Board of Governors
Date:
Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 12:00am
Location:
Agenda:
BOARD OF GOVERNORS' MEETING #05-217
Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in the Senate Chambers
A G E N D A
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest
3. Chair's Report
4. Minutes of the Board of Governors' Meeting of April 22, 2005
5. Receipt of Minutes of Board Executive Committee Meeting of February 3, 2005
6. Business Arising from the Minutes (not on the Agenda elsewhere)
7. President's Report
8. Standing Committee Reports
8.1 Audit Committee (Mr. R. Marostica, Chair)
8.2 Finance & Investment Committee - Proposed Operating Budget for 2005/06 (Mr. B. LaBelle, on behalf of the Chair)
Moved that the 2005/06 operating budget aggregating $77.127 million of income and $77.127 of expenditures be approved.
8.3 Governance Committee (Mr. S. Paivalainen, Chair)
8.4 Nominating Committee (Mr. S. Paivalainen, Chair)
8.4.1 Nomination of Replacement Member due to Sabbatical Leave
Moved that Dr. Ken Brown be elected to finish the term as a Senate Representative to the Board of Governors, commencing July 1, 2005 to the Annual Meeting of 2007, due to Dr. Lori Chambers taking a sabbatical leave.
8.4.2 Replacement of Member on Governance Committee
Moved that Dr. Ken Brown be elected to the Governance Committee to finish the term of Dr. Lori Chambers.
8.5 Operations Committee (Mr. Marostica, on behalf of the Chair)
8.6 Senate Liaison Committee (Dr. B. Parker, Chair)
8.7 Student Liaison Committee (Mr. J. Gallant, Chair)
8.8 University Advancement Committee (Mr. B. LaBelle, Chair)
9. Report of the Alumni Association (Mr. D. Heald, Alumni Representative)
10. Semi-Annual Report on Occupational Health and Safety (Mr. Pawlowski)
11. Recommendation for Promotion (Dr. F. Gilbert)
Moved that the following be recommended for Promotion to Professor, effective July 1, 2005, as recommended at the April 2005, Promotion, Tenure and Renewal Committees meeting:
Dr. R. Farrell - Indigenous Learning
Dr. R. Harpelle - History
Dr. R. Warkentin - Anthropology
Dr. R. Wei - Computer Science
Dr. W. Sears - Physics
Dr. K. Liu - Mechanical Engineering
Dr. W. Montelpare - Kinesiology
Dr. C. Nelson - Social Work
Dr. I. Newhouse - Professional Schools
12. Approval of Chair and Director Appointments (Acting Chair Appointment -for information only) (Dr. F. Gilbert)
13. Extension of Faculty Appointments to the Judicial Panel for the Code of Student Behaviour and Disciplinary Procedures (Dr. F. Gilbert)
14. Approval of Adjunct Professors (Dr. F. Gilbert)
Movedthat the following be ratified as Adjunct Professors effective immediately to June 30, 2008, as recommended by Senate on May 12, 2005 and June 6, 2005:
Dr. Jungwee Park - School of Nursing
Dr. William F.E. Brown - School of Nursing
Dr. Len Hunt - School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism
Dr. William G. Cole - Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment
15. Proposed Change of Dates for Board Meetings (Dr. F. Gilbert)
Moved that the Annual Meeting of September 16, 2005 be moved to Thursday, September 29, 2005 to coincide with Lakehead's 40th Anniversary Weekend.
Moved that the Friday, March 3, 2006 Board of Governors' meeting be moved to Thursday, March 2, 2006 to avoid a conflict with the March 3, 2006 Senate meeting.
16. Approval of Amendments to the Pension Plan for Professional Staff of Lakehead University (Mr. M. Pawlowski)
17. Approval of the Establishment of a Board of Governors' Ad Hoc Committee on Aboriginal Development (Mr. T. Pile)
Items for Information
18. Report of the Lakehead University Student Union (Mr. A. Krupper)
19. Report from the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Board (Mr. Bob Main)
20. Board Members Retiring in 2005
21. Items approved (on May 5, 2005) by the Board Executive, on behalf of the Board of Governors
21.1 Approval of Proposed Fees for Residence Rates
21.2 Approval of Proposed Fees for Parking Rates
21.3 Approval of Revised Procedures for End-of-Term Review of the President
21.4 Approval of Revised Procedures for Annual Performance Review of the President
21.5 Approval of Chair and Director Appointments
22. In Camera Meeting
Minutes:
TheJune 16,2005 Board of Governors' Minutes will be posted following the September 29, 2005 Annual Board Meeting.
40th Anniversary
There will be a 40th Anniversary Campus Celebration the evening of June 30. Board of Governors members are invited to join with the rest of the University community in the barbecue, live entertainment and fireworks beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Council of Ontario Universities
COU will hold an Executive Heads retreat on June 22 to deal with budgetary and other issues. Recommendations to government on the allocation process for new funding will be developed.
I have been appointed as a member of the Government and Community Relations Committee for a two-year period beginning July 1, 2005.
Orillia
Representatives from Orillia are now fully engaged in the deliberations of the working groups and the Implementation Task Force. I met with the Beausoleil First Nation June 14 and negotiations with Georgian College continue.
Our consultants have engaged with the City of Orillia’s consultants to work jointly on Orillia campus issues.
Abolishment of Mandatory Retirement
The provincial government has tabled a bill to abolish mandatory retirement. It is expected that late in 2006 or early 2007 the bill will be implemented (one year following royal assent). Lakehead University will be developing language for future contracts that will provide options to employees based on the proposed new legislation.
Joint Board Meetings
The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors and the College’s Board will meet June 28 to discuss cooperation between the two institutions.
NOSM Accreditation
At a joint meeting last week, both CACMS and LCME, the Canadian and American accrediting bodies approved continuing provisional accreditation of the Medical School.
Enrolment
It appears that we may be challenged to meet the enrolment target for 2005-06. Confirmations are lagging behind last year’s and competition from some southern universities continues to be very fierce. All efforts are being concentrated on the critical next few weeks to maximize confirmations.