SENATE MEETING

Date:

Monday, April 10, 2017 - 2:30pm

Location:

Thunder Bay: Senate Chambers / Orillia: OA 2005

Agenda:

REVISED April 7, 2017

SENATE MEETING #4-2017

April 10, 2017

2:30pm

Thunder Bay Location: SENATE CHAMBERS

Orillia Location: OA 2005

AGENDA

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Strategic Plan Engagement Opportunities (Mr. Cameron Clark, Board of Governors)

1.	Approval of Agenda
2.	Approval of Minutes
	MOVED that the March 20, 2017 Senate meeting minutes be approved.
3.	Business Arising from the Minutes (not elsewhere on the agenda)
4.	Calendar Changes for Referral Senators may view details of the proposed calendar changes on the Curriculum Navigator website. A link to the website along with login information and instructions has been emailed to all Senators.
	4.1	Proposed Undergraduate Calendar Changes for Referral (Dr. Michael Stevenson) MOVED that the proposed undergraduate Academic Calendar changes be referred to the appropriate committees: Faculty of Education 2017-EDU-6171 – New Course-Professional Development in Education 2017-EDU-6181 - New Courses-Professional Development in Education Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities 2017-SOC-6125 – Courses-Discontinuing-Undergraduate-History- Crosslistings Languages and Women’s Studies 2017-SOC-6127 – Courses-Modifications-Undergraduate-History-Changes to 3^rd year course descriptions 2017-SOC-6135 – Courses-Modifications-UG-Languages-Remove cross listed course.
	4.2	Proposed Undergraduate Regulation Change for Referral (Dr. Wayne Melville) MOVED that the proposed undergraduate regulation change be referred to the appropriate committees: University Regulations & Admission Requirements 2017-UNIVREG-6170 – Regulation-Modification-University Regulation XII Timely Feedback
5.	Reports of Senate Standing Committees
	5.1	Senate Academic Committee Report (Dr. Wayne Melville)
		5.1.1 MOVED that the amendments to the Tests or Assignments in the Last Week of Classes policy be approved as attached.
		5.1.2 MOVED that the Senate Academic Committee report be accepted.
	5.2	Senate Budget Committee Report (Dr. Donald Kerr)
		MOVED that the Senate Budget Committee report be accepted.
	5.3	Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee Report (Dr. Joey Farrell)
		MOVED that the Senate Continuing Education and Distributed Learning Committee report be accepted.
	5.4	Faculty of Graduate Studies Council Report (Dr. Chander Shahi)
		MOVED that the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council report be accepted.
	5.5	Senate Organization Committee Report (Dr. Craig MacKinnon)
		5.5.1 MOVED that the Terms of Reference for the following Senate Standing Committees be amended to reflect up to a 2 year term for the student members (with staggered terms in cases where the committee has more than one student member: Senate Academic Committee Joint Senate Committee for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) Senate Organization Committee Senate Research Committee Senate Teaching & Learning Committee Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee
		5.5.2 MOVED that the Senate Organization Committee report be accepted.
	5.6	Senate Research Committee Report (Dr. Constance Russell)
		MOVED that the Senate Research Committee report be accepted.
	5.7	Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Report (Dr. Michael Stevenson)
		MOVED that the Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee report be accepted.
6.	Calendar Change Approvals
	6.1	Approval of Undergraduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Michael Stevenson)
		MOVED that the following undergraduate Academic Calendar changes be approved: Faculty of Education 2017-EDU-6074 – Amendments to Course Titles and Descriptions 2017-EDU-6076 – Modification to Course Sequence 2017-EDU-6141 – Course Title Name Changes Faculty of Engineering 2016-ENG-6018 - COURSES - DISCONTINUE - UG - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - remove course from curriculum 2017-ENG-6095 - COURSES - MODIFY - UG - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2017-ENG-6096 – PROGRAMS – MODIFICATIONS – UG – CHEMICAL ENGINEERING – PROGRAM CHANGES 2017-ENG-6099 – COURSES – MODIFICATIONS – UG – CIVIL ENGINEERING – Changes to prerequisites 2017-ENG-6114 – PROGRAMS – MODIFICATIONS – UG – CIVIL ENGINEERING – New courses/language 2017-ENG-6115 – COURSES – DELETIONS/ADDITIONS – UG – CIVIL ENGINEERING Faculty of Science and Environmental Sciences 2016-SCI-5970-A – Chemistry Health Sciences-related changes 2016-SCI-5970-B-B – Chemistry (CHEM 1210 GOB for KINE students) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities 2016-SOC-5991 – Program Changes--4 Year BASc Degree Option for IS Concentrations 2016-SOC-5992 – New Programs--4 Year BASc/BEd IS Major Degrees 2016-SOC-6006 – Removing from course calendar 2016-SOC-6007 – INDI 4111 change to Type E 2016-SOC-6009 – New Undergraduate Music course 2016-SOC-6010 – Program minor modifications – UG- English – Writing 2016-SOC-6012 – new writing course 2016-SOC-6021 – Discontinued course
	6.2	Approval of Graduate Calendar Changes (Dr. Chander Shahi)
		MOVED that the following graduate Academic Calendar change be approved: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities 2016-SOC-6026 – Sociology Graduate Course Calendar Changes
7.	Approval of Adjunct Professors
	7.1	MOVED that the following Adjunct Professor appointments for the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences be approved: Dr. Chantal Nelson, be appointed as an External Adjunct Professor to the department of Health Sciences for the term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021. Dr. Abraham Rudnick, be appointed as an External Adjunct Professor to the department of Health Sciences for the term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021. Dr. Rebecca Schiff, be appointed as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the department of Psychology for the term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021.
	7. 2	MOVED that the following Adjunct Professor appointments for the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies be approved: Dr. Philip Fralick, be appointed as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the department of Geography & the Environment for the term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021. Dr. Colleen George, be appointed as an External Adjunct Professor to the department of Geography & the Environment for the term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021. Dr. Thamara Laredo, be appointed as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the department of Biology for the term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021. Dr. Carney Matheson, be appointed as an Internal Adjunct Professor to the department of Chemistry for the term July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021.
8.	Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) Recommendations MOVED that the LUSU recommendations for student members on the Senate and its standing Committees be approved as attached.
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
9.	Senate Committee Acclamation Dr. Rhonda Koster was acclaimed as the Faculty Senator on the Joint Senate Committee for NOSM with the term commencing July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020.
10.	President’s Report (Dr. Brian Stevenson)
11.	Provost & Vice-President (Academic) Report (Dr. Moira McPherson)
Adjournment