senate meeting

date: 
monday, february 11, 2019 - 4:30pm
location: 
thunder bay: senate chambers, uc 1001/orillia: oa2005
agenda: 

 revised
february 7, 2019

senate meeting

february 11, 2019

4:00pm

thunder bay location: senate chambers

orillia location: oa 2005

 agenda 

 

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in memoriam – professor emeritus dr. george kondor

1

approval of agenda

2

approval of the january 14, 2019 minutes

3

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.

 

3.1

proposed undergraduate calendar change for referral (dr. rachel warburton)

 

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

 

faculty of natural resources management

 

  • 2019-nat-6906 – discontinue nrmt courses with concurrent submission to change number to 3rd yr
 

3.2

proposed undergraduate regulation change for referral (dr. richard maundrell)

 

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

 

faculty of education

  • 2019-edu-6899 – regulation-delete ntep-previously deleted program
 

3.3

proposed graduate calendar changes for referral (dr. chander shahi)

 

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

 

faculty of business administration

  • 2019-bus-6881 – course for master of business administration (mba) with a research specialization (o)

faculty of engineering

  • 2019-eng-6909 - courses - prefix change only - grad - engineering
 

3.4

proposed graduate admission and regulation changes for referral (dr. chander shahi)

 

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

 

faculty of graduate studies

  • 2018-fgs-6744 – update to the master’s readmission requirements
  • 2018-fgs-6745 – modifications to the master’s minimum academic standing regulations

4

reports of senate standing committees

 

4.1

senate nominations committee report (dr. amanda diochon)

 

 

4.1.1

moved that mr. robin sutherland be appointed as the ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council member on the senate for the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2020.

 

4.2

senate academic committee report (dr. richard maundrell)

 

 

 

4.2.1

moved that the 2019-2024 academic plan be approved.

 

4.3

senate budget committee report (dr. ehsan rezazadeh azar)

 

 

 

4.3.1

moved that the proposed amendments to the senate budget committee terms of reference be referred to the senate organization committee.

 

4.4

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

 

4.5

senate organization committee report (dr. christine gottardo)

 

 

 

4.5.1

moved that the amendments to the faculty of graduate studies council terms of reference be approved.

  

4.5.2

moved that the amendments to the senate undergraduate studies committee terms of reference be approved.

 

4.6

senate research committee report (dr. tamara varney)

 

4.7

senate teaching and learning committee report (dr. douglas ivison)

 

4.8

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. rachel warburton)

 

4.9

senate executive committee recommendation (dr. david barnett)

moved that the proposed amendments to the senate executive committee terms of reference be referred to the senate organization committee.

5

calendar change approvals

 

5.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. rachel warburton)

 

moved that the following undergraduate academic calendar changes be approved:

 

faculty of education

  • 2018-edu-6713 – education 3519 change of note

 

faculty of science and environmental studies

  • 2018-sci-6633 – course-new-ug-comp-iot
  • 2018-sci-6676 – anth courses removal
  • 2018-sci-6677 – anth course updates
  • 2018-sci-6686 – econ course – cross lists
  • 2018-sci-6687 – econ course updates
  • 2018-sci-6786 – course update
 

5.2

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. chander shahi)

 

moved that the following graduate academic calendar changes be approved:

 

faculty of engineering

  • 2018-eng-6564 – programs-discontinue-mseng control

     

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

  • 2018-hbs-6737 – removing two kinesiology graduate courses from calendar
  • 2018-hbs-6862 – psychology 6811
  • 2018-hbs-6874 – program_modification_gr_socialwork
  • 2018-hbs-6876 – program_modification_gr_socialwork

     

 

faculty of science and environmental studies

  • 2018-sci-6690 – grad course pre-req update
  • 2018-sci-6808 – msc program change
 

5.3

approval of graduate admission change (dr. chander shahi)

 

moved that the following graduate admission change be approved:

 

faculty of engineering

  • 2018-eng-6586 – admission requirements – modification – grad – engineering – add msc chemical and remove control program reference

6

informational items

 

6.1

president’s report (dr. moira mcpherson)

 

6.2

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

 

6.3

board of governors report (mr. sean speer)

 

6.4

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

7

in camera session

 

moved that the senate adjourns to an in camera session to discuss honorary degrees and that only senators and those specifically invited by the chair shall be present.

 adjournment