Today@Dal

​Notice of Meeting

Dalhousie University Senate

Monday, March 11, 2019

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 February 25, 2019 Senate Meeting
3. Matters Arising from the February 25, 2019 Senate Meeting Minutes
3.1 Approval of Draft Minutes of January 28, 2019 Senate Meeting
4. Steps to Make Diversity and Inclusion a Reality
Presenter: Margaret Robinson, Acting Coordinator, Indigenous Studies Program/Assistant Professor Dept of Sociology & Social Anthropology
Re: Strategic Priority 5.2 - Foster a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness
FOR ENDORSEMENT
5. Senate Planning and Governance Committee
5.1 Fossil Fuel Investment Review Report
Presenters: Kevin Hewitt, Chair of Senate Planning and Governance Committee; Mike Smit, Associate Professor and Acting Associate Dean-Academic, Faculty of Management; Iraj Fooladi, Professor and Douglas C. Mackay Chair in Finance, Faculty of Management; and Kathleen Olds, Student Observer, Board of Governors
FOR APPROVAL
6. Senate Planning and Governance Committee
6.1 Delegation of Minor Policy Amendments
Presenter: Kevin Hewitt, Chair of Senate Planning and Governance Committee

FOR DISCUSSION
7. Budget Advisory Committee Report LVIII
Presenters: Teri Balser, Provost and Vice President, Academic; and Ian Nason, Vice President, Finance and Administration
8. Reports:
8.1 Provost’s Report
8.2 Questions for Reports
9. Question Period - Student Declaration of Absence Data
Presenter: Ivan Joseph, Vice Provost, Student Affairs
10. Other Business