Senate

President Gilbert called the meeting to order.

1. Approval of Agenda

Moved (G. Boire/M. Uddin) that the agenda be approved with the following amendments:

(a) As Item 9a add "Report of the Joint Senate Committee of NOSM (Dr. J. Farrell);"

(b) In the motion presented in Item 12 change "that Senate approve" to "that Senate support."

Carried.

2. Minutes of Senate Meeting #2006-4

Moved (S. Islam/B. Dadgostar) that the minutes of Senate Meeting #2006-4, held on April 24, 2006, be approved as presented. Carried.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes

There was no business arising from the Minutes of the previous meeting.

4. Proposed Calendar Changes for Referral

4.1 Moved (G. Boire/L. Di Matteo) that the proposals by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities for Calendar changes in the graduate programs of clinical Psychology be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The proposals would be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee/Faculty of Graduate Studies Council.

4.2 Moved (S. Hamilton/L. Lovett-Doust) that the proposals by the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies for Calendar changes in the Chemistry programs be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The proposals would be referred to the Senate Budget and Undergraduate Studies Committees.

4.3 Moved (H. Fennell/J. O'Sullivan) that the proposals by the Faculty of Education for Calendar changes in courses of the Department of Undergraduate Studies and the Department of Lifelong Learning be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. Both proposals would be referred to the Senate Budget and Undergraduate Studies Committees.

4.4 Moved (R. Pulkki/M. Leitch) that the proposal by the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment for a change in the title of Forestry 3219 be referred to Senate Committees. Carried. The proposal would be referred to the Senate Budget and Undergraduate Studies Committees.

5. Reports of the Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes

Moved (M. Leitch/Q.L. Dang) that Senate approve the proposals for Calendar changes concerning EDUC 3013 - Reading Institute, Electrical Engineering courses, Economics courses and the Political Science Proposals #2 through #5 referred to Senate on April 24, as recommended in the reports of the Senate Budget and Undergraduate Studies Committees. Carried. Both Committees deferred consideration of Political Science Proposal #1 and the proposed new Business Administration minor in Management Information Systems. The Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee deferred again consideration of the HBES (Parks/Tourism) program put forward by the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, and the Senate Budget Committee recommended that it be sent back to the School for revision/review.

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

Moved (G. Boire/Q.L. Dang) that Senate approve the recommendations in the reports of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee/Faculty of Graduate Studies Council. Carried. In consequence, the proposals concerning the PhD in Biotechnology, the PhD in Health Studies, the PhD in Sociology, the MA in Economics, the MSc in Kinesiology, the MEd (with the corrections noted in the SGSC/FGSC report), and the MES in Northern Environments and Cultures have all been approved in principle.

7. Report of the Senate Academic Committee

J. O'Meara said that the Committee had, at this stage, nothing final to report on the Academic Plan - but solicited comments from Senators in preparation for the final report.

8. Proposal for a Special Meeting of Senate in June, 2006

Moved (M. Shaw/L. Lovett-Doust) that Senate hold a meeting on Monday, June 5, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. Carried.

9. Report of the Senate Academic Appeal Committee

Moved (K. Brown/B. Dadgostar) that the Committee's proposals for revisions to the policies concerning examination retention and students' right to view final examinations be approved by Senate.

After extensive discussion it was

Moved (G. Phillips/R. Dilley) that the Committee's motion be tabled. Carried.

9a. Report of the Joint Senate Committee for NOSM

Moved (J. Farrell/R. Pulkki) that the NOSM Academic Calendar of Events for 2006-07, as presented in the Committee's report, be approved. Carried.

Moved (J. Farrell/R. Pulkki) that the course descriptions for years 1 and 2, with revisions as indicated in the Committee's report, be approved. Carried.

10. Adjunct Professors

Moved (M. Shaw/R. Pulkki) that the appointments of Dr. Mahadev Sharma and Dr. Arthur Groot as Adjunct Professors in the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment be ratified effective immediately until June 30, 2010. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/L. Lovett-Doust) that the appointments of Dr. Dongfang Yang and Professor T. Campbell McCuaig as Adjunct Professors in the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies be ratified effective immediately until June 30, 2010. Carried.

11. Report of the Technology Service Centre

S. Jafri reported that the proposed e-mail policy was still under discussion and would not come into place until that discussion had been completed.

12. Report of the Senate Information Systems Committee

Moved (M. Uddin/S. Islam) that Senate support the Telephone Policy at Lakehead University as presented to Senate on April 24, 2006. Carried.

13. Report of the Secretary of Senate

Moved (M. Shaw/K. Brown) that at the recommendation of LUSU, Senate approve the appointment of Lakehead University student Samira Sarano to the Senate Academic Appeal Committee from the present until she can be reappointed or replaced in the Fall of 2006.Carried.

14. Graduands

14.1 Moved (M. Shaw/B. Dadgostar) that the graduands named on the list presented to Senate be awarded undergraduate degrees and diplomas as indicated on the list on condition that all errors and omissions be removed so that the list would conform to the degree audit assessments agreed upon between the academic units and the Registrar's Office prior to the Senate meeting.Carried.

14.2 Moved (G. Boire/L. Lovett-Doust) that the graduands named on the list presented to Senate be awarded graduate degrees as indicated on the list on condition that all errors and omissions be removed so that the list would conform to the degree audit assessments agreed upon between the academic units and the Registrar's Office prior to the Senate meeting. Carried.

Moved (M. Shaw/G. Boire) 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 the Faculty of Graduate 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.

In practice this would mean that all students who completed the requirements for their degrees between the times that the academic units and the Registrar's Office had agreed upon degree audit assessments for the May 15^th Senate meeting and 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24^th, 2006 would be approved for graduation and would have their names appear in the Addendum to the Convocation program.

15. Medals

15.1 Moved (M. Shaw/B. Dadgostar) that the Dean Braun's Medals be awarded to the highest ranking graduating students in the Faculties of Business Administration, Engineering, Forestry and the forest Environment and the Schools of Kinesiology, Nursing, Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism and Social Work as follows:

Honours Bachelor of Commerce ex aequo Michael Stephen Dohan

Colin Ward

Bachelor of Administration ex aequo Pamela Grace Balder

Jenna-Leigh Driscoll

Elizabeth Gayle Stafford

Bachelor of Engineering Nicholas P.J. Allec

Engineering Technology Chantel Zukiwsky

Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry Ashley Marie Thomson

Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies

(Forest Conservation) Tamara Laine Cowie

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Patricia Susanne Robinson

Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology Anna Maria Teresa Soviero

Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation Jarod Ryan Chinnick

Honours Bachelor of Social Work Melissa Reynolds

Carried.

15.2 Moved (M. Shaw/H. Fennell) that the William A. West Medals be awarded to the highest ranking graduating students in the Faculty of Education as follows:

Native Language Instructors' Diploma Eldon Copenace

Bachelor of Education (Native Teacher Education) Charles Bourgeois

Bachelor of Education (Primary/Junior) Lauri Anne Kibiuk

Bachelor of Education (Junior/Intermediate) Dana Marie Farrell

Bachelor of Education (Intermediate/Senior) Christine Rohrbach

Master of Education Judith Anne Patricia Topham

15.3 Moved (M. Shaw/L. Lovett-Doust) that the Dean of Science and Environmental Studies Medals be awarded to the highest ranking graduating students in the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies as follows:

Four-Year Program Shannon Henley

Three-Year Program Kyle James Gerald Cullingham

Carried.

15.4 Moved (M. Shaw/G. Boire) that the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities Medals be awarded to the highest ranking graduating students in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities as follows:

Four-Year Program Rhonda Barlow

Three-Year Program Glenn Alfred Halverson

Carried.

15.5 Moved (M. Shaw/S. Stone) that the Chancellor's Medal be awarded to the highest ranking part-time student in the graduating class of the Bachelor's or Honours Bachelor's degree programs, namely Glenn Alfred Halverson. Carried.

15.6 Moved (M. Shaw/H. Saliba) that the Vice-Chancellor's Medal be awarded to the highest ranking full-time student in the graduating class of the three-year Bachelor's degree programs, namely Cynthia Saliba. Carried.

15.7 Moved (M. Shaw/A. Carastathis) that the Governor General's College Bronze Medal be awarded to the highest ranking full-time student in the graduating class of the undergraduate diploma program of minimum two-year duration, namely Chantel Zukiwsky. Carried.

15.8 Moved (M. Shaw/S. Mansour) that the Governor General's Silver Medal be awarded to the highest ranking full-time student in the graduating class of the Honours Bachelor's or equivalent programs, namely Nicholas P.J. Allec. Carried.

15.9 Moved (M. Shaw/G. Boire) that the Governor General's Gold Medal be awarded to the highest ranking graduating student in a graduate program, namely Jie Liu. Carried.

16. President's Report

The President said that there would be an information session tomorrow on the University's budget. There was a lot of material coming out of the MTCU with relatively short deadlines for action. Frank Iaccobucci, who had served on the Supreme Court of Canada and been interim President at the University of Toronto, had been appointed Chair of the Higher Education Quality Council. The President spoke also about unfunded BIU's.

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

L. Hayes said that the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning had identified 6 faculty members for their significant contributions to teaching and learning: Drs. S. Mohammed, S. Agbo, B. Stolar, M. Zahaf, and M.-N. Rinne, and Prof. M. Zettek. There had been a successful PTR session. Presentations would be made in the near future by the 3 short-listed candidates for the position of Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities. There had been an Instructional Development Centre seminar. She thanked all who were helping to move Orillia campus operations forward.

18. Report of NOSM

D. Hunt reported that NOSM's 35 member Board of Governors had met during the previous week in Timmins; one item of discussion had been the health issues of the Francophone population in northern Ontario. NOSM students were now out in their aboriginal community placements. Letters of offer had now gone out to the 56 students who had been accepted for admission in the next year out of the over 2000 applicants.

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Moved (L. Di Matteo/M. Leitch) that the Meeting be adjourned. Carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

With the assistance of Margaret Anderson gratefully acknowledged,

Millo L.G. Shaw

Secretary of Senate