Senate Agenda and Summary of Items:
Meeting of March 20, 1998

For the meeting scheduled at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 20, 1998 in Room 224, University College.

1. Minutes of the Meeting of February 20, 1998

2. Business Arising from the Minutes of February 20, 1998
   • Rate of Promotion/Tenure and Time to Promotion/Tenure
     
   • Equity Services Department

3. Report of the President
   • Federal Budget of February 24, 1998
     
   • Meetings with the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
     
   • Update on Provincial Issues

4. Enquiries

5. Reports of Committees:
   • Operations/Agenda - EXHIBIT I
     
   • Nominating Committee - EXHIBIT II
     
   • Academic Policy and Admissions - EXHIBIT III
     
   • University Planning - EXHIBIT IV
     
   • Honorary Degrees - EXHIBIT V [To be distributed at the Senate meeting]

6. Directive to SCUP re 1998-99 Budget - EXHIBIT VI

7. Report of the Academic Colleague - EXHIBIT VII

8. New Business

9. Adjournment

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SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEMS - MARCH 20, 1998

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

BUSINESS ARISING

FOR INFORMATION

• Report re Rate of Promotion/Tenure and Time to Promotion/Tenure
  
• Equity Services Department

FOR INFORMATION

• Federal Budget of February 24, 1998
  
• Meetings with the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
  
• Update on Provincial Issues

OPERATIONS/AGENDA COMMITTEE

FOR ACTION

• Senate Membership
  
• Composition of the Subcommittee on Capital Allocations (SUCA)
  

• Review of the Restructured Procedures for Admissions, Academic Programs, and Scholarships
  
• Universal Salary Disclosure Policy
  

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

FOR ACTION

• University Planning (SCUP)
  
• Operations/Agenda Committee(OAC)
  
• University Council on Student Housing (UCOSH)
  

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC POLICY AND ADMISSIONS (SCAPA)

FOR ACTION

• Implementation Date: BSc (Honors Kinesiology) with an Area of Concentration in Science
  
• "Home Economics" courses to be renamed "Human Ecology"
  [Appendix 1 Course List]
  
• Introduction of an HBA/LLB Program
  
• Faculty of Law: Second Term Format
  
• Changes to Admission Requirements for the Media, Information and Technoculture (MIT) Area of Concentration and Combined Honors Program
  
• Revision to 020-level MIT Program Requirements
  
• Approval of Formats for Submission to SCAPA, DAP and the Registrar's Office
  

FOR INFORMATION

• Report on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING

FOR APPROVAL

• A Reorganization of Continuing Studies, Mediated Learning, Instructional Technology Resources
  
• Change of the name of the Faculty of Communications and Open Learning to the Faculty of Information and Media Studies
  
• Operating Principles for Continuing Studies at Western
  
• Admissions Policies & Practices
  

HONORARY DEGREES

FOR INFORMATION

• Announcement of Honorary Degree Recipients for Spring Convocation 1998

DIRECTIVE TO SCUP RE 1998-00 BUDGET

REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC COLLEAGUE

FOR INFORMATION