Senate

Senate Meeting # 2008-7

1. Approval of Agenda

MOVED that the agenda be approved with the following additions:^{KR Oct 3, 2008}

4. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

• ORPT I/S Teachable

5. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

• MES Nature Based Recreation and Tourism

8. Amended list of student representatives on Senate and Senate Committees

9. Dr. J. Farrell be appointed to the Senate Joint NOSM Committee

22. Board of Governors Report to Senate

2. Minutes of Senate Meeting #2008-6 held on June 13, 2008

MOVED that the Minutes of Senate Meeting #2008-6 of June 13, 2008 be approved.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes

4. Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes for Referral

MOVED that the proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes for 2009-2010 be referred to the appropriate committees.

Faculty of Education

� Lifelong Learning � Course Name Changes
� Lifelong Learning � Educ 4544 and 4725
� Lifelong Learning � Educ 4726

Faculty of Engineering

� Engineering � Course Number Changes

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

� Sociology � Sociology 3503

� ORPT I/S Teachable ^{(KR Oct. 3, 2008)}

5. Proposed Graduate Calendar Changes for Referral

MOVED the proposed Graduate Calendar Changes for 2009-2010 be referred to the appropriate committees.

Faculty of Engineering

� Control Engineering

� MES - NRBT Program ^{(KR Oct 3, 2008)}

6. Senate Academic Committee Report (D. Tranter)(L. Hayes) ^{(KR Oct 3, 2008)}

6.1 MOVED that the proposed changes to the Terms of Reference for the Senate Academic Committee be referred to the Senate Organization Committee.

6.2 MOVED that the following regulation related to peer evaluation be added to the university regulations, Section V, Standing: University regulation on the maximum weight of peer evaluation as a component of the final grade: "For courses that include a peer evaluation component, the maximum weight of the peer evaluation component will not exceed 15% of the final grade unless otherwise approved by the head of the academic unit and the Dean."

6.3 MOVED that the recommended amendments to the Senate Academic Appeals Policy be accepted.

6.4 MOVED that Senate accept the Senate Academic Committee Report.

7. Senate Budget Committee Report (T. Randall)

MOVED that Senate accept the Senate Budget Committee Report.

Action on the proposed Calendar Changes cited in the Senate Budget Committee Report will be dealt with at up-coming Senate meetings when all Senate committees have submitted their recommendations on these proposed changes.

8. LUSU Recommendations for Student Representation on Senate Standing Committees (A. Wease)

MOVED that the following LUSU recommendations for student appointments to Senate and Senate Standing Committees be approved.^{KR Oct 3, 2008}

� Senate Academic Appeals Committee (Undergraduate student) -Sandrine Badio to replace Justin Barker

� Senate Academic Appeals Committee (Graduate student) - Peter Holt- Hindle Will Dechert

� Senate Academic Appeals Committee (Alternate graduate students) - Emily Hull and Will Dechert Steve Sidorski

� Senate Academic Committee (Undergraduate student) - Emmalee Agnew Richard Hewitt to replace Bradley Taylor

� Senate Executive Committee � Anna Wease to replace Greg Boyle

� Joint NOSM � Slim Babay

� Senate Library Committee (Graduate student) - Troy Davis

� Student Senators � Bradley Taylor to replace Justin Barker

9. Senate Nominations Committee Report (H.A.. Fennell)

MOVED that the Senate Nominations Committee's recommendations for appointments to fill vacancies on committees be accepted as follows:

� Dr. Jane Nicholas be appointed to the Senate Honorary Degrees Committee effective immediately and to June 30, 2010.
� Dr. Douglas Hayes be appointed to the Senate Teaching and Learning Committee effective immediately and to June 30, 2009.
� Dr. Chander K. Shahi be approved as an NSERC eligible faculty member with experience in or knowledge of human subject research on Senate Research Ethics Board Committee effective immediately to June 30, 2010.
� Donnas Stuart be recommended as one of the community members on the Senate research Ethics Board Committee for the term effective immediately and to June 30, 2011.
� Ms. Cindy Sinnotte be recommended as the representative from Lakehead University Centre for Health Care Ethics on the Senate Research Ethics Board committee for the term effective immediately through June 30, 2011.

� Dr. Joey Farrell be recommended as the Senate Faculty representative on the Sentae Joint NOSM Committee for the term effective immediately through June 30, 2011. ^{(KR Oct 3, 2008)}

10. Senate Executive Committee Report

MOVED that Dr. Mohammad Uddin be appointed to the Senate Nominations Committee.

11. Senate Organization Committee Report (G. Colton)

MOVED that the Terms of Reference for the Senate Budget committee be amended to add the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies to the composition of the Senate Budget Committee and that the term of office be deemed ex officio.

12. Election of Faculty Representative to the Board of Governors

13. Approval of Adjunct Professor

� Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

Curriculum vitae is available for perusal in UC-2009-B

MOVED that Dr. Sylvie Landry be appointed as an external Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics for the term July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION � None

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

14. COU Academic Colleague Report (A. Mallik)

15. Adjunct Professor Renewals (Information Only)

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

� Dr. David Chapman renewed as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biology for the term July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2013.

16. Report of the Secretary of Senate (K. Roche)

Minor revisions were made to the Senate By-laws to correct the job titles in the Terms of Reference for the following:

� Calendar/Graduate Records Officer in the Terms of Reference for the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council and the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee;
� International Studies Officer was changed to Graduate Funding Officer in the Terms of Reference for the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council; and
� Graduate Studies Officer was changed to Manager, Graduate Studies in the Terms of Reference for the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council.

NOTICE: A revision to the By-laws will be introduced to Senate at the November 2008 meeting. The proposed amendment will be to add the Senior Associate Dean (West) of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine as a voting member of Senate (Article VI (8)).

17. President's Report (Dr. F. Gilbert)

18. Report of the Vice-President (Academic) & Provost (Dr. L. Hayes)

19. Marks Report for Fall/Winter 2007/08 (K.L. Clarke)

20. Report of NOSM (Dr. J. Lanphear)

21. Report of the Dean Orillia Campus (K. Fedderson)

22. Report of the Senate Representative to the Board of Governors