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Agenda- February 27 2024

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

February 27, 2024

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. – videoconference

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AGENDA

Suggested Start Time

1.     Call to Order

2:30 p.m.

2.     Agenda (M)

3.     Chair’s Remarks

2:35 p.m.

4.     Inquiries and Communications

·       COU Academic Colleague Report* (Alyson King)

2:45 p.m.

5.     Provost’s Remarks (Mary Bluechardt)

(a)  Senior Academic Administrator Search Update

2:55 p.m.

6.     Student Success* (Mary Bluechardt)

3:05 p.m.

Committee Reports

 

7.     Undergraduate Studies Committee (Mary Bluechardt)

a)    Major Program Modifications* (M)

(i)    Bachelor of Education - Intermediate/Senior and Primary/Junior

(ii)   Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies and Educational Studies Advanced Entry

(iii) Program Name Change – Bachelor of Science in Physics - Nanotechnology and Clean Energy Specialization

(iv) Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Justice – Victimology & Victim Studies specialization and Policing in Society specialization

(v)   BA and BSc in Psychology – Cognitive and Brain Sciences specialization

(vi) BEng Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and Management programs – Artificial Intelligence Specialization

b)  Major Program Modification and Minor Program Adjustment* (M/I)

(i)    Bachelor of Health Science in Kinesiology

(ii)   Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Engineering

3:15 p.m.

8.      Graduate Studies Committee (Ted Christou)

(a)  Major Program Modifications* (M)

(i)    Master of Arts and Master of Education in Education programs and Education in the Digital Age Graduate Diploma program

3:55 p.m.

9.     Research Committee

(a) Research Committee Update (Jennifer Freeman)

(b) Research Metrics* (Jennifer Freeman & Sarah Thrush)

4:10 p.m.

10. Consent Agenda:

(a)  Minutes of the Meeting of January 23, 2024* (M)

(b)  Minor Program Adjustments from USC* (I)

(i)              Indigenous Studies Minor

(ii)             BSc and BA in Psychology - Affective Science and Mental Health specialization

(iii)           Developmental Psychological Science specialization

(iv)           Bachelor of Health Science in Medical Laboratory Science program and Medical Laboratory Science Bridge program

(v)             Bachelor of Science in Nursing-Collaborative Nursing program and RPN to BScN Bridge program

(c)   Minor Program Adjustments from GSC* (I)

(i)              Master of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

(ii)             Master of Financial Data Analytics

(iii)           Graduate Diploma in Police Leadership

(iv)           Master of Science in Nursing

(d)  2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Schedule* (I)

(e) Conferral of Posthumous Degree to Robert Farkas, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science* (M)

 

4:25 p.m.

 

11. Other Business

(a)  Land acknowledgement for March Academic Council meeting

4:25 p.m.

12. Termination (M)

4:30 p.m.

 

Lauren Turner, University Secretary

*Documents attached            (C) Consultation          (D) Discussion          (I) Information          (M) Motion