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Notice of Meeting
Dalhousie University Senate
Monday, October 27, 2014
4:00pm ‐ 6:00pm
University Hall, Macdonald Building
Agenda
 
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Consent Agenda
2.1   Approval of Draft Minutes of September 15, 2014 Senate Meeting
2.2   Senate Nominating Committee: Senate Standing Committee Nominations
2.3   Senate Planning and Governance Committee: Nominations
Motion: THAT items 2.1‐2.3 be approved by Consent.
3. Matters Arising from the September 15, 2014 Senate Minutes
4. Chair of Senate’s Report
5. Provost’s Report: Provost Model Update
6. DSU President’s Report            

FOR APPROVAL
7. In Camera: Senate Honorary Degrees Committee: Nominations            
8. Senate Planning and Governance Committee:
8.1 Provost Model related Policy changes
        Presenter: Karen Crombie, University Legal Counsel
8.2 Review Committee for the Provost & Vice-President, Academic: faculty Senator Appointments
9. Senate Learning and Teaching Committee: Revised Teaching Awards Terms of Reference
        Presenter: Suzanne Le-May Sheffield, Director, Centre for Learning and Teaching
          
FOR DISCUSSION
10. Senate Academic Programs and Research Committee: Draft Certificate and Diploma Framework
        Presenter: Claude Caldwell, Chair, Certificate and Diploma Work Group                   
11. Learning Management System (LMS) Update
        Presenters: Donna Bourne-Tyson, University Librarian
                            Dwight Fischer, Assistant Vice-President/CIO Information Technology Services        
12. Question Period
13.Other Business