senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of the september 16, 2019 senate minutes

3.

distinguished instructor award (dr. david barnett)

4.

graduands

4.1

undergraduate degrees and diplomas (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the proposed list of individuals to receive undergraduate degrees and diplomas be approved as presented.

4.2

graduate degrees (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the proposed list of individuals to receive graduate degrees be approved as presented.

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. joan chambers)

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

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2019-hbs-6969 – replacing 2018-hbs-6665-b canadore ssc transfer program
• 2019-hbs-7088 – program modifications – ug – psychology programs
• 2019-hbs-7089 - program modifications - ug - psychology programs & ssh
• 2019-hbs-7090 – program modifications – ug – psychology programs & education
• 2019-hbs-7092 - course modifications - ug - psychology courses
• 2019-hbs-7093 - course modifications - ug - psychology
• 2019-hbs-7094 - course modifications - ug - psychology
• 2019-hbs-7095 – course modifications – ug – psychology courses
• 2019-hbs-7096 – course modifications – ug – psychology courses
• 2019-hbs-7097 – course modifications – ug – psychology courses
• 2019-hbs-7104 - course modifications kinesiology undergraduate

faculty of natural resources management

• 2019-nat-6996 – cross-list biol/nrmt-3232 conservation biology with enst-3232

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2019-sci-6965 – chemistry 3^rd-year lab courses, semester changes
• 2019-sci-6967 – bsc computer science combined georgian lakehead credential
• 2019-sci-6983-a – enst course updates
• 2019-sci-6983-b – enst course updates
• 2019-sci-6985-a – biology programs – replacing “stream” language
• 2019-sci-6985-b – biology programs – replacing “stream” language
• 2019-sci-6986 – biol 3232 cross listing with enst
• 2019-sci-7016 – econ course update
• 2019-sci-7032 – enst program updates
• 2019-sci-7033 – enst program updates
• 2019-sci-7049 – geomatics certificate change
• 2019-sci-7050 – course_minor modification_ug_physics-offering update

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2018-soc-6657 – courses modifications – ug-languages-french for beginners. changes of specification.
• 2019-soc-6972-b – hba english transfer from con. college film production diploma
• 2019-soc-7034 – deletion of lab hour
• 2019-soc-7035 – precisions about the course
• 2019-soc-7037 – discontinuing this module (french 4533)
• 2019-soc-7038 – discontinuing this module (french 3815)
• 2019-soc-7039 – discontinuing this module (french 4517)
• 2019-soc-7040 – discontinuing this module (french 3835)
• 2019-soc-7042 – discontinuing this module (french 4515)
• 2019-soc-7043 – discontinuing this module (french 2611)

5.2

proposed undergraduate admission and regulation changes for referral (dr. richard maundrell)

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

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2019-hbs-6937 – kine ug – admission requirements 6 new transfer pathways
• 2019-hbs-7098 – regulations modification – ug - psychology

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2019-soc-6972-a – admission requirements for hba english transfer from con. college film production diploma

university regulations & admission requirements

• 2019-univreg-7087 – modification to admission requirements for applicants from the united states

5.3

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 health and behavioural sciences

• 2019-hbs-7021 – new master of nursing program 
• 2019-hbs-7105 - new graduate course kine 5012

5.4

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 science and environmental studies

• 2019-sci-7015-a – mes – admission requirements
• 2019-sci-7015-b – mes - regulations

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2019-soc-7104 – mes-nbrt no longer being offered.

6.

reports of senate standing committees

6.1

senate academic committee report (dr. richard maundrell)

6.2

senate budget committee report (dr. sarah jacoba)

6.3

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

6.4

joint senate committee for northern ontario school of medicine (nosm) report 

6.4.1

moved that the attached amendments to the academic council constitution be approved.

6.5

senate nominations committee report (dr. amanda diochon)

6.5.1

moved that dr. ann kajander be appointed as a faculty member on the senate undergraduate scholarships & bursaries committee for the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2022.

6.5.2

moved that mr. sean speer be appointed as the board member on senate for the term commencing immediately to june 30, 2020.

6.6

senate organization committee report (dr. craig mackinnon)

6.6.1

moved that the attached amendments to the joint senate committee for nosm terms of reference be approved.

6.6.2

whereas the position of university librarian and vice-provost, teaching and learning and the position of deputy provost have both been temporarily restructured as the following 2 interim positions of;

• university librarian
• deputy provost and vice provost, teaching and learning;

be it resolved that the attached recommendations for filling the senate and senate committee positions related to the previous positions be recommended to the senate for approval as an interim measure until june 30, 2020, or such earlier time as the provost requests.

6.7

senate research committee reports (dr. olakunle akingbola)

6.8

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

6.8.1

moved that the creation of a teaching support award and the associated “teaching support award” policy be approved.

6.9

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. joan chambers)

7.

calendar change approvals

note: the senate budget committee will be meeting on october 31, 2019. following that meeting this section of the agenda will be updated.

7.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. joan chambers)

moved that the following undergraduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2019-edu-7008 - courses-new-professional development in education

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2019-hbs-6938-a - kine ug - program briefs for 5 new transfer pathways

7.2

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the following graduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2014-hbs-4397 - new program phd in health sciences (phase 3 approval)
• 2018-hbs-6804  - courses-new-gr-health sciences

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2019-sci-6925 - course-new-grad-computer science

7.3

approval of graduate admission and regulation changes (dr. richard maundrell)

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

faculty of business administration

• 2019-bus-6927 - reg. busi gr mba with advanced studies in management

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2018-hbs-6823 - admission requirement-new-gr-health sciences
• 2018-hbs-6824 - regulation-new-gr-health sciences

8.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (lusu) appointment recommendations (mr. josh pogue)

moved that the attached lusu appointment recommendations be approved.

9.

informational items

9.1

adjunct professor renewals

dr. michel bédard’s internal adjunct professor appointment in the department of psychology was renewed effective july 1, 2019 to june 30, 2023.

9.2

northern ontario school of medicine report (dr. sarita verma)

9.3

council of ontario universities (cou) academic colleagues report (dr. douglas ivison)

9.4

president’s report (dr. moira mcpherson)

9.5

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

9.6

board of governors report (ms. barbara eccles)