Agenda

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Meeting of the Senate

Thursday 24 April 2008, 3:30 p.m.
Policy Studies 202

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Tributes will be read to:

1. Frederick (Deri) Walker Fairman, Senator from 1983-1985, by Professor Steven Blostein
2. Richard Ruggles, Senator from 1971-1973, by Professor Peter Goheen

1. Opening Session

   1. Adoption of Agenda
   2. Adoption of the Minutes of the Meeting of 27 March 2008 (PDF*, 314 KB) (Appendix A, page 1)
   3. Business Arising from the Minutes
   4. Chair's Report
   5. Other Reports
      1. [Information]
         Research Report (PDF*, 607 KB) (Appendix B, page 12)
      2. [Information]
         Tuition Proposal 2009-2010 (PDF*, 2,273 KB) – Vice-Principal (Academic)
          (Appendix C, page 23)

2. Question Period

   None Received

3. Reports of Committees

   1. Academic Development (Appendix D, page 35)
      1. [Action]
         Revisions to the Policies and Procedures for Establishing New Undergraduate Programs (PDF*, 881 KB)
   2. Academic Development & Budget Review (Appendix E, page 51)
      1. [Action]
         Proposal to establish the Donald R. Sobey Professorship in the School of Business (PDF*, 385 KB)
      2. [Action]
         Proposal to introduce a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (B.P.H.E.) (General) in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science (PDF*, 635 KB)
      3. [Action]
         Proposal to introduce a Bachelor of Arts (Honours, SPF) in Computing and the Creative Arts (COCA) in the Faculty of Arts and Science (PDF*, 555 KB)
   3. Advisory Research (Appendix F, page 99)
      1. [Action]
         Centre for Neuroscience Studies, 5-Year Review (PDF*, 917 KB)
   4. Agenda (Appendix G, page 121)
      1. [Action]
         Senate Dates 2008-2009 (PDF*, 232 KB)
   5. Library (Appendix H, page 122)
      1. [Information]
         Annual Report (PDF*, 337 KB)
   6. Nominating (Appendix I, page 126)
      1. [Action]
         Elections (PDF*, 281 KB)
   7. Non-Academic Discipline (Appendix J, page 129)
      1. [Action]
         Report on amendments suggested by Student Senate Caucus as referred to SONAD by Senate on March 27, 2008, and proposed Student Code of Conduct (PDF*, 443 KB)

4. Reports of Faculties and Affiliated Colleges

   None Received

5. Motions

   None Received

6. Communications (Appendix K, page 146)

   1. Provisional approval for the Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre (SBC) (PDF*, 258 KB)
   2. Spring Convocation dates – 2009 & 2010 (PDF*, 274 KB)

7. Matters Referred to Standing Committees (Appendix L, page 149)

   1. Educational Equity Policy Statement (PDF*, 242 KB) [Referred to the Senate Educational Equity Committee (SEEC)]

8. Other Business

   None Received

9. Closed Session

   Not Required

 

G. Moore
Secretary of the Senate

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