Board of Governors Meeting Agenda:
March 26, 1998

For the Meeting scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 1998 in Room 330 Stevenson-Lawson Building

  1. Adoption of Agenda - Open Session

  2. Minutes of the Meeting January 29, 1998

  3. Report of the President - Appendix I

  4. Reports of Committees:

  5. Items Referred by Senate - Appendix V

  6. Questions from Members

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SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEMS

Report of the President

FOR INFORMATION
Federal Budget of February 24
Meetings with Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Ottawa
Update on Provincial Policy toward Universities
Student Recruitment

Property & Finance Committee

FOR INFORMATION
Sydenham Hall Residence HVAC and Electrical Systems Upgrade: Project Approved
Weldon Library Renovations: Contract Awarded
Recommendations from the Campus & Community Affairs Committee: Action Plan
New Stadium Operating Agreement: Status Report
Report on Investments
Report on Scholarships

Campus and Community Affairs Committee

FOR INFORMATION (reporting on a public meeting held on March 9, 1998)
Annual Report of the Student Services Committee

University Students' Council Organization and Scope of Operations
Universal Bus Pass for Full-Time Undergraduate Students

Senior Operations Committee

FOR ACTION
June meeting of Property & Finance rescheduled
1999 Meeting Schedule for Campus & Community Affairs Committee
Strategic Issues Meeting Schedule for 1998

FOR INFORMATION
Committee Appointments
Appeal Board - Student Disciplinary Code
Southwest Middlesex Health Centre Board of Directors
Siebens-Drake Research Institute Board of Directors
Brescia College Advisory Board
Board By-Election Schedule - Administrative Staff Member

Items Referred by Senate

FOR ACTION
Reorganization of Continuing Studies, Mediated Learning, and Instructional Technology Resources
Change of Name: Faculty of Communications and Open Learning to become Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Code of Behavior for Use of Computing Resources and Corporate Data

FOR INFORMATION
New Operating Principles for Continuing Studies at Western
1997-98 Winners of The Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching
1997-98 Winner of The Marilyn Robinson Award for Excellence in Teaching
1998-99 Admission Policy and Practices
Rate of Promotion/Tenure and Time to Promotion/Tenure, by gender
LLB/BESc Concurrent Degree Program
HBA/LLB Concurrent Degree Program
BSc Honors Program in Computer Science with Software Engineering Specialization
"Communicative Disorders" Program and Courses Renamed "Communication Sciences and Disorders"
Withdrawal of the Post Diploma (Degree Completion) Program in Physical Therapy
Report of the Academic Colleague
Announcements
Appointments
Members of Decanal Selection Committees

Questions from Members