Faculty Council Meeting - Friday, January 7, 2022; Deadline for agenda items: December 23/2021 at 4:30 pm

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MINUTES

Friday, December 3rd, 2021

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, December 3rd, 2021 at 10:00 am via Zoom.

Presentation:  Enrolment Services and Student Central

Ms. Cathie O’Connor, Associate Registrar, Enrolment Services, and Mr. Derek Lawrence, Student Central Lead, Student Central, shared an overview of their roles as well as what services are offered by each area.  Student Central works with student applicants from the moment they apply right through to graduation.  Enrolment Services handles more of the policies and regulations pertaining to the calendar.  As much as one-third of their staff support and advise faculty on various topics such as student degree audits, exam schedules/rules, etc.  

The following are some of the topics that were discussed:
•    Concern with regard to the turnaround time for Student Central Professionals to answer student emails
•    Length of Time to Change Programs.
•    Academic advising with regard to some students receiving incorrect information.
•    Possibility of academic advisor for faculty/each department, ie. Psychology has its own advisor.
•    Direct contact for advising for our faculty is D. Lawrence.
•    More guidance/advising for ACCESS students.
•    Self-late withdrawal - possibility of system to notify chairs when student has applied to drop course to ensure student is aware of consequences and other options before going ahead with this.

For web resources, please use the following links:
Student Central:  https://www.lakeheadu.ca/studentcentral
Enrolment Services:  https://www.lakeheadu.ca/faculty-and-staff/departments/services/enrolmen...

1.
Approval of Agenda
It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by A. den Otter that the agenda be approved.
        Carried.

2.
Approval of Minutes
Approval of the minutes from November 12th, 2021.
The minutes were accepted as posted.

3.
Business Arising from the Minutes
None.

4.
Calendar Changes
None were submitted.

5.
Department/School Reports.
i)  Philosophy
It was moved by R. Maundrell and seconded by D. Ivison that Dr. Jaro Kotalik be appointed as External Adjunct Professor for the Department Philosophy.

          Carried.

ii)  J. Roth asked all departments/school if they had any ongoing research activities or anything else related to the academic plan to report.  She asked that any reports be submitted to her at least two weeks before the Senate meetings.

6.
Dean’s Report.
There was no Dean’s Report as Betsy was unable to attend the meeting.

7.
Assistant Dean’s Report
J. Roth is currently working on the cyclical review for the BA General with B. Birmingham and N. Luckai.  It is due in January 2022.  She also continues to advise students in this program.

8.
Other Business:
None.

9.
Next Faculty Council Meeting:  Friday, January 7th, 2022 at 10:00 am via Zoom.

10.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:26 am.  (J. Roth; A. den Otter)

ATTENDANCE
Thunder Bay Campus
R. Maundrell
K. Holmes
D. Ivison
L. Potvin
L. Primavesi
R. Robson
M. Flegel
I. Lemée
C. Sanders
L. Chambers
J. Roth
A. Carastathis
E. Chugunov
P. Cain
S. Viitala - recording

Orillia Campus
M. Stevenson
V. Hébert
A. den Otter

Regrets:
L. Fiddick
J. Jarman