Senate

Date: 
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 12:00am
Location: 
Senate Chambers
Agenda: 

Senate Meeting #2010-3

Friday, March 26, 2010

4:30 p.m. - Senate Chambers

Guest Speaker - Mr. Don Campbell, Board of Governors Nominating Committee

1.


Approval of Agenda

MOVED that the agenda be approved.




2.


Minutes of Senate Meeting #2010-2 held on February 26, 2010

MOVED that the Minutes of Senate Meeting #2010-2 held on February 26, 2010 be approved.




3.


Business Arising from the Minutes




4.

4.1

4.2

ProposedCalendar Changes for Referral

MOVED that the proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Science & Environmental Studies

MOVED that the following Graduate Calendar Change be referred to the appropriate committees:

  • FGSC Regulation - Thesis Examination (from FGSC Report to Senate February 26, 2010)



5.


Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment name change - at the February 26, 2010 Senate Meeting this item was postponed to the March meeting of Senate

MOVED that the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment be changed to the Faculty of Natural Resources Management.

6.

6.1

Reports of Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Calendar Changes

Senate Academic Committee Report (A. den Otter)

MOVED that the Senate Academic Committee Report be accepted.


6.2

Senate Budget Committee Report (D. Alexandrov)

MOVED that the Senate Budget Committee Report be accepted.


6.3

Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report (R. Koster)

MOVED that the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report be accepted.





6.4

MOVED that the following Calendar Changes be approved:

Faculty of Education

  • EDUC-3296 - requirement notes

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

  • Biology 4231
  • Biology 3219

Faculty of Business Administration

  • Business - 3058, 2018, 3018

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Northern Studies - Include in sections of calendar
  • Indigenous Learning - 1312 & 1314
  • Northern Studies - Prerequisites 3112, 3212, 3312Deleted KR March 26, 2010

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • History- deletions, additions and changes

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Science

  • Psychology 4531 - Name change and course description
  • Kinesiology - Updates to Regulations (except Item#3)
  • Kinesiology - Co-op and Course Descriptions

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • History- "Major Research Project" - Graduate



7.


Faculty of Graduate Studies Report (P. Hicks)

MOVED that the Faculty of Graduate Studies Report be accepted.




8.


Faculty of Education - Request for Chair of Education at the Orillia Campus (J.O'Meara)

MOVED that the position of Chair of Education Programs in the Faculty of Education in Orillia be approved.




9.


Courses Outside Canada Guidelines (G. Siddall)

MOVED that the Academic: Courses Outside Canada - Guidelines (approved Sept. 29, 2000) be withdrawn and that a new policy be developed by a sub-committee of the Senate Academic Committee and brought back to Senate for approval.




10.


Articulation Agreement Policy and Procedures (A. den Otter) revised KR March 26, 2010

MOVED that the Articulation Agreements: College/University Policy and Procedures be approved as revised.




11.


Approval of Regulation 1(n) (A. den Otter)



MOVED that the revisions Regulation 1(n) be approved.




ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION




12.


COU Academic Colleague Report (T. Bauer)

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

13.


Adjunct Professor Renewals (Information Only)

Dr. Mary Ann Mountain's appointment as an Adjunct Professor to the Department of Psychology has been renewed retroactively to July 1,2009 for a 4 year term through June 30, 2013.




14.


Secretary of Senate - Report on Appointments of Faculty Senators and Senator on the Board of Governors (K. Roche)

The following faculty have been appointed to Senate for the term March 2010 through June 30, 2011: Dr. R. Delaney; Dr. N. Sayed; Dr. M. Uddin

The following faculty have been appointed to Senate for the term July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013: Dr. D. Ivison; Dr. R. H. Lemelin; Dr. S. Mohammed

Dr. S. D. Stone has been appointed as the Faculty Senator Representative to the Board of Governors for the term October 2010 through the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in 2013.




15.


President's Report (Dr. F. Gilbert)




16.


Report of the Vice-President (Academic) & Provost (Dr. L. Hayes)




17.


Report of NOSM (Dr. J. Lanphear)




18.


Report of the Dean Orillia Campus (Dr. K. Fedderson)




19.


Report of the Senate Representative to the Board of Governors(J. Leggatt)



Minutes: