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Notice of Meeting
Dalhousie University Senate
Monday, March 27, 2017
3:15pm ‐ 5:15pm
Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building
Carleton Campus, Halifax

Agenda

1.             Approval of Agenda

2.              Consent Agenda

2.1 Approval of Draft Minutes of March 13, 2017 Senate Meeting*

2.2 Senate Planning and Governance Committee: Deans Diversity statement for committee nominations*

3.             Matters Arising from the March 13, 2017 Senate Meeting Minutes

4.             Steps to Make Diversity and Inclusion a Reality: Understanding equity through addressing downstream challenges with gender neutral washrooms

Presenters: BSc Nursing Students - Allison MacFadden, Jennie Hynes and Krista Shanks
Re: Strategic Priority 5.2 Foster a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness

FOR APPROVAL

5.            Senate Academic Programs and Research Committee:

New Program Proposal: Bachelor of Arts, Law, Justice and Society, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences*

Presenters: Krista Kesselring, Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
David Black, Director, Department of Political Science

6.            Senate Planning and Governance Committee:

6.1 Indigenous Strategy Steering Committee: Universities Canada Principles on Indigenous Education*

Presenters: Keith Taylor and Patti Doyle‐Bedwell, Co-Chairs, Indigenous Strategy Steering Committee

6.2 Draft US Public Health Service Research Misconduct Policy*

Presenter: Mark Filiaggi, Associate Vice President, Research

6.3 Draft Policy on Policies*

Presenters: Karen Crombie, General Counsel
Susan Brousseau, University Secretary

FOR DISCUSSION

7.             200th Anniversary Update

Presenters: Catherine Bagnell Styles, Assistant Vice-President Communications & Marketing
Chris Moore, Faculty of Science
June Davidson, Project Manager, Communications & Marketing

8.             Reports:

8.1 Chair of Senate’s Report

8.2 Provost’s Report

8.3 Questions for Reports

9.             Question Period

10.           Other Business