January 16, 2007

Faculty of Science, Meeting of Faculty
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
3:00 p.m., Leacock Council Room (232)

SHORT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

(Three Minutes)

- Professor Michael Riedel,

Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences

- Professor Benjamin Forest, Department of Geography

- Professor David Stephens, Department of Mathematics & Statistics

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Adoption of Agenda [.pdf]

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Minutes of December 5, 2006 [.pdf]

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Business Arising from the Minutes

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Reports of Committees

Academic Committee - S-06-23 [.pdf]

- Associate Dean (Academic) Laurie Hendren

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Report on SUS Peer Tutoring

- Ms. Claudia Hui, Director of SUS Peer Tutoring

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Dean's Business

a) Announcement of Third PGSS Representative to the Faculty of Science

b) How Should Space be Allocated?

Discussion: Committee of the Whole (15 minutes)

Chair: Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Education) David Burns

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Report on Actions of Senate

- Prof. S. Whitesides: Senate Meeting of October 11, 2006

- Prof. C. Lin: Senate Meeting of December 6, 2006

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Members' Question Period

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Other Business

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE BEGINNING-OF-TERM RECEPTION

In the Foyer Outside Leacock 232

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Academic Committee Documents

New Programs

Ad hoc Program in Pharmacology - AC-06-61 To be Tabled

Major Program Changes

Biology/Physiology/Psychology

Major Program in Neuroscience - AC-06-60 [.pdf]

New Courses

Physiology

PHGY 425 - AC-06-58 [.pdf]

PHGY 560 - AC-06-59 [.pdf]

Major Course Changes

Physiology

PHGY 209 - AC-06-54 [.pdf]

PHGY 210 - AC-06-55 [.pdf]

PHGY 311 - AC-06-56 [.pdf]

PHGY 314 - AC-06-57 [.pdf]

Report on Minor Course Changes - AC-06-50 [.pdf]

Mathematics & Statistics for Engineering Students

MATH 386 Course Retirement -
Documents Available Upon Request

Report on Minor Program Changes - AC-06-P2 [.pdf]

(1) Biology

Major in Biology - AC-06-51 [.pdf]

Honours in Biology - AC-06-52 [.pdf]

(2) Mathematics & Statistics

Program Changes for Engineering Students

Minor in Mathematics -
Documents Available Upon Request

Other (For Approval)

Associate Dean (Student Affairs) Henry Leighton

(a) Supplemental/Deferred Exams -

Motion Approved at Academic Committee Meeting: That where a course is offered in both the Fall and Winter terms, the Winter term final exam not be used as a Supplemental/Deferred exam for the Fall term course.

(b) Bulleting Courses in Calendar -

Motion Approved at Academic Committee Meeting: That bulleting and unbulleting of courses continue to be used in the Science section of the Calendar.