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Notice of Video Conferenced Meeting
Dalhousie University Senate
Monday, December 14^th, 2015
Adjusted Time - 3:00pm ‐ 5:00pm

Carleton Campus, Halifax: Theatre A, Charles Tupper Medical Building,
Agricultural Campus, Bible Hill: Principal's Boardroom, Cumming Hall

Agenda

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Consent Agenda
2.1 Approval of Draft Minutes of November 23, 2015 Senate Meeting
3. Matters Arising from the November 23, 2015 Senate Minutes
4. Chair of Senate’s Report
5. President’s Report
6. Provost’s Report

FOR APPROVAL

7. IN CAMERA: Senate Honorary Degrees Committee: 2016 and 2017 Nominations
Presenter: Richard Florizone, Chair, Senate Honorary Degrees Committee

8. Senate Planning and Governance Committee: Name change request: Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre
Presenters:  William Webster, Dean, Faculty of Health Professions, Maureen Summers, Managing Director, and, Lois Jackson, Scientific Director

FOR DISCUSSION

9. Senate Planning and Governance Committee: Dalhousie Student Union: Senate Membership Reform Proposal
Presenter:  John Hutton, DSU Vice President, Academic and External

10. The Utility (and funding) of Network: The Utility of Network
Presenter: Dwight Fischer, Chief Information Officer

11. Senate Planning and Governance Committee: Preliminary Report of the ad hoc Committee of Senate on Fossil Fuel Divestment
Presenter: Keith Taylor, Co-Chair, ad hoc Committee of Senate on Fossil Fuel Divestment

12. Question Period
13. Other Business