senate meeting

1.

approval of agenda

2.

approval of minutes

moved that the september 19, 2016 senate meeting minutes be approved.

3.

business arising from the minutes (not included elsewhere on the agenda)

4.

graduands

4.1

undergraduate degrees and diplomas (ms. andrea tarsitano)

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. michael stevenson)

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

faculty of social sciences and humanities

• 2016-soc-5808 – new cross listed course
• 2016-soc-5819 – courses-modification-ug-languages-change title
• 2016-soc-5820 – programs-modification-ug-languages-change of required course.
• 2016-soc-5869 – new concentration in hbasc interdisciplinary studies major
• 2016-soc-5885 – programs-modifications-ug-politicalscience-modifications to requirements
• 2016-soc-5886 – courses-new-ug-politicalscience-changes to 2^nd year titles
• 2016-soc-5887 – courses-new-ug-political science-new third year course
• 2016-soc-5888 – courses-modifications-ug-political science-change in course year level

5.2

proposed undergraduate regulation change for referral (dr. wayne melville)

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

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5729 - regulation modification for nursing

5.3

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

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

faculty of health and behavioural sciences

• 2016-hbs-5897 – kine grad diploma program course changes

6.

reports of senate standing committees

6.1

senate academic committee report (dr. wayne melville)

moved that the senate academic committee report be accepted.

6.2

senate library committee report (dr. amanda diochon)

moved that the senate library committee report be accepted.

6.3

senate organization committee (dr. craig mackinnon)

moved that the senate organization committee report be accepted.

6.4

senate research committee report (dr. constance russell)

6.4.1

moved that the proposed revisions to the senate research committee terms of reference be referred to the senate organization committee.

6.4.2

moved that the revisions to the distinguished researcher award policy be approved.

6.4.3

moved that the senate research committee report be accepted.

6.5

senate undergraduate studies committee report (dr. michael stevenson)

moved that the senate undergraduate studies committee report be accepted.

6.6

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

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

7.

approval of adjunct professors

7.1

moved that the following adjunct professors for the faculty of engineering be approved:

•  dr. richard khoury, be appointed as an external adjunct professor to the department of software engineering for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2020.
• dr. masud karim, be appointed as an external adjunct professor to the department of civil engineering for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2020.
• dr. boguslaw tomanek, be appointed as an external adjunct professor to the department of electrical engineering for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2020.

7.2

moved that the following adjunct professors for the faculty of science and environmental studies be approved:

• dr. nur alam, be appointed as an internal adjunct professor to the department of chemistry for the term july 1, 2016 to june 30, 2020.

8.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student union (lusu) recommendations

moved that the lusu recommendations for student members on senate standing committees for 2016-2017 be approved.

items for information

9.

senate appointments and elections

• board of governors member on senate – mr. lou pero was appointed for a one year term commencing immediately to the close of the board of governor’s annual meeting in 2017.

10.

council of ontario universities (cou) academic colleagues report  (dr. mary louise hill)

11.

president’s report (dr. brian stevenson)

12.

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

13.

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

14.

senator on the board of governors report (dr. mary louise hill)