Senate
Senate Meeting #2009-9
Friday, December 4, 2009
4:30 p.m. - Senate Chambers
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Approval of Agenda MOVED that the agenda be approved. |
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Minutes of Senate Meeting #2009-8 held on November 6, 2009 MOVED that the Minutes of Senate Meeting #2009-8 held on November 6, 2009 be approved with the following amendment: |
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Business Arising from the Minutes |
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Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes for Referral MOVED that the proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes be referred to the appropriate committees: Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies
Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Education
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
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Proposed Graduate Calendar Changes for Referral MOVED that the proposed Graduate Calendar Changes be referred to the appropriate committees: Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Health and Behavioural Science Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment |
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Reports of Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Calendar Changes |
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Senate Budget Committee Report (D. Alexandrov) MOVED that the Senate Budget Committee Report be accepted. |
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Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report (R. Koster) Part I -Calendar Changes
Part II - Articulation Agreement - Algonquin College Biotechnology Technologist Advanced Diploma Program & Lakehead University's Honours Applied Biomolecular Science Degree Program. MOVED that the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report Part I (Calendar Changes) be accepted. MOVED that the Articulation Agreement - Algonquin College Biotechnology Technologist Degree be approved. |
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Senate Continuing Education & Distributed Learning Committee (SCEDL) (J. Vis) MOVED that the Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Report be accepted. |
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MOVED that the following Undergraduate Calendar Changes be approved: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies
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Faculty of Graduate Studies Report (P. Hicks) MOVED that the Faculty of Graduate Studies Report be accepted. |
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MOVED that the following Graduate Calendar Changes be approved: Faculty of Health & Behavioural Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
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The Masters of Science Biology Program Review was completed and the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council recommends the Program proceed to the external OCGS Review. |
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Senate Research Committee (C. Gottardo) MOVED that the revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Senate Research Committee be referred to the Senate Organization Committee. |
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Senate Honorary Degrees Committee Report (J. Nicholas) MOVED that the revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Senate Honorary Degrees Committee be referred to the Senate Organization Committee. |
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Senate Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee (S. Strickland) MOVED that the revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Senate Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee be referred to the Senate Organization Committee. |
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Senate Organization Committee Report (G. Colton) MOVED that the Terms of Reference for the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council be amended to include the Associate Vice-President (Academic) as a member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and that in the absence of the Vice-President (Academic),the Associate Vice-President (Academic) may vote. MOVED that,for clarity of interpretation,theword "typically" be removed from the Terms of Reference of Senate Standing Committees pertaining to the requirements for quorum. (i.e. that "Committee members whose positions are listed as ** shall not typically be included in the total when quorum is counted.") |
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Faculty of Education (J. O'Meara) MOVED that the request for the position of Chair of Education Programs in the Faculty of Education in Orillia be referred to the Senate Academic Committee, the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee, and the Senate Budget Committee. |
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Approval of Adjunct Professors Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities MOVED that Dr. Jackie Dawson be appointed as an external Adjunct Professor to the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism for the term July 1, 2009 to June30, 2013. MOVED that Dr. Emma Stewart be appointed as an external Adjunct Professor to the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism for the term July 1, 2009 to June30, 2013. Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment MOVED that Dr. Rongzhou Man be appointed as an external Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment for the term July 1, 2009 to June 30,2013. |
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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION |
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ITEMS FOR INFORMATION |
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The Senate's "Enabling Motion Graduands on Record" empowers the Dean of the Faculty and Registrar to approve late additions to the graduands' list who had not appeared on the convocation list.No motion is necessary. The list will be distributed at the meeting. |
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Adjunct Professor Renewals
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Update on Honorary Degree Recipients (J. Nicholas) |
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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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