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2023-2024
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Meeting Agenda |
Minutes and Approved Motions |
September 12, 2023 |
Senate Orientation (external link) |
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October 3, 2023 |
Agenda (external link) |
(google doc) Minutes (external link) Approved Motions: Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2023-1:
- Program name change for the Image Arts: Photography Studies Program to Photography Media Arts Program – The Creative School
- Program name change for the Entrepreneurship Major to Entrepreneurship and Innovation Major – Ted Rogers School of Management
- Honours Designation for the Business Technology Management Program – Ted Rogers School of Management
Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2023-1
- Chang School Council Bylaws
- Department Name Change: Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering – Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
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November 7, 2023 (Virtual Only) |
Agenda (external link) |
(google doc) Minutes (external link) Approved Motions: Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2023-2:
- New course proposals for addition to the Liberal Studies elective tables
- Curriculum modifications to include direct admission to the Co-Operative Education Programs at the Ted Rogers School of Management
- Creative Writing Concentration proposed by the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts
- Minor in Indigenous Thought proposed by the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts
- Grade Variation for the Early Childhood Studies Program in the Faculty of Community Services
- Curriculum modifications to the Geographic Analysis Program to be a direct admission only to a Co-Operative Education Program in Geographic Analysis in the Faculty of Arts
- Grade variation for the Computer Science Program in the Faculty of Science
- Curriculum modifications to the CE Certificate in Full Stack Developer at the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2023-2
- Policy 175: Standards of Professional Conduct for Students in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
- Revisions to Policy 168: Grade and Standing Appeals (to incorporate Undergraduate Medical Education)
- Policy 170 (d): Doctor of Medicine (MD) Grading, Progression and Academic Standing
- Policy 174: Attendance and Absence for Students in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
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December 5, 2023 (Virtual Only) |
Agenda (external link) |
(google doc) Minutes (external link) Approved Motions: Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2023-3:
- Major curriculum modifications to the Interior Design program in The Creative School
Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2023-3
- Revisions to Policy 45: Governance Councils (to incorporate the School of Medicine)
- Proposal regarding the establishment of Departments and Divisions within the School of Medicine
- Department of English – Updated Bylaws
Senate Priorities Committee (SPC) #F2023-1:
- Amendments to the Toronto Metropolitan University Senate Bylaw #1 to include Senator Emeritus
- David Checkland be conferred Senator Emeritus status upon approval of item 6.4.3.1. at Toronto Metropolitan University
Report of the Secretary
- Eric Da Silva as Designated Decision Makers’ Council (DDMC) Chair, as described in Policy 60: Academic Integrity
Members' Business
- Given the significant changes involved in the recently announced administrative Naming Policy from the predecessor Benefactor Naming Policy, and in the interests of better ensuring well-informed decisions regarding the benefactor naming of academic units, the Senate of TMU hereby strongly recommends:
i) that the Procedures accompanying the new Naming Policy be amended; ii) that the amendment be to require, in all cases of a proposed naming of an academic unit, that consultation be undertaken with all stakeholders, including, faculty, staff, and students; iii) and that such consultation include, but not be limited to, discussion regarding the consistency of the proposed naming with the central values of the disciplines within the academic unit. |
January 23, 2024 |
Agenda (external link, opens in new window) |
(google doc) Minutes (external link) Approved Motions: Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-1:
- Periodic Program Review for the School of Performance: Acting – The Creative School
- Periodic Program Review for the School of Performance: Dance – The Creative School
- Periodic Program Review for the School of Performance: Production – The Creative School
- Curriculum modifications to include Co-Operative Education to the Psychology program – The Faculty of Arts
- Curriculum modifications to include Co-Operative Education to the Language and Intercultural Relations program – The Faculty of Arts
Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-1
- Undergraduate Medical School Education (UGME) – School of Medicine Council Bylaws
- Undergraduate Medical School Education (UGME) - Education Section Council Terms of Reference & Bylaws
- School of Performance, The Creative School – Updated Bylaws
- School of Fashion, The Creative School – Updated Bylaws
- Proposed YSGS Media & Design Innovation PhD Graduate Program Council Bylaws
- Proposal to rename the Yeates School of Graduate Studies to the Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Yeates School of Graduate Studies (YSGS) Report #W2024-1:
- Periodic Program Review for the MScM in Management
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March 5, 2024 |
Agenda (external link) |
(google doc) Minutes (external link) Approved Motions: Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-2:
- Periodic Program Review for Image Arts: Photography Media Arts Program – The Creative School
- Periodic Program Review for Image Arts: Film Studies Program – The Creative School
- Periodic Program Review for the Social Work Program – Faculty of Community Services
- Periodic Program Review for the Health Services Management Program – Ted Rogers School of Management
- Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Interior Design – The Creative School
- Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Journalism– The Creative School
- Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for New Media – The Creative School
- Curriculum modifications to include Co-Operative Education to the Criminology Program – The Faculty of Arts
Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-2
- Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services – Updated Bylaws
- RTA School of Media, The Creative School - Updated Bylaws
- Retirement of Policy 37: Dealing with Disputes Over Grades Between a Chair and Faculty
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April 2, 2024 |
Agenda (external link) |
(google doc) Minutes (external link, opens in new window) Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-3:
- Periodic Program Review for Arts and Contemporary Studies – Faculty of Arts
- Exemption from Policy 2: Undergraduate Curriculum Structure for Undergraduate Medical Education – The Medical School
- Honours Designation for the Psychology Program – Faculty of Arts
Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-3
- Retirement of Senate Policy 39: Procedure for Disposing Over a Challenge to a Book or Other Item in Holdings of the Toronto Metropolitan University Library
- School of Medicine Council Bylaws – Updated to meet the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) Requirements
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May 7, 2024 (Virtual Only) |
Agenda (external link) |
Minutes (to be posted on May 29, 2024) Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-4:
- Omnibus proposal to include Faculty-wide courses in The Creative School
- Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Sports Media – The Creative School
- Exemption from Policy 2: Undergraduate Curriculum Structure - Juris Doctor – Lincoln Alexander School of Law
- Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Media Production – The Creative School
Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-4
- Revisions to Policy 135: Final Examinations
Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Committee (SRCAC) #W2024-1
- Revised Policy 143: Policy on the Indirect Costs Associated with Scholarly, Research and Creative (SRC) Funding
- Revised Policy 144: Policy on Research Centres
- Addendum to Policy 51: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Human Participants
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May 28, 2024 (Virtual Only) |
Agenda |
Minutes (to be posted October 2024) |