Senate

Date:

Friday, December 3, 2010 - 12:00am

Location:

Senate Chambers

Agenda:

Senate Meeting #8- 2010

Friday, December 3, 2010

4:30 p.m. � Senate Chambers

Guest � Colin Bruce,Senate Liaison Committee, Board of Governors Chair.

1.			Approval of Agenda MOVED that the agenda be approved.

2.			Minutes of Senate Meeting #7-2010 held on November 5, 2010 MOVED that the Minutes of Senate Meeting #7-2010 of November 5, 2010 be approved.

3.			Business Arising from the Minutes

4.	4.1		Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes for Referral MOVED that the proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes be referred to the appropriate committees: Faculty of Engineering Delete ENGI-1234, 2939. Change ENGI-2151, COMP-0411. Add ENGI-1XXX. Faculty of Education Course titles changed to reflect Ministry & OCT Documents Professional Year requirements, PBC, J/I and I/S specialization Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences KINE-1710 - Course title/description update Faculty of Science & Environmental Studies Splitting MATH-1281 Replacing MATH-4101, 4221 Updating MATH-2231, 2233 Update list of electives for Computer Science Game Programming Specialization GEOG- 4211 GEOG-4351 GEOG- 3311 GEOG- 3251 GEOG- 4771 Interdisciplinary Studies Criminology Minor Media Studies Minor Interdisciplinary Codes

5.	5.1		Proposed Graduate Calendar Changes for Referral MOVED that the proposed Graduate Calendar Changes be referred to the appropriate committees: Faculty of Business BUS 5061/5071/5091 Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Kinesiology Misc. clean up changes Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Biology � Graduate Seminars and Required half courses

6.	6.1 6.2		Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (Dr. Wayne Melville) MOVED that the Senate Academic Committee review the curricular rationale for course prerequisites and their effect on smaller departments and programs, in order to develop a course prerequisites policy. MOVED that the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report be accepted.

7.	7.1 7.2		Senate Budget Committee Report (Dr. Laure Paquette)^{See Dec 3, 2010 minutes & Jan 2011 Senate meeting agenda} MOVEDthat the proposed changes to the Terms of Reference for the Senate Budget Committee be referred to the Senate Organization Committee. MOVED that the Senate Budget Committee Report be accepted.

8.	8.1		Approval of Undergraduate Calendar Changes MOVED that the following Undergraduate Calendar Changes be approved: Faculty of Business Administration Business 3293, 4233, and cross-calendar with Engineering Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Sociology- prerequisites Languages, new courses (from Dec 4, 2009) Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Computer Science 0314 Computer Science 3473 Renaming Mathematics 1210 and 1230 Splitting Mathematics 1160 and 1180 into 2 - 0.5 FCE courses Minor Program in Mathematics

9.	9.1		Faculty of Graduate Studies Council Report (Dr. Philip Hicks) - Revised Masters of Public Health � MPH - Revised Chemistry, PhD in Chemistry and Materials Science MOVED that the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council Report be accepted.

10.	10.1		Approval of Graduate Calendar Changes MOVED that the following Graduate Calendar Changes be approved: Faculty of Natural Resources Management �Advisory Committee� changed to �Supervisory Committee�

11.	11.1		Proposed Four-Year Non-Direct Entry Degree Programs (Dr. Andrew Dean) MOVED that "for all 4-year non-direct entry degrees in the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, students will be moved into these programs only when they are no longer academically eligible to stay in an Honours program." be referred to the Senate Academic committee and the Senate Budget committee. ^{Amended (see the minutes for Dec 3rd meeting) KR Dec 3, 2010}

12.	12.1		Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee Report (Dr. Jo-Ann Vis) MOVED that the proposed changes to the Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee be referred to the Senate Organization Committee.

13.	13.1		Proposed Revisions to the Calendar Changes � Required Information Policy MOVED that the proposed revisions to the Calendar Changes � Required Information Policy be referred to the Senate Academic Committee.

14.	14.1		Senate Nominations Committee Report (Dr. Aristocles Carastathis) MOVED that Sreekumari Kurissery faculty member from the Orillia Campus be appointed to the Senate Honourary Degrees Committee for the term commencing immediately through June 30, 2012.

15.	15.1 15.2		Joint Senate Committee for NOSM Report (Dr. Joey Farrell) MOVED that the Academic Calendar of Events � 2011-2012 Academic Year be approved as presented. MOVED that the following revision to the NOSM Course Calendar: Curriculum Description: Phase 3 Electives be approved as follows: That the required rotation in Family Medicine (MEDS 5712) be removed from the current Course Calendar and replaced with the proposed required elective in Family Medicine as outlined in the attached revised Curriculum Description: Phase 3 Electives.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
16.			Calendar Changes Ad Hoc Committee Report
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
17.			Fall 2010 late additions to graduand list 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.

18.			Senate Research Committee Report (Dr. Ron Harpelle)

19.			President�s Report (Dr. Brian Stevenson)

20.			Report of the Vice-President (Academic) & Provost (Acting) - (Dr. Moira McPherson)

21.			Report of NOSM (Dr. William McCready)

22.			Report of the Dean Orillia Campus (Dr. Kim Fedderson)

23.			Aboriginal Management Council Report (Dr. Sandra Wolf)

24.			Report of the Senate Representative to the Board of Governors (Dr. Christine Gottardo)

25.		25.1 25.2	In-Camera Session MOVED that Senate temporarily adjourn to enter an in-camera session to consider names to be added to the list of candidates for honorary degrees at Lakehead University. MOVED that the in-camera session be adjourned.

ADJOURN MOVED that the Senate meeting be adjourned.

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