Today@Dal

Notice of Meeting
Dalhousie University Senate

Monday, May 9, 2016
4:00pm ‐ 6:00pm

Tupper A, Charles Tupper Medical Building
Carleton Campus, Halifax

Agenda

1.Approval of Agenda

2.Consent Agenda
2.1 Approval of Draft Minutes of April 25, 2016 Senate Meeting

3. Matters Arising from the April 25, 2016 Senate Minutes

4.Chair of Senate’s Report

5. President’s Report

FOR APPROVAL

6. Senate Planning and Governance Committee: Faculty of Agriculture: Restructure of two Departments*
Presenter: David Gray, Dean and Principal, Faculty of Agriculture

FOR DISCUSSION

7.Senate Learning and Teaching Committee:
7.1 Teaching Evaluation Presentation
    Presenter: Brad Wuetherick, Executive Director, Centre for Learning and Teaching 
7.2 Revised Student Ratings of Instruction Policy and Procedures
   Presenter: Katherine Harman, Chair, Senate Learning and Teaching Committee
                       David Burton, Chair, Work Group on SRI Policy and Procedures

8.Senate Academic Programs and Research Committee: Discussion of strategic priority 2.2
    Presenter: David Burton, Vice Chair, Academic Programs

9.Update on Report Recommendations (Backhouse, Belong, RJ, TRC)
   Presenters: Norma Williams, Executive Director, Diversity and Inclusiveness
                        Richard Florizone, President

10. Question Period

11. Other Business