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Agenda - February 28, 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
2:30-5:30 p.m., ERC 1058


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1. Call to Order

2. Agenda (A)

3. Chair’s Remarks

4. Minutes of the Meeting of January 17, 2017*

5. Business Arising from the Minutes

(a) Examination and Grading Policy* (I) (B. MacIsaac)

6. Inquiries and Communications

(a) COU Update (R. Liscano)

(b) Board of Governors’ Synopsis - December 2016 Meeting* (Chair)

(c) Student Association Update* (C. Foy)

7. Provost’s Remarks

(a) Space* (I) (D. Saucier)

(b) Update on Senior Academic Administrator Appointment Searches (I)

8. Committee Reports

8.1 Curriculum and Program Review Committee* (R. Bailey)

8.1.1 FOR APPROVAL

(a) Faculty of Business and Information Technology - Bachelor of Commerce – Major Program Modification: New Major and Minor in Technology Management*

(b) Faculty of Business and Information Technology - Bachelor of Information Technology – Major Program Modification: New Major in Technology Management*

(c) Faculty of Health Sciences - Bachelor of Health Science in Kinesiology – Major Program Modification: Addition of the OTA/PTA pathway*

(d) Faculty of Science - Bachelor of Science – Major Program Modification: New Minor in Data Science*

8.1.2 FOR INFORMATION

(a) Office of the Registrar - Advanced Standing Policy*

(b) Faculties of Business and Information Technology, Energy Systems and Nuclear Science, Engineering and Applied Science, and Science - And Management Programs – Minor Program Adjustment: Course Removal and Replacement*

(c) Faculty of Business and Information Technology - Bachelor of Commerce – Minor Program Adjustment: Course Removal and Replacement*

(d) Faculty of Business and Information Technology - Bachelor of Commerce – Minor Program Adjustment: Double Majors*

(e) Faculty of Business and Information Technology - Bachelor of Commerce – Minor Program Adjustment: Major and Minor Requirements*

(f) Faculty of Business and Information Technology - Bachelor of Commerce – Minor Program Adjustment: Finance Minor for Applied and Industrial Mathematics Students*

(g) Faculty of Health Sciences - Bachelor of Health Science in Kinesiology – Minor Program Adjustment: Fitness and Health Promotion Bridge to Kinesiology*

(h) Faculty of Health Sciences - Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Minor Program Adjustment: Addition of Admission Requirement*

(i) Faculty of Health Sciences - Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Minor Program Adjustment: Core Course Revision*

(j) Faculty of Science - Bachelor of Science – Minor Program Adjustment: Co‐operative Education Calendar Description*

(k) Faculty of Science - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry – Minor Program Adjustment: Chemistry Course Requirements*

(l) Faculty of Science - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Minor Program Adjustment: Admission Requirements*

(m) Faculty of Science - Bachelor of Science in Physics – Minor Program Adjustment: Program Map Adjustments*

(n) Faculty of Social Science and Humanities - Bachelor of Arts – Minor Program Adjustment: First‐year Core*

(o) Faculty of Social Science and Humanities - Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Digital Media Studies – Minor Program Adjustment: Program Map Adjustments*

8.2 Graduate Studies Committee* (L. Roy)

8.2.1 FOR APPROVAL

(a) PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering – New Field*

(b) Master of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering – New Fields*

(c) Proposal for renaming the Office of Graduate Studies to School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies*

8.2.2 FOR INFORMATION

(a) Master of Information Technology (MITS) – Minor program adjustment

(b) Master of Applied Science and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering – Minor program adjustment

8.3 Executive Committee

8.3.1 Academic Council Governance

(a) 2017-2018 Elections Process* (I) (B. Dinwoodie)

(b) Appointment of Representative to Research Board* (M) (B. Dinwoodie)

(c) Board By-Law Review Project (U) (C. Foy)

9. SIRC Building Update (I) (C. Elliott)

10. Presidential Search Listening Session (C) (Committee to Recommend a President & Knightsbridge)

11. Other Business

12. Colleagues’ Exchange

Becky Dinwoodie, Secretary

*Documents attached (A) Approval (C) Consultation (D) Discussion (I) Information (P) Presentation (R) Recommend to Board for approval