Senate Synopsis

At its 493rd meeting held on Nov. 28, 2002, the Senate of York University:

  • Elected by acclamation, Prof. Beverly Giblon to a vacancy on the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning;
  • approved, as recommended by the Senate Committee on Admissions, Recruitment and Student Assistance;
  • changes to the admission requirements, Graduate Program in Kinesiology and Health Science;
  • received a report for information from the Senate Academic Policy & Planning Committee including:
    • a presentation from Vice-President Embleton on Planning for the Double Cohort and Beyond: A Special Report to Senate;
    • the recommendation to the Board of Governors to establish an Endowed Professorship in Broadcast Management, funded by CTV;
  • noted a report for information from the Action Committee:
    • extending the deadline for submission of status reports to Jan. 3, 2003;
  • noted a report for information from the Senate Executive Committee on the:
    • revisions to the senate meeting schedule for 2002-2003 as follows: Thursday, Dec. 12 at 2pm, Thursday, Feb. 27 at 3pm and Tuesday, April 22 at 2pm;
    • changes in rules and procedures of Council, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, to include a representative from Engineering on the Executive and Planning Committee;
  • noted a report for information from the Senate Committee on Admissions, Recruitment and Student Assistance on:
  • approval of new awards and changes to existing awards;
  • noted a report for information from the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Academic Standards on:
    • addition of a major/minor residency requirement for the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science;
    • changes to degree requirements of the Graduate Program in Biology;
    • final report on Mathematics & Statistics Programs Undergraduate Program Review.

The complete text of the minutes is posted on the University Secretariat Web site at www.yorku.ca/secretariat/senate/index.htm. For further information on any of these items please contact the University Secretariat.

Next Senate Meeting: 2pm, Thursday, Dec. 12, Senate Chamber