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AGENDA for the Regular Meeting - Public Session of the University of the Fraser Valley BOARD OF GOVERNORS Thursday, December 3, 2015 Meeting: 4:30 PM Rivers Dining Room - TTC, Canada Education Park Campus, Chilliwack Page . 1. WELCOME from the CHAIR (4:30) . 2. PRESENTATIONS (4:30 - 5:30) . 2.1. Updates from Community Leaders Laurie Throness, MLA - Chilliwack-Hope . 2.2. UFV Faculty of Health Sciences - Joanne MacLean, Dean . 3. CALL TO ORDER (5:30 - 5:35) . 3.1. Agenda, 2015 12 03 THAT the Agenda for the 2015 12 03 meeting of the UFV Board Public session, be approved, as presented. 4. PRESIDENT'S REPORT (5:35 - 6:15) . 3 - 22 4.1. Written Report . 4.2. Verbal Report China Trip . 5. BOARD MEMBER ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS (6:15 - 6:20) . 6. INFORMATION ITEMS (6:20 - 6:25) . 6.1 Brought forward from 2015 10 01 Board In Camera Session . 23 - 26 6.1.1 Board of Governors' Annual Work Plan - Updates, Approved . 27 - 29 6.1.2 Annual Board Education Plan for 2015/16, Approved . 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS (6:25 - 6:30) . 8. ADJOURNMENT and NEXT MEETING (6:30) . 8.1. Next Meetings: January 7th: Board Education Session February 4th: Board Teleconference Meeting Page 1 of 29 UFV Board meeting Agenda, Public Session December 3, 2015 Page Page 2 of 29 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. PRESIDENT’S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS December 2015 President’s Report Reports received from academic and service units are included below. An update of the President’s activities for the month of October and November will be presented at the meeting. Faculty of Health Sciences (Joanne MacLean, Dean) Recent events: Dean’s Speaker Series November 30, 12 noon at the Chilliwack Campus Atrium Guest Speaker: Sam Waddington - City councillor, local entrepreneur, outdoor fitness and wellness enthusiast. Multi-Agency Simulation Event November 26, 8:30 am-3:30 pm at the JIBC Chilliwack campus The Justice Institute of British Columbia and the Provincial Health Services Authority BC’s Mobile Medical Unit teamed up to provide an inter-professional training event. The educational simulation focused on teamwork and disaster response for students and professionals from various emergency-related fields — including nursing students from UFV’s School of Health Studies. Faculty of Health Sciences Newsletter: We have launched a faculty newsletter — ‘[S'ólh] Healthy Insights — to capture research, news and events. The first edition can be viewed at http://us4.campaign- archive1.com/?u=3c616907ab5cf63924a62f942&id=4184716cbb If you would like to join our newsletter mailing list, please subscribe at http://ufv.us4.list- manage1.com/subscribe?u=3c616907ab5cf63924a62f942&id=07584460de. Featured Faculty – Maggie Shamro: For Maggie Shamro, advocating for mental health and wellness has involved over 10 years as a registered nurse with a focus on psychiatry and mental health. Read more about Maggie at http://www.ufv.ca/health/deans- office/featured-faculty/. FHS Internal Research Grant Competition: We will be awarding five research/scholarly activity awards of $1000 for faculty projects. We look forward to sharing the results and corresponding projects. Written Report Page 3 of 29 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. President’s Report to Board of Governors December 2015 School of Health Studies: In October, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program had a very successful College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) program review site visit followed by a positive site visitors’ summary report. The final program approval recommendation from the CRNBC Education Program Review Committee was delivered on November 27. The Practical Nursing program and Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) program are currently engaged in the program review process and preparing extensive program review and accreditation submissions. The BSN program has decided to dedicate ten percent of the program seats for aboriginal applicants. Within the School of Health Studies, we have begun to implement a number of planned interdisciplinary learning activities that will bring the BSN, Practical Nursing, Health Care Assistant and Certified Dental Assisting students together to share areas of expertise and enhance understanding of their roles and scope of practice. The School of Health Studies is also reaching out to other disciplines within and outside of UFV to initiate interdisciplinary learning opportunities. The School of Health Studies has taken a lead role in the development of the UFV Five Corners Community Outreach program. This is an interdisciplinary initiative bringing students and faculty from nursing, dental, kinesiology and social work along with several community partners to develop and implement health promotion programs for the youth in downtown Chilliwack. The Five Corners group is currently embarking on a needs assessment and engaging program students in interdisciplinary learning experiences with community partners working with the Chilliwack youth. Third-year BSN students have been involved in a research project with the Fraser Health Authority. The study is focused on improving patient care outcomes for selected nursing interventions with the aim of reducing patient complications. Beginning with the September 2015 enrolment, the BSN program has implemented a newly updated concept-based curriculum. This revised curriculum reflects intentional learning strategies that foster an active learner fully engaged in theory application and integration both in the classroom and clinical setting. This updated curriculum model is based on current educational theory and is intended to strengthen graduates’ critical thinking and reasoning skills in preparation for practice. These changes have been positively received by students and faculty, and to date, students are achieving higher than usual on examinations. Department of Kinesiology (formerly Kinesiology and Physical Education): Recently, KPE members voted to change the departmental name to Kinesiology, a move supported at both Faculty Council and Senate. On October 19, the Kinesiology Student Association organized the second annual Kinesiology Day (aka Kin Day) bringing together students, faculty, and staff to explore various aspects of the field of kinesiology. Read the full story at http://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2015/10/kinesiology-day- showcases-student-engagement-and-healthy-living/ 2 Written Report Page 4 of 29 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. President’s Report to Board of Governors December 2015 David Harper, associate professor in Kinesiology has partnered with the BC Cancer Agency and the University of Adelaide to investigate the changes in inflammatory biomarkers in people on ketogenic (very low carbohydrate) diets. Emilio Landolfi, associate professor in Kinesiology is currently working on a research project that investigates British Columbia’s Mandatory Daily Physical Activity program in schools. UFV + Alumni: Sports psychologist Roger Friesen led an alumni panel — many being UFV kinesiology alumni — discussion on living a passionate life. Read more about this event and guest speakers at http://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2015/10/sports-psychologist-friesen-to-lead-alumni-panel-discussion-on- living-a-passionate-life-oct-15/ Faculty of Professional Studies (Tracy Ryder Glass, Dean) Department of Adult Education: Corinne Richardson, the Program Advisor of the Adult Education (AE) department presented four information sessions at three Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses in September. The sessions were held at the Regina, Moose Jaw, and Saskatoon campuses. In recognizing course equivalencies as direct transfer credit to the BA AE program, there is a high rate of interest from both faculty and staff to apply to the BA AE degree. In the interests of furthering our student's ability to reflect on their health and wellbeing, the Adult Education department is offering a special topics course in the winter 2016 on the topic of Wellbeing. This will cover new research on wellbeing in economics and sustainable development, mindfulness and education, and positive psychology. The Adult Education department welcomes Visiting Scholar Marlene Atleo. Marlene continues to meet with people involved in Indigenous education at UFV including working with our Teacher Education department in looking at the effects of trauma on intergenerational memory and teaching through an Indigenous lens. School of Business: Our newly created business incubation centre at UFV, named EPIIC (Entrepreneurship and Process Innovation/Incubation Centre), is launching a call for proposals to allow Fraser Valley residents in search of consultation and resources to help take their businesses from vision to reality. Student updates: More than 100 students attended the School of Business’ second annual Sales Careers Networking Breakfast. It took place at the new SUB this year and included representatives from eight employers, including Xerox, Pearson Education, and Prospera Credit Union. At least one student has already received a full-time position as a result of a contact he made at the breakfast. Twelve UFV alumni students were recognized for receiving their CPA, CGA designation at the 2015 Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) Convocation Ceremonies held on November 21. Five of our former students received their professional designation at the CPA graduation ceremony on October 10. 3 Written Report Page 5 of 29 AGENDA ITEM # 4.1. President’s Report to Board of Governors December 2015 Marcus Krahn, a BBA student at UFV has participated in the Istuary Idea Labs Pitch Competition, which is a quarterly