Agendas and Minutes

 (google doc) Minutes (external link) 

Approved Motions:

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2023-1:

• Program name change for the Image Arts: Photography Studies Program to Photography Media Arts Program – The Creative School
• Program name change for the Entrepreneurship Major to Entrepreneurship and Innovation Major – Ted Rogers School of Management
• Honours Designation for the Business Technology Management Program – Ted Rogers School of Management

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2023-1

• Chang School Council Bylaws
• Department Name Change: Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering – Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

 (google doc) Minutes (external link) 

Approved Motions:

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2023-2:

• New course proposals for addition to the Liberal Studies elective tables
• Curriculum modifications to include direct admission to the Co-Operative Education Programs at the Ted Rogers School of Management
• Creative Writing Concentration proposed by the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts
• Minor in Indigenous Thought proposed by the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts
• Grade Variation for the Early Childhood Studies Program in the Faculty of Community Services
• Curriculum modifications to the Geographic Analysis Program to be a direct admission only to a Co-Operative Education Program in Geographic Analysis in the Faculty of Arts
• Grade variation for the Computer Science Program in the Faculty of Science
• Curriculum modifications to the CE Certificate in Full Stack Developer at the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2023-2

• Policy 175: Standards of Professional Conduct for Students in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
• Revisions to Policy 168: Grade and Standing Appeals (to incorporate Undergraduate Medical Education) 
• Policy 170 (d): Doctor of Medicine (MD) Grading, Progression and Academic Standing
• Policy 174: Attendance and Absence for Students in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program

 (google doc) Minutes  (external link) 

Approved Motions:

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #F2023-3:

• Major curriculum modifications to the Interior Design program in The Creative School

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #F2023-3

• Revisions to Policy 45: Governance Councils (to incorporate the School of Medicine)
• Proposal regarding the establishment of Departments and Divisions within the School of Medicine
• Department of English – Updated Bylaws

Senate Priorities Committee (SPC) #F2023-1:

• Amendments to the Toronto Metropolitan University Senate Bylaw #1 to include Senator Emeritus
• David Checkland be conferred Senator Emeritus status upon approval of item 6.4.3.1. at Toronto Metropolitan University

Report of the Secretary

• Eric Da Silva as Designated Decision Makers’ Council (DDMC) Chair, as described in Policy 60: Academic Integrity
  

Members' Business 

• Given the significant changes involved in the recently announced administrative Naming Policy from the predecessor Benefactor Naming Policy, and in the interests of better ensuring well-informed decisions regarding the benefactor naming of academic units, the Senate of TMU hereby strongly recommends:
  

i) that the Procedures accompanying the new Naming Policy be amended; 

ii) that the amendment be to require, in all cases of a proposed naming of an academic unit, that consultation be undertaken with all stakeholders, including, faculty, staff, and students;

iii) and that such consultation include, but not be limited to, discussion regarding the consistency of the proposed naming with the central values of the disciplines within the academic unit.

 (google doc) Minutes  (external link) 

Approved Motions:

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-1:

• Periodic Program Review for the School of Performance: Acting – The Creative School
• Periodic Program Review for the School of Performance: Dance – The Creative School
• Periodic Program Review for the School of Performance: Production – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to include Co-Operative Education to the Psychology program – The Faculty of Arts
• Curriculum modifications to include Co-Operative Education to the Language and Intercultural Relations program – The Faculty of Arts

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-1

• Undergraduate Medical School Education (UGME) – School of Medicine Council Bylaws
• Undergraduate Medical School Education (UGME) - Education Section Council Terms of Reference & Bylaws
• School of Performance, The Creative School – Updated Bylaws
• School of Fashion, The Creative School – Updated Bylaws
• Proposed YSGS Media & Design Innovation PhD Graduate Program Council Bylaws
• Proposal to rename the Yeates School of Graduate Studies to the Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Yeates School of Graduate Studies (YSGS) Report #W2024-1:

• Periodic Program Review for the MScM in Management

 (google doc) Minutes (external link) 

Approved Motions:

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-2:

• Periodic Program Review for Image Arts: Photography Media Arts Program – The Creative School
• Periodic Program Review for Image Arts: Film Studies Program – The Creative School
• Periodic Program Review for the Social Work Program – Faculty  of Community Services
• Periodic Program Review for the Health Services Management Program – Ted Rogers School of Management
• Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Interior Design – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Journalism– The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for New Media – The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to include Co-Operative Education to the Criminology Program – The Faculty of Arts

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-2

• Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services – Updated Bylaws
• RTA School of Media, The Creative School - Updated Bylaws
• Retirement of Policy 37: Dealing with Disputes Over Grades Between a Chair and Faculty

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Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-3:

• Periodic Program Review for Arts and Contemporary Studies – Faculty of Arts
• Exemption from Policy 2: Undergraduate Curriculum Structure for Undergraduate Medical Education – The Medical School
• Honours Designation for the Psychology Program – Faculty of Arts

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-3

• Retirement of Senate Policy 39: Procedure for Disposing Over a Challenge to a Book or Other Item in Holdings of the Toronto Metropolitan University Library
• School of Medicine Council Bylaws – Updated to meet the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) Requirements

May 7, 2024 

(Virtual Only) 

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Academic Standards Report (ASC) #W2024-4:

• Omnibus proposal to include Faculty-wide courses in The Creative School
• Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Sports Media – The Creative School
• Exemption from Policy 2: Undergraduate Curriculum Structure - Juris Doctor – Lincoln Alexander School of Law
• Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for Media Production – The Creative School

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #W2024-4

• Revisions to Policy 135: Final Examinations

Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Committee (SRCAC) #W2024-1

• Revised Policy 143: Policy on the Indirect Costs Associated with Scholarly, Research and Creative (SRC) Funding
• Revised Policy 144: Policy on Research Centres
• Addendum to Policy 51: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Human Participants

May 28, 2024 

(Virtual Only)

Minutes (to be posted October 2024)

Academic Standards Report (ASC) #S2024-1:

• Item 6.4.2.2 be held in camera to comply with the accreditation requirements established by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS).
• Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for the Undergraduate Medical Education program, School of Medicine (Item held in camera)
• Program closure for the First Nations Technical Institute’s Bachelor of Social Work, Faculty of Community Services
• Curriculum modifications to admission requirements for the Juris Doctor degree, The Lincoln Alexander School of Law
• Omnibus proposal to include Faculty-wide courses in the Faculty of Community Services
• Discontinuation of the Certificate in Human Resources Management – The Chang School of Continuing Education
• Omnibus proposal for the curriculum modifications to a Common Platform course in the Faculty of Arts
• Curriculum modifications to change the name of RTA: New Media to New Media, The Creative School

Academic Governance and Policy Committee (AGPC) #S2024-1

• Proposal to move the New Media Program into a separate administrative unit within The Creative School
• [Friendly Amendment] Revisions to Policy 60: Academic Integrity (full revision to occur in 2025)
  • Part 1, Section 5.6 -  Amendment suggested to add the word “own” ahead of the word knowledge - 5.6. submitting work that does not reasonably demonstrate your own knowledge, understanding and performance. 

Motion approved as amended. Note that additional revisions beyond the amendment to Section 5.6 were also approved as part of this motion (refer to the May 28, 2024 agenda, page 50, for a complete list of revisions).

• New Bylaws: Interior Design Graduate Program Council Bylaws
• Revisions to Policy 170 (b): Graduate Status, Enrollment and Evaluation
• Revisions to Policy 163: Graduate Admissions Policy
• Revisions to the Department of Architectural Science Council Bylaws (Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science)

Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Council (YSGPS): #S2024-1

• Periodic Program Review for the graduate program in Dietetics (PMDip)
• Periodic Program Review for the graduate program in Molecular Science (MSc, PhD)
• Periodic Program Review for the graduate program in Computer Science (MSc, PhD)
• Major curriculum modifications for the Immigration and Settlement Studies (MA)
• Major curriculum modifications for the Digital Media (MDM)
• Major curriculum modifications for the Economics (PhD)