Ogimaawin-Aboriginal Governance Council Meeting

Date: 
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 1:30pm
Location: 
Governance Conference Room - UC 2001
Agenda: 

1.

Opening Prayer and Welcome

 

Opening Prayer

Welcome & Introductions (Ms. Nancy Bouchard, Vice-Chair)

2.

Approval of Agenda

 

MOVED that the agenda for the meeting be approved.

3.

Conflict of Interest

4.

Approval of Minutes attached

 

MOVED that the Minutes of the O-AGC meeting of September 22, 2014 be approved.

5.

Business Arising from the Minutes (not on the Agenda elsewhere)

 

5.1

Meeting with the Lakehead University Native Student Association (Ms. Nancy Bouchard)

 

 

5.1.1

Discussion – Change of the O-AGC start time to accommodate LUNSA

6.

Other Business

 

 6.1

Update on Aboriginal Faculty Recruitment & Retention (Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux)

 

6.2 

Northwestern Coordinated Learning Access Network (Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux) – A project summary is attached.

 

6.3

Updates from Organizations – Priorities and Issues

 

6.4

LUNSA Appointments to O-AGC

MOVED that ­­­­­­____________ and ____________ be appointed as the LUNSA members effective immediately.

 

6.5

O-AGC Advisors Committee Update (Dr. Michelle-Marie Spadoni & Dr. Laura Buker)

 

6.6

Joint SAC/O-AGC Update (Dr. Peggy Smith, Chair)

7.

New Business

7.1

 

Vacancies on O-AGC

 

7.1.1

Resignation from Mr. Art Beaver, Ogemawahj Tribal Council

7.2

 

Discussion – Recruitment of New Members on O-AGC

 

7.2.1

Advertising to organizations not effective

 

7.2.2

Recruiting/Champion

 

7.2.3

Other Organizations not represented:

  • Union of Ontario Indians/Northern Superior Representative;
  • Grand Council Treaty #3;
  • Anishinabek Nation;
  • Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians;
  • Unallied First Nations;
  • Aboriginal service organizations with an interest in Aboriginal students and Aboriginal issues in post-secondary education;
  • one (1) Aboriginal member from the Orillia campus region;
  • one (1) Elder from the external community.

8.

Reports & Items for Information

 

8.1

Office of Aboriginal Initiatives (Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux) – attached

 

8.2

Board of Governors (Mr. Paul Capon)– attached

 

8.3

Native Nurses Entry Program (Ms. Sandra Cornell)– attached

 

8.4

Orillia Campus (Dr. Kim Fedderson) – attached

9.

Adjournment

 

MOVED that the meeting be adjourned.