SENATE MEETING

Date: 
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Thunder Bay: Senate Chambers / Orillia: OA 2005
Agenda: 

 REVISED
March 15, 2019

SENATE MEETING

March 18, 2019

4:00pm

Thunder Bay Location: SENATE CHAMBERS

Orillia Location: OA 2005

AGENDA 

Remote participants can connect by clicking the link below and following the instructions to install and run the Zoom Client.   Please remember to mute yourself when possible. https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/my/uc1001

 

Teleconference (Canada): 1-855-703-8985

Meeting ID: 508 686 4247

1.

Approval of Agenda

2.

Approval of February 11, 2019 Senate Minutes

3.

Calendar Changes for Referral

Senators may view details of the proposed calendar changes on the Curriculum Navigator website. A link to the website along with login information and instructions has been emailed to all Senators.

 

3.1

 

Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Change for Referral (Dr. Rachel Warburton)

 

MOVED that the proposed undergraduate Academic Calendar change be referred to the appropriate committees:

  

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • 2019-SOC-6897-B – Social Sciences and Humanities’ Pathways from Aboriginal Community Advocacy Diploma
 

3.2

Proposed Undergraduate Admission and Regulation Changes for Referral (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

 

MOVED that the proposed undergraduate admission and regulation changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

 

University Regulations & Admission Requirements

  • 2019-UNIVREG-6939 - Admission Requirement-Modification-UG-General Admission Requirements IB program
  • 2019-UNIVREG-6943 - Admission Requirements-Modification - English Proficiency Language Requirements

 

3.3

Proposed Graduate Regulation Change for Referral (Dr. Chander Shahi)

 

MOVED that the proposed graduate regulation change be referred to the appropriate committees:

 

Faculty of Business Administration

  • 2019-BUS-6927 – Reg. Busi Gr MBA with Advanced Studies in Management

4.

Reports of Senate Standing Committees

 

4.1

Senate Academic Committee Report (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

 

 

4.1.1

MOVED that the Senate, effective as of May 1, 2019:

 

 

 

 

conditional upon the Board also approving the rescission of the Code of Student Behaviour and Disciplinary Procedures and the establishment of the Student Code of Conduct – Non-Academic Policy and the Student Code of Conduct – Appeal Policy as it related thereto.

 

4.2

Senate Budget Committee Report (Dr. Ehsan Rezazadeh Azar)

 

 

4.2.1

Proposed University Operating Budget 2019-20 Presentation (Mrs. Kathy Pozihun and Dr. David Barnett)

 

 

4.2.2

MOVED that the Lakehead University Operating Budget 2019-20 be endorsed.

 

4.3

Senate Executive Committee Recommendation (Dr. David Barnett)

 

MOVED that the proposed amendments to the Senate Organization Committee Terms of Reference be approved.

 

4.4

Faculty of Graduate Studies Council Report (Dr. Chander Shahi)

 

4.5

Senate Nominations Committee Report (Dr. Amanda Diochon)

 

 

4.5.1

MOVED that the attached list of faculty appointments to the Senate Standing Committees be approved.

 

4.6

Senate Organization Committee Report (Dr. Christine Gottardo)

 

 

4.6.1

MOVED that the proposed amendments to the Senate Executive Committee Terms of Reference be approved.

 

4.7

Senate Research Committee Report (Dr. Tamara Varney)

 

4.8

Senate Teaching and Learning Committee Report (Dr. Douglas Ivison)

  

4.8.1      MOVED that the proposed amendments to the  "Contribution to Teaching Award" policy be approved.

 

4.9

Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report (Dr. Rachel Warburton)

5.

Calendar Change Approvals

 

5.1

Approval of Undergraduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Rachel Warburton)

 

 

MOVED that the following undergraduate Academic Calendar changes be approved:

 

Faculty of Business Administration

 

  • 2018-BUS-6817 - Faculty of Business Certificate program changes
  • 2018-BUS-6818 - Faculty of Business Information Systems Program Change
  • 2018-BUS-6819 - Faculty of Business Information Systems Course Changes
  • 2018-BUS-6860 - Prerequisite Change for Business courses in Orillia
  • 2018-BUS-6871 - Business course prereq cleanup
  • 2018-BUS-6872 - Programs-Modification-UG-Business- Changing course name in requirements
  • 2018-BUS-6877 - Business 4412 pre req change

 

 

Faculty of Engineering

  • 2018-ENG-6858-A – COURSES – MODIFICATIONS – UG – CIVIL ENGINEERING – Add Prerequisites
  • 2018-ENG-6863 – COURSES – MODIFICATIONS – UG – ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING – Updated course description
  • 2018-ENG-6870 – COURSES – MODIFICATION – UG-ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING – Change to title and description to reflect current content
  • 2019-ENG-6887 – COURSES – MODIFICATIONS – UG – CIVIL ENGINEERING – COURSE DESCRIPTION CHANGES
  • 2019-ENG-6892 – COURSES – NEW COURSE – UG – CIVIL ENGINEERING – Addition of new elective course

 

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

  • 2018-HBS-6752 – Course-Modification-UG-Social Work Field Course Descriptions Updated

 

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

  • 2018-SCI-6673 – Courses-Modification-UG-Mathematics-Changes to notes under courses
  • 2018-SCI-6706 – BSc (Natural Science Major) Program-Modifications-UG-Biology-Changes for ICR
  • 2018-SCI-6707 – BSc (Natural Science Major) College Transfer-Program-Modifications-UG-Biology-Changes for ICR
  • 2018-SCI-6708 – BSc (Natural Science Major) /H. Bachelor Outdoor Recreation-Program-Modifications-UG-Biology-Changes for ICR
  • 2018-SCI-6726 – Changing Pre-reqs to Math Courses
  • 2018-SCI-6727 – Replace course choice in Program
  • 2018-SCI-6764 – Programs-Modifications-UG-Biology-Housekeeping changes to calendar entries APLS
  • 2018-SCI-6770 - Course Update
  • 2018-SCI-6812 - BSc General - minor updates
  • 2018-SCI-6815 - Program-Modification-UG-HBASC ENSU major with specialization in Ecosystem Management
  • 2018-SCI-6816 - New Elective Course - Special Topics
  • 2018-SCI-6861 - BSc General Program - Orillia version

 

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • 2018-SOC-6597 – Courses-Modifications-UG-Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism-addition of prerequisites
  • 2018-SOC-6669 – Courses-Creation-UG-History-Economics Cross-listing
  • 2018-SOC-6719 – ORPT Course Deletions
  • 2018-SOC-6725 – HBORBED2.OUTD.IS Course and ‘Note” Changes
  • 2018-SOC-6729 – New ORPT courses
  • 2018-SOC-6746 – Courses-New-UG-Outdoor Recreation-New courses
  • 2018-SOC-6747 – Courses-Deletions-UG-Outdoor Recreation-Discontinuing courses from calendar
  • 2018-SOC-6748 – Courses-Modifications-UG-Outdoor Recreation
  • 2018-SOC-6749 – ORPT courses to replace Outdoor Recreation 3380
  • 2018-SOC-6750 – OUTD 3380 deletion
  • 2018-SOC-6758 – COURSES – NEW – UG - SOCIOLOGY

 

5.2

Approval of Undergraduate Regulation and Admission Changes (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

 

MOVED that the following undergraduate regulation and admission changes be approved:

 

Faculty of Education

  • 2018-EDU-6777 – Clarification of BEd Program Failure
  • 2019-EDU-6889 – Admission-Update wording for ILIP Program
  • 2019-EDU-6891-A – Regulation-Modification-UG HBEd-Update language and reflect 2 year program

 

Faculty of Engineering

 

  • 2018-ENG-6753 - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (PREREQS) - MODIFICATION - UG-ENGINEERING-Addition of 'Ontario' to clarify exemption

 

 

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

  • 2018-HBS-6751 – Regulation_Modification_UG_Social Work

 

University Regulations & Admission Requirements

  • 2018-UNIVREG-6678 – Change to “Letter of Permission” under University Regulations
  • 2018-UNIVREG-6775 – Regulation-Discontinue-IX-Academic Misconduct

 

5.3

Approval of Graduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Chander Shahi)

 

MOVED that the following graduate Academic Calendar changes be approved:

 

Faculty of Engineering

  • 2018-ENG-6868 – COURSE – NEW COURSES – GRAD – ENGINEERING – Addition of new elective courses for PhD/MSc ECE Programs
  • 2018-ENG-6869 – COURSES – NEW COURSES – GRAD – ENGINEERING – Add new cross-listed grad elective courses
  • 2019-ENG-6909 – COURSES – PREFIX CHANGE ONLY – GRAD - ENGINEERING

 

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

 

  • 2014-HBS-4397 – New Program PhD in Health Sciences (Phase 1 Approval)

 

 

Faculty of Natural Resources Management

  • 2018-NAT-6852 – Courses-modifications-GR-NRMT
  • 2018-NAT-6856 – MSCF.CO minor edits

 

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

  • 2018-SCI-6807-A – change MSc CS course

6.

Adjunct Professor Recommendations

 

6.1

Faculty of Education (Dr. John O’Meara)

 

MOVED that the following adjunct professor appointments be approved:

 

6.2

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (Dr. Michel Bédard)

 

MOVED that the following adjunct professor appointment be approved:

 

6.3

Faculty of Natural Resources Management (Dr. Ulf Runesson)

 

MOVED that the following adjunct professor appointment be approved:

7.

Informational Items

 

7.1

Truth and Reconciliation Update (Dr. Cynthia Wesley Esquimaux and Ms. Denise Baxter)

 

7.2

Adjunct Professor Renewals

 

 

7.3

President’s Report (Dr. Moira McPherson)

 

7.4

Provost & Vice-President (Academic) Report (Dr. David Barnett)

 

7.5

Board of Governors Report (Mr. Sean Speer)

 

7.6

Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Academic Colleague Report (Dr. Douglas Ivison)

 

7.7

Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Updates (Dr. Penny Moody-Corbett)

Adjournment