Faculty of Science, Meeting of Faculty
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
3:00 p.m., Leacock Council Room (232)
Introduction
- New Professors will be introduced
- Recently Tenured Professors will be introduced.
- Members who have been recently promoted to Full Professor will be introduced.
Adoption of Agenda
AGENDA [.pdf]
Resolution
- Resolution on the Death of Professor Wallace Earl Lambert, Department of Psychology
- - Prof. Donald Taylor, Department of Psychology
Seating of Student Members
- - S-09-1 To be Tabled
Candidates for Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts and Science - S-08-2 To be Tabled
- Bachelor of Science - S-08-3 To be Tabled
- Diploma in Environment - S-08-4 To be Tabled
- Diploma in Meteorology - S-08-5 To be Tabled
Minutes of May 19, 2009
MINUTES听摆.辫诲蹿闭
Business Arising from the Minutes
Reports of Committees
- (a) Nominating Committee - S-09-6听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- (b) Scholarships Report -S-08-40 To be Tabled
- New Awards - S-09-7听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- (c) Academic Committee - S-09-8听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- (d) Committee on Student Standing - S-09-9 To be Tabled
Dean's Business
- (a) Enrollment - S-09-10 To be Tabled
- Associate Dean (Academic) Hendren
- (b) Priorities for budgets in tough times
- Discussion: Committee of the Whole (15 minutes)
Chair: Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Education) Gr眉tter
- Discussion: Committee of the Whole (15 minutes)
Report on Actions of Senate
- - Prof. P. Gr眉tter: Senate Meeting of May 20, 2009
- - Prof. T. Moore: Senate Meeting of September 16, 2009
Members' Question Period
Other Business
Faculty of Science Beginning-of-Year Celebration
Immediately Following the Meeting
Next Faculty Meeting: November 3, 2009
Academic Committee Documents
Major Program Changes
- (1) COMPUTER SCIENCE
- M.Sc. in Computer Science (Thesis) - AC-09-9听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- M.Sc. in Computer Science (Thesis); Computational Science & Engineering Option - AC-09-10听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- M.Sc. in Computer Science (Thesis); Bioinformatics Option/Conc. - AC-09-11听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- M.Sc. in Computer Science (Project/Non-Thesis) - AC-09-12
[.pdf] - Associated New Courses
- COMP 691 - AC-09-5听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- COMP 693 - AC-09-6听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- COMP 696 - AC-09-7
[.pdf] - COMP 697 - AC-09-8听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- (2) GEOGRAPHY
- M.Sc. in Geography (Thesis) - AC-09-17 to AC-09-23听摆.辫诲蹿闭
- M.Sc. in Geography (Thesis); Environment Option/Concentration - AC-09-18
- M.Sc. in Geography (Thesis); Neotropical Environmental Option/Concentration - AC-09-19
- Ph.D. Programs
- Ph.D. in Geography - AC-09-20
- Ph.D. in Geography; Environment Option/Concentration - AC-09-21
- Ph.D. in Geography; Gender and Women's Studies Option/Concentration - AC-09-22
- Ph.D. in Geography; Neotropical Environment Option/Concentration - AC-09-23
- Associated Courses
- GEOG 631 - AC-09-15
[.pdf] - GEOG 696 (NEW) - AC-09-16
[.pdf]
New Courses
- (1) BIOCHEMISTRY
- BIOC 570 - AC-09-3
[.pdf]
- BIOC 570 - AC-09-3
Report on Minor Course Changes (For Information Only) - AC-09-2(Revised)
[.pdf]
- (2) BIOLOGY (NEUROSCIENCE)
- (3) BIOLOGY
- (4) COMPUTER SCIENCE
Other
- (1) Guidelines for Ad hoc Programs
- (i) that students should propose ad hoc programs at the beginning of their undergraduate degree
- (ii) that the Director of Advising Services would check to see if an existing program could accommodate the student, and if so, propose that the student follow the existing program
- (iii) that the number of credits for a joint honours program should not exceed 81, and for a majors program should not exceed 75 (with the aim of 72)
- (2) Geography M.A. Programs (For Information Only)
- M.A. in Geography (Thesis)
- M.A. in Geography (Thesis); Environment Option/Concentration
- M.A. in Geography (Thesis); Neotropical Environment Option/Concentration
- M.A. in Geography (Thesis); Development Studies Option/Concentration
- M.A. in Geography (Thesis); Gender and Women's Studies Option/Concentration
- M.A. in Geography (Thesis); Social Statistics Option/Concentration