Agendas, Minutes, and Approved Motions

October 1, 2024

(Virtual Only)

Minutes (external link, opens in new window) 

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2024-1:

• Academic Variation for the Midwifery Program – Faculty of Community Services
• Curriculum modifications to include Co-Operative Education to the Major in Entrepreneurship and Strategy – Ted Rogers School of Management
• Program name change for the Image Arts: Film Studies Program (to Film Program) – The Creative School 
• Curriculum modifications to the Minor in Film Studies – The Creative School
  • [Friendly Amendment] A correction was made (typo) to confirm that, in addition to the single course requirement (MPF 290), students are required to complete FIVE (not four) of the eligible electives listed - refer to page 54/212 of the October 1, 2024 Senate agenda.
• Curriculum modifications to the Image Arts: Film Program – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to the Image Arts: Photography Media Arts Program – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to the Retail Management Program – Ted Rogers School of Management
• Curriculum modifications to the Biomedical Sciences Program – Faculty of Science
• Mode of delivery changes to the following programs from the Ted Rogers School of Management: Accounting and Finance, Hospitality and Tourism, Business Management, Business Technology Management, and Retail Management
• New certificate in Programming for Game Development – G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2024-1

• Revised Bylaws: Arts & Contemporary Studies Program Council Bylaws - Faculty of Arts
• New Bylaws: New Media Departmental Council Bylaws - The Creative School
• School of Medicine: Proposal Regarding the Establishment of Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Programs
• Revised Bylaws: School of Medicine Council Bylaws (based on approval of item 6.4.2.4)

November 5, 2024 

(Virtual Only)

Minutes (external link, opens in new window)  

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2024-2:

• Curriculum modification to the Performance: Acting program – The Creative School
• Name change for the Performance: Production program (to Design and Production) – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to the Performance: Design and Production program – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to the Performance: Dance program – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to the Professional Music program – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to the Creative Industries program – The Creative School
• Name change for the Public Administration and Governance program Level 1 Certificate with the First Nations Technical Institute (to Public Administration and Indigenous Governance) – Faculty of Arts 
• Curriculum modifications to the Level 1 Certificate in Public  Administration and Indigenous Governance – The Faculty of Arts
• Curriculum modifications to the Early Childhood Studies program – Faculty of Community Services
• Grade variation for the Juris Doctor program – Lincoln Alexander School of Law
• Name change to the International Economics and Finance program (to Economics and Finance) – Faculty of Arts
• Curriculum modifications and to include Co-op Education to the Economics and Finance program – Faculty of Arts
• Honours Designation for the Economics and Finance program – Faculty of Arts
• Change to Admission requirements for the Economics and Finance program – Faculty of Arts
• Curriculum modifications to the Social Work program – Faculty of Community Services
• Curriculum modifications and name change to the Minor in Law (to Minor in Business Law) – The Ted Rogers School of Management
• Mode of delivery changes to the following programs from The Creative School, where the program’s mode of delivery remains in person:

1. RTA: Media Production
2.  New Media
3.  Sport Media
4. Graphic Communications Management

• Mode of delivery changes to the following programs from the Faculty of Community Services, where the program’s mode of delivery remains in person:

1. Public Health
2. Occupational Health and Safety
3. Nursing
4. Social Work

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2024-2

• 2025-2030 Academic Plan
• Revised Bylaws: Department of Politics and Public Administration Bylaws – Faculty of Arts
• Graduate Program Council Bylaws: Building Science (MASc,MBSc, PhD)
• New Bylaws: Geography and Environmental Studies Departmental Council Bylaws – Faculty of Arts

Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Council (YSGPS) #F2024-1:

• New program proposal for the graduate program in Cybersecurity (MC)
• Periodic Program Review for the graduate program in Early Childhood Studies (MA)

December 3, 2024

(Virtual Only)

Minutes (to be posted January 22, 2025)

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2024-3:

• Exception to Policy 2 – Program Balance in Image Arts: Film – The Creative School
• New minor in Corporate Strategy and Communications – Ted Rogers School of Management and The Creative School
• Discontinuation of the certificate in Facility and Property Management – The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
• Discontinuation of the certificate in Financial Mathematics Modeling and Predictive Analytics – The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2024-3

• New Bylaws: Occupational and Public Health School Council Bylaws – Faculty of Community Services
• Alignment of Senate Bylaws, Policies and the Policy Framework to replace the word Aboriginal with Indigenous.

Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Committee (SRCAC) #F2024-2

• 2025-2030 Strategic Research Plan
• Revised Policy 118: Scholarly, Research, and Creative Activity (SRC) Integrity Policy