RYERSON UNIVERSITY SENATE MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, October 2, 2007 ______________________________________________________________________________ 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served in The Commons, Jorgenson Hall, Room POD-250. 6:00 p.m. Meeting in The Commons. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. President's Report Pages 1-5 1.1 President’s Update Pages 6-13 1.2 Ryerson Achievement Report 1.3 Presentation of Sarwan Sahota Ryerson Distinguish Scholar Award – Wendy Cukier 1.4 Performance Indicators (2006-2007) – Paul Stenton 2. Report of the Secretary of Senate (#F2007-1) 2.1 Nomination of Vice Chair of Senate 2.2 Senate Information Package (attached as separate item) 3. The Good of the University 4. Minutes: Pages 14-23 4.1 Minutes of the May 1, 2007 Meeting 5. Business arising from the Minutes 6. Correspondence Page 24 6.1 Letter from the Board – Academic Council name change to Senate Page 25 6.2 Letter from David Suzuki 7. Reports of Actions and Recommendations of Departmental and Divisional Councils Pages 26-27 7.1 From Arts: 7.1.1 Discontinuation of Part-time B.A. Program in Justice Studies Motion: That Senate approve the discontinuation of the part- time B.A. Program in Justice Studies Pages 28-29 7.2 From the Ted Rogers School of Management: 7.2.1 Restructuring of the Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department. Motion: That Senate approve the restructuring of the Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department into three separate departments: Entrepreneurship/Strategy (E&S), Law and Business (L&B), and Global Management Studies (GMS). …/2 Pages 30-80 7.3 From the School of Graduate Studies: 7.3.1 Review of Status of New Graduate programs planned for 2008/2009 7.3.2 MA in Literatures of Modernity: Motion #1: That Senate approve the submission of the proposal for an MA in Literatures of Modernity to the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies for Standard Appraisal. 7.3.3 MBSc/MASc in Building Science : Motion #2: That Senate approve the submission of the proposal for an MBSc/MASc in Building Science to the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies for Standard Appraisal. 7.3.4 Policy and Procedures for Admissions and Studies (Masters and PhD Programs (Policy #142): Motion #3: That Senate approve the revised Policy and Procedures for Admissions and Studies (Masters and PhD Programs) (Policy #142) 7.3.5 Graduate Student Academic Appeals Policy (Policy #152): Motion #4: That Senate approve the revised Graduate Student Academic Appeals Policy (Policy #152). 8. Reports of Committees Pages 81-113 8.1 Report #F2007-1 of the Composition and By-laws Committee 8.1.1 Motion: That Senate approve the Council by-laws of the Departments of Marketing; Management of Human Resources; Accounting; Finance; Entrepreneurship & Strategy; Law & Business; and Global Management Studies; and the Ted Rogers School of Management. Page 114 8.2 Report #F2007-1 of the Nominating Committee 8.2.1 Motion: That Senate approve the representatives of the Standing Committees of Senate as listed in the report. Pages 115-126 8.3 Report #F2007-1 of the Academic Standards Committee 8.3.1 Motion #1: That Senate approve the periodic program review with the recommendations listed in the ASC Evaluation section as conducted by the School of Information Technology Management. 8.3.2 Motion #2: That Senate approve the IEEQB/Certificate program. 9. New Business Page 127 9.1 Motion to Senate – Juma Prayer 10. Adjournment Ryerson University Senate President’s Update September 18, 2007 Welcome: It is a privilege and a pleasure to welcome members of the University Senate to the 2007-08 academic session. We look forward to working together to advance our university, and appreciate your input and involvement. Best wishes for an engaging and productive year. Enrollments: According to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre, Ryerson is #1 in the province in the growth of applications for undergraduate programs. Applications from secondary school students this Fall rose 9.6% over last year compared to 6.2% across the Ontario system, and first choice applications grew by 16.9% compared to 5.0% for the province. Preliminary figures indicate that Ryerson has enrolled about 20,000 students in full-time undergraduate programs and 3,600 in part-time programs. Despite the strong demand we have been able to hold the line on undergraduate intake to compensate for overages in the previous year. The number of graduate students, with nine new graduate programs being offered, has risen to about 1,500 from 1,060 in Fall 2006, or up 42%. Orientation: Congratulations and thanks to the Ryerson Students’ Union and Ryerson Student Services for a very successful start to the year, featuring the world’s largest dance class (see Achievements, August 30th), RSU Culture Mix featuring ethnic song and dance, the largest open air concert ever hosted as part of first week festivities, the Gould Street Fair including international food vendors and performance artists, and Gould Street Sports Day. Activities continued the week of September 4th with the RSU-organized Week of Welcome (WOW), where I joined students in the 50th Annual Parade on Yonge Street, and did my favourite walkabout at Campus Groups Day on Gould Street to talk with students about their interests and heritage as they showcased more than 60 cultural and student groups on campus. I would like to make special mention this year of the welcome event for graduate students, where it was clear that we have outgrown the space for this event, and the level of engagement was so high that we ran out of food. I have promised to host a mid-year reception for this wonderful group. I also had the opportunity to meet our MBA students and was overwhelmingly impressed by the numbers and background of our graduate level students. Attending these events puts our goals in perspective – although we talk about targets, we are really making progress in student engagement and reputation. President’s Newsletter to the Ryerson Community: The Fall 2007 newsletter, inserted in the September 12th issue of The Ryersonian, continues the tradition started last year of an annual ‘back to school’ publication featuring major highlights and a sense of how it fits together. Convocation – We are looking forward to the Fall 2007 Convocation to be held in three ceremonies, two on Wednesday, October 24th and one on the morning of Thursday, October 25th. Honorary doctorates are being awarded to Stephen Lewis [politician, diplomat and international envoy for humanitarian efforts] and Michele Landsberg [author, columnist, feminist] together on October 24th, and to Dr. Shirley Tilghman, [President of Princeton University], at the ceremony on October 25th. We are told by our students and families that the participation of faculty in the procession and on the platform is especially meaningful at convocation. I am pleased to invite everyone to attend this celebration of student success and special recognition for esteemed colleagues. Accreditation Decisions – The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board notified us on July 3rd that they had made decisions for the following programs at Ryerson: Aerospace Engineering Accredited for six (6) years to June 30, 2013 Chemical Engineering Accredited for six (6) years to June 30, 2013 Civil Engineering Accredited for six (6) years to June 30, 2013 Electrical Engineering Accredited for six (6) years to June 30, 2013 Industrial Engineering Accredited for three (3) years to June 30, 2010 (report by June 30, 2009) Mechanical Engineering Accredited for six (6) years to June 30, 2013 This is a spectacular result, and as nearly perfect as can be achieved. Congratulations to Dean Stalin Boctor and colleagues in all of these outstanding engineering programs. Black Star Historical Black and White Photography Collection – In August, Vice President Adam Kahan met with officials at the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C., and with the Executive Director and Senior Vice President of The Newseum, a dynamic new museum being constructed in Washington that will showcase how and why news is made. Discussions were very positive about potential opportunities for sharing the Ryerson Black Star Collection in thematic and meaningful ways at special events and on commemorative dates, as well as arranging exhibit opportunities once construction of The Newseum is complete. VP Kahan shared the message at these meetings that the Ryerson Black Star Collection is a Canadian Treasure that will be used not only as a great resource for teaching, research, and exhibits at the University, but as an exceptional way to help promote Canada and Ryerson. Membership on Committees and Boards: Effective July 5th, I have been elected to the Board of Directors of Canarie, a not-for-profit corporation funded by Industry Canada to develop next- generation research networks. On September 7th, 2007 the Council of Ontario Universities announced its committee assignments, including the following Ryerson involvement: • Government and Community Relations Committee (GCRC) – Sheldon Levy, Chair (to June 2008); resource persons to this committee include Assoc. V-P Paul Stenton • Standing Committee on Human Rights – Prof. Janet Lum • Standing Committee on Relationships with Other Postsecondary Institutions – Sheldon Levy, member to June 2009 [as Co-Chair of the College-University Consortium Council (CUCC)] • Budget and Audit Committee of COU Holding Association Inc. – Prof. James Dianda (COU Academic Colleague for Ryerson) • Executive Committee – Sheldon Levy, ex officio as Chair of GCRC Government Relations: Election Advocacy – As Chair of the COU Government and Community Relations Committee, I am working with the Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities (CCOU), on which Ryerson Board Chair Peter Lukasiewicz serves as Vice-Chair, to advance awareness of the importance of universities in contributing to the progress of our province. Members of the community can expect to see references and articles in the news over the next several weeks.