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Agenda January 19, 2016

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
2:30-4:30 p.m., ERC 1058 

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1.  Call to Order

2.  Agenda (A)

3.  Chair’s Remarks

4.  Minutes of the Meetings of October 20, 2015 & November 17, 2015* (A)

5.  Business Arising from the Minutes

6.  Inquiries and Communications

6.1  Chancellor Search Update
6.2  Synopsis of Board of Governors' Meeting of November 26, 2015*

7.  Provost’s Remarks

8.  Committee Reports

8.1  Executive Committee

8.1.1  Governance
a) Board By-Law Review Project Update (C. Foy)

8.1.2  FEAS Faculty Council Membership Update* (I) (B. Dinwoodie)

8.2 Curriculum and Program Review Committee* (B. Bailey)

8.2.1   Faculty of Science
a)  Bachelor of Science in Physical Science – Program Name Change* (A)
b)  Bachelor of Science in Science – Addition of a Simple Pathway with Durham College* (A)
c)  Bachelor of Science in Computing Science – Program Name Change* (A) 

8.2.2   For Information:
a)  Faculty of Business and Information Technology – Entrepreneurship Major and Minor – Minor Program Adjustment
b)  Faculty of Business and Information Technology – Bachelor of Information Technology, Networking and IT – Minor Program Adjustment
c)  Faculty of Health Sciences – Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Science, Nursing – Minor Program Adjustment
d)  Faculty of Health Sciences – Bachelor of Health Science, Kinesiology – Minor Program Adjustment
e)  Faculty of Social Science and Humanities – Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Digital Media Studies – Minor Program Adjustment
f)  Faculty of Social Science and Humanities – Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Digital Media Studies (Minor) – Minor Program Adjustment
g)  Faculty of Social Science and Humanities - Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Digital Media Studies (Bridge) – Minor Program Adjustment
h)  Faculty of Social Science and Humanities – Bachelor of Arts, Criminology and Justice – Minor Program Adjustment
i)  Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science – Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering – Minor Program Adjustment
j)  Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science – Bachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering – Minor Program Adjustment 

8.3  Graduate Studies Committee and Curriculum and Program Review Committee* (B. Bailey/L. Roy)
a)  Program Review – Final Assessment Report 2013-2014* (A)
b)  Continuing Education Program Policy (formerly known as the Non-Degree Programs, Diplomas and Certificates Policy)* (R) 

8.4  Graduate Studies Committee* (L. Roy)

8.4.1       For Information:
a)  Graduate Diploma in Accounting – Minor Program Adjustment
b)  MSc and PhD in Computer Science – Minor Program Adjustment
c)  PhD in Computer Science – Minor Program Adjustment 

9.  COU Academic Colleague & Alternate Appointment Process* (D) (D. Saucier/B. Dinwoodie) 
10.  Records Management Project Update* (C)(P) (C. Foy/N. O’Halloran)
 
 11.  Policy on Senior Academic Administrative Appointments and Related Procedures* (I) (D. Saucier) 

12.  Syrian Refugee Student Support (D) (H. Gaber) 

13.  2015 Teaching Awards* (I) (R. Bailey)

14.  Other Business

15.  Colleagues’ Exchange

Becky Dinwoodie, Secretary

*Documents attached

(A) Approval (C) Consultation (D) Discussion (I) Information (P) Presentation