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Agenda - April 17, 2018

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
2:30-4:30 p.m., DTB 524

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1. Call to Order

2. Agenda (A)

3. Chair’s Remarks

    (a) Senior Academic Administrator Searches

    (b) Academic Council Engagement

4. Minutes of the Meeting of March 20, 2018* (A)

5. Business Arising from the Minutes

6. Inquiries and Communications

    (a) Board of Governors Synopsis* (I)

7. Provost’s Remarks

8. Committee Reports

8.1 Curriculum and Program Review Committee (CPRC)* (Glenn Harvel)

  8.1.1 FOR APPROVAL

    (a) Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science - New Degree Program Proposal*

    (b) Centre for Institutional Quality Enhancement - Cyclical Program Review Final Assessment Summary Reports:

      (i) Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Digital Media Studies*

      (ii) Bachelor of Science in Biological Science – 18-month follow-up*

    (c) Office of the Registrar - Academic Calendar Regulation Update*

 8.1.2 FOR INFORMATION

    (a) Faculties of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science and Engineering and Applied Science - Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering – Minor Program Adjustment*

8.2 Graduate Studies Committee* (Langis Roy)

  8.2.1 FOR APPROVAL

    (a) Graduate Academic Regulations – Addition of Indigenous Applicants

    (b) Cyclical Program Review Final Assessment Summary Reports:

      (i) Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Bioscience*

      (ii) Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Modelling and Computational Science*

8.3 Executive Committee

    (a) Draft Governance & Nominations Committee Terms of Reference* (C) (Cheryl Foy) 

    (b) 2018-2019 Election* (A) (Becky Dinwoodie)

9. Conferral of Degrees for Winter Term 2018* (A) (Joe Stokes)

10. Policy

    (a) Contract Management Policy (R) (Louis Charpentier) - Deferred

    (b) Policy Framework Review* (C) (Cheryl Foy)

    (c) Approval of Undergraduate Academic Regulations under the Policy Framework* (C) (Cheryl Foy)

11. Risk Management (C) (C. Foy)

12. Other Business

13. Colleagues’ Exchange

Becky Dinwoodie, Secretary

*Documents attached (A) Approval (C) Consultation (I) Information (R) Recommendation to Board (U) Update