• 2016-soc-5516 - courses-modifications-ug-outdoor rec
• 2016-soc-5536-a – social justice studies undergraduate courses
• 2016-soc-5592 – program-modifications-ug-history-ba (history) amendment for orillia option (originally submitted under request #2015-soc-5233)
• 2016-soc-5593 – programs-modification-ug-history-babed2.hist.pj amendment to offer at orillia (originally submitted under request #2015-soc-5234)
• 2016-soc-5679 – programs-special modification-ug-english-4 yr ba/basc (originally submitted as request 2016-soc-5512)
• 2016-soc-5680 – programs-special modification-ug-english-4 year babed & bascbed (originally submitted under request number 2016-soc-5513)
• 2016-soc-5683 - program-new program-ug-interdisciplinary studies-introduction of basc4 (originally submitted under request number 2015-soc-5439)
• 2016-soc-5684 - programs-new program-ug-interdisciplinary studies-introduction of basc4.mdst (originally submitted under request number 2015-soc-5440)
• 2016-soc-5685 – ba (history major) 4 yr (originally submitted under request number 2015-soc-5228)
• 2016-soc-5687 - program-major modification-ug-english-hba dalian transfer (originally submitted under request number 2015-soc-5458)
• 2016-soc-5694 – new program – hba (history and sociology major) (originally submitted under request number 2015-soc-5279)

8.2

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-5339 – update to admission requirements for undergraduate degree programs

• 2016-edu-5521 – faculty of education, undergraduate regulation modifications

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5552 – regulation-modification-ug-psychology
• 2016-hbs-5564 – regulations-modifications-ug-social work
• 2016-hbs-5634 - admission req mod ug kine

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-5407 – regulation changes for department of sustainability sciences

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2015-soc-5383 - change to interdisciplinary studies department regulations 
• 2015-soc-5452 - regulation change

8.3

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the following graduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of engineering

• 2016-eng-5575 - programs - modifications - gr- engineering - changes to course numbers civil/enviro/mech programs

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5557 - specialization-new-gr-health sciences-indigenous health and northern health
• 2016-hbs-5558 - specialization-new-gr-health sciences-mph with indigenous and northern health (course and thesis options). note to sac and susc - need to add in thesis option as per proposal brief.

faculty of natural resources management

• 2015-nat-5366 – new nrm grad courses for course-based mscf (2015-nat-5285)
• 2016-nat-5686 – gr prog addition of course-based mscf program to nrm (originally submitted under request number 2015-nat-5285)

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2013-soc-2932 – program-new graduate degree-social justice studies (phase 3 – final approval)
• 2015-soc-5392 - cross-listing courses with social justice graduate program
• 2016-soc-5532 – courses-modification-gr-english-crosslisting english courses with social justice studies
• 2016-soc-5533 – courses-new-gr-english
• 2016-soc-5536-b – social justice studies graduate courses
• 2016-soc-5574 – courses for graduate program for social justice studies

8.4

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

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

faculty of education

• 2016-edu-5529 – med admission requirement change re language
• 2016-edu-5530 – phd regulation change re comprehensive portfolio

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2015-hbs-5496 – reg-modification-masters of science-kinesiology
• 2016-hbs-5571 - regulation-modification-gr-psychology-criminal records check

faculty of social sciences and humanites

• 2016-soc-5718 - admission requirements and regulations for ma social justice studies program

8.5

urgent outstanding calendar changes

• 2015-bus-5441 – indigenous content requirement
• 2016-soc-5681 – honours bachelor of outdoor recreation (with nature-based therapeutic recreation concentration) (originally submitted under request number 2015-soc-5474)
• 2016-soc-5682-a – programs-new-ug-outdoor rec-college transfer program nature based therapeutic recreation (originally submitted under request number 2016-soc-5518)

9.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student union (lusu) recommendations for student members on senate standing committees for 2016-2017

 9.1

moved that the lusu recommendations for student members on senate standing committees for 2016-2017 be approved.

moved that mr. mohammad asker be appointed to senate to fill the lusu vice-president advocacy vacancy with the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2017.

9.2

moved that the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 indicated on the attached list be appointed to the senate academic appeals committee with all terms commencing july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2017.

10.

proposal for new senate standing committee (dr. donald kerr)

moved that the attached proposal for a new senate standing committee and the related re-organization to existing committees be referred to the senate organization committee.

items for information

11.

adjunct professor renewals (information only)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• dr. dwight mazmanian’s appointment as an internal adjunct professor to the department of health sciences has been renewed for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2020.
• dr. karen mcqueen’s appointment as an internal adjunct professor to the department of health sciences has been renewed for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2020.

12.

acclaimed faculty senator

dr. carlos zerpa was acclaimed as a faculty senator for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2019.

13.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

13.1

list of professor emeriti-ae

14.

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

15.

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

16.

council of ontario universities (cou) academic colleagues report  (dr. mary louise hill)

17.

adjournment