Senate Agenda - EXHIBIT VIII - December 7, 2001

ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATIONS

FOR INFORMATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vice-President (Research)
N.O. Petersen, Vice-President (Research), January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2006

Faculty of Health Sciences
E. Skarakis-Doyle, Acting Director, School of Communication Sciences & Disorders, July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2002

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
F.P. Chan, Assistant Dean (Equity & Gender Issues), November 1, 2001 - June 30, 2004

Centre for Women's Studies & Feminist Research
A. Lee, Director, July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2007

Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Senate Committees

Operations/Agenda Committee
E. Skarakis-Doyle has been re-elected Vice-Chair of the Operations/Agenda Committee (term to November 2002).

University Council on Animal Care
W. Roberts and A. Weedon have been re-elected Chair (term to November 2003) and Vice-Chair (term to 2002) respectively of the University Council on Animal Care.

Animal Use Subcommittee
G. Wagner has been re-elected Chair (term to June 30, 2003) and R. Potter has been elected Vice-Chair (term to June 30, 2002) of the Animal Use Subcommittee.

COMMUNICATIONS

On recommendation of the Senate, the Board of Governors, or a committee of the Board delegated to act on its behalf, has approved or received for information the following items:

S.01-163 Statement by the President concerning the September 11 Tragedy in the States

S.01-170 Appointment Procedures for Senior Academic and Administrators of the University

S.01-171 Rescinding of Appointment Procedures for Clinical Faculty

S.01-175 Order of Convocation - Spring 2002

S.01-176 Convocation Dates 2002

S.01-184 Report on New Scholarships and Awards

S.01-186 Honorary Degree Recipients - Fall Convocation 2001

S.01-193a Strategic Plan - Making Choices: Western's Commitments as a Research-Intensive University

S.01-197 University Records and Archives Policy

S.01-208 New Scholarships and Award Conditions

S.01-209 The Bill and Anne Brock Family Professorship in Child Health

S.01-210 JetForm Fellowship - Renamed Accelio Fellowship

S.01-211 Survey of Student Finances

S.01-212 Report of the Academic Colleague - 257th Meeting of COU