Agenda

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MEETING OF THE SENATE

Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 3:30 p.m.
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 202

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1. Opening Session

   [Action]
   1. Appointment of the Secretary of the Senate (PDF*, 491 KB) (Appendix A, page 1)
   [Action]
   2. Adoption of Agenda  
   [Action]
   3. Adoption of the Minutes of the Meeting of 22 May 2012(PDF*, 387 KB) (Appendix B, page 2)
   4. Business Arising from the Minutes
   [Information]
   5. Principal's Report (Appendix C, page 18)
      1. Schedule Highlights May-September 2012 (PDF*, 785 KB)
      2. Non-Academic Discipline System (PDF*, 577 KB)
   [Information]
   6. Provost's Report
   [Information]
   7. Proposed Mandate Statement 
   [Information]
   8. Queen's Inititative Campaign Launch 
      1. Presentation by VP (Advancement) T. Harris
   [Information]
   9. Other Reports requested by Senate 
      1. Senate Committee Agenda Topics (PDF*, 285 KB) (Appendix D, page 24)

2. Question Period

   (Appendix E, page 28)
   1. From Senator Bridges, regarding student initiation of AI investigations.  Oral response. (PDF*, 461 KB)
   2. From Senator Jones, regarding Justice Iacobucci's advice to Senate, Strategic Mandate Agreements and Commercial Advertisements on campus.  Oral responses. (PDF*, 460 KB)
   3. From Senator Morelli, regarding the status of the Provost's investigations into allegations of research misconduct by HEQCO and Queen's. Oral responses. (PDF*, 469 KB)

3. Reports of Committees (Action items first)

   1. Nominating (Appendix F, page 31)
      [Action]
      1. Election to Committees (PDF*, 252 KB)
   2. Academic Development(Appendix G, page 32)
      [Information]
      1. 2011-2012 Omnibus Report (PDF*, 245 KB)
   3. Academic Procedures(Appendix H, page 33)
      [Information]
      1. Annual Report 2011-2012 (PDF*, 245 KB)
      [Information]
      2. Academic Integrity cases reviewed 2011-2012 (PDF*, 245 KB)
   4. Creative Arts and Public Lectures (Appendix I, page 35)
      [Information]
      1. Annual Report Update (PDF*, 253 KB)
   5. Educational Equity(Appendix J, page 36)
      [Information]
      1. Annual Report 2011-2012 (PDF*, 361 KB)

4. Report of Faculties

   None received

5. Motions

   None received
6. [Information]

   Communications

   1. Biological Communication Centre - change of Entity Status (PDF*, 272 KB) (Appendix K, page 39)
   2. Conservation Genetics Group - Closure (PDF*, 266 KB) (Appendix L, page 40)
   3. Research Report (PDF*, 495 KB) (Appendix M, page 41)
   4. 2012 Exit Poll http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/aboutus/reports/exitpoll/exitpoll_2012.pdf

7. Matters Referred to Standing Committees

   (Appendix N, page 54)
   1. Athletics and Recreation Non-Academic Discipline Annual Report 2011-2012
      [Referred to the Senate Committee on Non-Academic Discipline (SONAD)] (PDF*, 658 KB)
   2. Postgraduate Medical Education Assessment, Promotion and Appeals Policy 2012
      [Referred to the Senate Committee on Academic Procedures (SCAP)] (PDF*, 330 KB)
   3. Non-Academic Discipline System
      [Referred to the Senate Committee on Non-Academic Discipline (SONAD)] (PDF*, 354 KB)

8. Other Business

9. Closed Session - CONFIDENTIAL

   [Action]
   1. Report of the Honorary Degrees Committee (Appendix O*, page 68] 

                 *Appendix O distributed electronically via QShare