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York University Board of Governors Notice of Meeting Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 1:30 to 4:30 pm th 5 Floor, Kaneff Tower, Keele Campus PAGE I. OPEN SESSION 1. Chair’s Items (R. Waugh) 1:30 pm a. Consent Agenda Approval 2. Executive Committee (R. Waugh) a. Amendment to the General By-Laws of the Board of Governors of York University (For approval) .............................................................................................................. 1 3. President’s Items (M. Shoukri) 1:40 pm a. Kudos Report............................................................................................................... 3 b. Presentation: Glendon College Update (D. Ipperciel) 4. Academic Resources Committee (H. Wu) 2:20 pm a. February 2017 Report on Appointments, Tenure and Promotions (For approval) ..... 11 b. Renaming of the Jean Augustine Chair in the New Urban Environment to the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora (For approval) ................... 18 5. Finance and Audit Committee (O. Ibrahim) 2:35 pm a. Fees (For approval) • Tuition Fee 2017-18 and 2018-19 ........................................................................ 22 • Ancillary Fees ....................................................................................................... 42 • Meal Plan Fees .................................................................................................... 47 • Undergraduate Residence Fees .......................................................................... 51 • Housing Fees (York Apartments) ........................................................................ 54 b. Capital Projects (For approval) • CUB/Cooling Tower Expansion Project ................................................................ 58 • Tatham Residence Washroom Renovation ......................................................... 61 c. Investment of Sinking Fund in the Endowment Fund (For approval) ......................... 63 6. Land and Property Committee (P. Tsaparis) 3:10 pm a. Glendon College Vision Plan (For approval) ............................................................. 68 7. External Relations (J. Lassonde) 3:25 pm 8. Other Business II. CLOSED SESSION 3:30 pm CONSENT AGENDA 9. Minutes of the Meeting of November 29, 2016 and the Special Meeting of December 14, 2016 .............................................................................................................................. 113 Board of Governors Memorandum To: Board of Governors From: Rick Waugh, Chair Date: 28 February 2017 Subject: Amendment of the General By-Laws of the Board of Governors Having given the required notice of intention at the meeting of the Board on 29 November 2016, the Board Executive Committee recommends: That the Board of Governors approve an amendment to Article VII, Section 1, Subsections (c) (i) of the General By-Laws of the Board of Governors to reflect the change in name of the York University Alumni Association to the York University Alumni Board, and the concomitant change to the election or appointment of the alumni members of the Board of Governors, as set out in Appendix A. Rationale The Board was briefed last year about changes to the name and structure of the York University Alumni Association prompted by the implementation of Canada’s anti‐spam legislation. The independent and incorporated Alumni Association has been changed to the York University Alumni Board, an advisory body to the University on alumni affairs. Practically, it will operate similarly to the previous Alumni Association Board. Changing the body into an entity within the University realm permits it to continue with affinity programs and other commercial activities, particularly when using commercial electronic messages. The General By-Laws of the Board of Governors of York University include a subsection specifically referencing the York University Alumni Association and its role in bringing forward nominations of two alumni to serve on the Board of Governors of York University. Changing the Alumni Association to the Alumni Board therefore needs to be reflected in the By-Laws. The amendment, set out in Appendix A, proposes replacing the name of the Alumni Association with the name of the new York University Alumni Board. It also clarifies that two York University alumni will be elected or appointed, as opposed to “two members of the York University Alumni Association” as it is not intended that the alumni recommended to serve on the Board of Governors need to be members of the Alumni Board. 1 Appendix A Amendment of the General By-Laws of the Board of Governors of York University Current wording: Proposed wording: VII.1 (c) (i) Two members of the York VII.1 (c) (i) Two York University alumni University Alumni Association shall be shall be appointed or elected by the York appointed or elected by the Council of University Alumni Board to be members York University Alumni to be members of of the York University Board of the Board. Members shall be appointed Governors. The alumni members shall or elected every two years by such be appointed or elected every two years Council to serve for a term of four years by the Alumni Board to serve for a term from the date of such election or of four years from the date of such appointment. election or appointment. 2 THIS IS EXCELLENCE KUDOS REPORT DEC 2016-JAN 2017 Several community members have been named to the Order of Canada including: • Alumni Paul Weiler (LLB ’64, LLD ‘09); and Liz Ingram (BA ‘72); • Honorary alumni Howard Shore (LLD ‘07); David Onley (LLD ‘09); and Ignat Kaneff (LLD ‘10); • Former faculty member Michael Ondaatje; • Professor emeritus Howard Adelman; • and Dean’s Advisory Council member H. Anthony Arrell. Shanghai Ranking placed the Faculty of Health’s School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences third in Canada and 21st in the world on its 2016 Sport Science Schools and Departments list. At a special meeting in December, York’s Board of Governors approved a new Sexual Violence Policy for the University. Through this new policy, which reflects the University’s commitment to addressing sexual violence and strengthening supports and procedures for survivors, the University will work with the community to provide effective training and education programs. The Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) won four awards of excellence from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries for exhibitions, publication design and writing. A team of Schulich students won silver at the 2017 MBA Games, an annual competition among more than 20 MBA programs in Canada. 3 THIS IS EXCELLENCE KUDOS REPORT Glendon professors Audrey Pyee and Jennifer Sipos-Smith received the 2016 Principal’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Osgoode Hall Law Journal Coordinator Stefania Piacente-Battisti, an Administrative Coordinator in Osgoode’s Office of the Associate Dean (Students), received the School’s 2016 Wendy Rambo Outstanding Service Award. Lions men’s wrestling team placed in national rankings for the first time, at No. 10 in the U Sports rankings. Faculty of Graduate Studies Dean Barbara Crow served as an Expert Panel member in the search for Canada’s Bank NOTE-able woman. Finance Minister Bill Morneau selected activist & businesswoman Viola Desmond from a shortlist compiled by the Expert Panel. Lassonde student Salma Ibrahim was chosen to participate in the BMO Millennial Leaders Advisory Council. Health professor Shayna Rosenbaum received the International Neuropsychological Society Award for Early Career Research for her contributions to brain-behaviour relationship research. 4 THIS IS EXCELLENCE KUDOS REPORT Marisa Sterling, Assistant Dean of Inclusivity & Diversity at Lassonde School of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of Engineers Canada for her noteworthy service to the engineering profession. The federal government has renewed a $1.4 million Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Health Psychology at York, a position held by Faculty of Health professor Joel Katz. Osgoode professor Carys Craig was awarded the prestigious MacCormick Fellowship at Edinburgh Law School. Faculty of Science professor Scott Menary and scientists from the international ALPHA Collaboration shone a laser on antimatter atoms to come up with the first successful spectroscopic measurement. York was selected as the winner of four 2017 Accolade Awards by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE): • Gold Award in Best Practices in Communications & Marketing for the Open Your Mind brand campaign; • Gold Award in Institutional Marketing & Identity/Brand for the Open Your Mind brand campaign; • Bronze Award in Excellence in News Writing for the YFile story “Students in Dadaab refugee camps first to graduate with York U certificate”; • Bronze Award in Communication Relations Programs, Projects & Special Events for the Faculty of Science’s event Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs. 5 THIS IS EXCELLENCE KUDOS REPORT Lions men’s volleyball team won bronze at the 38th Excalibur Classic. A Supreme Court of Canada analysis blog produced by faculty and students at Osgoode entitled The Court won The Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog. York’s industry and entrepreneurship liaison Innovation York celebrates its five-year anniversary this year. LAPS professor emeritus Robert W. Cox was formally invested into the Order of Canada as a Member. Lassonde professor Christian Haas and his team were awarded the Arctic Inspiration Prize for their work on SmartICE, a system that integrates traditional Inuit knowledge with contemporary ice
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