senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of minutes

moved that the february 13, 2017 senate meeting minutes 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 login information and instructions has been emailed to all senators.

4.1

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

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

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2016-sci-6053 – course-minormodification-biol 3217 to match nrmt 3217
• 2017-sci-6161 – forensic science minor update

4.2

proposed graduate regulation change for referral (dr. wayne melville)

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

faculty of natural resources management

• 2017-nat-6169 - clarification of phd forestry regulation-supervisory committee

5.

reports of senate standing committees

5.1

senate academic committee report (dr. wayne melville)

5.1.1

moved that the fall study break pilot be extended for 1 additional academic year (2018/2019).

5.1.2

moved that the attached 2018/2019 academic schedule of dates be approved.

5.1.3

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

5.2

senate budget committee report (dr. donald kerr)

5.2.1

proposed university operating budget 2017-18 presentation (mrs. kathy pozihun & dr. moira mcpherson)

5.2.2

moved to endorse the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 operating budget 2017-18.

5.2.3

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

5.3

senate executive committee recommendations

moved that the following faculty members be appointed to the senate nominations committee with all terms commencing july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2019:

• dr. ruth beatty
• dr. amanda diochon
• dr. robert omeljaniuk
• dr. mohammad nasir uddin

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 nominations committee report (dr. birbal singh)

5.5.1

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

5.5.2

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

5.6

senate organization committee recommended bylaw revisions (dr. craig mackinnon)

notice of motion for items 5.5.1 and 5.5.2 was provided at the february 13, 2017 senate meeting.

5.6.1

moved that paragraph 9 and appendix a of the senate bylaws be amended to include in the senate composition, a professional librarian elected by the professional librarians for a 3 year term as indicated in the attached document.

5.6.2

moved that the sections of the senate bylaws which reference sabbaticals and leaves-of-absence be amended as indicated in the attached document.

5.7

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

5.8

senate undergraduate scholarships & bursaries committee report (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the senate undergraduate scholarships & bursaries committee report be accepted.

6.

calendar change approvals

6.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that 2016-soc-6011 – new service courses be approved contingent upon approval of the senate budget committee.

moved that the following undergraduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business administration

• 2016-bus-5877 – indigenous content requirement – business programs, orillia
• 2016-bus-5878 – indigenous content requirement – business courses, orillia
• 2016-bus-5954 – entrepreneurship certificate program
• 2016-bus-5955 – entrepreneurship certificate courses

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

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

• 2016-hbs-6055 – program-modification-ug-social work-course classifications changed to “types”
• 2016-hbs-6058 – program-modification-ug-social work-clarify elective options in years 3 and 4
• 2016-hbs-6059 – course change- modify notes- ug-social work- restrict electives to 3^rd year, 4^th year and one year 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
• 2016-hbs-6060 – course-modifications-ug-social work- changes to co-requisites, pre-requisites and notes
• 2016-hbs-6061 – course-modification-ug-social work- notechange
• 2016-hbs-6062 – course-modification-ug-social work- change to course description

faculty of natural resources management

• 2016-nat-5945 – update title and wording of nrmt/indi-2054
• 2016-nat-6023 – update nrmt/biol-3217forest entomology description – (removing insect collection requirement)
• 2016-nat-6031 – hbem co-op pgm icr note added
• 2016-nat-6032 – hbscf co-op pgm icr note added
• 2016-nat-6033 – clarification of course requirements for college transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in hbem
• 2016-nat-6034 – clarification of course requirements for college transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in hbscf
• 2016-nat-6037 – nrmt-1071 title and description update

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2016-sci-5900 – environmental sustainability programs – indigenous content requirement
• 2016-sci-5901 – calendar changes in department of mathematical sciences
• 2016-sci-5907 – econ – update permissions
• 2016-sci-5928 – course-new-biology4011-fundamentals of immunology
• 2016-sci-5983 – course-new-ug-computer science-data science
• 2016-sci-5984 – course-modification-ug-computer science-undergrad research

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2016-soc-5820 – programs-modification-ug-languages-change of required course.
• 2016-soc-5932 – discontinue hbor/hba
• 2016-soc-5947 – courses_modification_ug_crim 3350_pre-requisite
• 2016-soc-5957 – crim 4113 course--cross-listing with poli 4113
• 2016-soc-5959 – cross calendaring poli and crim 4113
• 2016-soc-5961 – course-new-ug-history-2^nd year course
• 2016-soc-5962 – courses-new-ug-history-2^nd year course
• 2016-soc-5963 – courses-discontinue-ug-history-2^nd year course
• 2016-soc-5964-a – courses-discontinue-ug-history-2^nd year and 3^rd year courses
• 2016-soc-5965 – courses-discontinue-ug-history-2^nd year
• 2016-soc-5967 – programs-minor modification-ug-history- icr
• 2016-soc-5968 – courses-discontinue-ug-northern studies-2^nd year courses
• 2016-soc-6064 – media studies course changes
• 2016-soc-6068 – criminology courses
• 2016-soc-6069 – undergraduate--course additions to the human nature concentration list--hbasc and hbasc/bed degrees
• 2016-soc-6070 – undergraduate—course additions to the social justice concentration list—hbasc and hbasc/bed degrees
• 2016-soc-6071 – hbasc (media studies)--production courses requirement
• 2017-soc-6079 – poli 3335
• 2017-soc-6083 – new course – gender and politics
• 2017-soc-6084 – add note – ps 3333
• 2017-soc-6086 – add note – ps 3334

6.2

approval of undergraduate regulation change (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate regulation change be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5944 – kine undergrad regulations

6.3

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the following graduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business administration

• 2016-bus-5972 – graduate diploma in accounting (phase 1 approval)

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5920 – course modification-gr-health sciences-cross listed
• 2016-hbs-5921 – program-discontinuing-gr-health sciences-mph.publnuge.co
• 2016-hbs-6063 – course-modification-gr-social work- title and course description change
• 2016-hbs-6066 – course-new-modification-gr-health sciences
• 2016-hbs-6067 – program-modification-gr-health sciences
• 2017-hbs-6090 – modifications to 5011
• 2017-hbs-6098 – discontinue psyc 6812
• 2017-hbs-6123 – course-new-gr-health sciences
• 2017-hbs-6124 – program-modification-gr-health sciences

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2016-sci-5903 – ma – requirements update
• 2016-sci-5904 – inactive program removal
• 2016-sci-5978 – program-modification-gr-computer science-minimum academic terms
• 2016-sci-5987 – course_discontinue_geology_geol 6000
• 2016-sci-6045 – mes-necu – course changes
• 2016-sci-6046 – mes – necu – program update

7.

2017/18 senate and senate executive committee meeting schedules

moved that the attached 2017/18 senate and senate executive committee meeting schedules be approved.

items for information

8.

acclaimed faculty senators

nominations for three faculty senator vacancies were accepted from february 10, 2017 until march 24, 2017 at 4:30pm.  the following faculty senators were acclaimed:

• dr. douglas w. hayes for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2020
• dr. paolo sanzo for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2020
• dr. shannon zurevinski for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2020

9.

council of ontario universities (cou) academic colleagues report (dr. azim mallik)

10

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

11

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

12

board of governors report (mr. lou pero)