Senate Agenda and Summary of Items:
February 20, 1998

Senate agenda for the meeting scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 20, 1998, in Room 224, University College.

  1. Minutes of the Meeting of January 23, 1998

  2. Business Arising from the Minutes of January 23, 1998

  3. Report of the President

  4. Enquiries

  5. Reports of Committees:

  6. Announcements and Communications - EXHIBIT IV

  7. New Business

  8. Adjournment

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SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEMS - FEBRUARY 20, 1998

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

(This is not a standard item, but a suggested way of dealing with responses to three enquiries from last meeting.)

StatsCan Data - University Salaries by Discipline (G. Moran)
Rate of Promotion/Tenure and Time to Promotion/Tenure (G. Moran)
Disclosure of All UWO Salaries (P. Mercer)

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

FOR INFORMATION (TBA)

OPERATIONS/AGENDA COMMITTEE

FOR ACTION
Replacement of current Senate Manual with a Senate Handbook and information posted on the WWW
Composition of the Honorary Degrees Committee

FOR INFORMATION
Special in camera Budget Meeting for Senators

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC POLICY AND ADMISSIONS (SCAPA)

FOR ACTION
Introduction of a LLB-BSc Concurrent Degree for Mechanical & Materials Engineering and Law
"Home Economics" to be Renamed "Human Ecology"
Introduction of a BA Option for Clothing, Textiles and Design Students
Bachelor of Health Sciences: Revision to Progression and Graduation Requirements
Withdrawal of the Post Diploma Degree Completion Program in Physical Therapy
Introduction of a
BSc in Honors Kinesiology with a Specific Area of Concentration in Science
Admission Requirements: International Students
Admission Requirements: General Certificate of Education (GCE)
Admission Requirements: International Baccalaureate
Admission Requirements: Applicants from the United States
In-Course Scholarships for Part-Time Students
Retention of Continuing Scholarships (Admission and In-Course)
Scholarship Appeals
Policy on Course Content for Mediated Learning and Summer Session Courses
Three Faculty Requirement: Science Course Alternatives Policy to be Rescinded
Policy on Supplemental Examinations
King's College: Introduction of Writing 020F/G
Additional Criterion for Nominations for Teaching Awards
Format for Diploma Program Diplomas
Introduction of a BSc Honors Program in Computer Science with Software Engineering Specialization

FOR INFORMATION
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
Faculty of Health Sciences: Renaming Communicative Disorders as Communication Sciences and Disorders
Brescia College: Renaming the Comprehensive program as Family Studies
Process for Making Changes to Academic Policy, Programs and Courses

SENATE COMMITTEE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES (SCITS)

FOR APPROVAL
Code of Behavior for Use of Computing Resources

FOR INFORMATION
Policy on Official World Wide Web Sites
Draft Offical UWO Web Site Agreement (Appendix 1)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING (SCUP)

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

FOR INFORMATION
Standard Report