SENATE MEETING

Date: 
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Thunder Bay Location: Senate Chambers, UC 1001; Orillia Location: OA 2005
Agenda: 

REVISED - February 27, 2020 

SENATE MEETING

March 2, 2020

4:00pm

Thunder Bay Location: SENATE CHAMBERS

Orillia Location: OA 2005

 

AGENDA  

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In Memoriam – Dr. Stelomethet Ethel B. Gardner 

 

1

Approval of Agenda

2

Approval of the January 20, 2020 Minutes

3

Calendar Change 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 Graduate Regulation Change for Referral (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

 

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

 

Faculty of Graduate Studies

  • 2020-FGS-7270 – Modification to PHD Regulations 

4

Reports of Senate Standing Committees

 

4.1

Senate Academic Committee Report (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

 

 

4.1.1

MOVED that the attached referral process, and the following calendar change deadlines for new programs and major modifications (including associated Regulations and Admissions requests) be adopted:

  • Curriculum Navigator submission by the Initiator – July 1
  • Dean and Faculty Council approval, and at the Senate Referral Stage in Curriculum Navigator – September 30; and

That the following calendar change deadline for all other calendar changes be adopted:

  • Dean and Faculty Council approval, and at the Senate Referral Stage in Curriculum Navigator – October 31

 

Calendar changes submitted in accordance with these deadlines shall be considered for inclusion in the following fall’s Academic Calendar. For example, calendar changes for new programs and major modifications submitted by July 1, 2020 and, at the Senate Referral Stage by September 30, 2020, shall be considered for inclusion in the 2021-2022 Academic Calendar. In exceptional circumstances Senate Committees will review calendar changes submitted after these deadlines.

 

These deadlines are effective for all future proposed calendar changes, commencing with those proposed for inclusion in the 2021-2022 Academic Calendar.

  

4.1.2

MOVED that the Honorary Professor policy be rescinded.

  

4.1.3

MOVED that the attached 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 Academic Schedules of Dates be approved.

 

4.2

Senate Budget Committee Report (Dr. Sarah Jacoba)

 

4.3

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

 

4.4

Joint Senate Committee for Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) (Dr. Michael Stevenson)

 

 

4.4.1

MOVED that the revised Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Academic Appeals Policy and Procedure be approved, as attached.

  

4.4.2

MOVED that the Master of Medical Studies (MMS) Courses and the MMS 2020-21 Calendar of Academic Events be approved, as attached.

 

4.5

Senate Organization Committee Report (Dr. Isaam Dawood)

 

 

 

4.5.1

MOVED that the attached amendments to the Senate Honorary Degrees Committee Terms of Reference be approved.

 

4.6

Senate Research Committee Report (Dr. Olakunle Akingbola)

 

4.7

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

  

4.7.1

MOVED that the policy on Inaugural Professorial Lectures be rescinded.
  

4.7.2

MOVED that the policies on Code of Computing Practice and Email Policy of Lakehead University be referred to the Senate Organization Committee so that it may review the Approval Authority for the policies and make a recommendation to the Senate.
 

4.8

Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report (Dr. Joan Chambers)

5

Calendar Change Approvals

 

5.1

 

Approval of Undergraduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Joan Chambers)

 

MOVED that the following undergraduate Academic Calendar changes be approved:

 

Faculty of Education

  • 2019-EDU-7056 – Course Modifications-Indigenous Language Instructor’s Program-Language, Restriction and Lab Updates
  • 2019-EDU-7191 – Program Modification-UG-Education-BED2IS
  • 2019-EDU-7192 – Program Modification-UG-Education-BED2PJ
  • 2019-EDU-7193 – Changes to EDUC 3531 Environmental Science Community Involvement
  • 2019-EDU-7194 – EDUC 4203 Curriculum & Instruction in Environmental Science Language Update
  • 2020-EDU-7249 – Course-New-Professional Development in Education

 

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

  • 2019-HBS-6938-B – Kine UG – Program Brief for 1 new transfer pathway
  • 2019-HBS-7073 – Program-Modification-UG-SocialWork
  • 2019-HBS-7074 – Course-Modification-UG-SocialWork
  • 2019-HBS-7075 – Course-Modification-UG-SocialWork

 

Faculty of Natural Resources Management

  • 2019-NAT-7218 – Transfers students to take 2054 (ICR) – HBEM.TRF & HBSCF.TRF
  • 2019-NAT-7219 – WAC courses as co-reqs to ensure registration
  • 2019-NAT-7220 – Adding WAC as co-req to ensure registration; see also 2019-NAT-7219
  • 2019-NAT-7221 – 4th Yr thesis only for 4th year students
  • 2019-NAT-7222 – 4212 & 4214 may only be taken in 4th year by 4th Yr students

 

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

  • 2019-SCI-7062 – Program Update – ECON
  • 2019-SCI-7066 – GEOG Program Updates
  • 2019-SCI-7110 – Addition of a laboratory component to ENSU 3073
  • 2019-SCI-7111 – Online version of ENSU 3073
  • 2019-SCI-7112 – Updating an Elective course code
  • 2019-SCI-7140 – ANTH Course Update
  • 2019-SCI-7185 – Discontinued Courses-UG-Anthropology
  • 2019-SCI-7188 – ANTH Course Updates
  • 2019-SCI-7199 – New Courses – ANTH

 

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • 2019-SOC-6949 – New course-UG-Women’s Studies
  • 2019-SOC-7117 – New Music Appreciation course
  • 2019-SOC-7135 – Course Modifications & Deletions -UG-French
  • 2019-SOC-7148 – Discontinuing French 2615
  • 2019-SOC-7149 – Criminology Program—New and Cross-Listed Courses
  • 2019-SOC-7150 – Criminology Program—Updating 2nd Year and 4th Year Course Pre-requisites
  • 2019-SOC-7151 – Criminology Program—Update to Average Calculation and 4th Year Course Requirements
  • 2019-SOC-7155 – Media, Film, and Communications Program Updates
  • 2019-SOC-7156 – HBASc/BEd with Concentration Degree Updates
  • 2019-SOC-7157 – HBASc with Concentration Degree Updates
  • 2019-SOC-7158 – BASc 4 Yr with Concentration Program Average Calculation Updates
  • 2019-SOC-7159 – BASc 4 Yr/BEd with Concentration Degree Update
  • 2019-SOC-7160 – INTD 1010—Course Deletion
  • 2019-SOC-7161 – HBASc and BASc Program Updates
  • 2019-SOC-7162 – BASc College Transfer Degree Updates
  • 2019-SOC-7163 – HBASc, BASc 4 Yr, and BASc Concurrent Education Degree Updates
  • 2019-SOC-7182-A – Course Modification-UG-Languages-French 3834
  • 2019-SOC-7183 – New courses-UG-French courses
  • 2019-SOC-7196 – History Course Deletions and Additions
 

5.2

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

 

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

 

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

  • 2019-HBS-7072 – Regulation-Modification-UG-SocialWork
 

5.3

Approval of Graduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Chander Shahi)

 

MOVED that the following graduate Academic Calendar changes be approved:

 

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

  • 2018-HBS-6873 – Program_MajorModification_GR_SocialWork_Orillia
  • 2019-HBS-7105 – new graduate course Kine 5012
  • 2020-HBS-7252 – Modification to Nursing Grad Courses

 

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

  • 2019-SCI-7059 – ECON Grad Course Updates
  • 2019-SCI-7115 – New Graduate Econ Course

 

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • 2019-SOC-7107 – New Course-GR-Women’s Studies
  • 2019-SOC-7165 – Six graduate programs removed from Academic Calendar
  • 2019-SOC-7167 – New Sociology Graduate Course
  • 2019-SOC-7198 – Women’s Studies Grad Level Course Name Change
  • 2019-SOC-7210 – Discontinue Social Justice 5101.
 

5.4

Approval of Graduate Admission and Regulation Changes (Dr. Chander Shahi)

 

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

 

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

  • 2019-SCI-6932-A – Admission Requirement-NEW-GR-MSc Archaeological Science
  • 2019-SCI-6932-B – Regulation-NEW-GR-MSc Archaeological Science
  • 2019-SCI-7015-A – MES – Admission Requirements
  • 2019-SCI-7015-B – MES – Regulations

 

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

  • 2019-SOC-7014 – MES-NBRT no longer being offered.
  • 2019-SOC-7108 – MA History Program Regulations

6

Adjunct Professor and Professional Associate Recommendations

 

MOVED that the attached Adjunct Professor and Professional Associate appointments be approved.

7

Informational Items

 

7.1

Adjunct Professor Renewals

 

The attached adjunct professor appointments have been renewed.

 

7.2

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

 

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)

 Adjournment