Senate

1. Approval of Agenda

Moved (H. Saliba/R. Dilley) that items 5 and 6 on the agenda be deferred to a special, supplementary meeting of Senate at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2005.Carried.

Moved (H. Saliba/P. Fralick) that the agenda be approved with the following amendments:

(a) delete "Faculty of Science & Environmental Studies" in item 7 and replace it with "Faculty of Professional Schools;"

(b) delete "Gerontology" in item 7;

(c) also in item 7 delete "Northern Studies," "Philosophy," and "Sociology" and replace them with "English;"

(d) also in item 7 add "Master of Public Health" under "Faculty of Professional Schools;"

(e) also in item 7 add "Graduate Diploma in Health Services and Policy Research" under "Faculty of Professional Schools;"

(f) also in item 7 add "Faculty of Education."

Carried.

M. Shaw noted that "2004/2005" in the heading of item 7 should be replaced by "2005/2006."

2. Minutes of Senate Meeting #2005-4

Moved (R. Dilley/P. Hollings) that the minutes of Senate Meeting #2005-4, held on April 25, 2005, be approved with the following amendments:

(a) Among Senators in attendance record R. Wang;

(b) Among Senators who sent their regrets for being unable to attend include J. Farrell, P. Hollings, W. Meyer, and A. Nabarra.

Carried.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes

There was no business arising from the Minutes.

ITEMS FOR DECISION

4. Proposal for Senate Meeting on Monday, June 6, 2005 at 2:30 p.m.

Moved (W. Parker/H. Saliba) that an additional Senate meeting be scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2005. Carried. The meeting was proposed to consider, in addition to regular business, the 2005-2006 University budget.

7. Proposed 2005/2006 Calendar Changes for Referral to Committee

Moved (K. Fedderson/R. Pulkki) that the proposals by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities for Calendar changes in English and Women's Studies be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The graduate proposals in English would be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee. The undergraduate proposals in Women's Studies would be referred to the Senate Budget and Undergraduate Studies Committees.

Moved (R. Pulkki/R. Dilley) that the Calendar change proposals by the Faculty of Business Administration concerning Business 3215 and First Class Standing be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The proposals would be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee.

Moved (M. McPherson/H. Saliba) that the proposal by the Faculty of Professional Schools for Calendar changes in the Master of Public Health program be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The proposals would be referred to the Senate Budget and Senate Graduate Studies Committees.

No information was available on the Graduate Diploma in Health Services, so the matter was deferred for consideration until the supplementary meeting on Friday, May 13.

Moved (J. O'Meara/J. Epp) that the Calendar change proposals by the Faculty of Education concerning concurrent degrees with Language majors be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The proposals would be referred to the Senate Budget and Senate Undergraduate Studies Committees.

8. Proposed Calendar Change Concerning an EAP Articulation Agreement with Confederation College

On behalf of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, K. Fedderson and G. Boire made the following motion:

Moved (K. Fedderson/G. Boire) that the Calendar change concerning the proposed EAP articulation agreement be approved. Carried. W. Parker noted that the Senate Budget Committee had approved the change in the Fall of 2004.

Moved (K. Fedderson/G. Boire) that the proposed EAP articulation agreement with Confederation College be referred to the Senate Academic Committee.Carried.

9. Report of the Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities on a Policy concerning Affiliated Faculty

Moved (B. Dadgostar/T. Dufresne) that the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities' policy on affiliated faculty be referred to the Senate Academic Committee for possible revision for University-wide application. Carried.

10. Reports from the Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes

Moved (K. Brown/W. Parker) that the Calendar changes proposed for Northern Studies, Women's Studies, Gerontology, Biology, and Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism all be approved as indicated in the reports of the Senate Budget and Undergraduate Studies Committees with only one stipendiary position recommended at this time for the Northern Studies program. Carried.

K. Brown indicated that this was his last report as Chair of the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee to Senate, and thanked M. Anderson for her exemplary work for the Committee. Senate gave her a round of applause. The President thanked K. Brown for his work as Chair of the Committee.

11. Reports of the Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Calendar Changes to Graduate Programs

Moved (G. Boire/W. Parker) that the proposed Calendar changes presented in the reports of the Senate Budget and Graduate Studies Committees concerning a specialization in Gerontology, the MSc in Experimental Psychology, the MSc in Forestry, and the Ph.D in Forest Sciences all be approved. Carried.

12. Report of the Senate Executive Committee

Moved (M. Leitch/H. Saliba) that Joseph P. Carney (Biology), Rachel Warburton (English), Hope-Arlene Fennell (Education), and Syed S. Islam (Political Science) each be appointed to the Senate Nominations Committee from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2007. Carried.

13. Report of the Senate Budget Committee

Speaking on behalf of D. Steven, W. Parker referred to the budget that would be brought forward for discussion in Senate in June, and indicated that the Senate Budget Committee had elected Q-L. Dang as Chair for the next year.

14. Report of the Senate Committee on Teaching & Learning

M. McPherson provided updates on the Committee's work, referring to nominations for the Distinguished Instructor Award, recommendations for the Contribution to Teaching Award, and the Director search for the new Instructional Development Centre.

15. Adjunct Professors

Moved (B. Dadgostar/T. Dufresne) that the appointments of Dr. Len Hunt as Adjunct Professor of the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism and of Dr. Jungwee Park and Dr. William F.E. Brown as Adjunct Professors in the Master of Public Health programs be approved. Carried.

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

16. President's Report

The President reported that the budget tabled by the Government of Ontario included a substantial commitment to postsecondary education - a commitment that, however, due to the Government's fiscal difficulties, would be stretched out over a 5 year period, which was longer than recommended by the Rae Report. Over the 5 years an accountability plan would be linked in with the Government's funding of the universities. Some currently targeted funding would be phased out - freeing up extra revenue. Capital funding would be restricted to graduate and medical schools. Future tuition increases would be covered by increases in student assistance. A new program of student assistance was being set in place to which smaller institutions like Lakehead would have easier access, but the terms were still not clear.Overall, the Government's proposed spending would have its greatest impact on Lakehead in 2007-2008 when a new formula for student funding, whereby all students in the system, including those currently constituting unfunded BIUs, would be funded, would take effect.. For the current fiscal year it would appear that some $282,000,000, of which a significant portion would be tied to specific expenses, would be committed to the universities. Tuition fees would be frozen for another year; it was expected that foregone increases would be offset by part of the $282,000,000 allotment.

The President also reported on a meeting of the Orillia Campus Implementation Task Force, which included participation by representatives of the City of Orillia.

In response to a question from T. Dunk the President said that if the strike were to continue over Convocation, the honorary degree recipients, Phil Fontaine and Maude Barlow, would not attend.Barlow had indicated, however, that she would be prepared to visit the campus on a later occasion. If they were not present on May 28^th Fontaine and Barlow would receive their degrees in absentia.

17. Report of the Vice-President (Academic) and Provost

L. Hayes welcomed Dr. Lesley Lovett-Doust as the new Dean of Science and Environmental Studies and thanked S. Kinrade and P. Fralick for standing in after the retirement of A. Macdonald. An announcement concerning the new Instructional Development Centre would be forthcoming. She thanked all involved in the faculty hiring process. She referred to some of Lakehead's initiatives extending beyond Thunder Bay, for example in connection with Finland, the University of the Arctic, and China - as well as Orillia. According to F. Gilbert an Orillia campus web site would be established in the next week.

18. Report of the Secretary of Senate on the Election of Faculty Members to Senate and Senate Representatives to the Board of Governors

M. Shaw reported that Anthony Bartley, Joey Farrell, and Kam Yu had been elected to Senate as faculty members at large from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008, and that Ken Brown had been elected as a Senate Representative on the Board of Governors for the same period.

19. Report of the Dean of NOSM

D. Hunt spoke about NOSM's curriculum consultations with northern communities in general and aboriginal communities in particular. He emphasized the importance placed by NOSM on the integration of students and graduates with aboriginal communities. In a pilot project a number of these communities would each have 2 students placed with them for 4 weeks. The students would spend some time in nursing stations but would also be expected to have wider exposure to the communities.

20. Report of the Senate Representatives on the Board of Governors

W. Parker reported that, while there had been no meeting of the whole Board since the last Senate meeting, the Executive Committee had met on May 5^th. He noted that the Committee had authorized fee increases for student residences and dining, and an exponential increase for parking fees necessitated by the increased costs of expanding and maintaining the campus's parking lots.

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Moved (T. Dufresne/M. Leitch) that the Meeting be adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2005.Carried. The meeting was adjourned at 3:35 p.m.

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The Meeting resumed at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 13 at 3:00 p.m. Since F. Gilbert could not be present, L. Hayes chaired the meeting and, when quorum had been reached, called the Meeting to order. Before items 5 and 6 were dealt with, incomplete business from item 7 was considered.

7. Proposed 2005/2006 Calendar Changes for Referral to Committee

Moved (M. McPherson/H. Saliba) that the proposal for Calendar changes to the Graduate Diploma Program in Health Services and Policy Research be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The proposal would be referred to the Senate Budget and Graduate Studies Committees.

5. Graduands

M. Shaw provided a list of graduands and medal winners to the Senate - which was missing the graduands for the Faculty of Engineering. A separate list of Engineering graduands was then produced as well - but, as only 1 copy was available, only Senators from the Faculty of Engineering were able to see it.

M. Shaw requested that Senate consider approving in principle for graduation all students whose names appeared on the list on the understanding that Chairs and other Faculty representatives could afterwards bring to the Registrar's attention all discrepancies that they perceived, and that eligible students whose names did not appear on the list would be included by virtue of the Senate's "enabling clause." To that end the following motion was presented:

Moved (M. Shaw/B. Dadgostar) that the Deans of the Faculties, the Chairs/Directors of the Departments/Schools and the Registrar be empowered to approve graduands who do not appear on the convocation list, but who are found to have completed all of the requirements for their undergraduate degrees and diplomas by the day of convocation; and similarly, the Dean of Graduate and International Studies, the Chairs/Directors of the Departments/Schools and the Registrar be empowered to approve graduate degrees and diplomas; and that such graduands be placed on record by Senate at the next Senate meeting following the meeting at which graduands are normally approved. Carried.

Moved (R. Pulkki/T. Dunk) that the graduate degree candidates named in the list of medals and graduands be awarded the degrees indicated in each case. Carried.

Moved (R. Pulkki/L. Meyer) that the candidates named in the list of medals and graduands for degrees in the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment be awarded the degrees indicated in each case. Carried.

Moved (B. Dadgostar/D. Smith) that the candidates named in the list of medals and graduands for degrees in the Faculty of Business Administration be awarded the degrees indicated in each case. Carried.

Moved (H. Saliba/S. Mansour) that the candidates named in the list of medals and graduands for degrees and diplomas in the Faculty of Engineering be awarded the degrees and diplomas indicated in each case. Carried.

Moved (M. McPherson/B. Dadgostar) that the candidates named in the list of medals and graduands for degrees in the Faculty of Professional Schools be awarded the degrees indicated in each case. Carried.

Moved (K. Fedderson/T. Dunk) that the candidates named in the list of medals and graduands for degrees in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities be awarded the degrees indicated in each case. Carried.

Moved (L. Lovett-Doust/P. Fralick) that the candidates named in the list of medals and graduands for degrees in the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies be awarded the degrees indicated in each case. Carried.

Moved (J. O'Meara/A. Bartley) that the candidates named in the list of medals and graduands for degrees and diplomas in the Faculty of Education be awarded the degrees and diplomas indicated in each case. Carried.

6. Medals

Moved (M. Shaw/R. Pulkki) that the Dean Braun Medals be awarded as indicated in the list of medals and graduands: (1) for the Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree: Amanda Jean Maenpaa; (2) for the Bachelor of Administration degree: Andrew Navarra; (3) for the Bachelor of Engineering degree: Andrew David Roberts; (4) for the Diploma in Engineering Technology: Stephen Podrucky; (5) for the Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree: Katherine Meier; (6) for the Honours Bachelor of Social Work degree: Heidi Joanna Natri; (7) for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree: Shelly Elizabeth Sanderson; (8) for the Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology degree: Jessica Cordes; (9) for the Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation degree: Evalisa E. McIllfaterick. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/J. O'Meara) that the William A. West Education Medals be awarded as indicated in the list of medals and graduands: (1) for the Native Language Instructors' Diploma: Pamela Ruth Plain-Wrightman; (2) for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (Native Education) degree: Patricia Alison Irene Linklater; (3) for the Bachelor of Education - Primary/Junior degree: Mark Otto Kronwald; (4) for the Bachelor of Education - Junior/Intermediate degree: Debra J. McKay; (5) for the Bachelor of Education - Intermediate/Senior degree: Leigha Bernardina Haller; (6) for the Master of Education degree: Sarah Jane Pashagumskum.Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/L. Lovett-Doust) that the Dean of Science and Environmental Studies Medals be awarded as indicated in the list of medals and graduands: (1) for the three-year degrees: Nicole M. Baran; (2) for the four-year degrees: Bijan Khanjari/Nicole Danielle Schmidt ex aequo. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/K. Fedderson) that the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities Medals be awarded as indicated in the list of medals and graduands: (1) for the three-year degrees: Alana Rae Forslund; (2) for the four-year degrees: Helen Koitla. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/R. Dilley) that the Chancellor's Medal be awarded to Dawn Maureen Towns. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/B. Dadgostar) that the Vice-Chancellor's Medal be awarded to Nicole M. Baran. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/S. Mansour) that the Governor General's College Bronze Medal be awarded to Stephen Podrucky. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/L. Di Matteo) that the Governor General's Silver Medal be awarded to Helen Koitla. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/F. Allaire) that the Governor General's Gold Medal be awarded to Jiang Wu. Carried.

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Moved (L. Di Matteo/B. Dadgostar) that the Meeting be adjourned. Carried. With its business finally completed, the Meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

With the assistance of Margaret Anderson gratefully acknowledged,

Millo L.G. Shaw

Secretary of Senate