senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

moved that the agenda be approved.

2.

approval of minutes

minutes of senate meeting #3-2015 held on march 23, 2015

moved that the minutes of the senate meeting #3-2015 of march 23, 2015 be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes

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 log in information and instructions has been emailed to all senators.

4.1

proposed undergraduate calendar changes for referral (dr. wayne melville)

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

faculty of social sciences and humanites

• 2015-soc-4850 – cross-list mdst 3zzz with soci 3455
• 2015-soc-4851 – cross-list mdst 3xxy with soci 3555
• 2015-soc-4926 – artist certificate in performance & pedagogy: new undergraduate certificate in music
• 2015-soc-4927 – new music courses for proposed artist certificate in performance and pedagogy (2014-soc-4926)

5.

reports of standing committees on proposed calendar changes

5.1

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr.wayne melville)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

5.2

senate budget committee report - part 1 (dr. birbal singh)

moved that the senate budget committee report - part 1 be accepted.

5.3

senate academic committee report (dr. douglas ivison)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

5.4

faculty of graduate studies council report - part 1 (dr. christine gottardo)

moved that the faculty of graduate studies council report - part 1 be accepted.

6.

calendar change approvals

6.1

approval of undergraduate calendar changes (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the following undergraduate calendar changes be approved:

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2014-hbs-4519 – program-modifylesssignificanthbk.cp
• 2014-hbs-4493 – course-changedescriptionkinesiology

facultyof science and environmental studies

• 2014-sci-4417 – changing title for abms programs

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2014-soc-4550 – visual arts program changes
• 2014-soc-4551 – visual arts course changes
• 2014-soc-4552 – visual arts discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4553 – visual arts discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4556 – english curriculum major modifications
• 2014-soc-4559 – english major modifications – new 2^nd year courses
• 2014-soc-4560 – english major modifications 2^nd yr discontinued courses
• 2014-soc-4630-a – sociology course changes

6.2

approval of undergraduate regulation and admission changes (dr. douglas ivison)

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

faculty of education

• 2015-edu-4692 – regulations revisions-undergraduate studies in education

faculty of law

• 2014-law-4619 – amendments to faculty of law regulations

faculty of science and environmental studies

• 2015-sci-4709 – faculty of ses regulations update
• 2015-sci-4721 – sustainability sciences department regulations

university regulations & admission requirements

• 2015-univreg-4889 – updating the colleges of applied arts and technology admission requirement

7.

senate academic information technologies committee report (dr. joan chambers)

moved that the senate academic information technologies committee report be accepted.

8.

senate executive committee recommendations

moved that the following faculty members be appointed to the senate nominations committee with all terms commencing july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017:

• dr. mariette brennan for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017
• dr. birbal singh for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017
• dr. robert j. omeljaniuk for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017
• dr. chris parkes for the term july 1, 2015 through june 30, 2017

9.

proposed university operating budget 2015-2016 (dr. birbal singh/ mrs. kathy pozihun)

9.1

moved that the senate endorses the proposed 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 operating budget for 2015-2016.

9.2

moved that the senate budget committee report - part 2 be accepted.

10.

senate research committee report (dr. maria grazia viola)

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

 11.

 faculty of graduate studies council report - part 2 (dr. christine gottardo)

items for information

12.

faculty senator election

dr. timothy hardie was elected to fill the faculty senator vacancy for the term commencing immediately through june 30, 2017.

13.

cou academic colleague report (dr. mary louise hill) 

14.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

15.

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

16.

nosm report (dr. penny moody-corbett)

17.

ogimaawin-aboriginal governance council member to senate report (dr. michelle-marie spadoni)