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AGENDA

2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17, 2010
(Room 18) EDWARDS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (GOODSPEED THEATRE) - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION 
OF THIS MEETING

1.     Opening remarks

2.     Adoption of the agenda

3.     Minutes of the meeting of May 27, 2010

4.     Business from the minutes

5.     Report of the president

6      Report of the provost

7.     Student societies reports

         7.1  Report from the USSU 
         7.2  Report from the Graduate Student's Association

8.      Planning and priorities committee

               8.1   Request for decision:  College of Engineering departmental restructuring (and attachment)
               8.2   Report for information:  School of Architecture
               8.3   Report for information:  Planning and priorities committee annual report, including centres subcommittee annual report

9.      Research, scholarly and artistic work committee

         9.1  Report for information:  Areas of Pre-Eminence 'Signature' Areas (enclosed)
         9.2  Request for decision:  Research Integrity Policy
         9.3  Report for information:  Research, scholarly and artistic work committee annual report

10.    Bylaws committee

         10.1   Request for decision:  Appointments to the nominations committee for 2010/2011
         10.2   Notice of motion:  Change to council bylaws re terms of reference of the scholarships and awards committee

11.   Academic programs committee

        11.1   Request for input:  Graduate Program Review
        11.2   Request for decision:  Changes to Mathematics admission requirements for direct entry colleges
        11.3   Request for decision:  Changes to Medicine admission requirements
        11.4   Request for decision:  New program:  BSc in Pharmacology and Physiology, and deletion of BSc in Physiology                       (and attachment)
        11.5   Request for decision:  New program:  MFA in writing
        11.6   Request for decision:  Replacement program:  Bachelor of Education
        11.7   Request for decision:  Replacement program:  Bachelof of Science in Nursing
        11.8   Report for information:  Kinesiology minor in Entrepreneurship, and annual report

12.    Academic support committee

        12.1    Report for information:  Annual report, including report on E-Texts

13.    Teaching and learning committee

         13.1   Request for decision:  Learning Charter
         13.2   Report for information:  Annual report

14.    Nominations committee

         14.1   Request for decision:  Nomination for scholarships and awards committee
         14.2   Request for decision:  Nomination for planning and priorities committee (enclosed)

15.    International activities committee annual report to council for 2009/2010 (enclosed)

16.    Other business
    
17.    Question period 

18.    Next meeting - 2:30 p.m., Thursday, September 16, 2010 in Room 241 Arts (Neatby-Timlin Threatre)

    


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