Senate Meeting

1.

Approval of Agenda

MOVED that the agenda be approved.

2.

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of Senate Meeting #1-2013 held on January 18, 2013

MOVED that the Minutes of the Senate Meeting #1-2013 of January 18, 2013 be approved.

3.

Business Arising from the Minutes

·        Senate Meeting Dates & Times^{Added by KR Feb 15 2013}

4.

Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes for Referral (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

4.1

MOVED that the Calendar Changes entered into the Curriculum Navigator system prior to January 11^th, 2013 and accorded an extension at the January 9^th, 2013 Senate Executive Committee meeting be referred to the appropriate committees:

Faculty of Engineering

·         Electrical Elective Additions (2013-ENG-469)

·        Software Engineering (2012-ENG-102)

·        Chemical Engineering (2012-ENG-101)

Faculty of Natural Resources Management

·        Change to Wood Science Stream (2013-NAT-461)

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus)

·        HBASc Regulations -house keeping changes (2013-2014)

·        Course code change - INQU to INTD (2013-2014)

·        HBASc Environmental Sustainability - Course replacement (2013-2014)

·        HBASc Media Studies Major_Admission requirements (2013-2014)

·         HBASc Anthropology Major – Regulations (2013-2014)

·        HBASc Criminology Major - housekeeping changes (2013-2014)

·         HBASc Environmental Sustainability - College Transfer Pathways (2013-2014)

·        GAAS College Transfer (2013-2014)

·        Inquiry Housekeeping Changes (2013-2014)

·         IS Inquiry Changes (2013-2014)

4.2

MOVED that the proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes be referred to the appropriate committees:

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

·        BScN Admission Requirements (2014-2015)

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

·         Prerequsite Sociology 4517 (2014-2015)

Faculty of Engineering

·         Civil 2139 (2013-ENG-814)

·         Change Surveying School to a one week period (2014-2015)  

5.

Reports of Standing Committees on Proposed Calendar Changes

5.1

Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

MOVED that the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee report be accepted.

5.2

Senate Budget Committee Report (Dr. Todd Randall)

MOVED that the Senate Budget Committee Report be accepted.

5.3

Senate Academic Committee Report (Dr. Andrew P. Dean)

MOVED that the Senate Academic Committee Report be accepted.

6.

Approval of Undergraduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Richard Maundrell)

MOVED that the following Undergraduate Calendar Changes be approved:

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

·         Psychology - Clarification in the wording of calendar entries (2012-2013)

Faculty of Law

·         Description of process and criteria for admission into the Faculty of Law (2012-2013)

·         Required Courses for First Year Law (2012-2013)

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

·         Geography 3411 (2012-SCI-055)

·         Geography 2811 (2012-SCI-090)

·         Geography 2211 (2012-SCI-087)

·         Geography 1120 (2012-SCI-086)

·         Physics 1030 (2012-SCI-085)

·         Physics 1010 (2012-SCI-084)

·         Biology 4101 (2012-SCI-069)

·         Chemistry 1210 (2012-SCI-093)

·         Chemistry 4111 (2012-SCI-094)

·         Chemistry 4901 (2012-SCI-095)

·         Chemistry 4131 (2012-SCI-097)

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

·         Philosophy Changes (2013-2014)

·         New Courses Part II (2012-SOC-083)

·         Women's Studies 3106 (2012-SOC-114)

7.

Faculty of Graduate Studies Council Report (Dr. Philip Hicks)

MOVED that the Faculty of Graduate Studies Report be accepted.

8.

Approval of Graduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Philip Hicks)

MOVED that the following Graduate Calendar Changes be approved:

Faculty of Education

·         Change in application deadline date for PhD program in Education - General Admission Requirements (2012-2013)

·         Change in application deadline date for PhD program in Education - Admission Requirements (2012-2013)

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

·         Mathematics 5351 (2012-SCI-053)

·         Mathematics 5371 (2012-SCI-054)

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

·         Psychology – Clarification in the wording of calendar entries (2013-2014)

9.

New Program - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering (Dr. Todd Randall)

MOVED that following the recommendations from the Senate Budget Committee and the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Senate approves the PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering Program and the calendar submission.

10.

Senate Research Committee (Dr. Azim Mallik)

10.1

MOVED that the Senate Research Committee Terms of Reference be referred to the Senate Organization Committee.

10.2

MOVED that the Senate approves the establishment of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Mining and Exploration (CESME).

11.

Senate Teaching and Learning Committee Report (Dr. Jane Nicholas)

MOVED that the Senate Teaching and Learning Committee report be accepted.

12.

Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee Report (Dr. Xuegun Wang)

MOVED that the Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee Report be accepted.

13.

Senate Organization Committee Report (Dr. Aris Carastathis)^{Added by KR Feb 15 2013}

13.1

MOVED that the revised Terms of Reference for the Senate Budget Committee be approved.

13.2

MOVED that the revised Terms of Reference for the Senate Teaching and Learning Committee be approved.

13.3

MOVED that the revised Terms of Reference for the Senate Organization Committee be approved.

13.4

MOVED that the Senate Organization Committee report be accepted.

14.

Strategic Plan 2013-2018 (Dr. Carney Matheson)

MOVED that Senate supports the proposed Strategic Plan 2013-2018 final draft and endorses its approval.

15.

Approval of Adjunct Professors (Dr. John O'Meara)

15.1

MOVED that the following Adjunct Professors for the Faculty of Education be approved:

·        Dr. Brent Cuthbertson as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Education for the term (retroactive) January 1, 2013 through December 31^st, 2016

·        Dr. Rachel H. Ellaway as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Education for the term (retroactive) January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016

·        Dr. Jane Nicholas as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Education for the term (retroactive) January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013

·         Dr. Jenny Roth as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Education for the term (retroactive) January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016.

15.2

MOVED that the following Adjunct Professor for the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies be approved:

·        Dr. Florin Pendea as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the Department of Geography for the term (retroactive) July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2016.^{Added by KR Feb 15 2013}

16.

Senate representative on the Review Committee for the Dean/CEO of NOSM.

MOVED that Dr. Donald Kerr be appointed as the Board Representative on the Review Committee for the Dean/CEO of NOSM.

ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

17.

Report of the COU Academic Colleague (Dr. Mary Louise Hill) 

18.

President's Report (Dr. Brian Stevenson)

19.

Report of the Provost & Vice-President (Academic) (Dr. Rod Hanley)

20.

Report of the Senate Representative to the Board of Governors (Dr. Carney Matheson)

21.

Ogimaawin – Aboriginal Governance Council Report (Dr. Sandra Wolf)

22.

Report from NOSM (Dr. William McCready)