senate meeting

1

approval of agenda

2

approval of minutes

moved that the october 30, 2017 senate 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. rachel warburton)

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

faculty of education

• 2017-edu-6387 - education 3514 teaching english language learners course modification

faculty of business administration

• 2017-bus-6315 – global entrepreneurship certificate program
• 2017-bus-6326 – honours bachelor of commerce co-operative programs (orillia campus)
• 2017-bus-6327 – changes to bachelor of administration college transfer programs for the orillia campus
• 2017-bus-6330 – honours bachelor of commerce college transfer pathways (orillia)
• 2017-bus-6354 – honours bachelor of commerce (international business major)
• 2017-bus-6355 – business 3274 – consumer behaviour
• 2017-bus-6356 – honours bachelor of commerce – marketing major
• 2017-bus-6379 - bachelor of administration college transfer program

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2017-sci-6295 – geog 4731 update
• 2017-sci-6335 – applied life sciences combined degree/diploma program with georgian college
• 2017-sci-6338 - hbasc envs pgc_course replacement
• 2017-sci-6339 – hbasc envs.trf_ updates
• 2017-sci-6340 – environmental sustainability 3013 and 4013_note on start date
• 2017-sci-6341 - geog 2271 - update
• 2017-sci-6342 - geog 3331 - update
• 2017-sci-6344 - geog 4351 - update

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2017-soc-6222-a-a – political science: poli 2110 is replacing 2212 and 2213 (both were discontinued to make 2011). adding change to all programs.
• 2017-soc-6268-a – programs-modifications-ug-philosophy-addition of compulsory courses
• 2017-soc-6269 – courses-new and discontinuation-ug-philosophy-retitling and changing year level
• 2017-soc-6293 – courses-new-ug-philosophy

4.2

proposed undergraduate admission and regulation changes for referral (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the proposed undergraduate admission and regulation changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2017-sci-6336 – admission requirements applied life sciences combined degree/diploma program with georgian college

university regulations & admission requirements

• 2017-univreg-6331 – minor modification to university regulation iv examinations

4.3

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

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

faculty of business administration

• 2017-bus-6351 – admission requirements for graduate diploma in accounting

5

reports of senate standing committees

5.1

senate budget committee report (dr. hassan naser)

moved that the senate budget committee report be accepted.

5.2

senate organization committee report (dr. judith leggatt)

5.2.1

moved that the attached amendments to the senate teaching and learning committee terms of reference be approved.

5.2.2

moved that the senate organization committee report be accepted.

5.3

senate research committee report (dr. grazia viola)

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

5.4

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. rachel warburton)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

6

calendar change approvals

6.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. rachel warburton)

moved that the following undergraduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2017-hbs-6278 – title and description change
• 2017-hbs-6279 – title change

faculty of natural resources management

• 2016-nat-6029 – hbem program updates and icr note
• 2016-nat-6030 – hbscf program updates and icr notes

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2017-sci-6162 – minor of anthropology additional requirements
• 2017-sci-6172 – geog 2511 update – orpt program
• 2017-sci-6177 – geog 1150/1170 – note added
• 2017-sci-6186 – econ 2115 – 2117 update
• 2017-sci-6229 – geog program – english update
• 2017-sci-6296 – anth pre-req. update
• 2017-sci-6297 – arch minor update

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2016-soc-5817 – programs-discontinuing-ug-languages-delete certificates
• 2017-soc-6160 – minor change to note for women’s studies specialization with hbsw
• 2017-soc-6291 – course-discontinuation-ug-history

6.2

approval of graduate calendar change (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the following graduate academic calendar change be approved:

faculty of engineering

• 2015-eng-4916 -  new - msc chem eng graduate program (phase 1 approval)

7

informational items

7.1

2018/19 integrated planning and budgeting: setting the stage 2018 and beyond (dr. moira mcpherson, mrs. kathy pozihun and dr. heather murchison)

7.2

adjunct professor renewal

faculty of education

• dr. jan oakley’s appointment as an external adjunct professor in the faculty of education has been renewed for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2021.

7.3

board of governors report (mr. sean speer)

7.4

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

7.5

president's report (dr. brian stevenson)