Senate Motions

The following motions were approved by the Senate at its meeting on May 23, 2007.

MOTION

THAT the minutes of the Senate meeting held on April 4, 2007 be approved as circulated.

MOTION

THAT the list of candidates recommended for degrees notwithstanding a deficiency be approved.

MOTION

THAT the list of graduandsprovided to the University Secretary by the Registrar be approved, subject to the right of Deans and Directors to initiate late changes with the Registrar up to May 25, 2007.

MOTION

THAT the report on medals and prizes provided to the University Secretary be approved by Senate.

MOTION

THAT Senate approve the report of the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Course Changes [dated March 9, 2007].

MOTION

THAT the following nominations to the Senate Committee on Nominations be approved by Senate for three-year terms beginning June 1, 2007 and ending on May 31, 2010:

  • Dean Doering (Senator), representing Architecture & Engineering
  • Professor Norm Hunter (Re-appointment), representing Science

  • Dean David Collins (Senator) (Re-appointment), representing Law, Pharmacy & Environment, Earth, and Resources

  • Professor Marie Edwards (Re-appointment), representing Nursing, Social Work & Student Affairs

MOTION

THAT Senate approve Extended Education’s proposed revisions  to the Diploma in Labour Relations and Workplace Studies [as endorsed by Faculty Council March 14 2007 and the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Course Changes March 9, 2007].

MOTION

THAT Senate approve Extended Education’s proposed revisions  to the Aboriginal Community Wellness Diploma [as endorsed by Faculty Council March 14 2007 and the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Course Changes March 9, 2007].

MOTION

THAT Senate approve and recommend that the Board of Governors approve the Proposal of the Faculty of Music to introduce a Bachelor of Jazz Studies [as endorsed by Faculty Council, September 9, 2005, the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Course Changes, January 15, 2007, and the Senate Committee on Planning and Priorities, March 4, 2007].
MOTION
THAT Senate approve the report of the Senate Committee on Admissions concerning the proposal from the Faculty of Education to change the method for calculating AGPAs for its After-Degree B.Ed. program  [dated April 12, 2007], effective for the September 2008 intake.
MOTION
THAT Senate approve the report of the Senate Committee on University Research [dated April 5, 2007] concerning the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics continuation for a three-year period, beginning July 1, 2007.
MOTION
THAT Senate approve the proposed Revisions to the Robert Wallace Cameron Chair in Evidence-based Child Health [dated April 17, 2007].