Executive Committee
Report to Academic Council at its meeting of September 19, 2006
For Action
1. Curriculum and Program Review Committee Nominations
The Executive Committee recommends:
That the following individuals be appointed as members of the Curriculum and Program Review Committee for the terms as noted:
John Friedlan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (September 2006 - June 2008)
Ann LeSage, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education (September 2006 - June 2008)
2. Graduate Studies Committee Nomination
The Executive Committee recommends:
That Jeff Macnab, Associate Registrar, Admissions and Recruitment, act as the representative of the Vice-President (Strategic Enrolment Management) and Registrar on the Graduate Studies Committee.
3. Committee on Honorary Degrees Nominations
The Executive Committee recommends:
That the following individuals be appointed as faculty members of the Committee on Honorary Degrees for the terms as noted:
William Smith, Dean, Faculty of Science (September 2006 - June 2008)
Greg Naterer, Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (September 2006 - June 2008)
Barbara Perry, Professor, Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies (September 2006 - June 2008)
For Information
1. Summer Authority
The terms of reference of the Executive Committee state that: "During the summer months, the Executive Committee will act on behalf of Academic Council and the Executive Committee will report to the Academic Council, at its first regular meeting in September, what action has been taken under this authority."
During the summer, the Executive Committee met on two occasions (July 17 and August 10, 2006) and took the following actions:
a. Faculty of Science and Trent University Joint MSc in Materials Science
The Committee granted approval for a new program in the summer so that it could be submitted to the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies (OCGS) and the Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB) as soon as possible. Given that the provincial government is funding 14,000 new graduate spaces by 2007-08, many universities are launching new programs and the burden placed on OCGS is considerable. The program received approval from the Trent University Senate Executive Committee on July 11, 2006.
Courses within the program will be taught by UOIT and Trent faculty using both traditional methods and advanced online communication technologies for collaborative lectures and research meetings.
The program will:
1. provide an interdisciplinary perspective on materials science with a focus on fundamentals;
2. engage students in hands-on, fundamental materials research;
3. provide students with a set of scientific skills to permit them to continue their studies in either traditional or interdisciplinary studies or to apply them in an industrial setting; and
4. provide students with scientific communications skills, enabling them to function in a team environment that includes personnel with a range of backgrounds.
The projected start date for the program is September 2007.
The proposed, including a business plan, is attached as Appendix A.
b. Academic Council Handbook
The Committee approved the Academic Council Handbook, as attached asAppendix B. The Handbook has been posted on the Academic Council website.
c. UOIT Teaching Award Winners
The Committee received notification from Dr. Bill Muirhead, Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning, that the 2006 UOIT Teaching Award recipients have been selected for core and complementary faculty. They are:
· Liesel Knaack (Core Faculty)
· Ilona Kletskin (Complementary)
The winners were acknowledged at the President's Reception on September 6, 2006 and will also be recognized at Convocation next year.
d. Amendment to Use of Turnitin.com's Plagiarism Detection System Policy
The Committee approved an amendment to the "Use of Turnitin.com Plagiarism Detection System Policy" as outlined in Appendix C.
e. Nomination of Adjudicators
The Committee approved the following list of individuals to act as adjudicators under the Termination for Cause Procedures as outlined in Appendix D.
f. Undergraduate Program Review - Faculty of Education
The Committee approved a deferral of the Undergraduate program Review of the BEd (Consecutive) program in the Faculty of Education until 2009-10. The request for the deferral is attached in Appendix E.
