FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MINUTES

May 13, 2016

Presentations:

F. Bailey, Manager, Industry Research Partnerships, Economic Development and Innovation Office gave a powerpoint presentation about what she does in her position at Lakehead and how she can help faculty members.

S. Ranta, Manager, Web Development Services, updated everyone on the new websites that were being developed for the University and noted that the implementation would take place the fall of 2016.

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, May 13rd, 2016 at 10:00 am in ATAC Board Room 3004/OA 2005.

1.
Approval of Agenda

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by A. Guttman that the agenda be approved.

Carried.

2.
Election of Vice-Chair of Faculty Council

I. Lemée will be the Vice-Chair of Faculty Council for the 2016/2017 academic year.

3.
Approval of Minutes

It was moved by G. Colton and seconded by P. Cain that the revised minutes from April 22, 2016 be approved.
Carried.

3.
Business Arising from the Minutes

None.

4.
Dean's Report

Faculty Council Dean's Report
Friday, May 13th, 2016
VP International

A search is currently underway for the position of Vice-Provost International. The committee has already met to discuss the main attributes for this position, and the Provost is hopeful that the process will be completed over the summer, and that an announcement will be made in September naming the successful candidate.

Annual Reports

This is just a reminder that all faculty Annual Reports are due into the Dean's office on or before Tuesday May 31.

Lakehead/Georgian Pathway

By way of an update, I will be meeting next week in Orillia with our Georgian College partners to get the Media Studies 2+2 pathway degree between LU back on track with a goal to have the academic approvals for the pathway work its way through our internal committees to Senate over the next academic year for a expected September 2017 intake.

Code of Student Behaviour

Just an update on the progress of the review of the student code currently underway, and to let you know that the committee work involved in this process will be ongoing well into the fall term and early winter. The Associate Vice Provost Student Affairs expects to hold public consultation in the fall, with a final recommendation going to Senate late in the second term of the next academic year.

Extension to Term as Interim Dean

In a meeting with the Provost this past week, I have been asked to continue in the position as the Interim Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities into the next academic year. The Provost has asked me to inform the members of our faculty that the search process will commence in early September, with a goal to have the successful candidate in place either by January 1 or July 1, 2017.

Sincere Thanks

As a final item, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of members of our faculty, who continue to work hard to advance teaching and learning, research, scholarly and creative activities in our Faculty. Our faculty continues to demonstrate excellence in all areas of our daily activities, and I know that with diminishing resources this work is becoming more of a challenge. Many sincere thanks for your continued support.

5.
Assistant Dean's Report

A. Guttman stated that the work on the next Faculty newsletter was well underway.

Recruitment

A. Guttman mentioned that if you have any updates for the viewbook to please send them in as soon as possible.
She also stated that a lot of program journals were out of date and suggested that Chairs/Director meet with a counsellor to review them and make any updates as necessary.

6.
Departmental/School Reports

i) History

The approval of Dr. Nicolas Lépine as an External Adjunct Professor in the Department of History was tabled until the first Faculty Council meeting in September 2016. A discussion followed and the motion was withdrawn.

7.
Other Business

None.

8. Next Faculty Council Meeting: September 2016.

9.
Adjournment

It was moved by A. Guttman and seconded by A. Carastathis that the meeting be adjourned.

Carried.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus
R. Maundrell
A. Carastathis
S. Jobbitt
A. Guttman
B. Vernier
P. Cain
G. Colton
S. Shahsahabi
J. Roth
D. Misina

Orillia Campus
M. Stevenson

REGRETS

K. Holmes
M. Beaulieu
I. Lemée
H. Lemelin
D. McPherson

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

MINUTES

 April 22, 2016

Presentation:

S. Browne from Institutional Planning and Analysis gave a presentation on the 2015 CUSC Survey of Graduating Undergraduate Students.

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, April 22^rd, 2016 at 10:00 am in ATAC Board Room 3004/OA 2005.

1.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by M. Beaulieu and seconded by I. Lemée that the agenda be approved.

Carried.

2.

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair of Faculty Council

M. Stevenson will continue on as the Chair of Faculty Council for the 2016/2017 academic year.

3.

Approval of Minutes

It was moved by A. Guttman and seconded by I. Lemée that the minutes from March 3, 2016 be approved.

Carried.

3.

Business Arising from the Minutes

None.

4.

Dean’s Report

Faculty Council Dean’s Report

Friday, April 22, 2016

ICR Committee Update

The ICR Committee is approaching the end of the first phase of the committee’s mandate to solicit and approve courses for a minimum of 18 hours of content that speaks to an indigenous perspective across all disciplines. The committee will be meeting one last time before the end of this academic year, and will likely meet on an ad hoc basis throughout the next academic year to approve new courses or to modify courses previously approved by the committee.

Website Development

By now, you will have received an email from Spencer Ranta, Director of Web Development Services. The purpose of the email was to engage Departments and Schools in an exercise currently underway to refresh, and in some cases, reconfigure information on the LU website about program offerings and departmental profiles. As you the web development team is aware, a vast majority of visitors to our website are prospective students seeking information about our programs. Spencer’s team is working to standardize program information across all units in an attempt to make this information easier to access, and separate it out from the information about academic units in the faculties. I would encourage you to engage directly with Spencer with your comments and content about programs in order that we might have this information up before the fall recruitment cycle begins.

Annual Reports

Just a reminder that faculty Annual Reports are due into the Dean’s office no later than May 31. You will want to be aware of a modification that was made to the report for the 2015/16 year which should be made available in an electronic format in the next week. Specifically, the language around the submission of reporting of responses to the subset of questions extracted from student satisfaction surveys has been clarified and more closely aligned to the Collective Agreement. As the Dean’s review of faculty Annual Reports is linked to the merit process, all Deans are asked to be very sure that Annual Reports received have been verified for completeness according to the Collective Agreement in an attempt to avoid issues with reports submitted for merit.

Reminder Re: Teaching Assignments

Just a reminder to Chairs/Director, please, that all teaching assignments be submitted to my office by the end of next week. I will be reviewing assignments and following up with individual Chairs/Director with questions.

AVP Research and Innovation Taskforce Re: Improving Research Capacity on the Orillia Campus

In the fall, the Interim Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, struck a task force committee with a mandate to review research activities on the Orillia campus, and to come up with recommendations with a goal to improve research capacity in Orillia. The committee has met three times over the year with much of the discussion occurring around three main topics: availability of research facilities, undergraduate and graduate research engagement, and time release for research activities. The committee will likely wrap up its work sometime in the early fall, with a set of recommendations for the consideration of the VP Research and Innovation and the Provost moving forward.

Enrollment Numbers

At the time of the latest report from the Registrar's Office dated April 7, the application numbers looked slightly better than expected, with an overall increase to the University of 3.67% or 264 applications over last year. This number reflects a 6.03% increase to the Thunder Bay applications, and a disappointing 5.18% decrease, or a loss of 91 applications, to the Orillia Campus.

Travel

I will be absent from campus until Friday, April 29, traveling from Orillia to Toronto on Sunday to attend the ONCAT conference.

5.

Assistant Dean’s Report

A. Guttman informed everyone to watch for changes to our Faculty website.  She mentioned that if anyone has any upcoming events to be sure to send them to S. Viitala to upload to the website. 

A. Guttman mentioned that their was good attendance at the research events in March.  There was also an article in the Walleye.

The Orillia banner is now finished and will be delivered to the Orillia Campus in time for convocation.  A. Guttman stated that she is currently working on the next Faculty Newsletter.  She has also started the recruitment inserts for next year and will be contacting all departments/school. 

She also mentioned that there will be approximately 17 Global Studies students here next year from Japan. 

6.

Departmental/School Reports

i)  English

It was moved by A. Guttman and seconded by M. Beaulieu that the following calendar change request be approved:  2016-SOC-5696.

Carried.

ii)  Outdoor Recreation

It was moved by W. Curthoys and seconded by M. Beaulieu that the following calendar change request be approved:   2016-SOC-5698

Carried.

7.

Other Business

i) Undergraduate Research Internships

D. Jobin-Bevans described the Undergraduate Research Internship proposal in some detail.  He noted that we would need to develop guidelines and process for future years, but for this year it would have to be done on a more ad-hoc basis. It was decided that we should proceed with awarding internships in the Summer 2016.  There was discussion of how many weeks was appropriate given the amount ($4,000). The consensus was that 250 hours might be appropriate, but that D. Jobin-Bevans should consult with the Research Office and Human Resources to determine the appropriate number of hours.
He indicated that he envisioned the program being for third year students heading into fourth year.

ii) Accelerated Degrees

D. Jobin-Bevans reminded Chairs/Director to reply to his email about the Faculty of Education's proposal for accelerated Concurrent Education degrees.  The consensus was that the proposed model, which condenses the academic program but leaves the BEd as a two-year program, was far from ideal from a pedagogical and resource perspective. The reliance upon overload is unfeasible for some programs, and concerns were expressed about the stress placed upon students being forced to overload. Concern was also raised about the fact that SSH programs had not been involved in discussions to develop this accelerated degree.

iii) Review of the Student Code

D. Jobin-Bevans reminded everyone that the Student Code is currently being reviewed, and that he is leading the review of the academic dishonesty section of the Code. He encouraged members to provide him with feedback related to the current Code.

8. Next Faculty Council Meeting:  Friday, May 13, 2016 at 10:00 am.

9.

Adjournment

It was moved by B. Vernier and seconded by K. Holmes that the meeting be adjourned.

  Carried.

ATTENDANCE

Thunder Bay Campus

D. Ivison

I. Lemée

A. Guttman

G. Colton

D. McPherson

R. Maundrell

B. Vernier

M. Beaulieu

P. Cain

W. Curthoys

Orillia Campus

D. Jobin-Bevans

B. Visser

L. Fiddick

C. Lousley

REGRETS

M. Stevenson

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

MINUTES

 March 3, 2016

Approved

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Thursday, March 3^rd, 2016 at 10:00 am in ATAC Board Room 5035/OA 2005.

1.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lémee that the agenda be approved.

Carried.

2.

Approval of Minutes

It was moved by J. Roth and A. Guttman that the minutes from December 11, 2015 be approved.

Carried.

It was moved by D. Ivison and J. Roth that the minutes from January 5, 2016 be approved.

 Carried.

 It was moved by D. Ivison and R. Maundrell that the minutes from January 12, 2016 be approved.

 Carried.

 3.

Business Arising from the Minutes

 i) Additional Dean Approval in Navigator.

 A lengthy discussion regarding the “Additional Dean Approval” stage in Curriculum Navigator ensued.

 4.

Dean’s Report

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Code Review Committee

As an item for information, I have been serving on a University-wide committee with a mandate to review all aspects of the current Code of Student Behaviour and Disciplinary Procedures. The work of the committee will continue throughout the present academic year, with a goal to have a revised Code passed by Senate early in the fall.

Loading Sheets

Many thanks to our Chairs and Director for their timely forwarding of loading sheets for my review; they will be passed on to scheduling by the end of the day today for further processing.

March Break Recruitment

I would like to express my sincerest thanks to all faculty and Chairs/Director who participated in the Grade 11 Preview Day activities on Friday, February 19, 2016. I would like to remind you of upcoming March Break Open House recruitment activities taking place in the Agora between March 14 and 18^th. Jo Krisko and her team will be asking units for their support for various events throughout the week, so please do all that you can to support these efforts.

Additional Support For International Graduate RI-ships

As previously reported, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities will offer two $10,000 support to international graduate students (renewable for the second year), commencing in the 2016/17 academic year. As a follow-up to a meeting with the Graduate Coordinators in our faculty, it was decided that additional $12,500 in support will be available for the 2016/17 academic year paid out from the faculty’s international fund.

Laurentian University Departure From Barrie

The Office of the Registrar has identified 37 applicants that have applied to a Social Sciences & Humanities program at both Lakehead University and Laurentian - Barrie for this coming fall.  Her recommendation would be that each one of these applicants is called personally to discuss the programs to which they have applied, from the Dean or Chair. I am waiting for more information from Andrea and would ask that you consider assisting with this effort where appropriate. Additionally, approx. 35 applicants from the GTA have been invited for a “VIP” experience on the Orillia campus. Faculty are also encouraged to become involved with this initiative, specifically a dinner event on Thursday, March 17.

Travel

I will be absent from campus tomorrow, Friday, March 4 until Wednesday March 9attending a meeting of the Council of Deans of Arts and Science of Ontario Universities (CODAS), and a two day workshop sponsored by Universities Canada on the topic of The Future of Liberal Arts in Canada.

5.

Assistant Dean’s Report

A. Guttman stated that the Faculty banner for use at the Orillia campus has been approved.  The same design will be used by both campuses.  A. Guttman also reminded everyone about the SSHRC lunch and encouraged everyone to try to attend if they were available.

6.

Departmental/School Reports

 i)  Interdisciplinary Studies

 It was moved by D. West and seconded by C. Lousley that the following calendar change requests be approved:  HBASC.EVPC; HBASCBED.ENCP.PJ.

 Motion:  It was moved by C. Lousley and seconded by D. West that the calendar change request be approved.

 Carried.

 7.

Other Business

 i) Formation of Nomination’s Committee for Chair and Vice-Chair for the Faculty of Social Sciences

and Humanities.

 J. Roth, I. Lemée, and L. Fiddick volunteered to be on the Nomination’s Committee.  A notice will

be sent out regarding interest to serve and the names of those interested will then be distributed

to faculty.  The voting will take place at the Faculty Council meeting on April 22, 1026.

 ii) Executive Committee for Social Sciences and Humanities.

D. Jobin-Bevans spoke about the possibility of having an Executive Committee composed of Chairs/Director for the purpose of preparing items for Faculty Council.  It was suggested that we could also build on the working group already in place but without the power to make decisions.  It was decided to carry on as usual with a scheduled report once per term.

 iii) Social Justice Studies.

J. Roth stated that the Social Justice Studies program has been approved.  D. Jobin-Bevans and

L. Chambers will meet C. Shahi, Dean of Graduate Studies for further discussion of the program.

8. Next Faculty Council Meeting:  Friday, April 22, 2016 at 10:00 am.

9.

Adjournment

 It was moved by T. Puddephatt and seconded by L. Fiddick that the meeting be adjourned at 11:08 am.

   Carried.

 ATTENDANCE

 Thunder Bay Campus

D. Ivison

D. Jobin-Bevans

I. Lemée

A. Guttman

G. Colton

J. Roth

D. McPherson

R. Maundrell

T. Puddephatt

 Orillia Campus

A. den Otter

M. Stevenson

L. Fiddick

D. West

C. Lousley

REGRETS

M. Beaulieu

H. Lemelin

K. Holmes

B. Vernier

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL 

MINUTES

 December 11^th, 2015

Approved

 A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, December 11^th, 2015 at 1:00 pm in ATAC Board Room 5035/OA 3007.

 1.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by K. Holmes that the revised agenda be approved.

 Carried.

 2.

Approval of the Minutes

 It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by D. Ivison that the minutes from November 6^th, 2015 meeting be approved.

 Carried.

 3.

Business Arising from Minutes

  None.

 4.

Dean’s Report

 Faculty Council Dean’s Report

Friday, December 11, 2015

 Budget 2016/17

The budget exercise is well underway with the deadline for budget submission of December 23. I have completed all individual discussions with Chairs/Director with a group consultation having taken place on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. At this stage, I hope to be able to maintain the same level of funding for academic delivery as was in place for the 2015/16 budget. However, further consultation may be necessary as additional cost savings may need to be identified in order to meet the 3.65% reduction mandated across all units.

 Faculty-based Philanthropic Priorities

On the topic of fundraising projects for our faculty, I would like to remind departments to forward suggestions for philanthropic support to my attention. Items may include funds for student scholarships, bursaries and awards; visiting scholars in residence; or specific equipment needs. I will be happy to continue to receive suggestions over the next week or so.

 Audit Course Enrolments for Winter 2016

Once again, I would like to remind Chairs/Director that they should be reviewing their winter course enrollments a view to close under-enrolled sections and, where necessary, open new or additional sections for over-subscribed courses.

 Grade 12 Preview Day

 I would like to express my sincerest thanks to all faculty and Chairs/Director who participated in the Grade 12 Preview Day activities on Tuesday, December 8^th, 2015. I am told that this event is one of the most effective ways to reach out to prospective students in the Thunder Bay region, a catchment from which we typically receive 58-60% of our enrolments.

 Support For International Graduate RI-ships

In conjunction with the Dean of Graduate Studies, I am happy to announce that the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities will be able to offer two $10,000 entrance scholarships renewable in the second year, commencing in the 2016/17 academic year. I will be calling a meeting between the Chairs and Graduate Coordinators for departments with graduate students to establish a protocol for distribution.

 Reminders

Please be sure to review the email distributed by finance concerning “Compulsory Ancillary Fees 2016/17” and Andrea Tarsitano’s “Prospective Student Follow-Up” email concerning the next steps in the prospect to conversion process.

 5.

Assistant Dean’s Report

1. Recruitment:  eNewsletters for prospective students have gone out to Chairs/Director and they were asked to flag any revisions ASAP.  Some departmental newsletters are still in development but watch for the drafts soon.

2. Newsletter:  Thanks to everyone who sent in books.  Please let me know if that would there are any stories about your department in the community or alumni that you think would be worth featuring.

3. Research and Innovation Week:  The graduate conference will no longer be competitive (Monday and Tuesday, March 7 and 8).  The undergraduate conference will still be competitive (Wednesday, March 9).  There will be an opportunity to publish in The Post.  Social Justice Day will be held on Monday with a roundtable discussion on the Syrian refugee crisis and on TRC.  There will also be a faculty research display.  There will be a lunch with Ted Hewitt, SSHRC President, on Monday, March 7 which faculty and students are encouraged to attend.

 6.

Departmental/School Reports

 i)  Women’s Studies

 It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lemée that the following calendar changes for Women’s Studies be approved: 2015-SOC-5245; 2015-SOC-5318; 2015-SOC-5363; 2015-SOC-5368.  A minor change was made to the request rationales in 2015-SOC-5363.

Carried.

 ii)  Music

 It was moved by A. Carastathis and seconded by J. Roth that the following calendar changes for Music be approved:  2015-SOC-5340; 2015-SOC-5388.

 Carried.

 iii)  English

 It was moved by D. Ivison and seconded by I. Lemée that the following calendar changes for English be approved:  2015-SOC-5309; 2015-SOC-5311; 2015-SOC-5371.

 Carried.

 iv)  History

 It was moved by M. Stevenson and seconded by R. Maundrell that the following calendar changes for History be approved:  2015-SOC-5228;; 2015-SOC-5279; 2015-SOC-5327; 2015-SOC-5372, and that the following calendar changes be deferred to the next Council meeting for clarification:  2015-SOC-5235; 2015-SOC-5300.

Carried.

 v)  Interdisciplinary Studies

 It was moved by L. Fiddick and seconded by C. Lousley that the following calendar change for Interdisciplinary Studies be approved:  2015-SOC-5322; 2015-SOC-5323; 2015-SOC-5324; 2015-SOC-5376; 2015-SOC-5383; 2015-SOC-5384; 2015-SOC-5385; 2015-SOC-5386; 2015-SOC-5387.

Carried.

 vi)  Political Science

 It was moved by P. Cain and seconded by T. Puddephatt that the following calendar change for Political Science be approved:  2015-SOC-5317.

 Carried.

 vii)  Sociology

 It was moved by T. Puddehpatt and seconded by D. Ivison that the following calendar change for Sociology be approved:  2015-SOC-5346.  The following calendar change for Sociology was relegated back to T. Puddephatt for further revision:  2015-SOC-5326.

 Carried.

viii) Visual Arts

The following calendar change for Visual Arts was relegated back to K. Holmes for further revision:  2015-SOC-5317.

 Carried.

 8.

Other Business

 1. University Regulation Timely Feedback

D. Jobin-Bevans reminded everyone that we have a responsibility about timely feedback to students regarding marks to coincide with the drop dates for courses.  Part marks must be given before these dates to allow students time to drop them if they wish.

 2. Environmental Community Concentrations

 C. Lousley outlined the difficulties that had been experienced in  developing new IS concentrations, ie. Environment and Community.  It has been stated that the word, “environment” belongs to the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies.  There are, however, many “environmental” classes already being offered in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.  D. Jobin-Bevans stated that there is a new committee, OPCC, that has had two meetings so far to discuss the issues with what is to be offered.  He suggested that a meeting should be held to clarify the changes so they can go forward in January.

10.

Adjournment

 It was moved by A. den Otter and seconded by P. Cain that the meeting be adjourned at 2:38 pm.

   Carried.

 ATTENDANCE

 Thunder Bay Campus

 D. Ivison

D. Jobin-Bevans

I. Lemée

B. Vernier

J. Roth

D. McPherson

R. Maundrell

P. Cain

T. Puddephatt

K. Holmes

A. Carastathis

L. Fiddick

Orillia Campus

 A. den Otter

M. Stevenson

C. Lousely

REGRETS

M. Beaulieu

R. Koster

G. Colton

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL 

MINUTES

 December 11^th, 2015

Approved

 A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, December 11^th, 2015 at 1:00 pm in ATAC Board Room 5035/OA 3007.

 1.

Approval of Agenda

 It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by K. Holmes that the revised agenda be approved.

Carried.

 2.

Approval of the Minutes

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by D. Ivison that the minutes from November 6^th, 2015 meeting be approved.

Carried.

3.

Business Arising from Minutes

  None.

 4.

Dean’s Report

Faculty Council Dean’s Report

Friday, December 11, 2015

Budget 2016/17

 The budget exercise is well underway with the deadline for budget submission of December 23. I have completed all individual discussions with Chairs/Director with a group consultation having taken place on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. At this stage, I hope to be able to maintain the same level of funding for academic delivery as was in place for the 2015/16 budget. However, further consultation may be necessary as additional cost savings may need to be identified in order to meet the 3.65% reduction mandated across all units.

 Faculty-based Philanthropic Priorities

 On the topic of fundraising projects for our faculty, I would like to remind departments to forward suggestions for philanthropic support to my attention. Items may include funds for student scholarships, bursaries and awards; visiting scholars in residence; or specific equipment needs. I will be happy to continue to receive suggestions over the next week or so.

Audit Course Enrolments for Winter 2016

Once again, I would like to remind Chairs/Director that they should be reviewing their winter course enrollments a view to close under-enrolled sections and, where necessary, open new or additional sections for over-subscribed courses.

Grade 12 Preview Day

I would like to express my sincerest thanks to all faculty and Chairs/Director who participated in the Grade 12 Preview Day activities on Tuesday, December 8^th, 2015. I am told that this event is one of the most effective ways to reach out to prospective students in the Thunder Bay region, a catchment from which we typically receive 58-60% of our enrolments.

Support For International Graduate RI-ships

In conjunction with the Dean of Graduate Studies, I am happy to announce that the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities will be able to offer two $10,000 entrance scholarships renewable in the second year, commencing in the 2016/17 academic year. I will be calling a meeting between the Chairs and Graduate Coordinators for departments with graduate students to establish a protocol for distribution.

Reminders

Please be sure to review the email distributed by finance concerning “Compulsory Ancillary Fees 2016/17” and Andrea Tarsitano’s “Prospective Student Follow-Up” email concerning the next steps in the prospect to conversion process.

5.

Assistant Dean’s Report

1. Recruitment:  eNewsletters for prospective students have gone out to Chairs/Director and they were asked to flag any revisions ASAP.  Some departmental newsletters are still in development but watch for the drafts soon.

2. Newsletter:  Thanks to everyone who sent in books.  Please let me know if that would there are any stories about your department in the community or alumni that you think would be worth featuring.

3. Research and Innovation Week:  The graduate conference will no longer be competitive (Monday and Tuesday, March 7 and 8).  The undergraduate conference will still be competitive (Wednesday, March 9).  There will be an opportunity to publish in The Post.  Social Justice Day will be held on Monday with a roundtable discussion on the Syrian refugee crisis and on TRC.  There will also be a faculty research display.  There will be a lunch with Ted Hewitt, SSHRC President, on Monday, March 7 which faculty and students are encouraged to attend.

6.

Departmental/School Reports

 i)  Women’s Studies

 It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lemée that the following calendar changes for Women’s Studies be approved: 2015-SOC-5245; 2015-SOC-5318; 2015-SOC-5363; 2015-SOC-5368.  A minor change was made to the request rationales in 2015-SOC-5363.

Carried.

 ii)  Music

 It was moved by A. Carastathis and seconded by J. Roth that the following calendar changes for Music be approved:  2015-SOC-5340; 2015-SOC-5388.

Carried.

 iii)  English

 It was moved by D. Ivison and seconded by I. Lemée that the following calendar changes for English be approved:  2015-SOC-5309; 2015-SOC-5311; 2015-SOC-5371.

 Carried.

 iv)  History

 It was moved by M. Stevenson and seconded by R. Maundrell that the following calendar changes for History be approved:  2015-SOC-5228;; 2015-SOC-5279; 2015-SOC-5327; 2015-SOC-5372, and that the following calendar changes be deferred to the next Council meeting for clarification:  2015-SOC-5235; 2015-SOC-5300.

Carried.

 v)  Interdisciplinary Studies

 It was moved by L. Fiddick and seconded by C. Lousley that the following calendar change for Interdisciplinary Studies be approved:  2015-SOC-5322; 2015-SOC-5323; 2015-SOC-5324; 2015-SOC-5376; 2015-SOC-5383; 2015-SOC-5384; 2015-SOC-5385; 2015-SOC-5386; 2015-SOC-5387.

Carried.

vi)  Political Science

 It was moved by P. Cain and seconded by T. Puddephatt that the following calendar change for Political Science be approved:  2015-SOC-5317.

Carried.

vii)  Sociology

It was moved by T. Puddehpatt and seconded by D. Ivison that the following calendar change for Sociology be approved:  2015-SOC-5346.  The following calendar change for Sociology was relegated back to T. Puddephatt for further revision:  2015-SOC-5326.

Carried.

viii) Visual Arts

The following calendar change for Visual Arts was relegated back to K. Holmes for further revision:  2015-SOC-5317.

Carried.

8.

Other Business

1. University Regulation Timely Feedback

D. Jobin-Bevans reminded everyone that we have a responsibility about timely feedback to students regarding marks to coincide with the drop dates for courses.  Part marks must be given before these dates to allow students time to drop them if they wish.

2. Environmental Community Concentrations

C. Lousley outlined the difficulties that had been experienced in  developing new IS concentrations, ie. Environment and Community.  It has been stated that the word, “environment” belongs to the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies.  There are, however, many “environmental” classes already being offered in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.  D. Jobin-Bevans stated that there is a new committee, OPCC, that has had two meetings so far to discuss the issues with what is to be offered.  He suggested that a meeting should be held to clarify the changes so they can go forward in January.

10.

Adjournment

 It was moved by A. den Otter and seconded by P. Cain that the meeting be adjourned at 2:38 pm.

Carried.

ATTENDANCE

 Thunder Bay Campus

 D. Ivison

D. Jobin-Bevans

I. Lemée

B. Vernier

J. Roth

D. McPherson

R. Maundrell

P. Cain

T. Puddephatt

K. Holmes

A. Carastathis

L. Fiddick

Orillia Campus

 A. den Otter

M. Stevenson

C. Lousely

REGRETS

 M. Beaulieu

R. Koster

G. Colton

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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MINUTES
 January 12th, 2016


Presentation:   AMP (Aboriginal Mentorship Program)
Ms. Lisa Harris, AMP Coordinator, made a short presentation about the Aboriginal Mentorship Program at Lakehead University.

Approved
 
A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 at 10:00 am in ATAC Board Room 5035/OA 2005.

1.
Approval of Agenda
 
It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by D. Ivison that the agenda be approved.

        Carried.

2.
Departmental/School Reports

i)  English

It was moved by D. Ivison and seconded by A. Guttman that the following calendar changes for English be approved:  2016-SOC-5532; 2016-SOC-5533; 2016-SOC-5534.

        Carried.

ii) Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism

It was moved by H. Lemelin and seconded by R. Maundrell that the following calendar changes for Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism be approved:  2015-SOC-5449; 2015-SOC-5452; 2015-SOC-5514; 2015-SOC-5516; 2015-SOC-5517.

        Carried.

iii) Visual Arts

It was moved by S. Shasahabi and seconded by I. Lemée that the following calendar change for Visual Arts be approved:  2016-SOC-5531.

        Carried.

iv)  Women’s Studies

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lemée that the following calendar changes for Women’s Studies be approved:  2016-SOC-5535; 2016-SOC-5536-A; 2016-SOC-5536-B.

        Carried.

3.
Next Faculty Council Meeting:  1:00 pm on Friday, February 5th. 2016 – ATAC 3004 / OA 2005.

4.
Adjournment
 
It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by everyone that the meeting be adjourned at 11:45 am.
    
         Carried.


ATTENDANCE
 
Thunder Bay Campus

D. Ivison
D. Jobin-Bevans
I. Lemée
B. Vernier
H. Lemelin
S. Shahsahabi
A. Guttman
G. Colton
J. Roth
D. McPherson
R. Maundrell
P. Cain
T. Puddephatt

Orillia Campus

A. den Otter
M. Stevenson
L. Fiddick


REGRETS

M. Beaulieu
R. Koster
R. Martin

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MINUTES
 November 6th, 2015



Note:  Due to a power outage at the Orillia Campus, D. Ivison Chaired our Faculty Council meeting.

Presentation:  

Dr. Scott Pound made a short presentation about the Writing Centre.  He gave a brief description of its objectives.  The Committee asked that Chairs/Director forward on any information they currently have with regard to guides that may currently be in place to help students.  He suggested that if there is not one in place, it would be a good idea to make one.  Handouts were provided and distributed to all Chairs/Director.

Approved
 
A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, November 6th, 2015 at 10:00 am in ATAC Board Room 5037/OA 2005.

1.
Approval of Agenda
 
It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lemée that the revised agenda be approved.

        Carried.

2.
Approval of the Minutes
 

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lemée that the minutes from October 2nd, 2015 be approved.
 
        Carried.

3.
Business Arising from Minutes

 None.

4.
Introduction of New Colleagues

J. Roth introduced Dr. Jennifer Chisholm, a nine-month term appointment in Women’s Studies

R. Martin introduced Professor Sam Shahsahabi as the new tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Visual Arts.  He has been with the department for six years.


5.
Dean’s Report

Dean’s Report to Faculty Council Meeting – Friday, November 6th, 2015
Budget 2016/17

To date, all academic units have viewed a budget presentation given by the VP Academic and the VP Finance and are awaiting further details about the 2016/17 budget exercise. The deadline for budget submission is December 15 and in advance of the specifics, I would like to ask all units in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities to think about strategic hiring proposals for upcoming round. I will have more details about deadlines for the receipt of proposals once the budget guidelines become available.

Dean’s Working Committee

The first meeting of the Dean’s Working Committee took place on October 19. The items for discussion broadly included: recruitment, enrolment and retention (including new program offerings); support for research; faculty-based fundraising indicatives.

On the recruitment front, the establishment of International RAs was suggested, and as a follow-up to this item I have spoken to Christine Gottardo and she is hopeful that we might be able to establish a program for matching funds for two students.

Additionally, on the topic of fundraising projects for our faculty, I would like to invite departments to consider forwarding suggestions for philanthropic support to my attention. Items might include funds for student scholarships, bursaries and awards; visiting scholars in residence; or specific equipment needs. I will be happy to receive suggestions over the next couple of weeks.

Audit Course Enrolments for Winter 2016

I would like to remind Chairs/Director that they should be encouraging their students to register for winter courses as soon as possible and that an informal audit should take place on under subscribed courses before the end of this month with a view to close under enrolled sections and, where necessary, open new or additional sections.

Heather Saaltink Award – Call for Applicants

Awarded to a 4th year student athlete, who is active at the Varsity or club level and demonstrates a commitment to environment protection and social justice, inspiring others to make a difference. Preference will be given to a student in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Research Profiles

Just a reminder to department chairs to forward research profiles for faculty members in their units. The purpose for collecting this information is to familiarize myself with our faculty’s research interests at the level of individual faculty so that I might become more conversant on this front.

Grade 12 Preview Day

I would like to close my report with a round table discussion on the topic of our faculty’s response to participation in the Grade 12 Preview Day scheduled for Tuesday, December 8th, 2015. (See ‘Toolkit’)

Assistant Dean

I am happy to announce that Dr. Anna Guttman has been appointed the Assistant Dean for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities effective immediately and until June 30, 2016.

6.
Departmental/School Reports

i)  History

It was moved by M. Stevenson and seconded by A. den Otter that the following calendar changes for History be approved:  2015-SOC-5229; 2015-SOC-5230; 2015-SOC-5231; 2015-SOC-5232; 2015-SOC-5307.

        Carried.

ii)  Interdisciplinary Studies

It was moved by L. Fiddick and seconded by T. Puddephatt that the following calendar change for Interdisciplinary Studies be approved:  2015-SOC-5284.

        Carried.


iii)  Philosophy

It was moved by R .Maundrell and seconded by J. Roth that the following Philosophy calendar changes be approved:  2015-SOC-5287; 2015-SOC-5288; 2015-SOC-5268.

        Carried.

iv)  Political Science

It was moved by P. Cain and seconded by I. Lemée that the following calendar change for Political Science be approved:  2015-SOC-5314.

        Carried.

vi)  Sociology

The following calendar change for Sociology was relegated back to T. Puddephatt for further revision:  2015-SOC-5306-A.

        Carried.

vii)  Women’s Studies

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by R. Maundrell that the following calendar changes for Women’s Studies be approved:  2015-SOC-5319.

        Carried.
8.
Other Business

1.    Disclosure of Personal Information and Student Marks

    D. Jobin-Bevans stated that some faculty members have been posting marks that everyone can
view.  As everyone is aware, this is not an acceptable practice.  As well, graded student work
should not be left in a public place such as outside an office.  He mentioned that the wording in the current policy should be brought up to date.

2.    Visual Arts Open House

    S. Shahsahabi spoke about the Visual Arts annual open house taking place on December 4th
    from noon to 5:00 pm. in the Music and Visual Arts building.  There will be many items for sale at this event made by our students, faculty and local artists.  A portion of the sales, with the exception of students, will go toward the Visiting Artists lecturer series.

10.
Adjournment
 
It was moved by P. Cain and seconded by I. Lemée that the meeting be adjourned at 11:36 am.
    
         Carried.


ATTENDANCE
 
Thunder Bay Campus

D. Ivison
D. Jobin-Bevans
I. Lemée
B. Vernier
S. Shahsahabi
G. Colton
J. Roth
D. McPherson
R. Maundrell
P. Cain
T. Puddephatt
R. Martin
J. Chisholm


Orillia Campus

A. den Otter
M. Stevenson
L. Fiddick


REGRETS

M. Richardson
K. Holmes

M. Beaulieu

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MINUTES
October 2nd, 2015

Approved
 
A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Friday, October 2nd, 2015 at 10:00 am in ATAC Board Room 5035/OA 2005.

1.
Approval of Agenda
 
It was moved by A. den Otter and seconded by M. Beaulieu that the agenda be approved.

        Carried.

2.
Approval of the Minutes
 
It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lemée that the minutes from April 21st, 2015 be approved.
 
        Carried.

It was moved by M. Beaulieu and seconded by D. Ivison that the minutes of May 19th, 2015 be approved.  

        Carried.

3.
Business Arising from Minutes

 None.

4.
Introduction of New Colleagues

R. Koster introduced Dr. Ryan Howard, a new faculty member in the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks
and Tourism.

J. Roth stated that she will introduce the new faculty member in the Department of Women’s Studies at our next Council meeting.

K. Holmes introduced Professor Sam Shahsahabi as the new tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Visual Arts.  She stated that Professor Shahsahabi has been with the department for some years.

M. Stevenson stated that the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies had hired two new tenure-track members, Dr. Ryan McVeigh and Dr. Beth Visser.

5.
Dean’s Report

Dean’s Report to Faculty Council Meeting – Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Interim Position
In a rapid turn around, I began as the Interim Dean of the Faculty of SS&H on September 15, 2015 with a mandate to continue until June 30, 2016. During this time, there will be an external search for the position early in the new calendar year with a start date of July 1, 2016.

OUF
My sincere thanks to members of our faculty who attended the OUF over last weekend in Toronto; early reports from the Office of Recruitment suggest that overall attendance numbers at the fair where up this year over last year, and specifically numbers of students that visited the LU booth. Chairs can expect to receive contact information collected at the fair to be used for more targeted recruitment activities later in the fall.

Homecoming
The following is information concerning the 50th Anniversary Homecoming events over this coming weekend. There will be a table set up in the Agora tomorrow populated with articles from our faculty departments between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm. Chairs form our faculty have been asked to drop off any objects for this purpose to the office of the Dean before the end of the afternoon today.  The second event for our faculty will take place on Sunday afternoon in the MVA building between 1:00 and 3.00 pm. All faculty members have been invited to attend a mixer around the theme of art and music. Kristy Holmes has been the principle organizer for this event, and I would like to thank faculty who have sent their RSVP for this event.

Dean of SS&H Task Force
I would like to make a call out to our Chairs/Director for interest to serve on the Dean of SS&H Task Force, a working group to begin meeting sometime this month. The business of this taskforce will be to discuss and develop an action plan around, but not exclusive to three broad issues, including: recruitment, enrollment and retention (including new program offerings); support for research; faculty-based fundraising indicatives. I will be circulating a call out to our Chairs/Director this afternoon, and would encourage you all to think about your participation on this committee.

Request for Tightening Process
I would like to request that Chairs/Director supported requests for student overloads must include the student’s average (min. of 70%) and must not exceed 1 FCE per year. All requests should be forwarded to Sue Viitala’s attention and in the case of an email, to myself with Sue cc’d. Additionally, please be sure to include the total number of FCEs that the student has enrolled in for the academic year, this will assist Sue and I in turning these around these requests more efficiently.
Research Profiles
I would like to create a Research Profile for our faculty, and would like to ask that Chairs/Director work with our faculty members to forward a 3-5 sentence brief on current research initiatives in our faculty. These do not need to be long, but there is a need for the Dean to become more conversant on the topic of research both in general terms, and at the level of each individual faculty member. May I ask that this information is forwarded directly to me via email over the coming days.

Annual Reports
Having just completed my first round of Annual Report reviews for the Faculty of SS&H, I am truly amazed at the level of productivity in our Faculty, This process gave me insights into faculty research, teaching, and most specifically into the high level of service activities that our faculty members are engaged in throughout the University and the greater community. One request that I would like to encourage faculty to consider for next year would be to use Part IV “General Comments” to list 3-5 of your top hit accomplishments that you are most proud of for that year. The format of the Annual Report template really doesn’t allow for any contextualization or elaboration of entries, so by making this more obvious, my hope is that I can produce an more accurate and helpful review of individual accomplishments listed in the body of the report.
6.
Departmental/School Reports

i)  History
It was moved by M. Beaulieu and seconded by I. Lemée that Dr. Peter Raffo be reappointed as an External Adjunct Professor in the Department of History effective July 1, 2015 for a four-year period.

        Carried.

ii)  Philosophy
It was moved by R .Maundrell and seconded by M. Beaulieu that the Philosophy calendar change, 2015-SOC-5205, be approved.

        Carried.

8.
Other Business

None.
        Carried.

10.
Adjournment
 
It was moved by D. Ivison and seconded by J. Roth that the meeting be adjourned at 10:30 am.
    
         Carried.


ATTENDANCE
 
Thunder Bay Campus

D. Ivison
D. Jobin-Bevans
I. Lemée
B. Vernier
K. Holmes
G. Colton
J. Roth
M. Beaulieu
R. Maundrell
P. Cain
R. Howard

Orillia Campus

A. den Otter
M. Stevenson

REGRETS

M. Richardson
D. McPherson

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL

MINUTES

 May 19^th, 2015

Approved

A meeting of the Faculty Council was held on Tuesday, May 19^th, 2015 at 2:30 pm in ATAC Board Room 5037/OA 2005.

 1.

Approval of Agenda

It was moved by J. Roth and seconded by I. Lemée that the revised agenda be approved.

Carried.

2.

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair of Faculty Council

Dr. Michael Stevenson was acclaimed as Chair of Faculty Council and Dr. Doug Ivison was acclaimed as Vice-Chair of Faculty Council.

3.

Approval of the Minutes

Approval of the April 21^st, 2015 minutes was deferred to the fall Council meeting (posted on website).

 Carried.

 4.

Business Arising from Minutes

  None.

 5.

Dean’s Report

Dean’s Report to Faculty Council Meeting – Tuesday, May 19^th, 2015

Orillia Visit

 At the end of last month, I traveled to Orillia for a day of meetings on the Orillia campus and to run a choral workshop sponsored by the Orillia Vocal Ensemble on Saturday, April 25. The day-long workshop was supported by Lakehead with an in kind donation of the use of the commons and cafeteria with over 80 participants from the Orillia community and surrounding area.

 CRC Tier II Chair

 "The CRC Tier II Chair search committee reconvened to discuss options following the refusal of the position by our first candidate. The committee in communication with the office of the VP Research, has drafted a second ad for circulation with the hope that interviews will take place in August. We are still aiming for the CRC October deadline to submit a recommended candidate.

China Visit

 Batia and I returned from a 16 day mini-lecture recruitment tour of China this past week where we visited 3 cities, 4 schools and delivered 16 lectures on the interdisciplinary topic of the use of choral music in Anne Rice's vampire narrative film adaptation of Interview with the Vampire. We reached over 1,000 grade 11 and 12 students in the Maple Leaf Schools and CISGG high schools with the mini-lecture format, followed by a Q&A on the topic of life at university specific to Lakehead University programs.

 6.

Assistant Dean’s Report

 Assistant Dean’s Report – May 2015

Our Faculty was well represented during Research and Innovation Week. Beginning on Saturday, the Departments of Languages and Visual Arts participated in the interactive display at the Intercity Shopping Centre in Thunder Bay. Isabelle Lemee ran the language lab, and the work of Mavourneen Trainor and visual arts students was featured. There was a lot of interest in seeing “artists at work,” and some students sold their paintings as a result. Many thanks to Isabelle, Moe, the students, and Roly Martin for participating and making the event a success.

 On Monday morning, our Faculty hosted an informal breakfast session with Dr. Antonia Maioni to discuss issues and questions specific to SSHRC researchers. It was a lively discussion with 18 faculty members attending (on both campuses through videoconferencing). Many thanks to Michael Stevenson for taking care of the details for the event in the Orillia campus.

 Dr. Maioni, in her role as President of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, officially opened the ceremonies, and gave the keynote address over lunch later on Monday. The lunch was well attended. She spoke about the value of research in the Social Sciences and Humanities, which is an important message to the university community as well as to the community at large.

 On Tuesday, our Faculty hosted an event celebrating innovation in the arts featuring the Lakehead University Chamber Choir, conducted by our Acting Dean, Dean Jobin-Bevans, and the work of choreographers Edgar Zendejas and Hari Krishnan. The event was well attended by students, faculty, and community members, and during their stay Edgar and Hari also offered four workshops to local dance studios.

All of these events were co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation.

 On Wednesday, the Undergraduate Research Conference took place at the Agora and Senate Chambers in the Thunder Bay campus. It was a successful conference, with participants in the poster and oral categories peer-evaluating and voting for their favourites from each Faculty. The winners from our Faculty were Sarah Shruiff, from ORPT, in the poster category, and Andrea Nahachewsky, from English, in the oral category. The winners attended a lunch with the President, the VP (Research and Innovation), and members of the organizing committee.

 7.

Departmental/School Reports

 None.

 8.

Other Business

  i)  Annual Reports

D. Jobin-Bevans reminded faculty members to submit their annual report by May 31^st.  He stated that he would be reviewing them in July.  There was going to be a workshop on annual reports as they pertain to Merit, etc.  It will make the criteria clear to Deans for the Merit process.

 ii)  Convocation

 D. Jobin-Bevans stated that convocation this year is on May 30^th in the afternoon.  He encouraged faculty members to attend.

 iii)  Sister Cities in Finland

M. Beaulieu was the representative from Lakehead University for the Sister Cities visit to Finland.

 Carried.

 10.

Adjournment

 The meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm moved by J. Roth and I. Lemée.

   Carried.

 ATTENDANCE

 Thunder Bay Campus

 D. Ivison

D. Jobin-Bevans

I. Lemée

R. Martin

B. Vernier

A. Carastathis

G. Colton

B. Stolar

J. Roth

M. Beaulieu

Orillia Campus

S. Islam

M. Stevenson

 REGRETS

 R. Koster

D. McPherson