senate meeting

1

approval of agenda

2

approval of the january 15, 2018 minutes

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 social sciences and humanities

• 2018-soc-6500 – course-modification-ug-women’s studies-course title change
• 2018-soc-6509 – course-modification-women’s studies-addition of the offering information
• 2018-soc-6510 – courses-modification-women’s studies-addition of offering information

5

reports of senate standing committees

5.1

senate academic committee report (dr. todd randall)

5.2

senate budget committee report (dr. jennifer roth)

5.3

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

5.4

senate organization committee report (dr. judith leggatt)

5.4.1

moved that the amendments to the senate undergraduate scholarships and bursaries committee terms of reference be approved.

5.5

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. rachel warburton)

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 business administration

• 2017-bus-6306-a – new course – business 3355

faculty of education

• 2017-edu-6299 – course-modifications-ug-hbed indigenous teacher education-changes to course titles and descriptions
• 2017-edu-6300 – program-minor modification-ug-hbed aboriginal education-name changes
• 2017-edu-6399 – program minor modification-ug-babed indigenous learning-updates to language and course switch
• 2017-edu-6400 – courses- minor modification-ug-ilip –iltd-language change
• 2017-edu-6401 – courses- minor modifications-ug-native languages-description and restrictions
• 2017-edu-6402 – course-minor modification-ug-ojibwe- title change insert dialect
• 2017-edu-6450 – course modification ug education
• 2017-edu-6451-b – modification-bed program

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2017-hbs-6385 – undergrad kine course descriptions

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2017-sci-6248 – chem3210 modification

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2017-soc-6270 – 4-year ba english (non-direct entry degree option)
• 2017-soc-6293 – courses-new-ug-philosophy
• 2017-soc-6373 – fce changes
• 2017-soc-6374 – new/deleted courses
• 2017-soc-6432 – add cross listed course
• 2017-soc-6457 – outd 3610 title change and course description
• 2017-soc-6458 – outd 4611 title change and course description change
• 2018-soc-6466-a-a – addition of indigenous learning 1100 to year 1 in all hbor programs
• 2018-soc-6475-a – addition of indigenous learning 1100 as another elective choice in year 1
• 2018-soc-6480 – addition of indigenous learning 1100 as an additional elective choice in year 1 under “(d) one of”
• 2018-soc-6481 – outd 4920 name change and other modifications

6.2

approval of undergraduate regulation change (dr. todd randall)

moved that the following undergraduate regulation change be approved:

university regulations

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

6.3

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the following graduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of business administration

• 2017-bus-6437 – mba – program changes
• 2017-bus-6438 – mba – course changes

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2017-hbs-6284 – modifications to phd clinical program
• 2017-hbs-6313 – modifications to titles/descriptions of gr social work courses
• 2017-hbs-6377 – new course
• 2017-hbs-6378 – new course
• 2017-hbs-6392 – course-modification-gr-gero-health sciences
• 2017-hbs-6426 – deleting psychology 5071
• 2017-hbs-6427 – kine grad program requests
• 2017-hbs-6428 – kine grad new course
• 2017-hbs-6436 – program-modification-gr-health sciences

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2016-sci-6041 – modification to msc biology to offer at orillia campus
• 2017-sci-6286 – minor changes to the msc computer science programs
• 2017-sci-6287 – discontinuing comp 5992 and 5993

6.4

approval of graduate admission and regulation changes (dr. todd randall)

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

faculty of business administration

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

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2017-hbs-6196 – modify psychology regulations
• 2017-hbs-6285 – modifications to psychology graduate program admissions

7

approval of adjunct professor

moved that dr. martin daly be appointed as an external adjunct professor in the department of psychology for the term july 1, 2018 to june 30, 2022.

8

informational items

8.1

adjunct professor and professional associate renewals

• dr. jack haggarty’s appointment as an external adjunct professor in the department of psychology was renewed for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2021.
• dr. mary ann mountain’s appointment as an external adjunct professor in the department of psychology was renewed for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2021.
• mr. william ross’ appointment as a professional associate in the department of anthropology was renewed for the term january 1, 2018 to december 31, 2020.
• dr. fred schmidt’s appointment as an external adjunct professor in the department of psychology was renewed for the term july 1, 2017 to june 30, 2021.

8.2

president’s report (dr. moira mcpherson)

8.3

 provost & vice-president (academic) report (dr. david barnett)

8.4

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

8.5

board of governors report (mr. sean speer)