SENATE AGENDA AND SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEMS: MARCH 15, 2002

Meeting scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 15, 2002, in the Richard Ivey School of Business, Room 1R40

  1. Minutes of the Meeting of February 15, 2002

  2. Report of the President

  3. Reports of Committees:

  4. Report of the Academic Colleague - EXHIBIT IV

  5. Enquiries and New Business

  6. Adjournment

Senate meetings are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. and will normally end by 4:30 p.m. unless extended by a majority vote of those present.


SUMMARY OF AGENDA ITEMS: March 15, 2002

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

OPERATIONS/AGENDA COMMITTEE

FOR ACTION
Senate Election Procedures

FOR INFORMATION
Convocation Dates 2004
Convocation Officers
Fall 2002 Senate Election Schedule

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC POLICY AND AWARDS (SCAPA)

FOR ACTION
Introduction of a Three-Year BHSc and Biology Program and an Honors BHSc with Biology Program
Admission Requirements for non-OAC Applicants to the Western-Fanshawe Collaborative BScN Program
Articulation Agreements between Western and External Colleges
Articulation Agreement: Environmental Science Program at Western/Environmental Engineering Technology Program at Confederation College, Thunder Bay

FOR INFORMATION
Report of the Provost's Undergraduate Program Review Committee
Editorial Revisions/Corrections to Academic Policies
-Removal of Reference to Grade Point Waiver in Policy on Student Academic Appeals: Deadlines for Requests for Relief
-Removal of Reference to Grade Points in Policy on Grade Reports
-Correction to the Policy on Letters of Permission: Transfer Credit to Western
-Policy on Course Credit Rescinded
Report on New Scholarships and Awards

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING (SCUP)

FOR ACTION
First-Entry Undergraduate Enrolment for 2002-2003
Chairs, Professorships, Fellowships

FOR INFORMATION
Siting and Design - Weldon Library Expansion Project

REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC COLLEAGUE

Report of the 259th Meeting of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU)