SENATE AGENDA · 2020. 8. 17. · Senate Agenda October 28, 2013 Page 2 14.1. Academic Schedule 15. Senate Standing Committee on Program Review ..... Mary Androsiuk 16. Senate …

1. Call to Order ........................................................................................................................... Alan Davis

2. Confirmation of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes (September 30, 2013)

4. Business Arising from the Minutes

4.1. Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum Update………………………………………...Dana Cserepes

5. Chair’s Report ......................................................................................................................... Alan Davis

5.1. President’s Report to Senate

5.2. Academic Rank & Advancement Update

5.3. Brewmaster Program Report

5.4. Traditional Chinese Medicine Expression of Interest Update

6. Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum ........................................................................... Dana Cserepes

6.1. Program Revision: Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated Re-Entry Certificate

6.2. Request for a Continuance of the Variance for Admission to the University Policy C.18: Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design Selective Entry Programs

6.3. Equivalency of new ACP acronyms to Former ABE Courses

7. Senate Executive Committee

7.1. Faculty Qualifications: Creative Writing

8. Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget (To be Distributed) .......................... Christina Pikios

9. Board Senate Task Force on Bi-Cameral Governance (No Report) ........................................ Task Force Member(s)

10. Senate Governance Committee ............................................................................................. Wade Deisman

10.1. By-law Revision: Faculty of Science and Horticulture

11. Senate Nominating Committee (To be Distributed at the Meeting) ...................................... Chris Girodat

11.1. Search Advisory Committee: Associate Dean, School of Business

12. Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning & Priorities (To be Distributed) ............ Robert Wood

13. Senate Standing Committee on the Library ........................................................................... Tally Wade

14. Senate Standing Committee on Policy Articulation ............................................................... Bob Davis

SENATE AGENDA

Regular Meeting Monday, October 28, 2013 4:00 – 7:00pm

Surrey Boardroom 2110

Senate Agenda October 28, 2013 Page 2

14.1. Academic Schedule

15. Senate Standing Committee on Program Review .................................................................. Mary Androsiuk

16. Senate Standing Committee on Tributes (No Report) ............................................................ Kathleen Haggith

17. Approval of Graduates ........................................................................................................... Robert Hensley

18. Items for Discussion ............................................................................................................... Alan Davis

19. Next Meeting: November 25 , 2013, 4:00pm–7:00pm, Surrey Campus

20. Adjournment

SENATE

MEETING DATE: October 28, 2013

AGENDA #: 3

PREPARED BY: Kerry Thompson

Issue: Approval of the Minutes of the September 30, 2013 Regular Senate meeting.

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the Minutes of the September 30, 2013 Regular Senate meeting.

Senate Minutes 13 09 30 Page 1

MINUTES

Senate Meeting

Monday, September 30, 2013 4:00pm

Surrey Campus Boardroom (2110)

Present:

Au, Jennifer Androsiuk, Mary Ash, Kristan Bains, Harpreet Button, Steven Cserepes, Dana / Vice Chair Davis, Alan / Chair Davis, Bob Deisman, Wade Ferreras, Sal Freeman, Tru

Girodat, Chris Haggith, Kathleen Hensley, Robert Kampschuur, Marc Kazymerchyk, Stan Lee, Gordon Mason, Shawn McGonigal, Don Michaels, Kari Mundle, Todd Pikios, Christina

Pritchard, Mark Purvey, Diane Reiser, Henry Robertson, Carolyn Rose, Kim Royal, Wendy Swanson, Tabitha Tebb, Wayne Wade, Tally Wood, Robert Worobec, Betty

Regrets: University Secretariat:

1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4:03pm.

2. Confirmation of Agenda Moved by Chris Girodat, seconded by Steven Button; THAT the agenda be confirmed. MOTION CARRIED

3. Introduction of New Senators New senators Tabitha Swanson, Steven Button, Shawn Mason, Don McGonigal and Sal Ferreras were welcomed.

4. Approval of Minutes Moved by Henry Reiser, seconded by Kim Rose; THAT Senate approve the Minutes of the June 24, 2013 Regular Senate meeting. MOTION CARRIED

5. Business Arising from the Minutes No business for discussion.

Bubber, Arvinder Mendes, Helen

Klassen, Sandi Thompson, Kerry


6. Chair’s Report 6.1 President’s Report

A report was received. Academic Plan consultations are occurring at the four KPU campuses.

6.2 Ministerial Approval of Degrees The following degrees have been approved by the Ministry: - BA Major in Political Science - BSc Physics for Modern Technology - BSc Applications of Mathematics

6.3 Academic Rank & Advancement

A meeting with Kwantlen Faculty Association has been scheduled; a report will be provided at the October 2013 Senate meeting.

6.4 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine Memo The Faculty of Community and Health Studies has responded to a call from the Government of BC for Expressions of Interest (EOI) on August 2, 2013, to create a School of Traditional Chinese Medicine at a BC public post-secondary institution. The EOI was submitted to the Ministry on September 13, 2013. If KPU is invited to submit a full program proposal, the normal process for developing an FPP will be followed. A concern was raised regarding process when a situation occurs with tight turnaround timelines which can prevent full consultations from taking place with Senate and the Board of Governors.

ACTION: To the Board/Senate Task Force on Bi-cameral Governance for discussion on a process for dealing with this type of issue in future.

6.5 Enrolment Statement KPU Year Ended March 31, 2013

A report was received for information.

7. Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum 7.1 Program Articulation: Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Tru Freeman; THAT Senate approve the diploma articulation between Stenberg College and Kwantlen’s Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing.

MOTION CARRIED 7.2 Credential Name Change: Certificate in Welding Level C Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Henry Reiser; That Senate approve the credential name change for the Certificate in Welding Level C.

MOTION CARRIED


7.3 Program Revision: Environmental Protection Technology Diploma

Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Kari Michaels; THAT Senate approve the revisions to the Environmental Protection Technology Diploma

MOTION CARRIED

8. Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget A report was received.

8.1 Approval of Committee Chair Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Marc Kampschuur; THAT Senate approve Christina Pikios as the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget.

MOTION CARRIED

Senate thanked Marc Kampschuur for his leadership as past Chair of the SSCUB.

9. Board Senate Task Force on Bi-cameral Governance No report.

10. Senate Governance Committee

A report was received.

11. Senate Nominating Committee

Moved by Chris Girodat, seconded by Henry Reiser; THAT Senate approve the following as members of Senate Standing Committees, effective October 1, 2013: Senate Standing Committee on the Library

Debbie Mellenger – Representative / Office of Advancement

Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget Tom Westgate – Faculty of Trades and Technology

MOTION CARRIED


11.1 Search Advisory Committee: Associate Dean, Science and Horticulture

Moved by Chris Girodat, seconded by Steven Button; THAT Senate approve the following members of the Associate Dean, Faculty of Science and Horticulture Search Advisory Committee:

Up to six regular faculty members to ensure representation by the Faculty of the Associate Dean:

Carol Barnett – Horticulture

John Inglis – Math

Rebecca Harbut – Sustainable Agriculture

Jana Kolac – Physics One student majoring in a program offered by the Faculty:

Stafford Richter – Sustainable Agriculture MOTION CARRIED

12. Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning & Priorities

A report was received.

13. Senate Standing Committee on the Library No report.

14. Senate Standing Committee on Policy Articulation

No report.

15. Senate Standing Committee on Program Review No report.

16. Senate Standing Committee on Tributes

16.1 Approval of Committee Chair

Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Chris Girodat; THAT Senate approve Kathleen Haggith as the Chair of the Senate Tributes Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

17. Senate Resignation Amandah Hoogbruin, University Senate representative from the Faculty of Community and Health Studies has resigned. A by-election will be held.


18. Approval of Graduates Mandy Venita Lee will graduate at a later date; her name was removed from the list of graduates for approval. An addendum list of graduates from the Faculty of Trades and Technology, Citation in Carpentry/Building Construction was added to the list of graduates for approval.

Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Diane Purvey; THAT Senate approve the graduates to September 30, 2013.

MOTION CARRIED

19. Items for Discussion

20. Next Meeting: October 28, 2013, 4:00pm, Surrey Campus

21. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 5:10pm.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 5.1

PRESENTED BY: Alan Davis

Issue: President’s Report

For Information: Attached is the President’s Report to Senate for the period of September 30, 2013 to October 28, 2013.

President’s Report to Senate, October 28, 2013

The SAC for the Executive Director of Institutional Analysis and Planning has concluded its first round of

interviews and is planning another round shortly.

Convocation on October 3rd was a tremendous success and my thanks to all those involved in its

organization, and to those who attended.

My first year evaluation has been concluded by the Board, which involved a self-assessment plus

feedback from Board members and a concluding meeting with the Board Chair and Chair of the Human

Resource Committee. As you can see, I am still employed.

On October 9th, KPU hosted Dr. Christine Wihak from TRU Open Learning to talk about new directions

with PLAR.

I met with the KSA Executive this month and am following up on some of the issues that arose, such as

access to child care, work for international students, and the need for an Ombudsperson.

Externally, this is a busy time. The superintendents of the 5 schools districts in our region met with us to

discuss ways we can improve pathways for high school leavers and engage in joint initiatives.

On October 2nd I made a presentation on Vision 2018 to the Surrey Board of Trade, which was

subsequently profiled in “Business in Vancouver”. Later the same day Jane Fee and myself met with the

Township of Langley Economic Development Advisory Committee.

The BC Association of Institutes and Universities met on October 7th, and this included our first meeting

with the new Deputy Minister of Advanced Education, Sandra Carroll.

On October 10th, I attended the Grants Award ceremony for the Surrey Homeless and Housing Society at

the Newton Cultural Centre.

On October 17th and 18th, KPU co-hosted a meeting of the National Association of Vice Presidents

Academic, the Canadian Association of University Business Officers and the Conference Board of

Canada.

On October 24th, we hosted a lunch in honour of our new Distinguished Alumna, the Honorable

Stephanie Cadieux.

On October 24th and 25th, KPU the annual meeting of COHERE, the Collaboration for Online Higher

Education Research.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 5.3


Issue: Brewmaster Program Report

For information: The Senate Executive Committee reviewed the development timeline below and

submitted it to Senate for information. Proposed KPU Brew Master and Brewery Operations Diploma Program Development Timeline 2013-2014 2013 October 28th: brief Senate on process October 30th: brief Board Finance Committee on business plan November 7: FSH Curriculum Committee Meeting – Program Concept and FPP November 18 FSH Faculty Council- Program Concept and FPP November 27: SSCC for Program Concept and FPP December 16: Senate: Program Concept and FPP (Press release on proposed program, subject to KPU and AVED approval?) 2014 January 15: Board Governance Committee January22: Board Finance Committee January 29: Board of Governors February: Order equipment, start renos for brew lab March – April: SCCC with new course outlines March-April: Ministry 30 day waiting period, hiring new faculty/staff May 1: Program launch: open to applications September: Program opens

SENATE

MEETING DATE: October 28, 2013 28, 2013

AGENDA #: 6

PREPARED BY: Dana Cserepes

Issue: Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum

For Information: The Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum met on October 2, 2013

The committee approved the following:

Program Revision to Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated Re-Entry Certificate

Request for a Continuance of the Variance for Admission to the University Policy C.18: Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design Selective Entry Programs

The committee also received a memorandum from the Faculty of Academic and Career Advancement outlining the equivalency of new Academic and Career Preparation (ACP) acronyms with former Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses. This was an informational item.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 6.1

PRESENTED BY: Dana Cserepes

Issue: Program Revision: Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated Re-Entry Certificate

For Information: At its October 2, 2013 meeting the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum reviewed the program revisions to the Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated Re-Entry Certificate and recommended that Senate approve them retroactive to September 1, 2013.

Attached: Program Revision Memo CRNBC Letter of Approval

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the program revision to the Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated

Re-Entry Certificate retroactive to September 1, 2013.

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LANGLEY CAMPUS

FACULTY OF COMMUNITY & HEALTH STUDIES

20901 Langley Bypass

Langley, BC V3A 4H9

MEMORANDUM

To: Senate

From: Tru Freeman, Dean, Faculty of Community and Health Studies

Jean Nicolson-Church, Associate Dean, Community and Health Studies

Leona Claxton, Interim Chair, GNIE Curriculum Committee

Date: October 9, 2013

RE: Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated (GNIE) Program Changes

Changes to this program have been made in response to GNIE faculty data analysis from program outcomes including marks, attrition, National exam pass rates, as well as student, faculty, and Advisory Committee feedback. Data analysis supports faculty belief that curriculum changes were required to improve and support GNIE students’ abilities to function as a RN in the workplace. The curriculum changes were initiated on September 1, 2013. The program acknowledges the implementation of the approved course outlines prior to the approval of the program changes and is now requesting that these program changes be approved retroactively. The changes to the GNIE Program were approved at the Faculty of Community and Health Studies (CAHS) Curriculum Committee and CAHS Faculty Council on January 18, 2013 and by the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum (S2C2) on October 2, 2013. Background: S2C2 passed a motion according to the November memo to approve the GNIE Program changes, pending receipt of a letter of final recognition from the regulatory body, the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC), which has since been provided and was attached to the August submission. S2C2 returned the August memo to address some discrepancies between the November 2012 and the August 2013 submissions. These discrepancies have now been addressed in this memo. The changes include:

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Correction to the credits, hours as well as change in course numbers

Added the rationale for the acronym change from GNEA to GNIE (see page 5)

Summary – changes to program foundations: The changes are threaded throughout the GNIE program. They help to illustrate that the GNIE curriculum prepares IENs for successful completion of the CRNE and subsequent employment in Canadian health care settings. Foundations for the program changes are attached and include:

Program Mission Statement

Program Values

Program Outcomes Summary – changes to program content: The changes in both content and organization of content improve the integration and flow of major nursing concepts such as family nursing, community nursing, and leadership. These concepts have been introduced in semester one and will be carried through the program as threads in all semesters. Content clusters have been identified:

Foundations of Canadian Health Care

Nursing as a Profession

Human Behaviour and Response

Nursing Care of Clients

Nursing theory content in each semester is organized under these main content headings. Content has been moved between semesters to ensure that each semester is addressing content and concepts used in nursing practice in the Canadian context as well as content on the care of patients with specific health challenges. Course outcomes in both clinical and theory courses have been revised to more clearly articulate the expectation of increasing cognitive complexity and integration of content as the student progresses through each of the three semesters. Course evaluation methods have been changed to include other evaluations besides examination. All of these changes create more opportunity for students to integrate theoretical knowledge and clinical experiences, engage in higher order thinking and improve writing and English language skills in the nursing context. Of particular note in the re-organization of program content are the following four changes:

1. Elimination of the sociology course GNEA 1204 2. Addition of a new course directed specifically at the concept of relational engagement (semester one) 3. Transfer of the nursing lab content from nursing theory into the clinical courses

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4. Elimination of the final preceptorship with additional clinical hours being added to semester one clinical experience and the practicum experience which is now placed at the end of the program instead of at the end of semester two.

Some hours have been adjusted and moved between semesters, and credits have been adjusted to reflect whole numbers. All courses have had a name change in order to reflect the name of the program which is now GNIE (Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated) and not GNEAL (Graduate Nurse English as an Additional Language). This memo was reviewed by the Registrar’s office and approved for the proposed numbering system and acronyms as outlined on this document.

Admissions – no changes to admission criteria. Progressions – no change. Transitions – the GNIE faculty have in place a plan to accommodate students who may be waiting to re-enter the program in semester two, which is where student attrition takes place.

Summary Program Changes GNIE

GNIE Program Mission Statement

Former:

The mission of the GNIE Program is to:

“Meet the unique needs of internationally educated nurses as re-entry nursing students by working in partnership with students, faculty, and department personnel."

New:

The mission of the GNIE Program is to:

“Prepare internationally educated nurses for professional nursing practice in Canada.”

Rationale This mission statement will guide the creation of all course content and will inform the public, all students (current and future), and faculty as to the main purpose of the program.

Preparation for professional nursing practice in accordance with professional standards (safe and ethical) and the Canadian context of the program are addressed in all aspects of the program and must be reflected in the program mission.

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GNIE Program Values

Former: Although values were referred to indirectly, there was no specific statement of values in the program outline.

New:

We Value:

Professional and cultural diversity brought to the learning environment by the internationally educated nurse

Collaborative environments for education and practice

Safe ethical nursing practice

Safe ethical learning environments

Lifelong learning

Critical Inquiry

The role of nurses as leaders in the health care system

Rationale

These value statements provide a foundation for the content that is included in the program and the way that the program is implemented.

GNIE Program Outcomes

Former:

The GNIE graduates will be able to: 1. Apply their knowledge and clinical skills in a wide variety of both acute and non-acute care settings; 2. Be eligible to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Exams (CRNE); 3. Apply to the Kwantlen Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) program; and 4. Have the essential skills ensuring they are ‘work ready’ for the ever-changing nurse’s work environment. In order to graduate from the GNIE program students must: 1. Meet CRNBC professional and practice standards of nursing 2. Demonstrate entry-level competencies of a new graduate 3. Demonstrate evidence-based nursing practice 4. Determine patient(s) status and responses to actual or potential health problems 5. Plan and perform interventions and evaluate patient outcomes 6. Collaborate with other members of the health care team in providing nursing services 7. Communicate effectively in English with patients and their families.

New:

Our graduates will:

Practice within the professional imperatives of ethical practice, responsibility and accountability, and provision of service to the public

Use patient centered principles to establish and promote collaborative relationships with

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clients, families and other health care professionals.

Apply knowledge of the physical, biological, behavioural, and nursing sciences within the legislated scope of practice for the registered nurse.

Communicate effectively within the Canadian Health Care Setting

Plan and deliver nursing care through the application of evidence, nursing process, critical thinking, and organizational skills.

Rationale

The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) changed their policies in 2008 with the result that students entering the program have already met the required English competencies for practice. The GNIE program is now for all internationally educated nurses and not just those nurses who may not have English as a native language. In recognition of this change, faculty felt that it was necessary to remove wording that specifically references English language and instead emphasize effective communication which is much broader in scope that the previous program outcome. The new mission statement emphasizes preparation for practice not eligibility to enter the BSN program at Kwantlen so this should not be included as a goal of the GNIE program.

All course acronyms will be changed from GNEA to GNIE

The GNIE program originated as a Graduate Nurse, Additional Language program and the acronym was initially used to denote English as an Additional Language. While the English as an Additional Language component was removed from the program in 2007 and the title of the program was changed to GNIE, the acronyms were not. The GNIE acronym will more accurately reflect the content, outcomes, and nature of the program.

Note: The use of GNIE as an acronym, and any ensuing changes to numbering, were approved by the

Registrar, Robert Hensley, on September 18, 2012.

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Summary Course Changes GNIE

Current Program Hours Credit

Change Revised Program Hours Credit

Semester One

GNEA 1108 Nursing Theory 1

195 Combine both sections

delete content related to nursing skills (lab)

content changes - updates, removal of communication outcomes (new course), addition of content previously in sociology, addition of content on specific health challenges

GNIE 1118 Professional Nursing Theory I

90

8.5 5

GNEA 1104 Pharmacology

45 no changes. Credits rounded down to 2.0.

GNIE 1104 Pharmacology for Nurses

45

2.5 2

GNEA 1106/1107 Nursing Experience 1

120 Add content for nursing psychomotor skills from nursing theory 1

GNIE 1117 Professional Nursing Practice 1

233

5 9

New course to accommodate all content for professional

nursing relationships (removed from nursing theory 1) 2 sections are proposed as small class sizes are necessary for role playing and other learning activities.

GNIE 1102 Relational Engagement in Nursing Practice

60

3

Total

360

428

16 19

Semester Two

GNEA 1208 Nursing Theory II

129 delete content related to nursing skills (lab)

content changes – updates, addition of content previously in semester one (Canadian context) and removal of some content to semester one (health challenges)

GNIE 1218 Professional Nursing Theory 2

135

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135 Add content for nursing psychomotor skills from nursing theory 2


172

5.0 6


127.5 delete

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GNEA 1204 Sociology

22.5 Delete (content to be added to new nursing theory course

and taught in the context of nursing)

1

Total 414

307

17 13

7

Current Program Hours Credit

Change Revised Program Hours Credit

Semester three

GNEA 1308 Nursing Theory 3 8 weeks

82.5

Combine the two courses into one continuous course to run over the semester

Content changes (updates)

GNIE 1328 Professional Nursing Theory 3

135 4

GNEA 1318 Nursing Theory 4 6 weeks

90 7

4.5

GNEA 1316 Preceptorship

127.5

3.0

Practicum (GNEA 1217) and Preceptorship (GNEA 1316) combined


200

8

TOTAL semester three

300 TOTAL new semester

three

339

11.5 15

FORMER TOTAL program

1074 NEW TOTAL program

1070 47.5 47

April 25, 2013 Dr. Tru Freeman Dean Faculty of Community and Health Studies Kwantlen Polytechnic University 12666 72nd Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 2M8

Jean Nicolson-Church Associate Dean Faculty of Community and Health Studies Kwantlen Polytechnic University 12666 72nd Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 2M8

Dear Tru and Jean: Re: Assessment of Changes to the Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated

(GNIE) Re-entry Program I am pleased to convey officially the favourable decision of CRNBC regarding the changes planned for the GNIE Program offered by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU). On April 25, 2013, the Education Program Review Committee (EPRC) completed its assessment of the evidence submitted about the planned changes. As a result, the EPRC decided to let stand the established recognition status and program review schedule for the GNIE program, i.e., recognition of the changed GNIE program until December 31, 2015 with a full review and site visit to be completed before December 31, 2015. The evidence provided to EPRC about the changes meets the requirement of Education Program and Course Review Policy Seven about substantial changes to nursing education programs recognized by CRNBC. The EPRC made a number of positive comments about the changes noting that: they demonstrate responsiveness to student and external feedback as well as environmental shifts; the reasons for the changes are clear; and transition plans to implement the changes are in place. The EPRC found the course outlines comprehensive and helpful to its assessment. The EPRC remarked favourably on the changes made in the theory courses to consolidate content in Nursing Theory 3 course and to incorporate Aboriginal content. The EPRC noted that you plan to implement the changes in September, 2013. The full program review in 2015 will encompass the curriculum changes being implemented and the outcomes pertinent to the indicators of the three CRNBC nursing education standards. The EPRC appreciated the explanations and clarifications provided during the discussion with you, Leona and others from KPU, at its February 22, 2013 meeting. The follow-up evidence provided for the April 25, 2013 meeting enabled EPRC to finalize the assessment. Thank you Tru for your attendance at the meeting today.

Dr. Tru Freeman Jean Nicolson-Church April 25, 2013 Page 2

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I extend best wishes for successful implementation of the curriculum changes in the KPU GNIE program. The CRNBC expects the changes will enable the students to achieve the CRNBC entry-level competencies and Standards of Practice at the time of graduation and become eligible to proceed in the registration process with CRNBC.

I am glad to provide the usual consultation about plans for future reviews. Please feel free to contact me anytime you have questions. Sincerely,

Joyce Black, RN, EdD Education Consultant Tel. 604 736-7331 x 309 or 604 739-5652 E-mail: [email protected] Cc: Leona Claxton, Coordinator: Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated (GNIE) Re-entry Program. \\ \Dias\EPRC\Kwantlen Polytechnic University\RN - Re-entry\GNIE\2013\Review\Ltr GNIE change APRIL 25, 2013.docx

mailto:[email protected]

SENATE


AGENDA #: 6.2


Issue: Request for a Continuance of the Variance for Admission to the University Policy C.18: Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design Selective Entry Programs

For Information: At its October 2, 2013 meeting the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum reviewed the request for a continuance of the variance for Admission to the University Policy C.18 made by the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design for their selective entry programs and recommended it to Senate for approval

Attached: Memo requesting the continuance of a variance to Policy C.18 Policy for Admission to the University C.18

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the request for a continuance of the variance for Admission to the

University Policy C.18 made by the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design for their selective entry programs.

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Policy No. C.18 Reviewed by: President’s Group, Senate Responsibility: Vice President / Academic

P O L I C Y

TITLE: Admission To The University

APPROVED BY: The President

EFFECTIVE: 26 September 1990

REVISED: June 2006

RELATED POLICIES:

C.32 Concurrent Academic Studies

PURPOSE

To state the general criteria for admission to Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

SCOPE

All applicants to Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

PRINCIPLES

1. Kwantlen Polytechnic University's primary purpose is to provide post-secondary educational opportunities to the communities of Delta, Langley, Richmond, Surrey and White Rock.

2. Canadian citizens or permanent residents (landed immigrants) are eligible for admission.

3. International students will have additional requirements regarding eligibility for admission. http://www.kwantlen.ca/international_ed/admission.htm

4. Kwantlen considers applications from all eligible candidates; however, admission to specific programs or courses may be restricted by space limitations or prerequisite requirements.

5. In situations where the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available seats in a program, admission will be in order by date of application, by date of qualification or by computerized random selection.

6. The University will consider each applicant in an equitable and consistent manner.

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7. An applicant must be able to undertake studies in the English language and produce evidence of competence to do so; where there is doubt an applicant may be required to take a test of facility in the English language prior to admission to the University.

8. Admission to the University is made within the following categories.

A. Regular Admission

i. Applicants to the University must meet one of the following general admission requirements in order to be accepted into the University:

a. be a graduate of a B.C. secondary school, or equivalent

b. be at least nineteen (19) years of age on the first day of attendance at the University.

ii. Applicants must have completed the stipulated English proficiency requirements, where applicable.

B. Underage Admission

i. Anyone who is not a graduate of a B.C. secondary school or equivalent from another school system, but who will be seventeen (17) years of age or older on the first day of attendance at the University and who has not been in regular attendance at a secondary school for a minimum of one (1) year may be admitted to the University in order to enroll in Adult Basic Education or English Language studies.

ii. Admission of underage students to other programs will be considered on an individual basis.

C. Special Admission

i. An applicant who does not meet any of the above admission criteria may be admitted as a Special Admission student and complete up to 12 credits before they must meet the regular admission requirements.

ii. An applicant who does not meet any of the above admission criteria may apply for admission as a Special Admission student to specific programs.

PROCEDURES

1. For application as a Special Admission student:

a. The applicant may have to attend an interview with the Registrar to present his/her reasons for requesting Special Admission status and must provide supporting documentation as requested.

b. An applicant admitted as a Special Admission student is admitted to a specific program and may not change program without prior approval of the Registrar.

Return to Bylaws & Policies Homepage Return to Kwantlen's Home Page

http://www.kwantlen.ca/policies/

http://www.kwantlen.ca/

SENATE


AGENDA #: 6.3


Issue: Equivalency of new Academic and Career Preparation Program (ACP) Acronyms to Former Adult Basic Education (ABE) Courses

For Information: At its October 2, 2013 meeting the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum reviewed and forwarded to Senate for its information the attached memo written to establish the equivalency between the updated and approved acronyms in the ACP program and the former Adult Basic Education program courses.

Attached: Memo to establish equivalence

SURREY CAMPUS

12666 – 72ND Ave.

Surrey, BC Canada V3W 2M8

MEMORANDUM

TO: Alan Davis, Chair, Senate

FROM:

Joel Murray, ACA Curriculum Chair

DATE:

October 15, 2013

SUBJECT:

Equivalency of New ACP Acronyms to Former ABE Courses

This memo is written in order to establish the equivalency for the purposes of satisfying admission requirements,

pre-requisites, and graduation requirements where appropriate of the new ENGQ and MATQ courses, which

were approved by the Senate Sub-Committee on Curriculum (SCC) on April 10, 2013 and reviewed by the

Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum on October 2, 2013.

Please note the following list of courses detailing the former course and its replacement.

Former Course Replaced by

ABEE 0024 ENGQ 0024

ABEE 0091 ENGQ 1091

ABEE 0092 ENGQ 1092

ABER 0045 ENGQ 0045

ABER 0055 ENGQ 0055

ABER 0056 ENGQ 0056

ABER 0065 ENGQ 0065

ABER 0066 ENGQ 0066

ABER 0075 ENGQ 0075

ABER 0085 ENGQ 0085

ABEM 0002 MATQ 0002

ABEM 0003 MATQ 0003

ABEM 0004 MATQ 0004

Former Course Replaced by

ABEM 0005 MATQ 0005

ABEM 0006 MATQ 0006

ABEM 0010 MATQ 0010

ABEM 0011 MATQ 0011

ABEM 0027 MATQ 0027

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Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions or concerns about this submission.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 7.1


Issue: Faculty Qualifications: Creative Writing

For information: The Senate Executive Committee recommended the requested revisions to the

faculty qualification in Creative Writing to Senate for approval at its October 15, 2013 meeting.

Please see the attached memo outlining the proposed changes.

For Approval: THAT Senate approve revisions to the Faculty Qualifications for Creative Writing as

outlined.

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Senate Executive Committee

CC: Billeh Nickerson, Chair, Arts Faculty Council and Creative Writing Department

FROM: Diane Purvey, Dean, Faculty of Arts

DATE: September 30, 2013

SUBJECT: Amendment to Minimum Qualifications – Faculty Positions (Policy BD013 [G.7] Attachment)

for Creative Writing

On June 28th, 2013, Arts Faculty Council approved modifications to the Minimum Qualifications –

Faculty Positions (Policy BD013 [G.7] Attachment) for the Creative Writing Department.

The current minimum qualifications for faculty positions in Creative Writing are as follows:

Academic: MA, MFA or PhD in Creative Writing or a related discipline, with genre of

specialization to departmental needs. Candidates with academic distinction and/or awards are

preferred.

Professional: Regular faculty must have a history of publication of at least 3 books or book-length

works (more than 40,000 words) (poetry 48-pages) (drama or screenplay – production of full-

length work) in two genres AND at least one of the genres of publication must be currently

taught by the department.

Non-regular faculty must have a history of publication of at least 3 books or book-length works

(more than 40,000 words) (poetry 48-pages) (drama or screenplay – production of work) in one

genre taught by the department.

All faculty who wish to teach courses numbered 3000 and higher must demonstrate a significant

national profile within the genres the faculty member wishes to teach. This profile must be

demonstrated by:

Teaching (Where not a requirement, it is a preference): Post-secondary teaching experience

within a creative and/or inter-disciplinary domain AND teaching experience at a minimum of

one or, preferably, two or more post-secondary educational institutions.

We request Senate approval for the following:

That the Minimum Qualifications – Faculty Positions for Creative Writing (Policy BD013 [G.7]

Attachment) be amended to read as follows:

Academic: Master's degree or equivalent in Creative Writing or a related discipline.

Professional: Two professionally published books (for positions in fiction, poetry, or creative non-

fiction) or two major projects or productions (for positions in screenplay, drama or new media)

with a preference given to those genres taught by the department.

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Teaching: Post-secondary teaching experience within a creative and/or interdisciplinary

domain.

The department feels that these changes are required to allow increased flexibility in recruiting highly

regarded creative writers, particularly as non-regular faculty members. Since implementing the changes

to the previous minimum qualifications, the department has found itself unable to consider applications

from hugely respected and well-reputed authors with immense teaching experience and outstanding

publication records, simply because of the lack of flexibility in the minimum qualifications language,

which currently does not allow professional experience to be deemed the equivalent of a master's

degree. The requirement of three published works also prohibits the hiring, even as non-regular faculty,

of well-known writers with two highly acclaimed publications or major works, whose presence in the

department and classroom could provide exceptional learning opportunities and an immediate, active

connection to the writing profession for students.

The department strongly believes that the extremely limited response to a recent Qualified Faculty

Inventory posting is largely a result of the current minimum qualifications. At the recent Provincial

Creative Writing Articulation meeting in Kelowna, it became apparent that KPU’s minimum

qualifications were far more stringent than those of most institutions. The two largest departments, at

UBC and UVic, currently employ many permanent and sessional instructors who would be deemed

ineligible for consideration in a KPU qualified faculty inventory search. In particular, at UBC, an MFA

degree is preferred but not required, and a graduate degree with appropriate writing and publishing

experience is generally acceptable. Similarly, at UVic, an MFA is preferred, and the Creative Writing

program there has a long record of appointing emerging writers with only one major book publication

or pending publication. The modifications requested to the minimum qualifications for KPU Creative

Writing faculty would better align our hiring criteria with those of these well-respected institutions.

Finally, the department recognizes that the Policy BD013 [G.7] attachment specifies minimum

qualifications, or "general qualifications for all initial appointments to faculty positions," and that

"determinations of required credentials, scholarly experiences and areas of expertise necessary for

specific faculty appointments and assignments are the purview of the educational administrative

divisions and their search committees" (G.7 Procedures). That is, additional preferred criteria may be put

into effect depending on the nature of the position being searched. However, having these in effect as

minimum requirements for all positions significantly reduces the department's ability to compete with

peer institutions in terms of recruiting dynamic and experienced writers who have a lot to offer our

students.

We request that the changes noted above be approved by the next Senate Executive Committee at its

meeting on October 15th, 2013 and by Senate at its October, 28th, 2013 meeting.

Diane Purvey, Ph.D. Dean, Faculty of Arts

http://kwantlen.ca/policies/G-HumanRes/G7%20Qualifications%20for%20faculty%20procedures%2012%2001%2025.pdf

SENATE


AGENDA #: 10.1

PRESENTED BY: Wade Deisman

Issue: By-law Revision: Faculty of Science and Horticulture

For Information: At its October 7, 2013 meeting the Senate Governance Committee reviewed the By-law Revisions from the Faculty of Science and Horticulture and recommended them to Senate.

Attached: Submission Memo to Senate Governance Committee: September 18, 2013 Revised By-laws: Faculty of Science and Horticulture Minutes from the Faculty of as a Whole August 2013 Meeting Faculty Council Report from August 2013

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the revisions to the Faculty of Science and Horticulture By-laws.

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MEMORANDUM

TO:

Wade Deisman, Chair, Senate Governance Committee

CC:

Elizabeth Worobec, Dean, Faculty of Science and Horticulture

Sandi Klassen, University Secretary

FROM:

Mike Coombes, Chair, Science and Horticulture Faculty Council

DATE:

September 18, 2013

SUBJECT:

Revision to Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws

At a meeting of the Faculty of the Whole on August 28, 2013, the Faculty of Science and Horticulture (FSH)

voted on and passed the motions below for changes to the FSH Faculty bylaws. We respectfully submit these

to the Senate Governance Committee for approval.

Please find attached the revised bylaws with track changes. Several weeks before the Faculty of the Whole

meeting, a Report from Faculty Council document (see attached) was circulated to the entire Faculty. Also

attached are the minutes of the meeting with details of the voting. I personally edited the bylaws to

incorporate the proposed changes. The draft bylaw revisions were placed on the Faculty Council Sharepoint

site for comment and review by the entire Faculty from August 30, 2013 to September 18, 2013.

The following motions were passed at the August 28, 2013 Faculty of the Whole meeting. (Please note that

Motions #1 to 3 were conducted by secret ballot, while the remaining Motions #4 to 7 were conducted by a

show of hands.)

Motion #1:

THAT Instructional Lab Staff (lab instructors, lab supervisors, and instructional associates) be included as

members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3,

Faculty membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

The motion carried (45 in favour, 5 opposed, 2 abstentions).

As per the legal guidance that the Senate Governance Committee gave us on March 4, 2013, the Faculty

of the Whole voted on this motion with the understanding that the inclusion of Instructional Lab Staff into the

Faculty membership as a separate line item in Article 3 does not make them faculty members. Only those

listed in Article 3.1.1 are faculty members as defined by the University Act (definitions):

“faculty member” means a person employed by a university as an instructor, lecturer, assistant professor,

associate professor, professor, or in an equivalent position designated by the senate;

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Motion #4:

THAT the following bylaw language changes be made to enhance clarity and consistency, and to conform

with standard University practice.

Replace program area with program to reflect Kwantlen naming practice.

Replace department with department or program or department and/or program where

applicable.

Rename the Committee of Chairs to the Committee of Chairs and Program Coordinators.

Change Chairs to Chairs and Program Coodinators or Chairs and/or Program Coordinators where

applicable.

Change Science and Horticulture to Faculty of Science and Horticulture where applicable.

Rename Article 9 from Conduct of Business to Faculty Council Conduct of Business for clarity.

The motion carried (47 in favour, none opposed).

Motion #5:

THAT Associate Dean(s) be included as non-voting members of the Faculty Council.

The motion carried, none opposed.

Motion #6:

THAT the following section 13.1.4 of the bylaws be changed from

13.1.4. One faculty member from each of biology, chemistry, EPT, mathematics, and physics, and two

faculty members from horticulture – voting members.

To

13.1.4. One faculty member from each department or stand-alone program in Science and two faculty

members from Horticulture – voting members.

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The motion was amended (Don Mathewson / Carol Barnett) so that the section will read

One faculty member from each of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, sustainable agriculture,

and EPT, and two faculty members from horticulture – voting members.

The amendment carried.

The vote was called on the amended motion and the motion carried.

Motion #7:

THAT the following change of section 4.9 of the bylaws be approved from

4.9. The quorum for meetings of the Faculty shall be 20 voting members.

to read

4.9. That quorum at Faculty of the Whole meetings shall be 30% of the eligible voters.

The motion carried.

Faculty of Science and Horticulture

Governance Bylaws

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Revisions Ratified by Faculty as a Whole Vote: January 04, 2013

Approved by Senate on June 24th, 2013

1. The Faculty of Science and Horticulture shall:

1.1 Oversee the development of academic curricula and programs, including but not limited to, establishing academic priorities, developing new programs and courses, program and course revisions, discontinuation of programs and courses, appeals of proceedings and decisions.

1.2 Make recommendations on academic matters to Senate and other University bodies.

1.3 Request and consider reports relating to the academic affairs of the Faculty and the University.

1.4 Serve as the forum for sharing information and the discussion of Faculty matters.

2. Powers and Duties of a Faculty:

2.1. To make rules governing its proceedings, including the determining of the quorum necessary for the transaction of business.

2.2. To provide for student representation in the meetings and proceedings of the Faculty.

2.3. Subject to this Act and to the approval of the Senate, to make rules for the government, direction and management of the Faculty and its affairs and business.

2.4. To determine, subject to the approval of the Senate, the courses of instruction in the Faculty (i.e., approve program proposals and revisions, course outlines…).

2.5. Subject to an order of the President to the contrary, to prohibit lecturing and teaching in the Faculty by persons other than appointed members of the teaching staff of the Faculty and persons authorized by the Faculty, and to prevent lecturing or teaching so prohibited.

2.6. Subject to the approval of the Senate, to appoint for the examinations in each Faculty examiners, who, subject to an appeal to the Senate, must conduct examinations and determine the results.

2.7. To deal with and, subject to an appeal to the Senate, to decide on all applications and memorials by students and others in connection with their respective Faculties.

Faculty of Science and Horticulture Governance Bylaws Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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2.8. Generally, to deal with all matters assigned to it by the Board or the Senate.

2.9. To form committees, as it sees fit, for the conduct of its affairs and business, and to empower such committees, where advisable, to report directly to the appropriate committee(s) of Senate.

2.10. A general rule made by a Faculty is not effective or enforceable until a copy has been sent to the Senate and the Senate has given its approval.

2.11. The Faculty of Science and Horticulture will establish a Faculty Council to act on behalf of the Faculty as a whole.

3. Faculty Membership:

3.1. Membership of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture consists of:

3.1.1. All those employed within the Faculty as an instructor, lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, or in an equivalent position designated by the Senate (University Act, Definitions).

3.1.2. Dean of the Faculty, who is the Chair (University Act, 39(2)).

3.1.3. Associate Dean(s) of the Faculty.

3.1.4. President (University Act, 63(d)).

3.1.5. The Registrar, who is non-voting.

3.1.5.3.1.6. Instructional lab staff (lab instructors, lab supervisors, and instructional associates).

3.1.6.3.1.7. The Faculty membership may also include other members of the teaching staff of the Faculty or University as appointed by the Faculty in conformity with rules approved by Senate.

4. Conduct of Faculty Business:

4.1. A Vice-Chair of the Faculty shall be elected by the Faculty from among those employed within the Faculty as an instructor, lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor, or equivalent as designated by Senate, for a two-year term. Vice-Chairs may serve a maximum of three consecutive terms.

4.2. Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of all Faculty meetings.

4.3. The Faculty shall have at least one regular meeting per academic year.

4.4. The Faculty meetings will be set and called jointly by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Faculty.

4.5. Notice of regular meetings shall be sent to members of the Faculty at least 30 days in advance of a meeting.

4.6. In circumstances of urgency or at the special request of Faculty Council, extraordinary meetings of the Faculty may be called by the Chair or Vice-Chair at least seven days in advance.

Comment [MC1]: Motion #1 – typo replace research with instructional as per Minutes.

Comment [MC2]: Motion #1


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4.7. The normal process of business at regular meetings of the Faculty shall be set by the Chair in consultation with other members of the Faculty.

4.8. Faculty and staff may add meeting agenda items by talking to the Chair.

4.9. The quorum for meetings of the Faculty shall be 20 voting 30% of the eligible membersvoters.

4.10. Any business conducted at a meeting where there is no quorum present will be considered as unofficial and subject to ratification at the next meeting held where a quorum is present. Any communication coming out of a meeting where no quorum was present shall be prefaced with a clear indication the communication is subject to ratification.

4.11. The majority required to pass a resolution shall be at least 50% +1 of the members voting, except in the case of adoption of or amendments to these Bylaws, when the majority required shall be at least two thirds of the members voting.

4.12. Meetings of the Faculty shall normally be open to observers. The Faculty may decide, at any time, by a two thirds vote of those present and voting, that a whole meeting or any part of a meeting be held in camera.

4.13. The Chair may recognize non-members on any matters of business.

4.14. Minutes of open meetings of the Faculty shall be recorded and distributed to the University.

4.15. All documents presented to the Faculty shall normally be regarded as public. Nevertheless, the Chair may declare a document confidential, in which case the document shall be made available in advance only to members of the Faculty and, if appropriate, the Senate.

5. Powers and Duties of Faculty Council of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture :

5.1. Faculty Council shall oversee the development of academic curricula and programs of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture, including but not limited to, establishing academic priorities, developing new programs and courses, initiating program and course revisions, considering the discontinuation of programs and courses, and recommending and initiating appeals of proceedings and decisions.

5.2. Make recommendations on academic matters to Senate and other University bodies.

5.3. Request and consider reports relating to the academic affairs of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture, of Senate Standing Committees, of Senate, and of the University.

6. Membership of the Faculty Council of Science and Horticulture:

6.1. Membership for the Faculty Council of Science and Horticulture consists of:

6.1.1. Dean of the Faculty (non-voting member).

6.1.1.6.1.2. Associate Dean(s) of the Faculty (non-voting member).

6.1.2.6.1.3. Senators of the Faculty (2) (non-voting members).


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6.1.3.6.1.4. A director or one representative elected from the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (voting member)

6.1.4.6.1.5. One or more faculty members from each department or program of the Faculty as shown below, and as reflected in the overall membership in Appendix A.

Department or Program

Number of representatives

Chemistry 2

Biology 2

Physics 2

EPT 1

Horticulture 2

Math 3

Sustainable Agriculture 1

1**

** Appointment ends August 31, 2015

6.1.5.6.1.6. Three members of the Lab Staff of the Faculty (one from each campus: Langley, Surrey, and Richmond).

6.1.6.6.1.7. Student representatives (2) at meetings and proceedings of the Faculty, in accordance with rules established by the Faculty (University Act, 40(b)).

6.2. Members of Faculty Council must endeavour to serve the interests of the entire Faculty to the best of their ability.

7. Selection of members for the Faculty Council of Science and Horticulture:

7.1. Any faculty member within a department or program who has a University appointment sufficient to serve for the term of the appointment can be elected to the Faculty Council.

7.2. Associate Deans must have an appointment as a faculty member in the Faculty in order to serve on the Faculty Council.

7.3. Faculty representatives will be nominated from each department or program and will be elected by votes from only faculty members of that department or program.

7.4. Lab staff in the Faculty of Science and Horticulture on each campus will nominate and elect a representative for that campus.

7.5. Members of the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture will nominate and elect a representative.

1 Sustainable Agriculture Program is considered part of Science whenever Science is mentioned in the bylaws.

Comment [MC6]: Motion #4 Housekeeping

Comment [MC7]: SGC request .App A doesn’t

exist – the table was in App A)





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8. Membership terms for the Faculty Council of Science and Horticulture:

8.1. Elections will normally be held in the spring semester of each year. The terms will normally run from September 1 to August 31. Elections will normally be conducted by secret ballot.

8.2. The faculty, and lab staff, and Institute for Sustainable Horticulture membership terms on the Faculty Council will normally be two years.

8.3. In order to establish staggered membership and continuity of membership, at the first Faculty Council election, one member from each group of two or more will be elected for an extraordinary term of three years. In no case may the term exceed three years.

8.4. Students from the Faculty of Science and Horticulture will be elected by the student body of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture annually. Faculty Council will ensure that such elections occur.

8.5. Any member may resign from Faculty Council by giving the Chair notice in writing.

8.6. The seat of a member who leaves the constituency from which that member has been elected shall be declared vacant.

8.7. The use of alternates for voting members is not permitted.

8.8. In the event that a seat of a member becomes vacant, a replacement shall be elected or appointed according to the usual process as outlined in these Bylaws at the earliest possible date. Members so elected or appointed shall serve the remaining term of office of the incumbent, at which point the normal election or appointment process will be followed.

8.9. The seat of an elected or appointed member who fails to attend three meetings of Faculty Council between September 1 and August 31 may be declared vacant by the Chair.

9. Faculty Council Conduct of Business:

9.1. Faculty Council Chair and Vice Chair will be elected from the Faculty members listed according to the Table in 6.1.46.1.5. The election will normally occur on or about September 1, and the normal term will be two years, or a shorter term corresponding to the Chair or Vice Chair’s Faculty Council term.

9.2. The Chair is a voting member of Faculty Council.

9.3. The Chair may be removed by a two thirds majority vote of councilors present and voting at any duly called meeting of Faculty Council.

9.4. The Vice-Chair will fulfill the duties of the Chair in the Chair’s vacancy or absence and will assist in the performance of the Chair’s duties.

9.5. When necessary due to vacancy or absence of the Chair and Vice-Chair, the Dean shall serve as Chair pro-tem.

9.6. Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of all Faculty Council meetings.

9.7. Faculty Council shall meet as necessary, but at least once a semester.



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9.8. Council may, by a two-thirds majority vote, recommend to the Dean that an extraordinary meeting of the Faculty be called to address a matter forwarded by Council to the Faculty for decision or advice.

9.9. Meeting times (weekday, time, campus location, & possible dates) will be set once a year by Faculty Council in April for the following year. This schedule will include times for possible additional extraordinary meetings.

9.10. Notice of meetings shall be sent to members of the Faculty Council at least seven days in advance of a meeting.

9.11. In circumstances of urgency, extraordinary meetings may be called by the Chair or a quorum of Faculty Council.

9.12. The normal process of business at regular meetings of the Faculty Council shall be set by the Chair in consultation with members of the Faculty Council.

9.13. Through their representative on Faculty Council or the Chair, faculty and staff may request items to be added to the meeting agenda.

9.14. The quorum for the meetings be 50% plus 1 of the voting members with a further requirement that 50% plus 1 of the voting members present are representatives as outlined in 6.1.46.1.5.

9.15. Any business conducted at a meeting where there is no quorum present will be considered as unofficial and subject to ratification at the next meeting held where a quorum is present. Any communication coming out of a meeting where no quorum was present shall be prefaced with a clear indication the communication is subject to ratification.

9.16. The majority required to pass a resolution shall be at least 50% plus 1 of the members voting.

9.17. In the case of a tie, the two senators can vote. If still a tie, the motion is defeated as per 9.16 above.

9.18. Faculty Council may decide at any time, by majority vote of those present and eligible to vote, that a whole meeting or any part of a meeting be held in camera.

9.19. The Chair may recognize non-members on any matters of business.

9.20. Minutes of open meetings of Faculty Council shall be recorded and distributed to the University.

9.21. All documents presented to Faculty Council shall normally be regarded as public. Nevertheless, the Chair may declare a document confidential, in which case the document shall be made available in advance only to members of Faculty Council and, if appropriate, the Senate.

9.22. Senate Bylaw No. 3, Conflict of Interest, applies.

9.23. From time to time Faculty Council may invite guests to make presentations to Council meetings and to answer questions related to their presentations.

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10. Committees of Faculty Council for the Faculty of Science and Horticulture:

10.1. Faculty Council shall establish Standing Committees, and Special Purpose (or Ad-hoc) Committees as needed, consisting of members of faculty and/or non-members of faculty to conduct specified academic affairs of the Faculty.

10.2. Faculty Council has the right to delegate business to Standing Committees and Special Purpose Committees, which, in turn, can make recommendations to Faculty Council for consideration.

10.3. Committees of Faculty Council may establish subcommittees to deal with specific issues as they arise.

10.4. Committees of Faculty Council are restricted to making recommendations or filing reports on matters assigned, and may not assume any powers of Faculty Council unless they are expressly delegated within the Bylaws.

10.5. Standing Committees of Faculty Council will normally report directly to Faculty Council. Faculty Council may empower or delegate authority to Standing Committees to report or make recommendations of specified tasks directly to the appropriate committee(s) of Senate, or Senate itself. Only Standing Committees of Faculty Council can be delegated such authority.

10.6. Standing Committees will meet at least once per semester, or as required.

10.7. When recommending the establishment or elimination of a Standing Committee, or altering its membership or mandate, Faculty Council will seek the advice of the Standing Committee on Nominations and Governance, and make a recommendation to the Faculty for endorsement.

10.8. The Chair of each Standing Committee or Special Purpose Committee shall be responsible for establishing meeting agendas for the respective committee and distributing it to the members at least two days before the meeting.

10.9. Terms of Office for Standing Committee members shall normally be two years, unless specified otherwise elsewhere.

10.10. Members are eligible for re-election or reappointment.

10.11. Terms of office may be adjusted to ensure continuity of membership, and to correspond to terms of Faculty Council.

10.12. Quorum of any Committee shall be 50% of the total voting members of that committee.

10.13. The use of alternates for voting committee members is not permitted.

10.14. The seat of an elected or appointed member who fails to attend three committee meetings between September 1 and August 31 may be declared vacant by the Chair.

10.15. Any committee member may resign from a committee by giving the Chair notice in writing. The committee seat of a member who leaves shall be declared vacant.

10.16. The committee seat of a member who leaves the constituency from which that member has been appointed shall be declared vacant.


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10.17. The minutes of all Standing Committees and Special Purpose Committees shall be distributed to the University.

10.18. Robert’s Rules of Order establishes overall terms of conducting meetings.

11. Standing Committees of Faculty Council for the Faculty of Science and Horticulture:

11.1. Notwithstanding 10.1 above, Faculty Council will seek recommendations and advice from the following:

11.1.1. Standing Committee on Nominating and Governance.

11.1.2. Standing Committee on Academic Planning and Priorities.

11.1.3. Standing Committee on Curriculum.

11.1.4. Standing Committee of Chairs and Program Coordinators.

11.1.5. Standing Committee on Professional Development.

11.1.6. Standing Committee on Scholarships and Awards.

12. Standing Committee on Nominations and Governance:

12.1. The members of the Standing Committee on Nominations and Governance are:

12.1.1. The Dean – ex-officio and non-voting.

12.1.2. The Associate Dean(s) – ex-officio and non-voting.

12.1.3. The Chair of Faculty Council – ex-officio and non-voting.

12.1.4. Three elected faculty members of the Faculty, consisting of at least one member from Science and at least one from Horticulture.

12.1.5. The three elected faculty are voting members.

12.2. A Chair is elected from within the three voting faculty members. The Chair retains his or her voting privilege. The Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of Nominations and Governance is the Chair of Faculty Council.

12.3. The Standing Committee on Nominations and Governance shall:

12.3.1. Advise Faculty Council on matters related to elections, including timelines for nominations, elections, and appointments as required to meet the needs of the Faculty, Faculty Council, Standing Committees and Special Purpose Committees.

12.3.2. Ensure vacancies are filled on Faculty Council, committees of Faculty Council, and representative committees of the University requiring representation from the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by calling for nominations and overseeing the election process.

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12.3.4. Advise Faculty Council on matters related to duties of members and conflict of interest.

12.3.5. Review regularly the Bylaws of the Faculty and provide advice to Faculty Council, which will make reference to the Faculty for approval.

12.3.6. Perform other duties as assigned by Faculty Council.

12.3.7. Review at least once every three years the composition and terms of reference of committees.


13. Standing Committee on Academic Planning and Priorities:

13.1. Members of the Standing Committee on Academic Planning and Priorities are:

13.1.1. The Dean – voting member.

13.1.2. The Associate Dean(s) – voting members.

13.1.3. The Faculty Senators (2) – ex-officio and non-voting.

13.1.4. One faculty member from each of biology, chemistry, EPT, mathematics, and physics ,sustainable agriculture, and EPT and two faculty members from horticulture – voting members.

13.2 A Chair and Vice-Chair are selected from within the voting members. Both retain their voting privilege.

13.3 The Standing Committee on Academic Planning and Priorities shall:

13.3.1. Advise Faculty Council on its educational plan and priorities of the Faculty.

13.3.2. Assume a leadership role in developing new programs areas and future academic directions of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture.

13.3.3. Review program reviews and action plans.

13.3.4. Advise Faculty Council on the establishment, revision or discontinuance of educational programs.

13.3.5. Establish sub-committees as needed to fulfill the Committee’s duties.

13.3.6. Perform other duties as assigned by Faculty Council.

13.3.7. Advise Faculty Council on how research and scholarship fits with academic mission, planning and priorities of the Faculty, and make recommendations on how it might be facilitated.


14. Standing Committee on Curriculum:

14.1. The members of the Standing Committee on Curriculum are:

Comment [MC15]: Motion #6. Language amended at FoW.

Comment [MC16]: Motion #4 housekeeping


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14.1.1. The Dean – non-voting.

14.1.2. The Associate Dean(s) – non-voting.

14.1.3. Faculty Senators – ex-officio and non-voting.

14.1.4. One faculty member from each department or program area within the Faculty of Science and Horticulture– voting members.

14.1.5. An educational advisor – non-voting member.

14.1.6. A representative from the Office of the Registrar – non-voting.

14.1.7. The Dean or designated Associate Dean shall serve as Chair.

14.2. The Standing Committee on Curriculum shall:

14.2.1. Review, on a term basis or otherwise as needed, all course outlines (new and existing) within its jurisdiction, and exercise any delegated authority to forward all revisions directly for articulation (minor revisions) or to the appropriate Senate Standing Committee for approval with articulation request (new courses and substantial revisions).

14.2.2. Within the above process, review all aspects of calendar revision, program fit, credit assignment, requisites, learning outcomes, assessment structure, articulation, prior learning assessment processes, and teaching modality.

14.2.3. Advise Faculty Council on decisions on course discontinuance, and exercise any delegated authority to so advise the appropriate Standing Committee of Senate.

14.2.4. Assess and recommend courses for designations such as, but not limited to, “science,” “lab science,” “quantitative,” “writing intensive,” and “breadth” credit, and exercise any delegated authority to forward recommendations directly to the appropriate Standing Committee of Senate.

14.2.5. Submit major course revisions and new program proposals to Faculty Council for approval.

14.2.6. Review and critique annually the Educational Plan and Budget Summary for the next year drafted by the Standing Committee of Chairs and Program Coordinators.

14.2.7. Review and approve program concept and full proposals for all new and revised citation, diploma, associate degree and degree programs within Faculty jurisdiction, and forward outcome and recommendations to Faculty Council.

14.2.8. The Standing Committee on Curriculum may delegate these authorities to the subcommittees.

14.2.9. Perform other related duties as assigned by Faculty Council.


14.4. Each department or program area within the Faculty of Science and Horticulture will form either a Standing Subcommittee on Curriculum or a procedure for curriculum review. Submissions to the Standing Committee on Curriculum must first be reviewed by the department(s) or program area(s) that is (are) responsible for the course or program curriculum.

Comment [MC17]: SGC request fix typo



Comment [MC20]: Motion#4 Housekeeping


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15. Standing Committee of Chairs and Program Coordinators:

15.1. The members of the Standing Committee of Chairs and Program Coordinators are:

15.1.1. The Dean – non-voting.

15.1.2. The Associate Dean(s) – non-voting.

15.1.3. The elected department/program Chairs and Program Coordinators for the Faculty of Science and Horticulture.

15.2. The Dean or designated Associate Dean shall serve as Chair.

15.3. The Standing Committee of Chairs and Program Coordinators shall:

15.3.1. Draft the annual Educational Plan and budget requirements for the following academic year based on recommendations of the Standing Committee on Academic Planning and Priorities, factor in Standing Committee on Curriculum critique of the draft plan, and forward the plan to Faculty Council for approval, prior to the Dean’s submission for institutional review and approval.

15.3.2. Establish and approve annual capital and minor capital submission for institutional review and approval.

15.3.3. Establish the course timetable package by semester, if requested by the Dean or Associate Dean.

15.3.4. Hear requests and make decisions on all non-academic matters impacting the Faculty of Science and Horticulture.

15.3.5. Perform other related duties as requested by Faculty Council (academic matters) or by the Dean.


16. Standing Committees on Professional Development:

16.1. A separate committee exists for each of Science and Horticulture.

16.2. The members of the Standing Committee on Professional Development are:

16.2.1. The Dean or Associate Dean(s) – ex-officio, non-voting.

16.2.2. Faculty chosen by each department/program within Science and as chosen from within Horticulture – voting members.

16.2.3. Each committee Chair is elected from the voting members.

16.3. The Standing Committees on Professional Development shall:

16.3.1. Establish a fair and equitable process for allocating PD funds.

16.3.2. Review and approve all requests for PD funding from faculty within their jurisdiction, within the budget allocated annually.






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16.3.3. Request and review faculty summaries of the activities for which they were granted PD funds.

16.3.4. Encourage and help organize Faculty colloquia and seminars related to professional development achievements.

16.3.5. Assist with the distribution of information on PD opportunities to faculty.

17. Standing Committee on Scholarships and Awards:

17.1. The members of the Standing Committee on Scholarships and Awards are:

17.1.1. The Dean or Associate Dean – voting members.

17.1.2. Four faculty fairly representing the broad scope of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture – voting members.

17.1.3. An educational advisor – voting member.

17.2. The committee shall elect a Chair from the faculty members.

17.3. The School of Horticulture may establish its own special committee to allocate awards and scholarships exclusive to horticulture students, and to organize their own celebration event.

17.4. The Standing Committee on Scholarships and Awards shall:

17.4.1. Nominate and assign scholarships and awards to deserving students according to criteria established by the donors.

17.4.2. Nominate and receive nominations for awards, scholarships, and accolades for faculty and staff within the Faculty of Science and Horticulture.

17.4.3. Nominate past faculty, community individuals, and nationally/internationally recognized and deserving recipients for honourary degrees and professor emeritus status at convocation.

17.4.4. Perform other related duties as assigned by the Dean or Faculty Council.

Faculty of Science and Horticulture

Faculty of the Whole Minutes of the Meeting held August 28th, 2013

In the Conference Centre (1205 Cedar) at Surrey Campus

Quorum was confirmed. Mike Coombes, Chair of Faculty Council, welcomed the assembled group. Faculty Council was thanked for its work during the past year. 1. Report from Faculty Council

It was moved and seconded (Mike Coombes/Fergal Callaghan) to accept the motions proposed in the Report from Faculty Council. The motions were considered one by one by the group. Motion #1:

THAT Instructional Lab Staff (lab instructors, lab supervisors, and instructional associates) be included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

The motion carried (45 in favour, 5 opposed, 2 abstentions). Motion #2:

THAT Lab Technicians be included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

The motion failed (31 in favour, 17 opposed, 2 abstentions). Motion #3:

THAT Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture be included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

An amendment to the above motion was moved and seconded (Paul Richard/Don Mathewson) to read as follows:

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THAT Directors of Institutes within the Faculty of Science and Horticulture be included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

The vote on the amendment was called and the amendment carried (33 in favour, 17 opposed, 2 abstentions). The vote on the amended motion was called and the motion failed (32 in favour, 19 opposed, 1 abstention).

Motion #4:

THAT the following bylaw language changes be made to enhance clarity and consistency, and to conform with standard University practice.


Replace department with department or program or department and/or program where applicable.


Change Chairs to Chairs and Program Coordinators or Chairs and/or Program Coordinators where applicable.



The motion carried, 47 in favour, none opposed.

Motion #5:

THAT Associate Dean(s) be included as non-voting members of the Faculty Council. The motion carried, none opposed.

Motion #6:

THAT the following section 13.1.4 of the bylaws be changed from

13.1.4. One faculty member from each of biology, chemistry, EPT, mathematics, and

physics, and two faculty members from horticulture – voting members.

to

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13.1.4. One faculty member from each department or stand-alone program in Science

and two faculty members from Horticulture – voting members.

The motion was amended (Don Mathewson/Carol Barnett) so that the section will read

One faculty member from each of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, sustainable agriculture and EPT and two faculty members from horticulture – voting members.

The amendment carried. The vote was called on the amended motion and the motion carried.

Motion #7:

THAT the following change of section 4.9 of the bylaws be approved from

4.9 The quorum for meetings of the Faculty shall be 20 voting members.

to read

4.9 That quorum at Faculty of the Whole meetings shall be 30% of the eligible voters. The motion carried.

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Report from Faculty Council

August 2013

Contents

1. Chair’s Report.................................................................................................................................... 2

2. Membership in FSH ........................................................................................................................... 3

3. Housekeeping ................................................................................................................................... 5

4. Associate Dean(s) on Faculty Council ............................................................................................... 6

5. Membership of Academic Planning and Priority Committee ........................................................... 8

6. Quorum at Faculty of the Whole Meetings ...................................................................................... 9

7. List of Motions ................................................................................................................................ 10

Appendix A – Ballot #1 ............................................................................................................................ 11

Appendix B – Ballot #2 ............................................................................................................................ 13

Appendix C – Ballot #3 ............................................................................................................................ 15

Appendix D – Results Email from Dean .................................................................................................. 17

Appendix E – Email from Senate Governance Committee ..................................................................... 19

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1. Chair’s Report

Faculty Council (FC) meetings this past year have had to deal with two ongoing issues. The first is the

avalanche of course outlines needed for the new degrees. The course outlines represent only the tip of

the iceberg regarding all the work people have been doing to get new degrees up and running. I would

like to thank everyone for their efforts.

The second issue is of course bylaw changes. The membership discussion at the August 2012 Faculty of

the Whole (FoW) meeting, changes to the Curriculum Committee, and the “birth” of Sustainable

Agriculture generated a lot of work before and after the special January 2013 FoW meeting. I am happy

to say that the bylaw changes approved by this Faculty at the January meeting were finally approved by

Senate in June and are now in effect.

Faculty Council did take another crack at the membership issue with three email ballots in June.

Unfortunately the balloting rules meant that the ballots did not settle the issue. So those three ballots

are back and I will discuss them more in the next section.

There are also four other suggested bylaw changes, minor in comparison to the first three. Each is in a

separate section of this report.

In total FC is presenting seven motions for your consideration today. Once we have dealt with these

issues, I don’t foresee much need for further bylaw changes in the next few years. There is one

exception though. There is a time limit, to 31 August 2015, on Sustainable Agriculture’s representation

on Faculty Council written into the bylaws. That will need to be addressed by the FoW at some point –

probably the August 2014 meeting at the latest.

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2. Membership in FSH

Nearly everyone knows the details of these motions but I will give a short recap.

At the August 2012 FoW, a motion to include Lab Staff as members of the FSH was made then tabled for further research by Faculty Council.

Faculty Council was also trying to resolve the status of the Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture.

At the January 2013 FoW, FC reported back with motions to include lab staff and ISH Directors as voting members of the FSH. The motions were defeated but there was clear support for including these groups. The main sticking point seemed the unknown implications of such a change on faculty responsibilities.

Later conversations with the Senate Governance Committee (SGC) indicated that faculty status was reserved to teaching faculty but that other groups could be included in the membership with no overlap of roles.

Faculty Council decided to bring back motions on membership for ISH Directors, lab staff, and a new one on lab technicians.

For the widest consultation an electronic, rather than an in-person, vote was chosen. The vote was held in June, so that if the ballots passed, changes could go to Senate for approval

and would be in effect for this meeting. Since electronic votes are novel, and submission of changes to the SGC would be the next step

in getting bylaw changes approved, I met with SGC (the Dean and Senator Jennifer Au are members) to discuss the rules of such a vote.

The guidance I received was that non replies be treated as no votes.

The email ballots were sent out (see Appendices A, B, and C for language).

Concerns were raised by the full FC at the next regular meeting during the voting period about treating non-replies as noes. Such treatment is not in agreement with Robert’s Rules which say votes are only yes or no and abstentions do not affect decisions.

The results came in (see Appendix D for the Dean’s report on the vote).

I went back to SGC to see how the results should be interpreted. Those ballots did not pass but the ballots were flawed because we are supposed to follow Robert’s Rules. Wade Deisman’s email in Appendix E has more detail. SGC suggested that an in-person vote was the best way to proceed to resolve the ambiguities.

So here I am back with these ballots. I am very sorry to have wasted the time of so many people with

the email ballots. I also apologize that I did not foresee the problems the ballot language would cause. I

am embarrassed that it may seem that the FC and I are not willing to take no for an answer.

Here are the three motions (full language is in the appendices):

Motion #1: That Instructional Lab Staff (lab instructors, lab supervisors, and instructional associates) be

included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in

Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

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Motion #2: That Lab Technicians be included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by

the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and

Horticulture Bylaws.

Motion #3: That Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture be included as members of the

Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty

Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

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3. Housekeeping

This section is a “housekeeping” motion that we did not have time for at the January FoW, so we are

bringing it back.

Motion #4: FC requests the Chair and Vice-Chair to re-introduce Motion 10 (from the January 2013

meeting) at the August 2013 Faculty of the Whole meeting.

It is recommended that the following bylaw language changes be made to enhance clarity and

consistency, and to conform with standard University practice.


Replace department with department or program or department and/or program where applicable.


Change Chairs to Chairs and Program Coordinators or Chairs and/or Program Coordinators where applicable.



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4. Associate Dean(s) on Faculty Council

This motion adds Associate Deans as non-voting members of Faculty Council. FC felt it was wise to have

them be part of the discussion around areas under his/their oversight.

Motion #5: FC recommends to FoW that Associate Dean(s) be included as non-voting members of the Faculty Council.

This motion changes section 6.1 Membership for the Faculty Council. Current is shown on the left, and the proposed revision on the right.



6.1.2. Senators of the Faculty (2) (non-voting members).

6.1.3. A director or one representative elected from the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (voting member)

6.1.4. One or more faculty members from each department of the Faculty as shown below, and as reflected in the overall membership in Appendix A.

Department Number of representatives

Chemistry 2

Biology 2

Physics 2

EPT 1

Horticulture 2

Math 3

Sustainable Agriculture

1**




6.1.2. Associate Dean(s) of the Faculty (non-voting member).

6.1.3. Senators of the Faculty (2) (non-voting members).

6.1.4. A director or one representative elected from the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (voting member)

6.1.5. One or more faculty members from each department of the Faculty as shown below, and as reflected in the overall membership in Appendix A.

Department Number of representatives

Chemistry 2

Biology 2

Physics 2

EPT 1

Horticulture 2

Math 3

Sustainable Agriculture

1**

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6.1.5. Three members of the Lab Staff of the Faculty (one from each campus: Langley, Surrey, and Richmond).

6.1.6. Student representatives (2) at meetings and proceedings of the Faculty, in accordance with rules established by the Faculty (University Act, 40(b)).


6.1.6. Three members of the Lab Staff of the Faculty (one from each campus: Langley, Surrey, and Richmond).

6.1.7. Student representatives (2) at

meetings and proceedings of the Faculty, in accordance with rules established by the Faculty (University Act, 40(b)).

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5. Membership of Academic Planning and Priority Committee

There was an oversight when we added Sustainable Agriculture to our bylaws. The current language on membership of the Academic Priorities and Planning (AP&P) Committee lists membership by area and leaves out Sustainable Agriculture. The membership language for other committees is more general. Faculty Council is recommending similar general language for membership on AP&P. The effect of this change is that Sustainable Agriculture will have membership on AP&P.

Motion #6: FC recommends to FoW that the following change of section 13.1.4 of the bylaws from

13.1.4. One faculty member from each of biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics and two faculty members from horticulture – voting members.

to

13.1.4. One faculty member from each department or stand-alone program in Science and two faculty members from Horticulture – voting members.

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6. Quorum at Faculty of the Whole Meetings

Our current quorum for Faculty of the Whole meetings is 20. However the faculty has been growing and

is now in the high sixties. Also depending on the outcome of the first three motions, the Faculty could

become much larger. A quorum of 20 seems low as a result. A simple fix will be to go from a number to

a percentage.

Motion #7: FC recommends to FoW that the following change of section 4.9 of the bylaws from

4.9 The quorum for meetings of the Faculty shall be 20 voting members. to

4.9 That quorum at Faculty of the Whole meetings should be 30% of the eligible voters.

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7. List of Motions

#1 That Instructional Lab Staff (lab instructors, lab supervisors, and instructional associates) be included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

#2 That Lab Technicians be included as members of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and


#3 That Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture be included as members of the Faculty

of Science and Horticulture by the addition of a separate line item in Article 3, Faculty Membership, of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

#4 FC requests the Chair and Vice-Chair to re-introduce Motion 10 (from the January 2013 meeting) at the August 2013 Faculty of the Whole meeting.

#5 FC recommends to FoW that Associate Dean(s) be included as non-voting members of the Faculty Council.

#6 FC recommends to FoW that the following change of section 13.1.4 of the bylaws from

13.1.4. One faculty member from each of biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics and two faculty members from horticulture – voting members.

to

13.1.4. One faculty member from each department or stand-alone program in Science

and two faculty members from Horticulture – voting members.

#7 FC recommends to FoW that the following change of section 4.9 of the bylaws from

4.9 The quorum for meetings of the Faculty shall be 20 voting members.

to

4.9 The quorum at Faculty of the Whole meetings should be 30% of the eligible voters.

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Appendix A – Ballot #1

Please, read the following instructions very carefully.

If you are using your office PC to vote, you will see a “Vote” icon in the ribbon at the top of the

screen. If you click on “Vote” you should see three choices: In Favour, Opposed, Abstain. Please click

on your choice and then confirm your choice to respond.

If you do not see the “Vote” icon, simply reply with “In Favour,” “Opposed” or “Abstain” as the first line

of the body of your reply.

You will receive a series of three ballots, each one voting on a different group within the Faculty and

whether or not to accept each of the groups as members of this Faculty.

Replies will be accepted until Thursday, June 13th, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. Upon the recommendation of the

Senate Governance Committee, the voting replies will be returned to Trina Ojo, Administrative

Coordinator in the Faculty of Academic and Career Advancement, in order to provide impartiality and

anonymity.

Should any changes occur as a result of this vote, this will proceed to a specially-convened meeting of

the Senate Governance Committee on Friday, June 14th, 2013, and from there to the Senate Meeting on

June 24th, 2013, in order that the changes would be in effect for our next Faculty of the Whole meeting

on Wednesday, August 28th, 2013.

The quorum for this email vote of the Faculty of the Whole is all 71 faculty to whom this email is

sent. On consultation with the Senate Governance Committee, an email ballot that is not replied to will

count as a No vote. A faculty member wishing to abstain from the vote must select the Abstain button

(or reply to the email with Abstain in the body of the reply). A two-thirds majority is required for bylaw

changes. The result of the vote is calculated by (Number of Yes Votes) / ( 71 – Number of Formal

Abstentions).

Please, take the time to consider the issues and to vote.

Ballot #1 – Instructional Lab Staff




Current and proposed language is provided below.

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Current Proposed


3.1. Membership of the Faculty of Science

and Horticulture consists of:

3.1.1. All those employed within the

Faculty as an instructor, lecturer,

assistant professor, associate

professor, professor, or in an

equivalent position designated

by the Senate (University Act,

Definitions).

3.1.2. Dean of the Faculty, who is the

Chair (University Act, 39(2)).



3.1.5. The Registrar, who is non-

voting.

3.1.6. The Faculty membership may

also include other members of

the teaching staff of the Faculty

or University as appointed by

the Faculty in conformity with

rules approved by Senate.








equivalent position designated by

the Senate (University Act,

Definitions).






3.1.x* Instructional lab staff (lab

Instructors, lab supervisors, and

instructional associates)

3.1.y* The Faculty membership may



or University as appointed by the

Faculty in conformity with rules

approved by Senate.

*Exact numbering will depend on the outcome of Motions 1, 2, and 3.

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Appendix B – Ballot #2












anonymity.










Abstentions).


Ballot #2 – Lab Technician





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Current Proposed










Definitions).






voting.
















Definitions).






3.1.x* Lab Technicians






approved by Senate.


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Appendix C – Ballot #3












anonymity.










Abstentions).


Ballot #3 – Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture





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Current Proposed










Definitions).






voting.
















Definitions).






3.1.x* Directors of the Institute for

Sustainable Horticulture






approved by Senate.


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Appendix D – Results Email from Dean

Hello all,

As promised, I am providing an update on the votes that took place June 10-13. Please begin by first

reading the attached memo from Wade Deisman, Chair of the Senate Governance Committee. The

procedure used in the e-vote was problematic and as a result the following motion was passed at the

June 14 Special Meeting of the Senate Governance Committee:

THAT the Senate Governance Committee recommends that the results of the Faculty of Science &

Horticulture Bylaw revisions e-mail vote be set aside because the instructions given to the Faculty for

the vote were inconsistent with Robert’s Rules of Order. The Senate Governance Committee will be

investigating models currently in use and developing rules for the purpose of electronic voting. Until

such a time that rules regarding electronic voting have been formalized, should the Faculty of Science &

Horticulture wish to make a decision regarding the matters addressed in the motions, to do so in the

usual manner as laid out in its Bylaws.

Carried unanimously

Wade’s memo explains why the above motion was put forward.

The results from the ballots will be nullified. To this end, we will hold an ‘in person’ secret ballot for all

three motions during the August 28, 2013 Faculty of a Whole meeting.

The June 10-13 e-ballot results are:




In favour 39

Opposed 6

Abstain 2

Total number of votes cast 47

Total number of possible votes 69

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In favour 28

Opposed 13

Abstain 6

Total number of votes cast 47





In favour 29

Opposed 8

Abstain 7

Total number of votes 44


We thank the Senate Governance Committee for convening at a very short notice to discuss the vote

process and the results and to provide us with advice and direction in moving forward. We apologize for

the delay in disseminating the results and for asking you to consider the new vote during the Faculty as a

Whole meeting later this summer.

Please feel free to contact me, Betty Cunnin, Mike Coombes or any member of the Senate Governance

Committee if you would like to discuss this outcome or anything to do with the vote.

Best wishes,

Betty

Elizabeth (Betty) Worobec, PhD

Dean, Faculty of Science and Horticulture

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

t 604.599.2244 f 604.599.2435 e [email protected]

www.kpu.ca

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.kpu.ca/

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Appendix E – Email from Senate Governance Committee

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SENATE


AGENDA #: 13

PRESENTED BY: Tally Wade

Issue: Senate Standing Committee on the Library

For Information: The Senate Standing Committee on the Library met on October 2, 2013. The Committee welcomed new members: Student Senator, Tabitha Swanson and Debbie Mellenger from the Office of Advancement to the meeting. Plagiarism Workshop Librarian Ulrike Kestler's work on the Plagiarism tutorial was soft launched in September. She has presented at Faculty Council and Department meetings, and it has been well received by faculty and students. There is a 30 minute plagiarism workshop that students can complete online. There will be a more public launch in the spring semester after further beta testing. The committee sent congratulations to Ulrike for her hard work. Copyright The Committee reviewed the Senate motion from December 17, 2012 requesting that an advisory committee functioning as a sub-committee of SSCL be formed to oversee copyright issues at KPU. During the April 3, 2013 meeting the Committee had discussed this issue determining that a workgroup of “go to” individuals might serve the needs of the University committee better. University Librarian Todd Mundle will update the committee at our next meeting. University Librarian’s Report The committee was updated on a number of items: The Cloverdale library has made room for a donation of graphic novels to add to the collection, as well as recently becoming a depository for published works from the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH). There are other depository collections to come. The pilot project to extend the operating hour of the Langley library over the summer was successful, producing headcount data to be analyzed prior to summer 2014. Initial stats indicate Thursday as the most popular evening for student use. The library also shifted the entire collection and replaced carpeting for a more welcoming and professional look. There have been upgrades in Business Source Premier with access to many more peer reviewed journals, trade & business magazines, textbooks and market research reports. KPU also joined other post-secondary institutions in supporting the Heritage Collection project to allow online access to Library and Archives Canada’s microfilm collections dating back to the mid-1700s. This is a 10-year project that will see collections released under a Creative Commons license.

KPU has been participating in the trial testing of institutional queues for the AskAway virtual reference service. This will greatly enhance the access that students have to KPU Librarians without having to commit more time to the service. Upgrading to the Library’s technical and catalogue services enhance the ability to search and display materials as KPU’s collection continue to grow. KPU Representation KPU is well represented on the national scene with University Librarian, Todd Mundle as Chair of the Negotiations Resource Team for Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN). This includes a seat at the board of CRKN which is incredibly important to all Universities. He has also been elected to sit on both the Management and Steering Committees of the Electronic Health Library of BC (e-HLbc) Network; a consortium of academic and medical libraries in BC, as well as the BC Electronic Library (BC ELN) Steering Committee representing Regional Universities and Institutes with four year programs. Institutional Repository for KPU The Library is working on the establishment of an institutional repository to showcase scholarly work by KPU faculty, staff and students and a software selection is imminent. The KSA has been very supportive of the initiative which is in the very early stages of development. More information will be forthcoming as the details are worked through. GIS Technology There was a brief discussion of the future of GIS technology and its use at KPU. Many departments are already using this technology and looking for training and support. There is an informal GIS Users group within the University to examine the level of need and infrastructure to support the technology. The Committee discussed the need for coordination of budget requests in technology to develop a resource plan that supports interdisciplinary resource planning. The committee requested that Todd bring this to the next Dean’s Council meeting to discuss, in conjunction with the VP Teaching & Learning, Dianne Salter.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 14.1

PRESENTED BY: Bob Davis

Issue: Approval of the Academic Schedule 2014/2015

For Information: At its October 21, 2013 meeting the Senate Standing Committee on Policy Articulation reviewed the Academic Schedule 2014/2015 and ensured that it was in compliance with Policy B1, Academic Schedule and therefore recommends it to Senate for approval. Attached are: 1) Draft Academic Schedule 2013/2014 2) Policy B1 Academic Schedule 3) Policy B4 Final Examinations and Grade Reporting for Courses

For Approval: THAT Senate approve Kwantlen Polytechnic University's 2014/2015 Academic Schedule.

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MEMORANDUM

TO: Senate

CC: Warren Stokes, Shannon Kloet

FROM: Robert Hensley

DATE: October 17, 2013

SUBJECT: Academic Schedule 2014-15

The academic schedule for Fall 2014, Spring 2015 and Summer 2015 is presented for approval per policy B.1.

Each term extends for 14 weeks of instruction including the Monday of the 15th week to make up for the

Mondays missed due to statutory holidays. There is a one day break between the last scheduled day of classes

and the beginning of each final exam period. The exam period runs for eight working days plus weekends.

Highlights:

As requested by KPU Executive, reading break has been defined as one week. For 2014-15, the

Reading Break is Monday, March 2, 2015 through Friday, March 6, 2015. This week was chosen for two

reasons:

o As a tri-semester institution in which the academic year begins in September and ends in August,

the first week of March marks the mid-point of the academic year (exact mid-point is March 3).

o With an established model for intersession, this week is also the logical break point between

Session One and Session Two, ensuring that both Sessions have equal instructional days and

without compromising the desire for a reading break applicable to most students.

In order to maintain a minimum of 13 of each day of the week in the Spring 2015 semester, the start

date of Summer 2015 is a week later than normal, and the last day of exams is also later than usual.

However, Labour Day, 2015 is Monday, September 7 so the proposed dates do not overlap 2015-16.

Intersession exam days have been increased to three days from two to accommodate scheduling

logistics that were not sustainable with only two days.

Holidays and Closures:

The following statutory holidays and institutional closures were extracted from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and

Skills Training and Responsible for Labour, Statutory Holidays in British Columbia Factsheet

(http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/statutory_holidays.htm) and the BCGEU and KPU Collective

Agreement. Labour Day Mon, Sep 01, 2014 New Year's Day Thu, Jan 01, 2015

Thanksgiving Mon, Oct 13, 2014 Family Day Mon, Feb 09, 2015

Remembrance Day Tue, Nov 11, 2014 Good Friday Fri, Apr 03, 2015

Christmas Eve (closure) Wed, Dec 24, 2014 Easter Monday (closure) Mon, Apr 06, 2015

Christmas Thu, Dec 25, 2014 Victoria Day Mon, May 18, 2015

Boxing Day (closure) Fri, Dec 26, 2014 Canada Day Wed, Jul 01, 2015

New Year's Eve (closure) Wed, Dec 31, 2014 BC Day Mon, Aug 03, 2015

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http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/statutory_holidays.htm

Full Semester Dates and Analysis:

Full semester (four-month) dates for the 2014-15 Academic Year are recommended as follows:

Semester Fall Spring Summer

Instructional Days

First day of classes Tue, Sep 02 Mon, Jan 05 Mon, May 11

Reading break Mon, Mar 02 to Fri, Mar 06

Last day to withdraw Tue, Oct 28 Mon, Mar 02 Mon, Jul 06

Last day of classes Mon, Dec 08 Mon, Apr 20 Mon, Aug 17

Exam Period

Final exams start Wed, Dec 10 Wed, Apr 22 Wed, Aug 19

Final exams end Sat, Dec 20 Sat, May 02 Sat, Aug 29

All Grades Submitted Mon, Dec 29 Wed, May 06 Wed, Sep 02

Actual days of instruction (holidays and closures removed) for each day of the week during the semester:

Analysis Fall Spring Summer

Mondays 13 13 13

Tuesdays 13 14 14

Wednesdays 14 14 13

Thursdays 14 14 14

Fridays 14 13 14

TOTAL 68 68 68

Exam days 10 10 10

Intersession Dates and Analysis:

Intersession (two-month compressed) dates for the 2014-15 Academic Year are recommended as follows:

Session One Fall Spring Summer

Instructional Days

First day of classes Tue, Sep 02 Mon, Jan 05 Mon, May 11

Last day to withdraw Tue, Sep 30 Mon, Feb 02 Mon, Jun 08

Last day of classes Tue, Oct 21 Mon, Feb 23 Mon, Jun 29

Exam Period

Final exams start Thu, Oct 23 Wed, Feb 25 Thu, Jul 02

Final exams end Sat, Oct 25 Fri, Feb 27 Sat, Jul 04

Session Two Fall Spring Summer

Instructional Days

First day of classes Mon, Oct 27 Mon, Mar 09 Tue, Jul 07

Last day to withdraw Mon, Nov 24 Mon, Apr 06 Tue, Aug 04

Last day of classes Mon, Dec 15 Tue, Apr 28 Tue, Aug 25

Exam Period

Final exams start Wed, Dec 17 Thu, Apr 30 Thu, Aug 27

Final exams end Fri, Dec 19 Sat, May 02 Sat, Aug 29

Total days of instruction for each intersession are shown below:

Analysis Fall Spring Summer

Session 1 iDays* 35 35 35

Session 2 iDays* 35 35 35

Respectfully submitted,

Robert Hensley

University Registrar

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Policy No. B.1 Reviewed by: Senate Responsibility: Provost and Vice President

Academic

P O L I C Y

TITLE: Academic Schedule

APPROVED BY: Board of Governors

EFFECTIVE: June 2005

REVISED:

RELATED POLICIES:

PURPOSE

The purpose of this policy is to assist in the establishment of an academic schedule that meets the needs of the educational programming at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The University Act Section 35.2(6)(h) states that “The senate of a special purpose teaching university must advise the board, and the board must seek advice from the senate, on the development of educational policy for the setting of the academic schedule.”

SCOPE

This policy applies to all students enrolled in Kwantlen Polytechnic University courses or programs while engaged in educational activity either on or off campus.

PRINCIPLES

The following principles should be considered in setting the academic schedule.

Length or Duration

1. The number of working days between the end of one teaching period, including exams, and the beginning of the next teaching period will normally be a determining factor used in making recommendations on the academic schedule.

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2. For semester-based programs or courses the length or duration of the semester may reflect the provincial range for similar program types.

3. For non semester-based programs or courses the length or duration of the program/course may reflect the provincial range for similar program types.

Exam Schedule

1. For semester-based programs or courses final exams should be scheduled commencing after a one (1) day break between the last scheduled day of classes and run for eight (8) working days (including Saturdays).

2. For non semester-based programs or courses final exams should be scheduled according to program requirements.

Reading Break

A reading break, scheduled in the spring semester, will not normally result in a lengthening of that semester.

Statutory Holidays

The impact of statutory holidays in any given semester should be considered when establishing the length of programs and courses.

Other

1. An effort will be made to include dates important to students, such as withdrawal dates.

2. The academic schedule will be developed by the Office of the Registrar based on the principles herein. On behalf of the Board of Governors, the Senate, through the Policy Review Committee, will monitor the academic schedule for the purpose of affirming that it aligns with the principles identified in the policy.

3. The academic schedule for the following academic year will normally be presented to the Policy Review Committee in September and reported on at the October meeting of Senate and the Board of Governors.

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B04 1 of 2 2/4/2009

Policy No. B.4 Reviewed by: Senate Responsibility: Vice President / Academic

P O L I C Y

TITLE: Final Examinations and Grade Reporting for Courses

APPROVED BY: The President

EFFECTIVE: 12 April 1990

REVISED: November 2006

RELATED POLICIES:

C.20 Student Evaluation and Grading

B.17 Final Examinations and Overloads

PURPOSE

Many University courses include a final examination as a component of the evaluation system. This policy is a framework for the requesting and scheduling of final examinations.

This policy also specifies a framework for the reporting and for the verifying of final grades.

SCOPE

This policy applies to courses taught at the University and to faculty teaching these courses.

PRINCIPLES

1. Final Examinations a. Final grades are issued for all courses taught at the University. b. A formal final examination period will be scheduled at the end of each semester or session. c. Final examinations may only be scheduled during the formal final examination period. d. With or without a final exam, the sum of all assignments, tests or examinations cannot be

worth more than 10% of the final grade, if administered in class during the last two (2) weeks prior to the formal final examination period for a semester or the last one (1) week prior to the formal final examination period for a session.

e. Enrolment and Registrar Services Office is responsible for scheduling final examinations. f. Instructors may not schedule their own final examinations or change the days/time/rooms of

their examinations as posted. g. Final examinations for classes offered in the daytime will normally be scheduled during the

day from Monday to Saturday and evenings from Monday to Friday.

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h. Final examinations for evening classes will normally be scheduled on the same night that the class is held.

i. Final examinations for Saturday classes will be scheduled on Saturday.

2. Grade Reporting a. Final grades for courses with no final examination must be submitted to the Enrolment and

Registrar Services Office by the end of the third working day after the last day of classes for a semester or session.

b. Final grades for courses in which there is a final examination must be submitted by the end of the third working day after the writing of the final examination.

c. Exceptions to these deadlines may be granted at the discretion of the appropriate Dean who will notify the Enrolment and Registrar Services Office.

d. Final grades will be submitted using the on-line service. Faxed grade lists will not be accepted unless verified by the appropriate Dean.

e. The assignment of final grades shall be in accordance with the provisions of Policy C.20 Student Evaluation and Grading.

f. For each student who has been assigned an incomplete (I) grade, an Incomplete Grade Contract must be submitted along with the final grade submission list. The final grade for a student who has been assigned an "I" grade must be submitted on a Grade Reporting Form.

DEFINITIONS

1. Semester: a period of study lasting approximately four (4) months that usually commences in September, January and May.

2. Session: a period of study lasting approximately two (2) months (half a semester) that usually commences in September, November, January, March, May and July or a duration determined appropriate by a certifying body.

PROCEDURES

1. Final Examinations a. Faculty requests for Final Examinations must accompany the submission of the course

scheduling for that term. b. Final examination dates will be published with the on-line registration timetable. c. Timetables, class lists and Final Examination dates are available for faculty download using

the Web for Faculty on-line self-service. 2. Grade Reporting

a. Grades will be submitted on-line using the Web for Faculty service. Instructors are expected to verify the final grades for students in their classes by logging into the Web for Faculty service the following business day.

b. If the instructor has made an error in entering grades on-line or has changed a grade subsequent to the original submission of final grades, a Grade Reporting form must be submitted to the Enrolment and Registrar Services Office. These forms are available for pick-up in the Enrolment and Registrar Services Office.

c. Instructors are not to post final grade lists on campus due to potential breaches of confidentiality.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 15

PRESENTED BY: Mary Androsiuk

Issue: Senate Standing Committee on Program Review

For Information: At its September 25, 2013 meeting the Senate Standing Committee on Program Review acclaimed Stan Kazymerchyk as its Vice Chair. Colleen McGoff Dean, Program Review Facilitator, and Danielle Baxter, Program Review Coordinator, presented the Committee with Program Review information binders. Danielle Baxter has updated the Program Review SharePoint site to include forms, survey, self-studies, action plans and guidelines for use in the Program Review Process. In her Facilitator’s Report, Colleen McGoff Dean informed the Committee that she has met with Diane Purvey, Dean of Arts, and Wayne Tebb, Dean of Business, to discuss timing of Program Reviews in their Faculties. She has also scheduled meetings with Tru Freeman, Dean of Community and Health Studies, Betty Worobec, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Horticulture and Henry Reiser, Dean of Trades and Technology, to discuss the timing of Program Reviews within their Faculties. Additionally, Colleen will be meeting with Diane Salter, Vice-Provost Teaching and Learning, and Sal Ferreras, Provost, in October. Program Review Progress Reports

The Bachelor of Technology Program has completed its self-study and will be starting its external review in the next few months.

The Political Science Program will be submitting an application for Program Review funds. These funds, if granted will help facilitate the Program Review action plan.

The Criminology Program has completed its Program Review and an update will be due in a year.

The Accounting Program has completed its Program Review and an update will be due in a year.

The Legal Administration Program is in its survey stage.

The Fashion Design Program is finalizing its surveys and they will go out in a few months.

The English Program has completed its surveys and has started the self-study. It aims to have the self-study complete by June 2014.

The History Program has been working on its action plan and aim to have it completed and presented at the November 2013 Program Review meeting.

The Horticulture Program has completed its action plan and will present it at the October Program Review meeting.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 17

PRESENTED BY: Robert Hensley

Issue: Approval of graduates to October 28, 2013

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the graduates to October 28, 2013

Graduates for Senate Approval SENATE MEETING: Monday, 28-Oct-2013

Graduates from the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design Baccalaureate Degree Bachelor of Applied Design in Interior Design Rosalyn Louise Rossol Diploma Diploma in Fashion Marketing Margaret Caroline Finch Certificate Certificate of Foundations in Design Madina Sediqi Jinus Shafei With Distinction

Graduates from the Faculty of Academic & Career Advancement Diploma Diploma in English Language Proficiency Wei-Chih Hung

Graduates from the Faculty of Arts Baccalaureate Degree Bachelor of Arts - General Studies Chia-Ying Chu Bachelor of Arts - Major in Psychology Tania Maria Leiva With Distinction Bachelor of Arts - Major in Sociology Dannielle Lita Batisse-Kelly Associate Degree Associate of Arts Degree in Criminology Jett Bengco Kelvin Kin Hang Wu Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies Amanda Kaur Mundie Associate of Arts Degree in Psychology Kaylee Breanne Borsuk Ramandeep Kaur Brar Anthony Elton Choiniere Neeta Rashni Mishra Associate of Arts Degree in Sociology Justin David Boschman Diploma Diploma in Criminology Joven James Cervas

Certificate Certificate in Criminology Philip Paul Breviere Gurneer Singh Johal Sukhjot Kaur Josan Deborah Tumale Paclaon

Graduates from the Faculty of Business Post Baccalaureate Diploma Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Human Resources Management Nabhjot Grewal Baccalaureate Degree Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting Chrissie Wong Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology Brent James Singleton Diploma Diploma in Accounting Harpreet Singh Brar Alex Ka Wai Chung Szu Ching Huang Shahzil Jivani Faazil Bashil Sharoom Dayna Steele Min Min Wang With Distinction Diploma in Business Administration Qing Yan Diploma in Business Management Navdeep Kaur Gill Samantha Katilliya Graham Diploma in Computer Information Systems Jonathan Tzu Tiam Chong With Distinction Shenal Shivani Kumar Carey Rose Meek With Distinction Diploma in General Business Studies Jaylene Gabrysh Toby Chunho Lai Forrest Torrance Wong Certificate Certificate in Business Management Jasbir Sumra Certificate in Legal Administrative Studies Alicia Sandra Dearing

Graduates from the Faculty of Community and Health Studies Certificate Certificate in Health Care Assistant Manreet Kaur Bajwa Citation Citation in Graduate Nurse Re-Entry Cari Jane Colosimo With Distinction

Graduates from the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Associate Degree Associate of Science Degree in General Science Amitoj Sidhu Diploma Diploma in Horticulture Technology - Greenhouse/Nursery Production Jeffrey Alexander Narayan Diploma in Horticulture Technology - Landscape Design and Installation Shelley Lynne Carson Yuen Man Mak With Distinction Certificate Certificate in Engineering Joshua Emil Taningco

Graduates from the Faculty of Trades and Technology Certificate Certificate in Automotive Service Technician Jusman Singh Bassi With Distinction Eric Melvin Chung With Distinction Mitchell Keith Houston Ellis With Distinction Adam Green With Distinction Charanjit Singh Kalsi Neil Archibald Lamech Connor Jordan Lyttle Brandon William Pelech Christopher Johnathan Earle Plestid With Distinction Ivan Rukavina With Distinction Jasdip Singh Sahota Simon Jeevan Sanghera Vishaal Brij Sharma With Distinction Jaimany Singh With Distinction

Gurminder Singh Toor With Distinction JiaXi Zhang Certificate in Computer Aided Design and Drafting - Mechanical John Andrew Sauz de Grano With Distinction Shenesse Breneigh Walker With Distinction Certificate in Public Safety Communications Brent Douglas Armstrong With Distinction Citation Citation in Welding - Level A Jesse Daniel Bergmann With Distinction Jordan James Lightbown Mike Harold McColm Nicholas William Schaefers Citation in Welding - Level B Jesse Alexander Aarts With Distinction David Adams With Distinction Melvin Rogado Ardez Samuel Markham Atkins Christopher Jeffrey Bedea With Distinction Brodie James Cole Binding Codey Booker Michael George Arthur Cook Kristoffer William Cornish With Distinction Richard Nelson Craigie With Distinction Joel Ronald Dymond Harvey Hank Finch With Distinction Mark Ethan Giesbrecht James William Godfrey With Distinction Tyler Aaron Hireen With Distinction Paul Bradley Horvath Krista Suzanne Humphrey With Distinction Daryl Robert Johnson Alex Dennis Knowles Kelly Nickolas John Ladyka With Distinction Christopher Michael Leeper With Distinction Jordan James Lightbown

Tyler Rodney Michael MacDuff With Distinction Sarah Christine McNeill William Robert McShane With Distinction Douglas James Moon Mohammad Fahim Naheemi With Distinction Christopher Robert Nicholls Scott Alan Rachel Rohit Rehaan Kelvin Arnold Reiser Nathan Edward Rothstein With Distinction Angel Emilio Sandoval With Distinction Nicholas William Schaefers With Distinction James Dylan Short With Distinction William Andrew Small With Distinction Dana Marion Snell With Distinction Kevin Peter Summerton With Distinction Suveen Kaur Thandi Justin Rene Vaillant Garrett John Valentine Michael James Vandergugten With Distinction Stuart Walkden Gregory Yuzik

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