Faculty Meeting Friday, March 21, 2014

Date:

Friday, March 21, 2014 - 1:00pm

Location:

ATAC 3004/OA 3041

Agenda:

MEMORANDUM

Date: Friday, March 21st, 2014

To: Members, Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Subject: COUNCIL MEETING

_______________________________________________________________________________

There will be a meeting of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council on:

FRIDAY MARCH 21st, 2014 FROM 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM IN ATAC 3004/OA 3041.

Presentation: Frances Harding - Branding Presentation

______________________________________________________________________________

AGENDA
_______________________________________________________________________________

1.   Approval of Agenda.

2.   Approval of the February 26th, 2014 Minutes.

3.   Business Arising from the Minutes.

4.   Registrar's Report.

5.   Dean's Report.

6.   Assistant Dean Update.

7.   Departmental/School Reports.
        i) English - Renewal of Internal Adjunct Professor - Dr. P. Allingham - Supporting Memo.

ii) Visual Arts - Calendar Change - New Version - Introduction to Figure Drawing - (Tracking Number 2014-SOC-3056).

iii) Women's Studies - New Degree - MED - Education for Change (Specialization in Women's Studies) - (Tracking Number 2014-EDU-3107)

8. Orillia Report.

9. Other Business.

10. Adjournment.

Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL MINUTES
February 26, 2014

Approved

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Thursday, February 26th, 2014 at 1:30 pm in ATAC Board Room 3004.

Special Presentation

Dr. Craig McKinnon, Assistant Dean, (Undergraduate Initiatives), Science and Environmental Studies, gave a presentation on first year seminars.

1.
Approval of Agenda

It was moved by P. Cain and seconded by L. Chambers that the agenda be approved as amended.

2.
Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by D. Jobin-Bevans and seconded by A. den Otter that the minutes of January 13th, 2014 be approved.

                                                                             Carried.
3.
Departmental/School Reports

i) Visual Arts

P. Cain stated that the calendar changes for Visual Arts would be deferred to the next Faculty Council meeting as no one from Visual Arts was able to attend today's meeting.

ii) Women's Studies

It was moved by L. Chambers and seconded by D. Ivison that the clarification list for core courses for Women's Studies be approved.

                                                                             Carried.

4.
Business Arising from Notes

G. Siddall stated that she had received comments from a few people with regard to PTR, Merit and the role of the Dean of Graduate Studies. She encouraged others to respond if they wished to.

5.
Registrar's Report

None.

6.
Dean's Report for Faculty Council

Dean's Report February 26, 2014
1.   Had a very productive chairs' retreat last week, focusing on recruitment and on Faculty-based philanthropy. We made some great progress towards defining who we are as a Faculty right now, what our values are and what our vision is. Dean is working on summarizing the work we did, and we will be circulating that to chairs once it is done, and will be talking about next steps.

2.   Acting Dean. Post has now gone out with regard to appointing an Acting Dean while I am on leave next year. Deadline for applications is March 17th.

3.   Hiring--there were 5 vacancies in our Faculty this year, and we received replacements in the form of 9-month term appointments for three of those. Strategic hiring decisions have not yet been made.

4.   Joseph Boyden is going to be speaking as part of Research and Innovation Week next Wednesday. Please encourage colleagues and students to come to that. I'll be forwarding a digital poster very shortly that you can distribute.

5.   There is going to be another call for proposals to the Strategic Initiative Fund. This time they will be around theme areas--possibly distance education and telepresence. Other kinds of proposals will still be entertained.

6.   Recent CBC news report on plagiarism at universities--suggests that are not being vigilant enough in dealing with it. I think we are doing a fairly good job in our Faculty, but I would remind you as we come to the end of the year to be sure to let me know if you are handling a case informally, and to be sure to make a formal report of any serious cases that should be handled under the policy.

7.   Update on speakers series and undergraduate research day from Assistant Dean.

7.
Orillia Report

None.

8.
Other Business

None.

9.
Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm, moved by J. Jarman and B. Vernier-Larochette.

                            Carried.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

P. Cain
G. Siddall
B. Vernier
S.D. Stone
L. Chambers
D. Jobin-Bevans
D. Ivison
J. Jarman

Orillia Campus

A. den Otter
M. Stevenson

REGRETS

G. Colton
R. Harpelle
R. Koster
R. Martin
S. Shahsahabi
N. Verrelli
A. Carastathis
I. Lemee

Faculty Meeting Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Date:

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:00am

Location:

ATAC 3004/OA 3041

Agenda:

MEMORANDUM

Date:       Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

To:          Members, Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Subject:    COUNCIL MEETING
___________________________________________________________________________

There will be a meeting of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council on:

TUESDAY, APRIL 21st, 2014 from 10:00 AM to NOON IN ATAC 3004/OA 3041

AGENDA
___________________________________________________________________________

Presentations:

1.    Postponed: Research Integrity Framework: Anne Klymenko, Director, Office of Research Services

2.   Web Pages: Tove Tronslien, Manager Web Development Services

___________________________________________________________________________

1.   Approval of Agenda.

2.   Approval of the March 22nd, 2014 Minutes.

3.   Business Arising from the Minutes.

4.   Registrar's Report.
       Continuation Codes - Jennifer Liscomb - Academic Advisor, Enrolment Services

5.   Dean's Report.

6.   Assistant Dean's Update.

7.   Departmental/School Reports.

Political Science - Appointment of Internal Adjunct Professor - Dr. Jason Blahuta (Department of Philosophy)

        - Supporting memo.

8.   Orillia Report.

9.   Other Business.

10.   Adjournment.

Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL MINUTES

March 21st, 2014

Approved

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, March 21st, 2014 at 1:00 pm in ATAC Board Room 3004/OA 3041.

Special Presentation

Frances Harding, Marketing Support Manager, External Relations, gave a presentation on the new branding.

1.
Approval of Agenda

It was moved by S. Stone and seconded by L. Chambers that the agenda be approved as amended.

2.
Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by D. Jobin-Bevans and seconded by S.D. Stone that the minutes of March 21st, 2014 be approved.

                                                                             Carried.
3.
Departmental/School Reports

i) It was moved by D. Ivison and L. Chambers that Dr. P. Allingham be renewed as Internal Adjunct of the Department of English for a four-year term.

                                                                             Carried.
ii) Visual Arts

It was moved by R. Martin and G. Colton that the calendar change for Visual Arts, a new version of 1170, be approved. (Tracking Number 3056).

iii) Women's Studies

It was moved by L. Chambers and seconded by D. Ivison that the MED - Education for Change, (Specialization in Women's Studies), be approved. (Tracking Number 2014-EDU-3107).

                                                                             Carried.

4.
Business Arising from Minutes

None.

5.
Registrar's Report

C. O'Connor stated that the degree audits will be ready the week of April 22nd and must be submitted to Enrolment Services on May 7th. Convocation dates this year are May 30th and 31st in Thunder Bay, and June 7th in Orillia. It was stated that every year the dates for Congress coincide for with our convocation. C. O'Connor said that in 2016/2017, convocation would take place one week later. There was a short discussion about a possible study break in October; however, that would extend the time in December.

6.
Dean's Report for Faculty Council

Dean's Report March 21st, 2014

1. Follow-up to chairs' retreat--I have now asked all chairs to submit formally their top
     priorities for philanthropic projects. Deadline is April 1.

2. Acting Dean. Deadline for applications has now passed. The committee will be
   meeting next week to review the applications.

3. Convocation. Please attend at least one convocation ceremony if you can. It means
   a great deal to our students to see their professors there.

4. Update on Orillia. I went with Andy last week to Orillia to meet with faculty and
   staff there to talk about the details of IS joining our Faculty. It was very
   productive. New appointment letters are being prepared; the change will become
   official as of May 1.

5. Joseph Boyden gave a talk during Research and Innovation week, and it was a
   tremendous success. Close to 600 people came out to the event, many of which
   were from the community. The day after his talk, while he was still in Thunder Bay,
   The Orenda was announced as the winner of Canada Reads. We are already looking
   at a possible speakers for next year. If you have someone in mind, let me know.

7.
Assistant Dean's Update

1.   D. Jobin-Bevans gave a review on Research and Innovation Week. The focus this year was on undergraduate research. He suggested it might be a good idea to monitor students this year for next year's event. This could also be used at a tool for retention.

2.   D. Jobin-Bevans stated that the view book for our Faculty was almost ready.

3.   It was suggested that there should be a format in place for next year's Social Sciences and Humanities speaker series. A discussion followed and it was decided that there should be a plan in place for September with the poster for the coming year completed.

4.   The first draft of the Faculty-Based Research report has been completed.

8.
Orillia Report

L. Fiddick reported that he had concerns about budget, etc. He also said that it was good to talk to G. Siddall and that most things were being "put off" until after the re-organization.

9.
Other Business

1. Student Concerns.

B. Vernier stated her concerns about comments being received from students on exams and in emails. L. Chambers made reference to the Code of Student Behaviour on course outlines which states what is appropriate and what is not.

2. Education Calendar Changes.

S.D. Stone wanted to know if the Education calendar changes would be coming to Faculty Council for approval. It was stated that they will be approved in Navigator only.

10.
Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 2:30 pm, moved by S.D. Stone and D. McPherson.

                            Carried.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

P. Cain
G. Siddall
B. Vernier
S.D. Stone
L. Chambers
D. Jobin-Bevans
D. Ivison
G. Colton
D. McPherson
R. Martin
I. Lem©e

Orillia Campus

A. den Otter
M. Stevenson
L. Fiddick

REGRETS

R. Koster
S. Islam
S. Shahsahabi

Faculty Meeting Thursday, June 26, 2014

Date:

Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 10:00am

Location:

ATAC 5041/OA 2020

Agenda:

MEMORANDUM

Date:       Thursday, June 26th, 2014

To:          Members, Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Subject:    COUNCIL MEETING

_______________________________________________________________________________

There will be a meeting of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council on:

THURSDAY, JUNE 26th, 2014 FROM 10:00 AM to NOON IN ATAC 5041/OA 2020.

AGENDA
_______________________________________________________________________________

1.   Approval of Agenda.

2.   Approval of the April 22nd, 2014 Minutes.

3.   Business Arising from the Minutes.

4.   Registrar's Report.

5.   Dean's Report.

6.   Assistant Dean's Update.

7.   Departmental/School Reports.

8.   Orillia Report.

9.   Other Business.
        Online Student Evaluation of Teaching - D. McPherson

10.   Adjournment.

Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MINUTES
April 22nd, 2014

Approved

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 at 10:00 am in ATAC Board Room 3004/OA 3041.

Special Presentations

A. Klymenko and T. Tronslien were not available for their presentations. They will be re-scheduled for our next meeting in June, 2014.

1.
Approval of Agenda

It was moved by D. Jobin-Bevans and seconded by L. Chambers that the agenda be approved.

2.
Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by D. Jobin-Bevans and seconded by S.D. Stone that the minutes of March 21st, 2014 be approved.

                                                                             Carried.

3.
Business Arising from Minutes

None.

4.
Registrar's Report

J. Liscomb gave a report on continuation codes and the timelines for submission. She discussed the definitions of each continuation code and reviewed the process of contacting the students. She also mentioned that the degree audits will be out soon.

5.
Dean's Report for Faculty Council

Dean's Report April 22nd, 2014

1.    Philanthropy information must be submitted today.

2.    A recommendation for Acting Dean has gone to the Provost for approval.

3.    Convocation will take place on May in Thunder Bay and on June 7 in Orillia. I will be
       attending both graduations. The Assistant Dean will be attending all ceremonies in
       his role of name reader.

4.    The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies will officially become part of the
       Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities effective May 1, 2014. Letters have gone
   out to all faculty members.

5.    I will be going to China in May. Dr. D. Jobin-Bevans and Dr. Beatrice Vernier will be
      accompanying me as well. Our focus will be on transfer agreements and
      student/faculty exchanges.

6.    I have no information on the budget; however, there may be cuts. I will be meeting
      with Moira and Rita for further updates.

6.
Assistant Dean's Update

D. Jobin-Bevans gave a brief update on the Faculty brochures. He also provided an update
with regard to our speaker series. The first one, "Walk with our Sisters," will take place in
the fall.

7.
Departmental/School Reports

Political Science

i) It was moved by S.S. Islam and L. Chambers that Dr. Jason Blahuta be appointed Internal Adjunct of the Department of Political Science for a four-year term commencing July 1, 2014.

                                                                             Carried.
8.
Orillia Report

A. den Otter stated that they had a departmental meeting to discuss the ConEd changes. They were not keen on the changes as there were more requirements at the first year now and it was felt that students needed more chances to explore courses. The restrictions were not good and reduced the options. All the Education courses were in the first three years and not in the fourth. A brief discussion followed.

9.
Other Business

1. Faculty Council Meeting.

It was decided that there would be another Faculty Council meeting in June. D. Jobin-Bevans mentioned it would be a good time to have a discussion about the brochure for SS&H as well as our web pages.

2. Requirements for Indigenous Learning Course Content.

R. Berg stated that now that Senate has passed the motion that requirements for courses to have 50% Indigenous Learning content in a half course, we need to take action on this. In the discussion that followed, there were concerns about not having enough instructors to cover any additional courses, funding issues, and who would monitor the actual course content. It was stated that some departments would modify existing courses while others may chose to create new ones. G. Siddall stated that if anyone had particular concerns to contact her directly.

10.
Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11:30 am, moved by R. Berg and S.D. Stone.

                             Carried.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

B. Vernier
I. Lem©e
S.D. Stone
D. Ivison
D. Jobin-Bevans
L. Chambers
R. Koster
R. Berg
P. Cain
G. Siddall

Orillia Campus

A. den Otter
M. Stevenson
S. Islam

REGRETS

None

Faculty Meeting Friday, April 11, 2008

Date:

Friday, April 11, 2008 - 12:00am

Location:

ATAC 5035

Agenda:

Subject: COUNCIL MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008 AT 9:00 A.M. IN ROOM 5035 (ATAC BUILDING).

AGENDA

1. Approval of Agenda.

2. Gwen Wojda Report

3. Approval of the March Minutes.

4. Business Arising from the Minutes.

5. Registrar's Report. (doc. A)

6. Dean's Report.

7. Departmental Reports.

i)

English - Calendar Changes (doc. 1)

ii)

Philosophy - Internal Adjunct Professor - Dr. C. Sacchetti-Dufresne

iii)

Sociology - Calendar Changes (doc. 2)

iv)

Women's Studies - Calendar Changes (doc. 3, doc. 4)

8. Other Business.

9. Adjournment.

_________________________________

VICTOR SMITH

Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council.

Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the ATAC Board Room 5035.

V. Smith welcomed Orillia colleagues and then called the meeting to order.

1.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by H. Smith and seconded by G. Hayman that the agenda be approved with the following change:

.delete item 4. Registrar's Report.

Carried.

2.

Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by S.D. Stone and seconded by J. Leggatt that the minutes of February 14th be approved.

Carried.

3.

Business Arising from the Minutes

i)

Modular Degrees

H. Smith noted that Gerontology has expressed interest in participating with SS&H in the modular degree motion. They hoped that they were still in time and have asked for contact information.

T. Dunk explained that currently there is a hold up due to the format of the required Senate form for calendar changes. The Vice-President (Academic) is trying to resolve this with the Secretary of Senate.

ii)

Outdoor Parks, Recreation and Tourism

T. Dunk asked that a motion be brought forward to address current restructuring plans and the proposal to include Outdoor Parks, Recreation and Tourism in the Faculty.

It was moved by H. Smith and seconded by J. Leggatt that Council approve the joining of the Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Carried Unanimously.

iii)

SUSC Request for Information

A discussion followed with regard to the calendar changes and the SUSC request to departments for information on course offerings. Rhonda Koster can be contacted to assist with the ORPT template for departments who may wish to adopt it. The template was used as an example in the hopes that it would encourage a standardized presentation of information forwarded to SUSC. However, it is not mandatory to use the template.

It was noted that the wording of the Academic Plan directs the Vice-President (Academic) to make this request to SUSC. However, it is unclear what will happen when the final SUSC report is received by Senate.

4.

Dean's Report

i)

Thank You.

Thanks to all who participated in the Research and Innovation week and helped Dean Jobin-Bevans with the display area. It was a successful event and will be ongoing next year.

ii)

Research Chairs

T. Dunk acknowledged the major accomplishment of Dr. Lori Chambers and Dr. Todd Dufresne who were successful in the university-wide competition for Research Chairs. Both are outstanding scholars and researchers.

iii)

Last Week of Classes - Reminder

No exams should be given during the last week of classes.

iv)

PTR

The balloting process is underway in the Departments of Philosophy, Sociology and Women's Studies for promotion to full professor.

v)

Course Evaluations

Course evaluations will commence the week of March 24^th. Gina McNally and Judy Vogrig can be contacted for information.

vi)

Thank you

Thanks to chairs and department colleagues who have participated in calling applicants to the University. The Admissions Department feels that this does make a difference.

vii)

Announcements

1.

Canadian Institute for Health Information

Professor Kevin Willison of Orillia encourages individuals to attend and participate in the seminar on March 28^th sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Graduate students will be able to access quality data on a broad range of health services. For information contact Professor Kevin Willison, Orillia, email address: kevin.willison@lakeheadu.ca. Lakehead University Communications has previously advertised this event.

2.

Leveraging Learning for Regional Development

Professor Seth Agboo of Education is organizing through Life Long Learning an international forum at Lakehead University on learning cities and regions which will include a series of speakers from all over the world. All are encouraged to participate.

viii)

Budget

There is a budget short-fall projected of nine million dollars. This will result in across-the-board cuts. The Dean has met with the Vice-President (Academic). Information such as class sizes, teaching loads and FCE ratios are being looked at to ensure that everyone is being fully utilized. At this point nothing has been cut and our faculty currently is in a situation where not much can be cut from its operation. In a week or so there should be a clearer idea of what will happen. All faculties will have to deal with the current budget problem. Other Ontario universities are also in this situation and have much worse scenarios.

With regard to registration, the Vice-President (Academic) will be speaking to the Registrar and Scheduling to see if they can hold off on finalizing the course offerings and registration for next year until the budget situation is clearer. The Thunder Bay campus is declining while the Orillia campus is growing with a budget surplus situation.

5.

Departmental Reports

There were none.

6.

Any Other Business

There was none.

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:19 a.m.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

E. Auger

T. Dunk

G. Hayman

S. Islam

P. Jasen

J. Leggatt

D. McPherson

T. Puddephatt

B. Moazzami

V. Schonberger

H. Smith

V. Smith

S.D. Stone

Orillia Campus

A. den Otter

K. Willison

Regrets

G. Colton

K. Fedderson

A. Foshay

R. Harpelle

D. Jobin-Bevans

M. MacLean

Faculty Meeting Friday, April 26, 2013

Date:

Friday, April 26, 2013 - 12:00am

Location:

Agenda:

Meeting Cancelled.

Minutes:

Faculty Meeting Friday, April 3, 2009

Date:

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 12:00am

Location:

ATAC 5035

Agenda:

Office of the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities

Tel. (807)343-8167

Tel. (807)343-8202

Fax (807) 766-7155

MEMORANDUM

Date: April 2, 2009

To: Members, Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

From: Victor Smith, Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council

Subject: COUNCIL MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009 AT 10:30 AM TO NOON IN ROOM 5035 (ATAC BUILDING).

AGENDA

1. Approval of Agenda.

2. Approval of the March Minutes.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes.

4. Registrar's Report.

5. Dean's Report.

6. Departmental Reports.

i) English - Report on the M.A. Program

7. Orillia Report.

i) SSH Calendar Changes 2009

8. Other Business.

ii) Honours Programs

9. Adjournment.

________________________________

VICTOR SMITH, Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council.

Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009

APPROVED

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 3:30 pm in the ATAC Board Room 5035.

1.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by L. Paquette and seconded by G. Siddall that the agenda be approved.

Carried.

2.

Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by J. Leggatt and seconded by D. Ivison that the revised minutes for January 26, 2009 be approved.

Carried.

3.

Business Arising from Minutes

None.

5.

Registrar's Report

G. Siddall announced that M. Ryks-Szelekovszky was Acting Registrar.

6.

Dean's Report

1. Budget. I have submitted my proposed budget cuts to the VP. I did not propose the

full 6% cut, and I have not yet had a response. As soon as I know anything, I will

let you all know.

2. Distinguished Instructor Award. The deadline is the end of this month. If you know

of someone whom you think is deserving, either visit the IDC website to get the nomination form, or let Sue know, and she will give you a nomination form.

3. Strategic Plan. Thanks to everyone who submitted their thoughts about the plan. Apparently there are significant revisions being made to the plan, and it will be submitted at the April Senate meeting.

4. Orillia Academic Plan. Moira McPherson is going to meet with me, Andy Dean, Kim, Alice, and John Smith to talk about how to handle the proposed new double majors, so that we can make sure there is some consistency in how the process is handled, and to ensure that it is as streamlined as possible for students.

5. Course Evaluations. I'm looking into having them administered departmentally, rather than hiring people to do it. It would save us $18,000.00.

6. Graduate Faculty Membership. Like to hear your feedback on the proposed new

membership guidelines.

7. Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences. Interesting panel sessions on racism in hiring and on campus, and on expanding university's conceptions of scholarly work--seeing other kinds of dissemination of knowledge

besides books and journal articles and valuable, and acknowledged as such in

hiring, tenure and promotion, and grant applications.

7.

Departmental Reports

i)

Political Science - Request for Calendar Changes

It was moved by Dr. S. Islam and seconded by Dr. M. Beaulieu that the addition of an HBA (Pre-Law Major); the addition of Political Science 3xxx: The Politics of Food in the North; and the addition of Political Science 4xxx: Special Seminar on Law be approved.

Carried.

ii)

Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism - Request for Calendar Changes

It was moved by B. Cuthbertson and seconded by H. Smith that the time requirements for Outdoor Recreation 3230 be changed and the course description and requirements for Outdoor Recreation 3410 be approved.

Carried.

iii)

Northern Studies - Request for Calendar Changes

It was moved by M. Beaulieu and H. Smith that the requirements for the third year elective course requirements for the Honours BA (Northern Studies) be approved.

Carried.

iv)

Women's Studies - Request for Calendar Changes

It was moved by H. Smith and P. Jasen that the new Honours BA in Women's Studies be added to the Concurrent Education Programs in A. Primary/Junior Specialization and B. Junior/Intermediate be approved.

Carried.

8.

Research Week/Display

S. Viitala reported that the Social Sciences and Humanities display for Research Week was somewhat disappointing. We were positioned under the stairs away from the mainstream traffic, and were blocked off from the main walkways by other vendor tables.

9.

Orillia Report

A. Den Otter noted that Orillia has received some departmental resistance to the combined honours proposal. To meet the growth enrolment targets, it is necessary to think creatively as to how to go about introducing majors to the Orillia campus. It was mentioned again that the Deans and the Chair of SUSC will be meeting shortly to discuss this item.

10.

Other Business

i)

Honours Programs

This was postponed until next meeting.

ii)

CRC's

Questions were raised about CRC's and discussion followed.

11.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

B. Cuthbertson

S.D. Stone

G. Colton

R. Berg

B. Vernier-Larochette

P. Jasen

H. Smith

M. Beaulieu

J. Leggatt

M. Nisenholt

G. Siddall

V. Smith

S.S. Islam

J.M. Richardson

Orillia Campus

A. den Otter

REGRETS

A. Carastathis

A. Clarke

K. Holmes

R. Koster

M. MacLean

M. Robson

B. Stolar K. Williso

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Faculty Meeting Friday, December 16, 2011

Date:

Friday, December 16, 2011 - 12:00am

Location:

ATAC 5035

Agenda:

Date: December 16, 2011

To:         Members, Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

From:   Victor Smith, Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council

Subject:    COUNCIL MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 AT 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM IN ATAC 5035.

                   AGENDA

1.   Approval of Agenda.

2.   Approval of the October 4, 2011 Minutes.

3.   Business Arising from the Minutes.

4.   Registrar's Report.

5.   Dean's Report.

6.   Departmental/School Reports.
   i) Political Science - Calendar Changes - Various
   ii) Music - Calendar Changes - Various - To be distributed
   iii) Visual Arts - Calendar Changes - Various
   iv) History - Calendar Changes - Various - To be distributed
   v) Sociology - Calendar Changes - New Third Year Course
vi) Philosophy - Calendar Changes - New Course

   7.   Orillia Report.

   8.   Other Business.

   9.   Adjournment.

_________________________________
VICTOR SMITH, Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council.

Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

October 4, 2011

APPROVED
A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on October 4, 2011 at 9:30 am in the ATAC Board Room 5035.

Presentations:

Karen Chan - Student Health and Counselling Services

Kyla Reid - Research Facilitator

1.
Approval of Agenda

It was moved by M. MacLean and seconded by J. Nicholas that the agenda be approved.

                                                                             Carried.

2.
Introduction of New Colleagues

Dr. Alain Takam was introduced as a new colleague in the Department of Languages.

3.
Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by D. McPherson and seconded by M. MacLean that the minutes of May 3, 2011, be approved.

                                                                             Carried.

4.
Business Arising from Minutes

i) Review BA General requirements: Groups 1&2.
M. MacLean, D. Ivison, B. Vernier-Larochette will meet in advance of the next council meeting with B. Winter and H. Doyle.

5.
Registrar's Report

B. Winter stated that from now on enrolment and budgeting will be closely tied as per the goals set out in the draft academic plan. She said we are up 80 full time students and 17 part time but cautioned that we might lose some enrolment before November 1 as usual. Also, there has been a downturn in Concurrent Education. We need to review to see where the decline is. Although there are fewer teaching jobs, the interest is still strong.
The Registrar also indicated that she will be reviewing regulations related to getting more than one undergraduate degree by counting some of the same courses towards both degrees.

6.
Dean's Report for Faculty Council

Report unavailable.

7.
Departmental/School Reports

i) Political Science

G. Siddall suggested that this go forward at our next Faculty Council meeting at there was no one from Political Science at the meeting.

ii) Sociology

It was moved by J. Jarman and seconded by D. McPherson that the calendar changes for Sociology be approved.

                                                                        Carried.

iii) Women's Studies

It was moved by J. Nicholas and seconded by D. Ivison that the calendar changes for Women's Studies be approved.

8.
Orillia Report

No report was available.

10.
Other Business
None.

10.
Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11:30 am.

Dennis McPherson made a statement acknowledging all the upgrades in the Ryan Building.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

B. Vernier-Larochette
A. Takam
M. MacLean
D. McPherson
L. Chambers
J. Nicholas
J. Jarman

ATTENDANCE - continued

D. Ivison
B. Winter
D. Jobin-Bevans

Orillia Campus

REGRETS

R. Berg
P. Jasen
R. Martin
T. Potter
S.D. Stone
V. Smith
P. Das

Faculty Meeting Friday, February 1, 2013

Date:

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Location:

ATAC 3004

Agenda:

MEMORANDUM
Date:       January 31, 2013

To:            Members, Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

From:       Victor Smith, Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council

Subject: COUNCIL MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 AT 10:00 AM TO NOON IN ATAC 3004.

AGENDA

1.   Approval of Agenda.

2.   Approval of the January 3, 2013 Minutes.

3.   Business Arising from the Minutes.

4.   Registrar's Report.

5.   Dean's Report.

6.   Departmental/School Reports.

7.   Orillia Report.

8.   Other Business.
        i) Definition of a Specialization.

9.   Adjournment.

_________________________________
VICTOR SMITH, Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council.

Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
January 3, 2013

APPROVED

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 9:00 am in ATAC Board Room 3004.

Presentation

Ms. Karen Chan, Manager, Student Health and Counselling Services, made a short presentation.

1.
Approval of Agenda

It was moved by D. Ivison and seconded by J. Roth that the agenda be approved.

                                                                             Carried.
2.
Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by D. Ivison and seconded by M. Stevenson that the minutes of December 5, 2012, be approved as amended.

                                                                             Carried.
3.
Business Arising from Minutes

None.

4.
Registrar's Report

None.

5.
Dean's Report for Faculty Council

G. Siddall reported that decisions regarding replacement positions will be made sooner than had been previously indicated.

6.
Departmental/School Reports

i) Women's Studies

J. Roth brought forward amendments to four calendar changes that were passed at the December 5, 2012 Faculty Council meeting. These were for informational purposes only.

7.
Orillia Report

M. Stevenson stated that K. Fedderson will be on leave for the next year, and that Dr. Herman van den Berg is the Acting Dean during his absence.
He also stated that they will be making changes to the Inquiry Program. S. Kurissery will be contacting the Chairs/Director in the next couple of weeks with the changes.

8.
Other Business

D. McPherson inquired about whether there had been communication between the Dean of the Faculty of Law and the Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities about the two required courses offered by our Faculty. G. Siddall stated that there have been no formal talks yet, but that she will follow up with L. Stuesser.

9.
Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 9:45 am, moved by J. Roth and D. McPherson.

                            Carried.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

J. Roth
S.D. Stone
D. McPherson
B. Vernier
D. Ivison
R. Berg
G. Siddall
V. Smith

Orillia Campus

S.S. Islam
M. Stevenson

REGRETS

P. Carr
R. Koster
I. Lem©e

Faculty Meeting Friday, February 17, 2006

Date:

Friday, February 17, 2006 - 12:00am

Location:

ATAC 5035

Agenda:

There will be a meeting of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006 AT 1:30 P.M. IN ROOM 5035 (ATAC BUILDING).

AGENDA

1. Approval of Agenda.

2. Approval of the January 13^th Minutes

3. Business Arising from the Minutes.

4. Dean's Report.

i) Strategic Research Plan (doc. 1)

http//vpresearch.lakeheadu.ca/

5. Departmental and Committee Reports.

i History - calendar changes (doc. 2)

ii Philosophy - calendar changes (doc. 3)

iii Political Science - calendar changes (doc. 4)

iv Women's Studies - cross-listed course designations - P. Wakewich

(doc. 5a and doc. 5b)

6. Other Business.

i Affiliated Faculty Policy (doc. 6)

7. Adjournment.

____________________________________

BRUCE STRANG

Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council.

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Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2006

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, January 13, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in the ATAC Board Room 5035.

1. Approval of Agenda

It was moved by M. MacLean and seconded by J. Leggatt that the agenda be approved.

Carried.

2. Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by J. Leggatt and G. Siddall that the Minutes of November 11th be approved.

Carried.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes.

There was none.

4. Dean's Report

i) Fall Term Grade Submissions

This term the grading process was different. Grades were to be verified before there was any release to students. Marks were sent by e-mail from instructors to chairs and then on to the Registrar's office. Generally things worked well. However, a minor problem occurred when the chair was also the instructor. This will be rectified by the next round of grade submissions. The goal was to ensure that students received their grades before the holiday break so that decisions regarding their program could be made.

Any issues with grade submissions should be brought forward to the Dean who will discuss them with the Enrolment Management Committee.

ii) Cross-Listed Courses

Women's Studies will bring forward a proposal at the next Council meeting to eliminate cross-listed courses. It is hoped that this can be put into place before the end of March. The major problems with cross-listed courses are: determining who is actually responsible for them; where to send students; whether these courses are primary or secondary and how to count the course enrolment. Women's Studies has taken on the task to forward a motion to eliminate cross-listed courses. It is hoped that this will spark a debate at Senate. This is not a controversial issue in our Faculty, but it may be so in other areas.

iii) Orillia

The grand opening in Orillia was attended by K. Fedderson, L. Hayes and L. Lovett-Doust. Lakehead University was well received in Orillia and meetings have taken place with high school guidance counsellors, the Orillia city council as well as community members. The grand opening saw 250 people participating and all were excited about the prospect of having a satellite of Lakehead University stationed in their Heritage Building. As of January 11^th, there have been 116 high school applicants and of those, 39 have indicated Lakehead as a first choice. It is unlikely that there will be 250 students registered in the program. It is expected that there could be 150 applicants and AEC has based the Orillia budget on this figure.

A SS&H Orillia Committee is being established. To date, H. Smith and D. West have volunteered their services. The Committee still needs one representative from the Humanities and another representative from the Social Sciences to sit on the Committee. The term for the Committee is until September, 2006. K. Fedderson requested that faculty interested in serving contact him.

It is expected that the Orillia groups from SS&H and the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies will form a Steering Committee for the Orillia initiative. Requests for departmental participation should be forthcoming by the end of the month. Departments will maintain total authority. The number of Orillia secondments between the two faculties is four. There is a tentative plan with regard to curriculum and staffing A discussion followed. It was noted that departments who have colleagues chosen to serve in Orillia will be guaranteed term appointments to replace them. The length of the terms has not yet been finalized.

iv) Budget 2006/07

AEC announced in the fall that it would not fund any full-time tenure track appointments. Instead, two-year term replacements would be put into place for those faculty members who resign or retire from the University. Two such positions have been approved for the faculty--one in Psychology and the other in Visual Arts. Certain areas within the faculty have critical needs for full-time replacement positions such as Psychology who offers a Ph.D. program.

A revised budget will be submitted to deal with staffing courses for next fall. This budget will address both part-time staffing and enhancements to supplies consumables. Preliminary requests from chairs have been placed on a spread sheet and will be sent to the Vice-President (Academic) along with a written justification. Those who have not provided their input, need to do so today. There will be a meeting with the Vice-President (Academic) on Thursday of next week to discuss these requests.

Previously, it was hoped that sessional money could be moved into the base budgets of departments. It was also hoped that that course costs up to $10 per student could be provided. However, it is uncertain what will happen currently. An update will be provided at the end of the month.

vi) Academic Plan

K. Fedderson thanked departments for submitting their academic plans. These plans have been bound and forwarded to the Vice-President (Academic). The Senate Academic Committee will now deal with the Academic Plan and discussions should be completed by the end of April. The Academic Plan will play a critical role in determining whether or not academic units will receive additional positions.

v) BA-HBA/BED Degree Proposal

The concurrent degree proposal will be brought forward for discussion at the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee next Friday at 2:30 p.m. It is important that all chairs whose departments offer concurrent degrees attend this meeting as this is a highly controversial issue. Chairs are welcome at this meeting, even though they are not officially invited. The Faculty of Education does not support this proposal and has threatened to withdraw all their concurrent programs. However, there is still a lot of room to negotiate and discuss at SUSC. K. Fedderson and the Dean of Education will meet prior to the SUSC meeting.

K. Fedderson will send out a reader-friendly synopsis of the proposal to chairs. The complete proposal can be found in the Faculty Council website under the September meeting (doc. 5). Chairs will be notified of the room where SUSC will meet on Friday.

5. Departmental Reports

V. Smith agreed to act as Council Chair while B. Strang spoke to the following motion.

i) Calendar Changes - History Department

It was moved by B. Strang and seconded by H. Smith that the History calendar changes be approved.

Carried.

B. Strang resumed the role of Chair.

ii) Calendar Changes - Music Department

It was moved by A. Carastathis and seconded by H. Smith that the changes for proposal #1 be approved.

Carried.

It was moved by A. Carastathis and seconded by S. Stone that the housekeeping changes for proposal #2 be approved.

Carried.

iii) Calendar Change - Native Access

Connie Hartviksen, the Interim Coordinator for Native Access, spoke to the proposed calendar changes. She noted that changes were made to the wording so that they would be more acceptable to adult learners. She also informed Council that there was an ongoing search for the Counsellor position in Native Access.

An ambiguity was noted with the title change from "Native Access" to "General Access". A discussion followed.

It was moved by C. Hartviksen and seconded by E. Epp that the course titles General Access 1191 and General Access 1192 change to University Transition I and University Transition II to allow for specialistic changes to the course descriptions.

Carried.

iv) Calendar Changes - Psychology Department

It was moved by G. Hayman and seconded by M. Wesner that the Psychology calendar changes as well as those replicated in the concurrent education programs be approved with the proviso that the Psychology concurrent changes are approved by the Faculty of Education

.

Carried.

v) Calendar Changes - Sociology Department

a) Proposal for a Ph.D. in Sociology

It was moved by S. Stone and seconded by P. Wakewich that the proposal for a PhD in Sociology be approved in principal.

A lengthy discussion followed which led to the following three motions.

It was moved by R. Berg and seconded by S. Stone to call the question.

Carried.

(10 in favour,1 opposed).

It was moved by S. Stone and seconded by P. Wakewich that the proposal for a Ph.D. be approved in principal with the following changes:

p. 15

"Admission"

- 2^nd sentence - delete "applicants without a graduate degree" and add "candidate with a degree".

p. 16

"Program Requirements:"

- 1^st sentence - after "will take" delete "approximately" and add "at least".

p. 17

"Budgetary Implications"

- 1^st sentence - delete "space" and add "capacity";

-2^nd paragraph - 1st sentence - delete the apostrophe from "it's" and delete "every year".

Defeated.

(6 in favour, 8 opposed).

It was moved by T. Dunk and seconded by S. Stone that Council support the principal that the Sociology Department pursue a Ph.D. program

Carried.

b) Sociology Calendar Changes

It was moved by T. Dunk and seconded by S. Stone that the Sociology calendar changes be with the following changes:

i inclusion of prerequisites for 3309 and 3401

ii an addition noting "no budgetary implications."

Carried.

6. Adjunct Professors

It was moved by G. Hayman and seconded by H. Smith that Drs. Mary Donaghy, Steven Donaghy, Paul Johnston and Scott Sellick be approved as Adjunct Professors of Psychology for a three-year term.

Carried.

7. Other Business

i Faculty of Graduate Studies Council - Membership

K. Fedderson called for volunteers to serve on the newly formed Faculty of Graduate Studies Council. He asked that nominations be sent to him by e-mail.

8. Adjournment.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

ATTENDANCE

R. Berg

T. Dunk

A. Den Otter

L. Di Matteo

E. Epp

G. Hayman

D. Ivison

D. Jobin-Bevans

K. Fedderson

C. Hartviksen

J. Leggatt

M. MacLean

G. Munro

A. Nabarra

C. Parkes

G. Siddall

H. Smith

V. Smith

B. Strang

B. Stolar

S.D. Stone

P. Wakewich

R. Warburton

M. Wesner

REGRETS

G. Colton

R. Farrell

Faculty Meeting Friday, January 12, 2007

Date:

Friday, January 12, 2007 - 12:00am

Location:

ATAC 5035

Agenda:

Subject: COUNCIL MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 AT 1:30 P.M. IN ROOM 5035 (ATAC BUILDING).

AGENDA

1.

Approval of Agenda.

2.

Approval of the November 24^th Minutes.

3.

Business Arising from the Minutes.

4.

Report from the November Meeting of CFHSS - D. West

5.

Exploring Potential Involvement with the Food Security Research and Service Exchange Network - C. Nelson & D. West, Co-directors; J. Henderson, M. Stadey, Community-Academic Liaison Staff

6.

Dean's Report.

7.

Adjunct Professors - Psychology Department - Dr. J. McAuliffe and Dr. M. Bedard

8.

Departmental Reports.

i)

Music Calendar Changes (doc. 1)

9.

Other Business.

10.

Adjournment.

__________________________________

VICTOR SMITH

Chair, Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Council.

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Minutes:

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2006

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, November 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in the ATAC Board Room 5035.

V. Smith called the meeting to order.

1. Approval of Agenda

It was moved by M. MacLean and seconded by M. Richardson that the agenda be approved.

Carried.

2. Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by S.D. Stone and seconded by G. Hayman that the minutes of October 20th be approved.

Carried.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes.

i)

HBEd (Aboriginal Education)

GB Strang informed Council that at its last meeting, the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee recommended the approval of the Education proposal in principal, but requested that it be changed from the HBEd to a four-year BEd. The Dean of Education may bring the proposal to the floor of the next Senate meeting despite the SUSC recommendation. A lengthy discussion resulted in the following motion:

It is moved by R. Robson and seconded by T. Dufresne that the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Council supports the desire to improve the current Education diploma, but expresses its concern with the Honours Bachelor of Education (Aboriginal Education) proposal, as it is based on insufficient consultation, will perpetuate the ghettoization of aboriginal education, and does not meet acceptable academic standards.

Carried Unanimously.

4. Dean's Report

B. Strang reported.

i)

Thanks

B. Strang noted that the PTR process was in good shape and thanked J. Vogrig for her assistance.

ii)

Library Funding

The Library foundation application for electronic journals has been successful and tenders can now go forward. A. Deighton can be contacted for details.

iii)

Climate Survey

The results of the climate survey will soon be published.

iv)

Exchange Program

Dr. Panu, Associate Vice-President of Research, has announced that an international exchange program originally created for engineers has now become available to other Canadian university students. Details can be found on the Research Office website. Chairs are encouraged to recruit qualified students. Names of interested students can be forwarded to J. Vogrig, G.B. Strang or Dr. Panu.

v)

Email System

S. Jafri, Director of TSC, has implemented a new email system due to the instability of the old one. Because of this, many have experienced an inability to access their email over the last two week period. It is expected that a total transfer to the new system will be finalized by Monday, November 27^th. There will be a three-month grace period to allow for the transfer of items on the old system to the new one.

vi)

Research Building

The foundation application to support a new university research building has not been successful.

vii)

Phased Retirement

A phased retirement policy has been approved by Deans'Council. A three-year phased retirement is an option to faculty. It also allows departments to receive partial support in each year as well as the ability to apply for a full-time replacement at the end of the three-year period.

viii)

Growth Positions

Deans' Council and AEC have completed three of the four-tier preliminary process with regard to graduate expansion and growth positions. 13 positions have gone forward. The fourth-tier criteria are not yet finalized.

Department submissions must encompass pages 10-15 of the Academic Plan. Orillia should also be incorporated. Arguments revolving around the terms "sustainability", "comprehensiveness" and "efficiency" are highly recommended.

ix)

Dean's Search

Interviews should take place in the near future.

5. Graduands

A.Foshay distributed the list of graduands.

It was moved by L. Paquette and seconded by S.-D. Stone that the list of graduands be approved.

Carried.

It was moved by C. Southcott and seconded by M. Richardson that, as standing policy, the Dean of the Faculty, the Chair/Director of the Department/School and the Registrar be empowered to approve graduands who do not appear on the convocation list, but who are found to have completed all of the requirements for their undergraduate degrees and diplomas by the day of convocation and that similarly, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Chair/Director of the Department/School and the Registrar be empowered to approve graduate degrees and diplomas; and that such graduands be placed on record by Senate at the next Senate meeting following the meeting at which graduands are normally approved.

Carried.

6. Departmental Reports

i)

English Calendar Changes

It was moved by D. Ivison and seconded by M. Richardson that the English changes be approved.

Carried.

ii)

History Calendar Changes

It was moved by L. Paquette and seconded by D. Ivison that the History calendar changes be approved.

Carried.

iii)

Philosophy Calendar Changes

It was moved by T. Dufresne and seconded by M. Richardson that the Philosophy calendar changes be approved.

Carried.

iv)

Psychology Calendar Changes

It was moved by G. Hayman and seconded by M. Richardson that the Psychology calendar changes be approved.

Carried.

7. Other Business

There was none.

8.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m.

ATTENDANCE

E. Auger

T. Dufresne

T. Dunk

G. Hayman

R. Holmes

S. Islam

D. Ivison

M. MacLean

A. Nabarra

L. Paquette

J.M. Richardson

R. Robson

J. Roth

K. Santerre

M. Shannon

V. Schonberger

S.D. Stone

V. Smith

B. Strang

GUEST

A. Foshay

REGRETS

A. Carastathis

A. Clarke

R. Harpelle

D. Jobin-Bevans

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