senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of minutes

moved that the april 10, 2017 senate meeting minutes be approved.

3.

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

4.

graduands & medal recipients

4.1

approval of undergraduate degree and diploma recipients (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 degree recipients (ms. andrea tarsitano)

moved that the candidates on the distributed graduands list be awarded the graduate degrees indicated.

4.3

approval of the medal recipients (ms. andrea tarsitano)

moved that the 2017-2018 medal recipients indicated on the distributed list be approved.

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 academic calendar change be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2017-soc-6128 – remove cross list hist 3703

6.

reports of senate standing committees

6.1

senate academic committee report (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

6.2

senate academic information technologies committee report (prof. michael dohan)

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

6.3

senate continuing education and distributed learning committee report (dr. joey farrell)

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

6.4

senate budget committee report (dr. donald kerr)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

6.5

senate executive committee recommendation

moved that dr. mariette brennan be appointed to the senate nominations committee for the term commencing january 1, 2018 to june 30, 2018.

6.6

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

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

6.7

senate library committee report (dr. amanda diochon)

moved that the senate library committee report be accepted.

6.8

senate nominations committee report (dr. birbal singh)

6.8.1

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

6.8.2

moved that the senate nominations committee report be accepted.

6.9

senate teaching and learning committee report (dr. john o’meara)

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

6.10

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

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

6.11

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

 7.

calendar change approvals

7.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the following undergraduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business administration

• 2017-bus-6092 – structural change to business 1066y (split course into business 1056 and business 1076)
• 2017-bus-6101 – structural change to business 1066y (split course into business 1056 and business 1076)
• 2017-bus-6109 – accounting major – cpa national accreditation standard alignment
• 2017-bus-6110 – accounting major cpa national accreditation standard alignment

faculty of education

• 2016-edu-5812 – certificate in education studies
• 2016-edu-5994-a – programs removed from ug aboriginal education department
• 2016-edu-6022 – course-modifications-ug-changes to nltc.nasl-nlip program
• 2017-edu-6027 - major modification-ug-nltc.nasl-nlip
• 2016-edu-6028 – program-minor modification-ug-hbed aboriginal education-course number changes
• 2016-edu-6040 – courses-new courses-ug-hbed-aboriginal education
• 2016-edu-6042 – program-minor modification-language and course number changes- ug-ntep-aboriginal education
• 2017-edu-6130 – courses-modifications-ug-math requirements for aboriginal education hbed

faculty of engineering

• 2016-eng-6016 – courses – modifications-ug-engineering – content, title and offering changes
• 2017-eng-6097 – programs – modifications – ug – mechanical engineering – changes to offering hours
• 2017-eng-6102 – courses – modifications – ug – mechanical engineering – add restriction for 4^th year 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
• 2017-eng-6104 – programs – modifications – ug – software engineering – addition of complementary studies rule
• 2017-eng-6105 – programs – modifications – ug – electrical engineering – addition of text for complementary studies rule
• 2017-eng-6106 – programs – modifications – ug – electrical lu georgian partnership – changes to reflect discontinued courses

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2017-hbs-6089 – new third year psychology course
• 2017-hbs-6103 – kine_ug_stats_note

faculty of law

• 2016-law-6004 – modifications to law courses
• 2016-law-6005 – modifications to the jd program

faculty of natural resources management

• 2016-nat-6036 – nrmt-1010 –update co-requisite

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-4959 – enst 4115 plant ecology of disturbed habitats
• 2015-sci-5446 – certificate in environmental sustainability
• 2016-sci-5882 – new course ensu 4810: issues in environmental sustainability
• 2016-sci-5899 – updates to the icr courses
• 2016-sci-5935 – geog – visual arts requirement update
• 2016-sci-5966 – geog 2511 change
• 2016-sci-5970-b-a – chemistry (new cyclotron course)
• 2016-sci-5979 – program-modification-ug-computer science-electives in cs restructuring
• 2016-sci-5980 – program-majormod-ug-computer science-new specialization
• 2016-sci-5981 – course-new-ug-computer science-health informatics specialization
• 2016-sci-5982 – course-modification-ug-computerscience-update for new proposed specialization
• 2016-sci-5988 – enst – title change
• 2016-sci-6048 – hbasc environmental sustainability major (specialization in ecosystem management)
• 2017-sci-6150 – hbasc ensu with specialization in ecosystem management – pathway with georgian env tech

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2016-soc-5879 – programs-modifications-ug-languages-change to new course types and add indigenous content requirement
• 2016-soc-5906 – courses-modification-ug-languages-new description added to notes.
• 2016-soc-5925 – new college pathways programs for orpt
• 2016-soc-5943 – courses-modifications-ug-philosophy
• 2016-soc-6008 – undergraduate courses – women’s studies
• 2016-soc-6015 – certificate - writing
• 2016-soc-6020 – courses-modifications-ug-philosophy
• 2016-soc-6024-a – program curriculum change for hba sociology programs
• 2016-soc-6039 - course additions and deletions sociology
• 2016-soc-6044 – undergraduate courses – new cross-lists with sociology – women’s studies
• 2016-soc-6049 – discontinue indi 3060
• 2017-soc-6073 – undergraduate--media studies--new concentration in photographic production
• 2017-soc-6077 – modification to ba (general) college pathways program
• 2017-soc-6081 – major modifications – ba.gene
• 2017-soc-6085 – new double major honours political science and women’s studies

7.2

approval of undergraduate regulation and admission changes (dr. wayne melville)

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

faculty of education

• 2017-edu-6075-a – amendments to education regulations
• 2017-edu-6075-b – amendments to education admission requirements

faculty of engineering

• 2016-eng-6014 – regulations-modifications-ug-engineering-updates-additions
• 2017-eng-6119 – regulations – modifications – ug – engineering – co-op changes

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5934 – admission req for kine educ accelerated
• 2016-hbs-6054-a – admission-modification-ug-social work-one-year admissions requirements-date change
• 2016-hbs-6054-b – regulation-modification-ug-social work
• 2017-hbs-6072 – school of nursing regulation 8 unsafe/unethical/unprofessional behaviour

university regulations and admission requirements

• 2017-univreg-6170 – regulation-modification-university regulation xii timely feedback

7.3

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 3 – “final approval”)
• 2016-bus-5973 – graduate diploma in accounting courses

faculty of education

• 2017-edu-6131 – major modification med - orillia

faculty of engineering

• 2016-eng-5836 – new msc environmental eng. course - rheology
• 2017-eng-6107 – courses – modifications – graduate phd – engineering – changes in phd courses to include all engineering disciplines
• 2017-eng-6108 – coures – modifications – grad –engineering – changes/discontinue
• 2017-eng-6112 – programs – modifications – grad – phd engineering
• 2017-eng-6116 – courses – additions – grad – engineering – new courses for all msc engineering programs
• 2017-eng-6117 – programs – modifications – grad – engineering – updates to clarify course based program

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-6056 – program-discontinued-gr-social work-certificate programs no longer offered
• 2016-hbs-6057 – program-discontinued-gr-social work- certificate programs no longer offered
• 2017-hbs-6078 – concentration/specialization-new-gr-health sciences

faculty of natural resources management

• 2016-nat-6035 – lift restriction on elective set for mscf (course-based)

7.4

approval of graduate regulation and admission changes (dr. wayne melville)

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

faculty of business administration

• 2016-bus-5953 – academic regulations for graduate programs in business
• 2016-bus-5971 – admission requirements for graduate diploma in accounting

faculty of engineering

• 2017-eng-6113-a – regulations – modifications – phd – engineering
• 2017-eng-6113-b – admission req – modifications – phd – engineering
• 2017-eng-6118 – regulations – modifications – grad – engi – changes to clarify course based msc programs

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5923 – regulation-modification-gr-health sciences-addition
• 2016-hbs-5976 – kine grad regulations

faculty of natural resources management

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

8.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student union (lusu) recommendations

8.1

moved that lindsey kelly be appointed to senate to fill the lusu vice-president advocacy vacancy with the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2018.

8.2

moved that the lusu recommendations for student members on the senate standing committees be approved as attached.

8.4

moved that leah ching-johnson be appointed to the senate honorary degrees committee as the lusu executive member with the term commencing july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2018.

9.

alumni association board executive recommendation

moved that dr. michel beaulieu be reappointed to the senate honorary degrees committee as the alumni association board of directors member with the term commencing july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2018.

10.

adjunct professor appointments

10.1

moved that the following adjunct professor appointment for the faculty of social sciences and humanities be approved:

• dr. nicolas lépine, be appointed as an external adjunct professor in the department of history for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2020.

10.2

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

• dr. erin dunlop, be appointed as an external adjunct professor in the department of biology for the term october 1, 2016 to june 30, 2020.

items for information

11.

acclaimed professional librarian on senate

nominations for one professional librarian on the senate were accepted from april 7, 2017 to may 2, 2017. two eligible nominations were received but only one nominee was willing to let their name stand. ms. janice mutz was acclaimed as the professional librarian on the senate with the term commencing july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2020.

12.

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

13.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

13.1

list of professor emeriti-ae

14.

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

15.

board of governors report (mr. lou pero)

16.

northern ontario school of medicine (nosm) report (dr. penny moody-corbett)

17.

acclaimed council of ontario universities (cou) academic colleague alternate

nominations for the cou academic colleague alternate were accepted from april 25, 2017 to may 9, 2017.  dr. douglas ivison was acclaimed as the cou academic alternate with the term commencing july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2018.

adjournment