Faculty Council Meeting - Friday, May 5, 2023: Revised Deadline for Agenda Items: Monday, May 1, 2023 at 4:30 pm

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MINUTES
Friday, April 14th, 2023
A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 10:00 am via Zoom.

Election Results for Chair and Vice-Chair of Faculty Council:
A. den Otter reported that A. Carastathis was acclaimed as Chair, and P. Das was acclaimed as Vice-Chair.  
Everyone is looking forward to working with them.  A list was created with the names of those who would be interested in these positions next year and will be kept on file by S. Viitala.

1.
Approval of Agenda
 It was moved by K. Burnett and seconded by J. Jarman that the agenda be approved.
        Carried.
2.
Approval of Minutes
Approval of the minutes from March 3, 2023.  (J. Roth and seconded by A. Guttman)
The minutes were accepted as presented.     
3.
Business Arising from the Minutes
None.
4.
Calendar Changes
There were no calendar change requests.  S. Viitala will follow up with A. Beda to find out when we might
receive any remaining requests before the start of the next academic year.
5.
Department/School Reports.
i)  English
A. Guttman announced that Magnus Theatre Summer Stage will be presenting the 10th annual 10x10 Short Play Festival on June 9 and 10, 2023.  It will feature the works of 10 playwrights.  She stated that D. Hannah and R. Warburton from the Department of English are also involved.  Tickets are on sale now.
ii). Interdisciplinary Studies
J. Jarman announced that the Media Showcase, entitled, Empowering Hope, will take place on April 25, 2023 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.  This event showcases student media, film, and other artistic productions.  It will be held at Lakekead University, Orillia Campus, at Simcoe Hall, Room OA1022.  There is also a Zoom link provided as well.
iii)  Music
E. Chugonov announced the retirement of Glenn Colton, who has been a member of the Department of Music, for 25 years.  Both A. Carathatis and E. Chugonov thanked him for his contributions over the years, and look forward to his continued association with the department in future,
E. Chugonov also announced that Ms. Heather Morrison, Contract Lecturer/pianist, will be retiring June 20, 2023, after 47 years of service to the department.  
E. Chugonov announced that Ms, Penny Clarke, Contract Lecturer/flutist, will be retiring June 30, 2023, after 35 years of service to the department.
iv). Visual Arts
K. Holmes stated that the Juried Arts show at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery has been extended to April 24, 2023.  The awards night was well attended and a big thank you to B. Birmingham for being the MC for the show.  If you are interested in purchasing student art displayed at the show, please contact K. Holmes directly.
6.
    Dean’s Report.
April 14, 2023
B. Birmingham announced that L. Paquette, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, and M. Yuan, Professor, School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, will both be completing their third year of phased retirement on June 30, 2023.  

1.  Student Issues
At this time of year, students are under stress and are reaching out and taking it out on others, including teachers and students.  Thank you for managing and supporting them during this time!

2.  Applications
As of April, applications to Lakehead are up by 50 students, with most being at the Orillia campus.  It was stated that these were the number of applications only, and that acceptances were “soft” at this time.
Updates:
Students
Lots of concerns/challenges/marks appeals/code issues.
Applications info
As of April, applications to Lakehead are up by 50 students, with most being at the Orillia campus. These are the number of applications only, and that acceptances were “soft” at this time. The chart below contains data for all applicants to date.

Applications: April, cumulative, SSH
(Link to Applications Chart)

Budget:
♣    Please come to Senate and/or read minutes for budget update.
♣    I have reached out to those chairs who typically need FCE support from Dean’s office to ask them to have a timetable prepared with fewer FCES—and to ghost some courses until the budget position is clearer.
♣    We need to be clear when hiring that low enrolments or constrained budget could cancel classes.
♣    Once we have info from presentation to Senate AND this year’s budget reconciliation, I will let all chairs know where we are, and chairs may share out this info with departments.
Hires
♣    20 requests out, 7 replacement, 13 new (the new mainly in Orillia)
♣    After not hearing and knowing we needed to either hire, or find FCEs to manage programs, I noted six that we needed desperately, and prioritized four and sent a memo on March 15: Two were replacements for finishing LTAs; two were in replacements in departments that have lost more than two faculty in that past two years. We were awarded two hires, in ORPT, and Gender Women’s Studies/SJS.
♣    A number of folks have reached out about how concerned they are about the process, and I appreciate that; several have offered to lead discussions of shared solutions around future hiring, should there be positions in the future.

7.Assistant Dean’s Report.
J. Roth is continuing to advise students for the BA General and is also working on degree audits.
(Reported by B. Birmingham for J. Roth.)
8.
Other Business:
None.
9.
Next Faculty Council Meeting:  May 5th, 2023 at 10:00 am via Zoom.  
10.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 am.  (K. Holmes; A. Carastathis)

ATTENDANCE
Thunder Bay Campus
A. Guttman
M. Flegel
C. Sanders
A. Carastathis
K. Burnett
S. Shasahabi
K. Holmes
I. Lemée
J. Roth
R Warburton
T. Puddephatt
B. Parker
D. Ivison
E. Chugunov
B. Birmingham
G. Colton
L. Ray
J. Chisholm
R. Maundrell
S. Viitala - recording

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

Regrets:
L. Forbes