Senate

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

President Gilbert called the meeting to order.

1. Approval of Agenda

Moved (B. Dadgostar/H. Saliba) that the agenda be approved with the following amendments:

(a) add "Faculty of Engineering" - Undergraduate Studies (SUSC & SBC) as Agenda Item 4.5;

(b) insert "Report of the Senate Research Committee (Dr. R. Harpelle)" as item 12.a;

(c) delete items 10, 11, 20, and 22.

Carried.

2. Minutes of Senate Meeting #2005-1

Moved (D. Steven/F. Allaire) that the minutes of Senate Meeting #2005-1, held on January 28, 2005, be approved. Carried.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes

There was no business arising from the Minutes.

4. Proposed 2005/2006 Calendar Changes for Referral to Committee

4.1 Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Moved (K. Fedderson/M. Richardson) that the proposals by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities for Calendar changes in English, History, and Sociology be referred to Senate committees. Carried. The proposals would all be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee - except for the new Sociology courses in "Technologies of the Afterlife" and "New Reproductive Technologies" which would be referred to the Senate Budget and Senate Graduate Studies Committees.

4.2 Faculty of Education

Moved (J. O'Meara/P. Allingham) that the proposals by the Faculty of Education for Calendar changes be referred to Senate committees. Carried. The proposals would all be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee.

4.3 Faculty of Professional Schools

Moved (D. Steven/K. Brown) that the proposals of the Faculty of Professional Schools for Calendar changes in the Master of Public Health - Specialization in Nursing program be referred to Senate committees. Carried. The proposals would all be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee.

4.4 Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment

Moved (R. Pulkki/W. Parker) that the proposal of the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment for Calendar changes to the course, FORE 5530, be referred to Senate committees. Carried. The proposal would be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee.

4.5 Faculty of Engineering

Moved (H. Saliba/P. Fralick) that the proposals of the Faculty of Engineering for Calendar changes in course numbering and the Engineering Regulations be referred to Senate committees. Carried. The proposals would be referred to the Senate Budget Committee as well as the Senate Undergraduate Studies and Graduate Studies Committees as appropriate.

5. For Referral: Changes to Policy and Procedures Concerning Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Moved (J. Birkholz/K. Fedderson) that the proposed changes be referred to Senate committees. Carried. The proposal would be referred to the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Academic Committee.

6. Reports of the Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Calendar Changes to Undergraduate Programs

Moved (K. Brown/D. Steven) that the Calendar change proposals in History, Indigenous Studies, and Geography, and the Faculty of Education's proposal to establish September 7^th, 2005 as the next academic year's start date for students in the professional year of the Education programs, as presented in the reports of the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee and the Senate Budget Committee, be approved. Carried. The Department of Visual Arts had withdrawn its proposal, the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee had deferred consideration of proposals in Biology and Business (Entrepreneur Certificate Program), and the Budget Committee had deferred consideration of the proposals in General Science and Social Work.

7. Reports of the Senate Standing Committees on Proposed Calendar Changes to Graduate Programs

Moved (G. Boire/D. Steven) that the proposals concerning graduate studies in Economics, Business Administration, and Psychology be approved. Carried.

8. Report of the Senate Budget Committee

D. Steven noted that the Committee had approved the Entrepreneur Certificate Program - on the understanding that its establishment would require alteration of budgetary allocations within the Faculty of Business Administration.

9. Report of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee

G. Boire summarized the process for establishing an English for Academic Purposes articulation agreement with Confederation College.

Moved (G. Boire/K. Fedderson) that the proposal to establish a Faculty of Graduate Studies be referred to the Senate Budget and Academic Committees. Carried.

R. Dilley and P. Fralick doubted that the referral should exclude the Senate Organization Committee. The Chair thought that the Committee should only become involved later on in the process - after the proposed new Faculty had been approved in principle.

12. Report of the Senate Nominations Committee

Moved (M. Leitch/K. Fedderson) that Senate approve the appointment of Dr. Patricia Jasen to replace Dr. Doug West on the Senate Research Committee. Carried.

12a. Report of the Senate Research Committee

R Harpelle noted that he had received numerous communications from faculty concerning the Committee's decision not to recommend any Distinguished Researcher Awards for this year. While there was no obvious misunderstanding between the Committee's NSERC and SSHRC eligible members, the Committee did have some serious difficulties in functioning. He indicated some solutions that he had in mind, but said that they would first have to be discussed by the Committee members.

13. Report of the Secretary of Senate on Election of Senators to the Orillia Satellite Campus Orientation Task Force

Moved (M. Shaw/M. Richardson) that Senate approve the election of the following Senators to the Orillia Satellite Campus Implementation Task Force: G. Boire, B. Dadgostar, and M. Johnston. Carried.

14. Approval of Adjunct Professors

In the absence of definite information on the proposed Adjuncts, the Chair ruled that the item should be deferred until the next Senate meeting.

15. Motion on Changing the Mid-Year Study Week in 2006

Moved (M. Shaw/P. Wakewich) that Senate approve changing the mid-year study week in 2006 from February 13-17 to February 20-24. Carried. One Senator opposed the motion.

16. President's Report

The President reported that an Appeal Tribunal operating under the Code of Student Behaviour and Disciplinary Procedures had reduced a sanction imposed by a Judicial Officer on a student.

The President also spoke about the COU advocacy campaign in support of the Rae Report. The Ontario Colleges were mounting a similar campaign.

He talked as well about the Federal Government's assertion of support for research in its Budget. It was necessary to advocate that FedNor should play the same role as the Atlantic Council in supporting universities.

17. Report of the Vice-President (Academic) and Provost

L. Hayes talked about the Rae Review; program reviews for four disciplines: History, Physics, Psychology, and Political Science; business conducted in Deans' Council, including risk management and policies and procedures for final marks submission and Chair re-appointments; and the ongoing development of policies and procedures for NOSM, who were expecting an accreditation visit in mid-March.

18. Report of the Faculty of Professional Schools re the MPH Program

D. Steven referred to the new core faculty appointments to the MPH program.

19. Report of the Dean of NOSM

Neither R. Strasser nor D. Hunt was present to deliver a report.

21. Report of the Office of the Ombudsperson

A. Colosimo summarized some of the main issues with which his Office had had to deal in the past year, including student complaints about instructors' late submission of marks and parking fees for part-time employees. He noted that there had been improvement in student placements and that the Senate Undergraduate Scholarships and Bursaries Committee had removed a student grievance: inability to stack scholarships.

R. Dilley noted the need for clearer, published policies on instructors' obligations to students.

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Moved (J. O'Meara/M. Richardson) that the Meeting be adjourned. The Meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.