Today@Dal

Notice of Meeting

Dalhousie University Senate

Monday, December 10, 2018

3:00pm ‐ 5:00pm

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 November 26, 2018 Senate Meeting
 
3. Matters Arising from the November 26, 2018 Senate Meeting Minutes
 
4. Steps to make diversity and inclusion a reality
Presenter:  Ingrid Waldron, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Re: Strategic Priority 5.2 Foster a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness
 
FOR APPROVAL

5. Senate Academic Programs and Research Committee:
Senate Policy for Faculty Reviews of Academic Programs
Presenters: Katherine Harman, Chair of SAPRC, Pemberton Cyrus, Acting Associate Vice President, Academic, and Courtney Sutton, Academic Quality Assurance Manager
 
6. Senate Learning and Teaching Committee
Modification of the Admissions Process for the Master of Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science
Presenters: Andrew Rau-Chaplin, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science, Raghav Sampangi, Director, Master of Applied Computer Science, and Christian Blouin, Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Computer Science
 
FOR INFORMATION
7. Summary of 200th anniversary events
Presenters: Catherine Bagnell-Styles, Assistant Vice President, Communications and Marketing, and Chris Moore, Dean, Faculty of Science
 
8. Report by the Presidential Transition team
Presenters: Leanne French-Munn, Assistant Vice Provost, Planning and Strategy and Candace Thomas, Vice Chair, Board of Governors, Dalhousie University
 
9. Lord Dal report - update
Presenter: Afua Cooper, Professor and James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies
 
10. Reports:

10.1 Chair of Senate’s Report
10.2 Provost’s Report
10.3 Questions for Reports
 
11. Question Period

12. Other Business