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MEETING AGENDA Monday, June 7, 2021 4:00 p.m. | Web Conference Page Meeting Information Senate Membership | Senate Bylaws | Online Supporting Material Visitors interested in attending the meeting are asked to register through the University Secretariat at [email protected] by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. 1. Welcome and Approval of the Agenda 5 a) Approval of the Agenda [Motion] 2. Approval of the Minutes 7 - 16 a) Minutes of April 5, 2021 [Motion] b) Business Arising 3. Remarks from the Chair 17 a) Chair's Remarks to Senate 19 b) Synoposis of April 21, 2021 Board of Governors Meeting 4. Question Period 21 a) Question Period 5. Priorities and Planning Committee Report 23 - 24 a) Update on Senate Governance Review 25 b) Update from the COU Academic Colleague 6. Committee on Bylaws & Membership Report 27 - 33 a) 2021-22 Senate Standing Committee Membership [Motion] 35 - 37 b) Election of the Member-at-Large to Chair Senate Priorities and Planning Committee [Ballot] 39 - 49 c) Senate and Senate Standing Committees Annual Evaluation Surveys 7. Board of Undergraduate Studies Report Page 1 of 543 51 - 62 a) Proposed Revisions to Undergraduate Degree Regulations and Procedures - Examinations and Grading Procedures [Motion] 63 - 68 b) Proposed Revisions to the Credit/No Credit Grading Option [Motion] 69 - 71 c) Proposed Revision to the Academic Misconduct Policy [Motion] 73 - 82 d) Proposed Revisions to Admission Requirements - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program [Motion] 83 - 91 e) Proposed Revision to Admission Requirements - Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management Program (Equine Management) [Motion] 93 - 98 f) Proposed Addition of the Duolingo English Test as Evidence of English Proficiency [Motion] 99 - 101 g) Proposed Integrated Admission Pathway Addition - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture [Motion] 103 - 154 h) Bachelor of One Health Program Proposal - New Honours Degree Program, Co- op and Minor [Motion] 155 - 198 i) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Program Committee - New Honours Major and Minor (Sexualities, Genders and Social Change) [Motion] 199 - 251 j) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Program Committee - New Honours Major Proposed New Major (Creative Writing) [Motion] 253 - 273 k) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Program Committee - New Minor (Linguistics) [Motion] 275 - 298 l) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Program Committee - New Minor (Black Canadian Studies)[Motion] 299 - 313 m) Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Program Committee - Proposed New Co-op Option (Wildlife Biology and Conservation) [Motion] 315 - 329 n) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Program Committee - Proposed New Co-op Option (Culture and Technology Studies) [Motion] 331 o) Revised Winter 2022 Schedule of Dates for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program 333 - 335 p) Undergraduate Curriculum: Course Changes, Deletions, Additions 8. Board of Graduate Studies Report 337 - 339 a) Proposed Change to the Graduate Calendar [Motion] 341 - 346 b) Proposed Credit/No Credit Grading Option and Calendar Change [Motion] c) Proposed Changes to Other Grading Notations [Motion] 347 - 400 d) CEPS: New Program (Master of Data Science) [Motion] 401 - 427 e) OAC: New Program (Master of Dairy Technology Management) [Motion] 429 - 461 f) CEPS: New Program (PhD in Computer Science) [Motion] 463 - 474 g) CEPS: Major Modification (M.Sc. in Computer Science) [Motion] 475 - 486 h) OVC: Major Modification (M.Sc. in Population Medicine) [Motion] 487 - 495 i) OAC: Major Modification (MPlan) [Motion] 497 - 527 j) COA: New Collaborative Specialization (Sexualities, Genders and Bodies) [Motion] Page 2 of 543 529 - 530 k) Graduate Curriculum: Course Changes, Deletions, Additions l) Graduate Faculty Appointments 9. Committee on Non-degree Studies Report 531 - 532 a) New Program Approval i. Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate b) Non-degree Program Reviews i. Veterinary Office Administration Program c) Non-degree Program Changes i. Proposed New Course: Certificate in Information and Communication Technology Management Program ii. Proposed Name Change: Veterinary Office Administration Certificate Program iii. Proposed Certification Deletion: Environment, Health and Safety Certificate iv. Proposed Certificate Deletion: Laboratory and Processing Technology Certificate 10. Committee on Quality Assurance Report 533 a) Update on the Revised Quality Assurance Framework 11. Research Board Report 535 a) Annual Report on Research Integrity Breaches: 2019-20 12. Honours & Awards Committee Report 537 - 538 a) Medal Announcements 13. Student Senate Caucus Report 539 a) Update on Student Senate Caucus Activities 14. Leadership Updates 541 a) Update from the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) b) Update from the Vice-President (Research) 15. Other Business 16. Move to Closed Session 543 a) Adjourn Open Session and Move into Closed Session [Motion] Adjournment Page 3 of 543 Page 4 of 543 To: Members of Senate From: Gen Gauthier-Chalifour, University Secretary Subject: 1. Welcome and Approval of the Agenda 2. Approval of Minutes Meeting: June 7, 2021 1. Welcome and Approval of the Agenda a) Approval of Agenda [Motion] Senate is asked to, RESOLVE, that the June 7, 2021 meeting agenda be approved, as presented. 2. Approval of Minutes a) Minutes of April 5, 2021 [Motion] The minutes of the April 5, 2021 meeting are enclosed for consideration. Senate is asked to, RESOLVE, that the minutes of the April 5, 2021 meeting be approved, as presented. b) Business Arising Question Period Follow-up Response – At the April 5, 2021 Senate meeting, during Question Period, a Senator inquired about the formats of delivery that are considered academically acceptable that Chairs/Directors can approve under Resolution 11. A preliminary response was provided at the meeting, with the indication that a fulsome follow-up response would be provided later. The Provost and Vice-President (Academic)’s written response to the question was circulated to Senators via email on April 23, 2021.1 All matters of business arising are addressed throughout the meeting agenda. 1 https://uoguelph.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/192946 n:\senate\4. senate meetings\2. meeting packages\2020-21\6. june 7, 2021\cover memos\1&2 welcome, approval of the agenda, approval of minutes.docx Approval of the Agenda [Motion] Page 5 of 543 Page 6 of 543 OPEN SESSION Minutes of the meeting held Monday, April 5, 2021 4:00 p.m. | Web Conference Present: Charlotte Yates, Chair Gen Gauthier-Chalifour, University Secretary* *Non-voting Evie Adomait Minglun Gong Anthony Mutsaers Simon Yang Ayesha Ali Rebecca Graham Ian Newby-Clark Wanhong Yang Lynda Ashbourne Noella Gray Ryan Norris Youbin Zheng Daniel Ashlock Ryan Gregory Michele Oliver Kristen Ashworth Getu Hailu Vern Osborne Guests* Dennis Baker Mehrdad Hajibabaei Michael Pacheco David Aitken Andrew Bendall Laila Harris Andrew Papadopoulos Daniel Atlin Aaron Berg Roberta Hawkins Sandra Parmegiani Annette Blok Olaf Berke Richard Heck Patrick Parnaby Lori Bona Hunt Andreas Boecker Joanne Hewson Martin Pearce Ted Cogan Ben Bradshaw Andreas Heyland Madison Pereira Teresa Crease George Bragues Kerry Houlahan Lysa Porth Stephanie Day Samantha Brennan Tom Hsiang Kathryn Preuss Michelle Fach Brigitte Brisson Brian Husband Michele Preyde Dave Hargreaves Leonid Brown Nadin Ibrahim Nishanth Puvanendran Martha Harley Nic Brunet Margot Irvine Karen Racine Jenna Hennessy Malcolm Campbell Shoshanah Jacobs Davar Rezania Kristin Ingoldsby Catherine Carstairs Lori Jones Troy Riddell Audrey Jamal Gwen Chapman Nina Jones Lindsay Robinson Sarah Lepage Carrie Chassels Chloe Katsademas John Runciman Clarke Mathany Emily Chiang Sean Kelly Tarek Saleh Danica Matovic Michael Chislett Carolyn Kerr Flavio Schenkel Stuart McCook Elena Choleris Stephen Kosempel Sandra Scott Karina McInnis Annabelle Clark-Lepard Herb Kunze Vivian Shalla Karen Menard Ryan Clemmer Simon Lachance Byron Sheldrick Bradley Minaker Marc Coppolino Sofie Lachapelle Patricia Sheridan Mary Murphy Rozita Dara Stephen LeBlanc Kate Shoveller Indira Naidoo-Harris Ray Darling Julang Li Paul Sibley Sharmilla Rasheed Gerarda Darlington Jingen Liang Katherine Sorensen Patricia Tersigni Cate Dewey Brandon Lillie Jim Squires Nadia Timperio Tirtha Dhar John Lindsay Sharada Srinivasan Cara Wehkamp Ben Doadt* Sara Mann Lisa Tang Alyssa Voigt Susan Douglas Massimo Marcone Monica Tap Todd Duffield Tami Martino Francois Tardif Lisa Duizer Jenny Marvin Ilias Tsiakas Hugh Earl Christopher McCaig Gary Umphrey Joanne Emeneau* Melanie McCaig Julie Vale Mazyar Fallah Scott McEwen Rene Van Acker Jade Ferguson Justin Mihaly Nicole Walker Stephanie Fletcher Sooraj Modi John Walsh Sonja Fonfara Medhat Moussa Jon Warland Kimberly Francis Ruediger Mueller Leigh West Stephanie Gerend Coral Murrant Jeff Wichtel Dan Gillis William Murray Martin Williams Minutes of April 5, 2021 [Motion] Page 7 of 543 Minutes | Senate | Open Session | Monday, April 5, 2021 | Page 2 1. Welcome and Approval of Agenda a) Approval of the Agenda On a motion duly moved and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the April 5, 2021 meeting agenda be approved, as presented. 2. Approval of the Minutes a) Minutes of February 1, 2021 On a motion duly moved and seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the minutes of the February 1, 2021 meeting be approved, as presented. b) Business Arising The Chair noted that all items of business arising would be covered in the balance of the agenda. 3. Remarks from the Chair a) Chair’s Remarks to Senate President Charlotte Yates first provided a COVID-19 update and noted that the University has responded to the new provincial lockdown, which included the