The following Motions were approved by the Board of Governors at the September 23, 2003 meeting.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the 12 new awards and ten award amendments as set out in Appendix "A" of the Senate Committee on Awards Part A dated May 21, 2003.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the Vision Quest Bursary, the NFL/Budweiser Recreation Services Aboriginal Student Development Award, and the TRLabs Scholarship as set out in Appendix "A" of the Report of the Senate Committee on Awards Part B dated May 21, 2003 and recommended by Senate on June 18, 2003.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the two new award amendments as set out in Appendix "A" of the Senate Committee on Awards dated July 21, 2003.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the proposal of the Faculty of Graduate Studies for a Master of Science in Pediatric Dentistry and a Graduate Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry [as approved and recommended by Senate on August 13, 2003 and that the program not be implemented until the Vice-President (Academic) and Provost is satisfied that sufficient new funding is is place to adequately fund the implementation and on-going operation of these programs.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the proposal of the Faculty of Medicine to establish a Spinal Cord Research Centre [as set out in the report of the Senate Committee on University Research dated April 24, 2003, and the report of the Senate Planning and Priorities Committee dated June 23, 2003, and as approved and recommended by Senate on August 13, 2003].

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the organization of the Faculty of Environment as proposed by the Faculty of Environment on April 24, 2003 and as approved by Senate at its meeting of September 3, 2003.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the site "D" on the area currently know as car park "T" for the site of the new Centre for Music, Art and Design [as recommended by the Senate Planning and Priorities Committee in its report on "The Proposed Site location for the Centre for Music, Art and Design", dated July 3, 2003, and as approved and recommended by Senate on September 3, 2003.

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the establishment of a Professorship in Corporate Finance [as set out in the request from Dean Jerry Gray of the I.H. Asper School of Business dated April 9, 2003 and as approved and recommended by Senate at its meeting of August 13, 2003].

MOTION

THAT the Board of Governors approve the establishment of a Professorship in Strategic Financial Management [as set out in the request from Dean Jerry Gray of the I.H. Asper School of Business dated April 9, 2003 and as approved and recommended by Senate at its meeting of August 13, 2003].

MOTION

THAT, subject to concurrence by Senate, an ad hoc Committee of Election, consisting of two members of the Board of Governors and two members of Senate be established to:

(a) perform the functions required under the procedures for the Committee of Election which were used for the 2001 Chancellor election (the nomination for Chancellor, the method of election, the date of election and the announcement of the elected Chancellor);

(b) recommend to the Board and Senate on any issues which require consideration prior to the meeting of the Committee of Election (including an appropriate timetable for receipt of nominations and conducting the election).

THAT the Board of Governors name the following as its two appointees to the ad hoc Committee:

Mr. Wayne Anderson, Chair of the Board of Governors

Mr. Terry Sargeant, Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors

*Motions are from Open Session meetings only, and are normally posted the day after the meeting.