Agenda

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Meeting of the Senate

Thursday 20 September 2007, 3:30 p.m.
Policy Studies 202

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Preliminary Proceedings: The T. Geoffrey Flynn Advancement Champion Award will be presented by Principal Hitchcock to Dr. John Smol, Department of Biology.

1. Opening Session

   1. Adoption of Agenda
   2. Adoption of the Minutes of the Meeting of 23 May 2007 (PDF*, 92 KB) (Appendix A, page 1)
      
   3. Business Arising from the Minutes
   4. Chair's Report
   5. Other Reports
      1. [Information]
         Research Report (PDF*, 474 KB) (Appendix B, page 8)
      2. [Information]
         Senate Committee Agenda Topics (PDF*, 44 KB) (Appendix C, page 13)
      3. [Information]
         Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Meeting May 31/June 1, 2007 – Oral Report by Senator Oosthuizen, Alternate Academic Colleague
      4. [Information]
         Preliminary Report on Admissions and Enrolment – Oral Report by Jo-Anne Brady, University Registrar
      5. [Information]
         Honorary Degrees Fall 2007 (PDF*, 231 KB) (Appendix D, page 17)
      6. [Information]
         Queen’s University Athletics and Recreation (PDF*, 322 KB): Charting a Course of Excellence - http://www.queensu.ca/athleticsreview/(Appendix E, page 18)

2. Question Period

   None Received

3. Reports of Committees

   1. Academic Development (Appendix F, page 21)
      1. [Information]
         2006-2007 Omnibus Report (PDF*, 236 KB)
      2. [Information]
         Interim Report on the Review of the Governance Structure of the School of Graduate Studies and Research (PDF*, 441 KB)
   2. Advisory Research (Appendix G, page 34)
      1. [Action]
         Proposal to establish the Queen’s-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre  (PDF*, 981 KB) Request for Formal Faculty-Based Centre Status
   3. Educational Equity (Appendix H, page 86)
      1. [Information]
         Annual Report 2006-2007 (PDF*, 37 KB)
   4. Nominating (Appendix I, page 89)
      1. [Action]
         Elections (PDF*, 27 KB)
   5. Non-Academic Discipline (Appendix J, page 90)
      1. [Information]
         Draft Student Code of Conduct (PDF*, 235 KB) – extension to deadline for submissions

4. Reports of Faculties and Affiliated Colleges (Appendix K, page 91)

   1. [Information]
      Introduction of New Fields of Study (PDF*, 277 KB) in Graduate Programs
   2. [Action]
      Industrial Relations Centre – 5 Year Review (PDF*, 309 KB)

5. Motions

   None Received

6. Communications (Appendix L, page 105)

   1. SCAP’s Recommendation regarding accommodation for students with disabilities (PDF*, 318 KB) for missed midterm exams
   2. Response from Senate Residence Committee (PDF*, 2,692 KB) regarding Fire Alarms in Victoria Hall Residence

7. Matters Referred to Standing Committees (Appendix M, page 113)

   1. AMS Prosecutor’s Report 2006/2007 (PDF*, 484 KB) [Referred to the Senate Committee on Non-Academic Discipline (SONAD)]
   2. Proposal to Establish a Chair in Ophthalmology (PDF*, 285 KB) [Referred to the Senate Committee on Academic Development (SCAD) and the Senate Budget Review Committee (SBRC)]

8. Other Business

   None Received

9. Closed Session – CONFIDENTIAL (**Appendix N, page118)

   1. [Action]
      Report of the Honorary Degrees Committee

   ** PLEASE LEAVE APPENDIX “N” IN POLICY STUDIES 202 OR RETURN TO THE UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT, B400 MACKINTOSH-CORRY HALL AFTER THE MEETING.

 

G. Moore
Secretary of the Senate

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