senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of the march 2, 2020 senate minutes

3.

reports of senate standing committees

3.1

senate academic committee report (dr. richard maundrell)

3.1.1

moved to approve the proposal for temporary grading scheme under exceptional academic measures year-long 2019/20 and winter 2020 courses. 

3.2

senate budget committee report (dr. sarah jacoba)

3.2.1

proposed university draft operating budget 2020/21 presentation (mrs. kathy pozihun and dr. david barnett)

3.2.2

moved that the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 draft operating budget 2020/21 be endorsed.

3.3

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

3.4

senate nominations committee report (dr. amanda diochon)

3.4.1

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

3.5

senate research committee report (dr. olakunle akingbola)

3.6

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. joan chambers)

3.7

senate executive committee recommendation

moved that the following individuals be appointed to the senate nominations committee for the terms indicated:

• dr. aris carastathis for the term commencing july 1, 2020 to june 30, 2022
• dr. zubair fadlullah for the term commencing july 1, 2020 to june 30, 2022
• dr. toby rollo for the term commencing july 1, 2020 to june 30, 2022
• dr. abdulsalam yassine for the term commencing july 1, 2020 to june 30, 2022

4.

calendar change approvals

4.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. joan chambers)

moved that the following undergraduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of education

• 2019-edu-7101 – new courses-ug-aboriginal education- dialects separated

faculty of engineering

• 2020-eng-7237 – courses – modification and add – ug – civil engineering –
• 2020-eng-7238 – programs – modification – ug – civil engineering – update list of electives
• 2020-eng-7239 – course – new course – ug – chemical engineering
• 2020-eng-7248 – programs – modification – ug – chem engineering – new core course

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 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-7103 – adding bachelor of kinesiology
• 2020-hbs-7254 – undergrad nursing course change

faculty of law

• 2020-law-7230 – changes to course descriptions to reflect integrated practice curriculum requirements

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2019-sci-7114 – new undergraduate econ course
• 2019-sci-7145 – program change updates for wrs
• 2019-sci-7154 – hbasc envs electives restriction – clarification
• 2019-sci-7172 – econ 2117 – note update

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2019-soc-7138 – name change for cross-listed course (wome-3517)
• 2019-soc-7142 – cross-list poli 2311 with crim 2311
• 2019-soc-7164 – program modifications-ug-sociology-adding university regulation to our portion of the calendar.
• 2019-soc-7166 – course modifications-ug-sociology-adding prerequisites
• 2019-soc-7168 – program modification-ug-sociology concurrent education-adding university regulation to our portion of the calendar.
• 2019-soc-7209 – course addition for women’s studies

4.2

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

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

faculty of education

• 2019-edu-7201 – removing one year education professional program regulations
• 2019-edu-7208 – minor changes to environmental science and history teachables

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2019-hbs-6937 – kine ug – admission requirements 6 new transfer pathways
• 2019-hbs-7098 – regulations modification – ug – psychology
• 2019-hbs-7106 – kinesiology regulation modification for 4193 special event undergraduate

university regulations and admission requirements for applicants from the united states

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

4.3

approval of graduate calendar changes (dr. chander shahi)

moved that the following graduate academic calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2020-hbs-7257 – course reduction for msc kinesiology and msc kine gerontology specialization

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2020-sci-7229 – courses-modifications-gr-biology-correcting mistake in grade scheme
• 2020-sci-7235 – course-modification-gr-chemistry-update-description

5.

informational items

5.1

president’s report (dr. moira mcpherson)

• covid-19 response and update

5.2

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

5.3

board of governors report (mr. sean speer)

6.

in camera session

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

adjournment