Senate
Senate Meeting #2008-8
Friday, November 7, 2008
4:30 p.m. - Senate Chambers
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Address to Senate by Mr. Kevin Cleghorn, Chair of the Board of Governors Welcome and Introduction of 2008/2009 Presidential Scholarship Recipients (Dr. F. Gilbert) Mario Anthony Nucci Robert Buchkowski Welcome and Introduction of 2008/2009 Millennium Excellence Entrance Award Laureates (Dr. L. Hayes) Jazmyn Balfour-Boehm Robert Buchkowski Kaylie Lundgren Mario Anthony Nucci Katie-Lynn Robinson Welcome and Introduction 2008/2009 Millennium Excellence In-Course Award Program Laureates (Dr. L. Hayes) Luc Cousineau Michael Mason Brent Moyer |
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Approval of Agenda MOVED that the agenda be approved with the following addition: 5. Faculty of Business Administration
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Minutes of Senate Meeting #2008-7 held on October 3, 2008 MOVED that the Minutes of Senate Meeting #2008-7 held on October 3, 2008 be approved. |
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Business Arising from the Minutes |
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Graduands 4.1 Undergraduate degrees and diplomas (A. Foshay) MOVED that the proposed list of individuals to receive undergraduate degrees and diplomas be approved as presented. 4.2 Graduate degrees (J. Crossman) MOVED that the proposed list of individuals to receive graduate degrees be approved as presented. |
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Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes for Referral MOVED that the proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes be referred to the appropriate committees: Faculty of Business Administration - Business Minor - Management Information Systems - Administrative Studies Major - Honours Bachelor of Commerce Program Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies - BA Mathematics Group I and Group II - BSc Mathematics Group I and Group II - Reflecting New High School Curriculum Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities - English 3819/Indigenous Learning Faculty of Education |
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Reports of Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Calendar Changes 6.1 MOVED that the following Undergraduate Calendar Changes be approved as recommended: Faculty of Education - Education 3239 listing Electives (June 13, 2008) - Lifelong Learning - Course Name Changes (Oct. 3, 2008) - Lifelong Learning - Educ 4544 and 4725 (Oct. 3, 2008) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities - Languages - French 2420, 2611, 2615 (June 13, 2008) - Library and Info Studies (June 13, 2008) - Sociology (May 20, 2008) - Sociology/Anthropology (May 20, 2008) - Sociology/Anthropology/Environmental Studies (May 20, 2008) - Sociology - Deletion of 2203, 3207 and 4409 (May 20, 2008) - ORPT I/S Teachable (Oct. 3, 2008) Faculty of Business Administration - Business Administration 4478 (June 13, 2008) Faculty of Engineering - Engineering - Course Number Changes (Oct. 3, 2008) 6.2 MOVED that the following Graduate Calendar Changes be approved as recommended: Faculty of Engineering - Control Engineering 5211 & 5611 (June 13, 2008) Faculty of Environmental Studies and Science - PhD Chemistry and Materials Science (April 25, 2008) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities - MES Nature Based Recreation and Tourism |
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Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee Report (P. Sevean) MOVED that the Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee Report be accepted. |
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Senate Academic Committee Report (D. Tranter) MOVED that the Senate Academic Committee Report be accepted. |
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Senate Budget Committee Report (T. Randall) MOVED that the Senate Budget Committee Report be accepted. |
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Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report (R. Koster) MOVED that the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report be accepted. |
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Faculty of Graduate Studies Report (J. Crossman) MOVED that the Faculty of Graduate Studies Report be accepted. |
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Senate Organization Committee Report (G. Colton) 12.1 MOVED that the Terms of Reference for the Senate Budget Committee be amended to add an additional faculty member to the composition of the Senate Budget Committee bringing the number of faculty members on that committee to five. 12.2 MOVED that the Terms of Reference for the Senate Academic Committee be amended as follows: a. The addition of the Associate Vice-President (Academic), ex officio b.. The addition of the Director, Institutional Analysis and Government Relations, ex officio c. The committee organization to include a Vice-Chair, to be elected by the Committee from among those members holding academic appointment. 12.3 MOVED that the Senate Organization Committee Report be accepted. |
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Senate Nominations Committee Report (H.A. Fennell) MOVED that Dr. Liping Liu be appointed to the Senate Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee for the term beginning immediately to June 30, 2009. |
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Revision to Deans' and President's List Regulation (A. Foshay) MOVED that the revised wording for the Deans' and President's List Regulation be referred to the Senate Academic Committee. |
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Proposed 2009-2010 Academic Schedule (A. Foshay) MOVED that the proposed 2009-2010 Academic Schedule be approved. |
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Senior Associate Dean (West) to be added as a voting member of Senate MOVED that the By-laws of the Senate of Lakehead University amended to add the Senior Associate Dean (West) of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine as a voting member of Senate (Article VI (8)). |
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LUSU Recommendation for graduate student appointment to Senate Standing Committee (A. Wease) MOVED that Scott Miller be appointed as the graduate student to the Senate Information Systems Committee. |
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Approval of Adjunct Professors Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Curriculum vitae is available for perusal in UC-2009-B 18.1 MOVED that Mr. Kevin Cleghorn be appointed as an external Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Curriculum vitae is available for perusal in UC-2009-B 18.2 MOVED that Dr. Michael Campbell be appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Curriculum vitae is available for perusal in UC-2009-B 18.3 MOVED that Dr. Monica Vermani be appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. 18.4 MOVED that Dr. Diane Walker be appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Social Work for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. Faculty of Engineering Curriculum vitae is available for perusal in UC-2009-B 18.5 MOVED that Dr. Laura Curiel be appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. 18.6 MOVED that Dr. Samuel Pichardo be appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. |
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Report of the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees 19.1 MOVED that Senate temporarily adjourn to enter an in camera session to consider candidates for honorary degrees at Lakehead University's May 2009 Convocation. 19.2 MOVED that Senate go in camera to consider the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees' candidates for honorary degrees. In Camera Session 19.2 MOVED that Senate accept the potential candidates for honorary degrees presented by the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees. 19.4 MOVED that the in camera session be adjourned. 19.5 MOVED that Senate resume business where it had left off. |
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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION |
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ITEMS FOR INFORMATION |
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Senate Representation on the Presidential Search Committee Requests for Nominations will be emailed to Senators for representation on the Presidential Search Committee. Four Senate members are to be elected by the Senate, two of whom must be faculty members at large, one of whom must be a student Senator, and one of whom must be an academic administrator (Chair, Director, or Dean). |
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Research Ethics Board Annual Report to Senate (and Terms of Reference & Ethics Procedures and Guidelines) (May 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008) (R. Maundrell) |
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Senate Teaching and Learning Committee Report Summary On The Work Of The Sub-Committee On Student Evaluation Of Teaching At Lakehead University (Senate Teaching and Learning Committee- (M. McPherson) |
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23. COU Academic Colleague Report (A. Mallik) COU Informational Items |
COU Academic Colleague Report (A. Mallik) | |||
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Adjunct Professor Renewals (Information Only) Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies - Dr. R. Rempel renewed as Adjunct Professors in the Department of Biology for the term July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011. - Dr. A. Rodgers renewed as Adjunct Professors in the Department of Biology for the term July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011. |
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President's Report (Dr. F. Gilbert) |
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Report of the Vice-President (Academic) & Provost (Dr. L. Hayes) |
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Report of NOSM (Dr. J. Lanphear) |
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Report of the Dean Orillia Campus (Dr. K. Fedderson) |
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Report of the Senate Representative to the Board of Governors(J. Leggatt) |
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