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AGENDA for the Regular Meeting - Public Session of the University of the Fraser Valley BOARD OF GOVERNORS Thursday, March 2, 2017 Meeting: 5:00 PM A225/A229 Abbotsford campus Page . 1. WELCOME from the CHAIR - John Pankratz (5:00-5:05) . 2. PRESENTATIONS (5:05-6:25) . 2.1. Recognizing Bradley Hildenbrandt, first UFV Cascades wrestler to win a U SPORTS national medal . 2.2. UFV Alumni Association - Navtej Bains, Vice-Chair, Alumni Association . 2.3. Updates from community leaders Kevin Godden, Superintendent, Abbotsford School District . 2.4. UFV Chandigarh Campus update Gurneet Singh Anand, Director, UFV Chandigarh Campus, India . 2.5. Recognizing the Punjabi Patrika Andy Sidhu, Pritam Sidhu, Dave Sidhu, Ranjna Sidhu, and Ronnie Sidhu . 3. CALL TO ORDER - John Pankratz (6:25-6:30) . 3.1. Agenda, 2017 03 02 THAT the agenda for the March 2, 2017 meeting of the UFV Board of Governors public session be adopted as presented. 4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Mark Evered (6:30-6:50) . 3 - 48 4.1. University divisional reports . 5. BOARD MEMBER ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS - John Pankratz (6:50-7:00) . 6. INFORMATION ITEMS - John Pankratz (7:00-7:05) . 6.1. Approved items from Board in-camera sessions (7:00-7:05) To see additional information on these items, please contact Linda Dahl, Executive Assistant, UFV Board of Governors. 6.1.1. Board in-camera session, 2016 12 01 Page 1 of 48 UFV Board meeting Agenda, Public Session March 2, 2017 Page 2017-18 International Tuition & Fee Recommendation Financial Report for the period ending October 31, 2016 Revisions to Board Bylaws 110.06 Dismissal of Board Member and 110.07 Board Composition, Appointment, Election and Succession Revisions to Board Bylaw on Orientation and Ongoing Education Activities (BGB-110.01) Revisions to Board Bylaw on Board Composition, Appointment, Elections and Succession (BDB-110.07) Revisions to BPD-210 Policy Direction on Philanthropy and Gift Management Discontinuance of Teacher Education Completion certificates (elementary and secondary options) Discontinuance of Extended Studies Framework Discontinuance of The Extended Studies certificates in the College of Arts . 7. ADJOURNMENT and NEXT MEETING The next public meeting of the UFV Board of Governors is on April 6, 2017 at 5 pm on the Chilliwack campus, Canada Education Park (CEP), Trades and Technology Centre (TTC), Rivers Dining Room. 8. BOARD ONLY IN-CAMERA SESSION Page 2 of 48 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE BOARD Thursday, March 2, 2017 Page . 1. PRESIDENT'S REPORT Reports received from academic and service units are included below. An update of the President's activities for the months of December 2016 and January and February 2017 will be presented at the meeting. 2. COLLEGE OF ARTS (Jacqueline Nolte, Dean) . 3 - 14 2.1. College of Arts - Written Report . 3. FACULTY OF SCIENCE (Lucy Lee, Dean) . 15 - 17 3.1. Faculty of Science - Written Report . 4. FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (Joanne MacLean, Dean) . 19 - 22 4.1. Faculty of Health Sciences - Written Report . 5. FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (Tracy Ryder Glass, Dean) . 23 - 28 5.1. Faculty of Professional Studies - Written Report . 6. RESEARCH, ENGAGEMENT AND GRADUATE STUDIES (Adrienne Chan, Associate VP) . 29 - 35 6.1. Research, Engagement and Graduate Studies - Written Report . 7. STUDENTS AND ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT (Jody Gordon, VP) . 37 - 43 7.1. Students and Enrolment Management - Written Report . 8. UNIVERSITY RELATIONS (Leslie Courchesne, Executive Director) . 45 - 46 8.1. University Relations - Written Report Page 1 of 46 University divisional reports Page 3 of 48 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. Page 2 of 46 University divisional reports Page 4 of 48 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. AGENDA ITEM # 2.1. College of Arts Report to the Board, February 2017 Jacqueline Nolte, Dean Department of Communications Report Faculty Updates Sam Schechter has returned from the fall semester teaching CMNS courses in Chandigarh. He provided the department with a detailed report to assist in planning for future courses and faculty involvement. He also developed a comprehensive Faculty Guide: A Passage to UFV India: A primer for Canadian faculty interested in teaching at UFV’s Chandigarh campus. It addresses many questions about living, working, and travelling in Chandigarh. Michelle Riedlinger has been actively involved in the recent Bella Coola cohort of NVIT in December. She presented at the Scholarly Sharing Initiative on: Citizen science digital mapping: The role of digital technologies in facilitating community engagement in air and water quality monitoring and habitat protection. Dana Landry has been selected as a core researcher for an international, longitudinal study on “Writing through the Lifespan.” The first meeting will be in Portland in April. She will be joining over thirty researchers from several countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Colombia, and South Africa, representing a wide range of theoretical orientations, methodologies, and research interests. Together, they will begin a century-long longitudinal, mixed-methods study that will investigate writing development across the lifespan in dozens of different communities across the globe. The collaborative discussions will culminate in a 2018 summer conference on “Writing through the Lifespan” in Athens, Ohio, with a possible edited collection and longitudinal studies to follow. Marcella LaFever has recently been published showcasing her interest in using the Medicine Wheel in curriculum design: LaFever, M. (2016). Using the Medicine Wheel for Curriculum Design in Intercultural Communication: Rethinking Learning Outcomes. In Garcia-Perez, G & Rojas-Primus, C. (Eds.). Promoting Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education. Hershey, PS: IGI Global. 168-199. ISBN-13: 978-1522517320. Department of History Report Student Engagement History 401 student, Melissa Wing, is doing an Applied History practicum at the Chilliwack Progress newspaper to help celebrate the newspaper's 125 anniversary. She has been researching and writing articles on local Chilliwack history drawn from the newspaper's archives and published under the title "History in Progress". The articles so far have been very well received; her first article focused on Chilliwack's response to the early days of World War One and her second looked at local reactions to the imposition of prohibition in British Columbia in 1916 and 1918. Molly Ungar continues to support student practicums/work-study opportunities focused on local history. 1 College of Arts - Written Report Page 3 of 46 University divisional reports Page 5 of 48 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. AGENDA ITEM # 2.1. This winter semester, Scott Sheffield and Robin Anderson have been overseeing History 440: Local History for the Web students. In this version of the course, students are doing research projects on the history of sport and recreation in the Fraser Valley. This year's cohort is doing research at the Surrey Archives, the Langley Centennial Museum, the Reach Archives in Abbotsford, the Mission Community Archives, and the Chilliwack Archives. By the end of the semester, students will have translated their research findings, words and visuals, into HTML web pages and presented these for public consumption on the History 440 website, Fraser Valley History. High School Regional Debating Tournament Chris Leach worked with UFV administrators and staff to organize a regional debating tournament for high school students. This was the first time UFV hosted such an event, and it was a tremendous success. A large group of students and parents arrived for the debate, and they had positive comments about the campus and its location. Students and Faculty at the Qualicum History Conference Recently Scott Sheffield and Chris Leach took a group of seven senior History students to the Qualicum History Conference. This graduate level conference has always been welcoming of undergraduates considering further studies in the discipline. For the students it was both inspiring and eye-opening. Trump “Politalk” Roundtable: Jan. 26, 2017 After the success of the Brexit panel, Political Science arranged another topical panel discussion about the impact of the Trump presidency. History’s Robin Anderson moderated the discussion and Scott Sheffield and Steven Schroeder participated as panelists, putting an historical spin on the situation. The event drew a very large and enthusiastic audience. Community Lectures World War One continues to be of public interest and 2017 will further enhance that interest given the centenary importance of events like the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Robin Anderson presented a lecture on November 12th at the Surrey Museum and Archives as part of their Remembrance Day program. The topic was "Vancouver, Fitzmaurice, and the First World War." There was a good turnout and interesting discussion after the talk. Chris Leach will be presenting at the Langley Community Museum in April on the Importance of WWI in Global Perspective as part of an all-day series of lectures on the war. Professional Activities Chris Leach chairs the BC History Articulation meeting this year at Vancouver Island University which follows the BC Studies Conference at the beginning of May. 2 College of Arts - Written Report Page 4 of 46 University divisional reports Page 6 of 48 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. AGENDA ITEM # 2.1. Robin Anderson sits on the organizing committee for the 2017 British Columbia Historical Federation Conference that will be taking place in Chilliwack this May. Honours Program The History Department has submitted the new Honours Program for review. This credential can be completed within the 120 credits of the degree and includes a new research project course HIST 599. New Courses David Milobar has seen successful in offering his courses on Indian history online. He is following up on the development of HIST 264 with the department’s first upper-level online course, HIST 364. Barbara Messamore is also preparing a 300-level online course on biography. Geof Spurling is designing an online version of his popular HIST 161 LA course. Robin Anderson has a new 400-level course on the History of Social Studies Education in Canada.