At its 495th meeting held on Jan. 30, 2003, the Senate of York University:
Elected by acclamation, as recommended by the Senate Executive Committee:
Professor Neil Brooks to a vacancy on the Senate Committee on Academic Policy and Planning;
approved on consent, as recommended by the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Academic Standards:
- approved, as recommended by the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Academic Standards:
- five redefined fields for the Graduate Program in Philosophy to replace the 10 fields currently on offer:
- Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind and Language
- Continental Philosophy
- Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of the Social Sciences
- History of Philosophy: 20th Century, Modern and Ancient
- Moral Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, and Philosophy of Law;
- establishment of the Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry Stream, Specialized Honours Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Chemistry, Faculty of Pure & Applied Science;
- establishment of the Honours (Minor) Programs for the European Studies and the Science and Society Interdisciplinary Programs, Faculty of Arts;
- the closure of the Atkinson Degree Programs in Creative Arts Studies and Fine Arts (Film, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts), Atkinson Faculty of Liberal & Professional Studies;
- received a report from Vice-President Embleton including:
- status of admission applications for 2003;
- issues regarding Daniel Pipes’ speaking engagement at York on Jan. 28;
- the Honorary Doctorates that will be presented at the June 2003 convocation ceremonies;
- received a report from the Academic Colleague, Professor Dewitt on the Dec. 12 and 13, 2002, meetings of the Academic Colleagues to the Council of Ontario Universities;
- noted a report for information from the Senate Committee on Curriculum and Academic Standards on minor changes to degree requirements;
- 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 Academic Policy & Planning Committee on the Annual Academic Planning Forum which will be held at 3pm on Thursday, Feb. 27, as part of a special open meeting of Senate;
- deferred a discussion of the Report of the Action Committee of Senate to a future meeting.
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:
Annual Academic Planning Forum
“Equity and Planning: Transforming Objectives into Action”
To be held as part of a special senate meeting 3pm, Thursday, Feb 27, location TBA