Today@Dal

Notice of Meeting

Dalhousie University Senate

Monday, November 26, 2018

3:00pm ‐ 5:00pm

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building

Carleton Campus, Halifax

Agenda​

1. Approval of Agenda

2. Consent Agenda

2.1 Approval of Draft Minutes of October 22, 2018 Senate Meeting*

2.2 Senate Nominating Committee: Senate Standing Committee Nominations*

3. Matters Arising from the October 22, 2018 Senate Meeting Minutes

4. Steps to Make Diversity and Inclusion a Reality
Presenters: Aisha Abawajy, BIPOCUS Executive Chair and Kati George-Jim, BIPOCUS
Re: Strategic Priority 5.2 Foster a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness

FOR APPROVAL

5. Senate Planning and Governance Committee
Termination of Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts (CYCC) Institute*
Presenters: Kevin Hewitt, Chair of SPGC, Michael Ungar, Scientific Director, CYCC Institute, Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience and Lisa Lachance, Executive Director, Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts Institute
Senate Academic Programs and Research Committee

6.1 Senate Policy for Faculty Reviews of Academic Programs
Presenters: Katherine Harman, Chair of SAPRC, Pemberton Cyrus, Acting Assistant Vice President, Academic, Suzanne Le-May Sheffield, Acting Director, Centre for Learning and Teaching and Courtney Sutton, Academic Quality Assurance Manager 

FOR DISCUSSION

7. Indigenous Strategy*
Presenters: Keith Taylor, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and Patti Doyle Bedwell, Associate Professor, College of Continuing Education

8. Reports:

8.1 Chair of Senate’s Report
8.2 President’s Report
8.3 Questions for Reports

9. Question Period

10. Farewell to President Florizone

11. Other Business