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1. Call to Order ........................................................................................................................... Dana Cserepes

2. Confirmation of Agenda

3. Approval of Minutes (October 28, 2013)

4. Business Arising from the Minutes

4.1. KPU Budget Process…………………………………………………………………………………………Harry Gray

5. Chair’s Report ......................................................................................................................... Dana Cserepes

6. Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum ........................................................................... Dana Cserepes/Jennifer Au

6.1. Program Revision: Bachelor of Arts, Major in Policy Studies

6.2. Program Revision: Bachelor of Science, Major in Health Science

7. Senate Executive Committee

8. Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget .......................................................... Christina Pikios

9. Board Senate Task Force on Bi-Cameral Governance ............................................................ Task Force Member(s)

10. Senate Governance Committee ............................................................................................. Wade Deisman

10.1. Notice of Motion: Senate By-law Revision

11. Senate Nominating Committee (To be Distributed at the Meeting) ...................................... Chris Girodat

11.1. Search Advisory Committee: Associate Dean, Trades & Technology

12. Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning & Priorities ........................................... Robert Wood

13. Senate Standing Committee on the Library (No Report) ....................................................... Tally Wade

14. Senate Standing Committee on Policy Articulation (No Report)............................................ Bob Davis

15. Senate Standing Committee on Program Review (To be Distributed) ................................... Mary Androsiuk

16. Senate Standing Committee on Tributes (No Report)............................................................ Kathleen Haggith

17. Senate Election Results .......................................................................................................... Robert Hensley

18. Approval of Graduates ........................................................................................................... Robert Hensley

SENATE AGENDA

Regular Meeting Monday, November 25, 2013 4:00 – 7:00pm

Surrey Boardroom 2110

Senate Agenda November 25, 2013

19. Items for Discussion ............................................................................................................... Dana Cserepes

20. Next Meeting: December 16 , 2013, 4:00pm–7:00pm, Surrey Campus

21. Adjournment

SENATE

MEETING DATE: November 25, 2013

AGENDA #: 3

PREPARED BY: Kerry Thompson

Issue: Approval of the Minutes of the October 28, 2013 Regular Senate meeting.

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the Minutes of the October 28, 2013 Regular Senate meeting.

Senate Minutes 13 10 28 Page 1

MINUTES

Senate MeetingMonday, October 28, 2013

4:00pmSurrey Campus Boardroom (2110)

Present:

Au, Jennifer Bains, Harpreet Cserepes, Dana / Vice Chair Davis, Alan / Chair Davis, Bob Deisman, Wade Ferreras, Sal Freeman, Tru

Girodat, Chris Haggith, Kathleen Hensley, Robert Kampschuur, Marc Mason, Shawn McGonigal, Don Mundle, Todd Purvey, Diane

Reiser, Henry Robertson, Carolyn Rose, Kim Tebb, Wayne Wade, Tally Wood, Robert Worobec, Elizabeth

Regrets: University Secretariat: Guests:

1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4:05pm.

2. Confirmation of Agenda Moved by Kim Rose, seconded by Robert Wood; THAT the agenda be confirmed.

MOTION CARRIED

3. Approval of Minutes Moved by Chris Girodat, seconded by Don McGonigal; THAT Senate approve the Minutes of the September 30, 2013 Regular Senate meeting, with the following revisions:

o Remove past members Gordon Lee and Wendy Royal from the attendance record o Item 6.4 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine – add a note to reflect the Senate

Executive Committee is empowered to deal with emergent issues on behalf of Senate. MOTION CARRIED

Androsiuk, Mary Ash, Kristan Bubber, Arvinder Button, Steven Kazymerchyk, Stan Mendes, Helen Michaels, Kari Pikios, Christina Pritchard, Mark Swanson, Tabitha

Klassen, Sandi Thompson, Kerry

Coombes, Mike Gray, Harry


4. Business Arising from the Minutes

4.1 Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum Update

At the April, 2013 Senate meeting, SSCC was tasked with undertaking a review of current

reports and initiatives after concerns were raised regarding the timing/progression of

Criminology students into upper level English courses, as well as issues affecting students for

whom English is not a first language, and possible alternatives for enhancing KPU student

success. A review is being undertaken and a report will be brought to Senate at a future

meeting.

5. Chair’s Report 5.1 President’s Report

The President updated Senate on his activities in October. A written report was received.

5.2 Academic Rank & Advancement (ARA) Update

A letter from the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) was received by the President. The

letter indicated that the KFA currently has no mandate from its members to enter into a

discussion on ARA, but that they would take direction on the issue from their members. The

KFA is the exclusive faculty bargaining unit.

5.3 Brewmaster Program Report

Senate discussed the projected program rollout timeline, concerns around expediting

curriculum development, and the potential for student and community interest.

5.4 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine Expression of Interest Update

Langara Community College has also submitted an expression of interest. Due to a

newspaper story, there is a misconception in one community sector that the credential is

two years, not four.

The Chair also reported on:

Potential collaborations and approaches to enriching program offerings and capacity building

opportunities at the Cloverdale campus (KPU Tech).

A Health Technology Connect concept, part of Surrey’s Innovation Boulevard initiative will

provide KPU Faculty members with the potential to participate in research opportunities and

projects with other professionals working in health technology fields.

Student residence options include partnering with a developer/operator were discussed.

Richmond campus would be the most suitable location for planning and logistical purposes.

Discussion is occurring around potential opportunities for KPU expansion at Surrey City Centre,

for various course offerings, as well as KPU events.

The draft KPU Academic Plan will be brought to the Senate Standing Committee on Academic

Planning and Priorities at their December 13, 2013 meeting.


6. Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum

6.1 Program Revision: Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated Re‐Entry Certificate

Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Shawn Mason;

THAT Senate approve the program revision to the Graduate Nurse, Internationally

Educated Re‐Entry Certificate retroactive to September 1, 2013.

MOTION CARRIED

6.2 Request for a Continuance of the Variance for Admission to the University, Policy C.18:

Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design Selective Entry Programs

Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Chris Girodat;

THAT Senate approve the request for a continuance of the variance for Admission to the

University, Policy C.18: made by the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design for their

selective entry programs

MOTION CARRIED

6.3 Equivalency of New Academic and Career Preparation Program (ACP) Acronyms to Former

Adult Basic Education (ABE) Courses.

A list of new ACP course acronyms that replace former ABE course acronyms were provided,

for information only.

7. Senate Executive Committee

7.1. Faculty Qualifications

Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Diane Purvey;

THAT Senate approve revisions to the Faculty Qualifications for Creative Writing as outlined.

MOTION CARRIED

8. Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget

A joint report with the Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning & Priorities was

distributed.

9. Board/Senate Task Force on Bi‐Cameral Governance

No report.

10. Senate Governance Committee

Wade Deisman reported that discussion regarding quorum at Senate Standing Committee meetings

has occurred at the committee level. A provision that would allow for election of two members and

one alternate member is being reviewed.


Mike Coombes, Chair, Faculty Council, Science and Horticulture (FSH) provided background on the

recent motions approved by FSH at its August 18, 2013 Faculty of the Whole meeting.

Moved by Jennifer Au, seconded by Elizabeth Worobec;

THAT Senate approve the revisions to the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Bylaws.

MOTION CARRIED

11. Senate Nominating Committee

Moved by Chris Girodat, seconded by Henry Reiser;

THAT Senate approve the following as members of Senate Standing Committees effective

November 1, 2013:

Senate Standing Committee on the Library

Judy Lee – Faculty of Community and Health Studies

Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget

Sukey Samra – Representative /Information and Educational Technology

Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget

Faith Auton‐Cuff – Faculty of Arts

Senate Standing Committee on Tributes

Shawn Mason – Senator, Faculty of Community and Health Studies

Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum

Susan Vincent – faculty member, Counselling

MOTION CARRIED

11.1 Search Advisory Committee: Associate Dean

Moved by Chris Girodat, seconded by Henry Reiser;

THAT Senate approve the following members of the Associate Dean, Faculty of Business

Search Advisory Committee:

Up to six regular faculty members to ensure representation by the Faculty of the Associate

Dean

Chamkaur Cheema – Entrepreneurial Leadership

Heidi Dieckmann – Accounting

One student majoring in a program offered by the Faculty

Khuong Vu – BBA Accounting – Co‐operative Education

MOTION CARRIED


12. Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning & Priorities

A joint report with the Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget (SSCUB) was

distributed. To address a current problem with attaining quorum, the SSCUB and the SSCAPP are

discussing temporarily holding joint meetings, beginning November 2013. Discussion included

alternate voting members, workload and scheduling issues and committee chair responsibilities

and authority. Harry Gray, VP Finance informed Senate that the 2014/2105 budget submission

meetings are scheduled for November 12, 13 and 14, 2013.

ACTION: H. Gray to prepare a budget process report for the November 24, 2013 Senate meeting.

ACTION: H. Gray to announce budget presentation meetings to KPU staff, faculty and

administrators.

13. Senate Standing Committee on the Library

A report was received.

14. Senate Standing Committee on Policy Articulation

14.1 Academic Schedule

A survey will be conducted to assess timing implications of the annual reading break. The

survey will include questions on whether students use the reading break to seek assistance

when necessary, and whether the break is scheduled at an appropriate time of the academic

year. It was noted that the deadline for withdrawals should be coordinated to occur after

the break to allow students enough time to make that decision.

Moved by Bob Davis, seconded by Chris Girodat;

THAT Senate approve Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s 2014/2015 Academic Schedule.

Amendment moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Bob Davis;

THAT the 2015 Reading Break be moved to February 23, 2015 to February 27, 2015.

AMENDMENT CARRIED

MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED

15. Senate Standing Committee on Program Review

A report was received.

16. Senate Standing Committee on Tributes

No report.

17. Approval of Graduates

Moved by Dana Cserepes, seconded by Wade Deisman;

THAT Senate approve the graduates to October 28, 2013.

MOTION CARRIED


18. Items for Discussion

A fundraiser for Fine Arts students will be held at the Central City Pub on Tuesday, October29,

2013.

19. Next Meeting: November 25, 2013, 4:00pm, Surrey Campus, Cedar 2110

20. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 6:03pm.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 5

PREPARED BY: Alan Davis

Issue: President’s Report

For Information: Attached is the President’s Report to Senate for November 28, 2013.

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President’s Report to Senate

November 25th, 2013

This Fall has been extremely busy, and I have only been able to experience a fraction of the activity

across KPU. I am traveling in Asia at the time of the Senate meeting on November 25th, but would be

happy to answer questions by e-mail, or at the December meeting.

KPU-hosted Events

The bigger and better than ever Foundation Board Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner was held on

November 13th.

The Distinguished Alumni Awards luncheon was very well attended and it was wonderful to host the

new members of this elite group: the Honorable Stephanie Cadiuex (Business, ‘94), Marianne Mathias

(Fashion Design, 2002), Chris McCue (EPT, ‘94), and Baltej Dhillon (Criminology, ‘88).

KPU co-hosted with SFU and the Conference Board of Canada a very successful national meeting of

university Provosts and business officers. This was initiated and largely driven by Gordon Lee and the

team from the Provost’s office.

On October 24th and 25th, KPU hosted the annual Fall conference of the Collaboration for Online Higher

Education Research which several people were able to attend, and which got very positive feedback.

http://www.tonybates.ca/2013/10/26/examining-the-potential-and-reality-of-open-educational-

resources-the-2013-cohere-conference/

On November 5th, KPU hosted the inaugural meeting of the Open Education Resource universities’

(OERu) Council of Chief Executives, which I was pleased to Chair (and was subsequently asked to

continue to do). This followed a highly successful launch of the OERu by Sir John Daniel at Thompson

Rivers University on November 1st, with several KPU people in attendance.

From November 5th to the 9th, KPU proudly hosted the CCAA National Women’s Soccer Championships

at Newton Athletic Park. This involved dozens of KPU staff and volunteers who executed a very complex

tournament splendidly.

On October 17th, KPU Surrey hosted a meeting of the Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships,

with Minister Cadieux in attendance. On November 7th, KPU Surrey hosted “Let’s Make it Happen”: a

Poverty Reduction Forum, in partnership with the City of Surrey.

On November 13th KPU hosted representatives of the Canadian Dehua International Mines group to

discuss skills training opportunities.

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Government Relations

With the legislature not sitting this Fall, there has been a lot of opportunity to meet with our MLAs as

they visited our campus, and at special meetings to discuss key matters. Since the last Board meeting, I

have met with Honorable Amrik Virk, Minister of Advanced Education, Honorable Stephanie Cadieux,

Minister of Children and Family Services, and Honorable Teresa Wat, Minister for International Trade, as

well as all the other Richmond and Surrey MLAs. I have meetings planned with Ministers Coleman and

Polak, and with our Delta MLAs Scott Hamilton and Vicki Huntington.

At meetings of the BC Business Council (BCBC) I have been able to meet with Minsters Virk, Wilkinson

and (via teleconference) de Jong. I also attended the BCBC Summit on November 12th that included a

presentation by Premier Christy Clark, and a panel session of global investors.

I attended the Surrey Board of Trade’s Education Committee meeting where Minister of Education

Fassbender discussed skill training and pathways from school to higher education and to work.

On November 21st, KPMG hosted a lunch for Honorable Amrik Virk, Minister of Advanced Education,

which several at KPU were able to attend.

The new Deputy Minister for Advanced Education is Sandra Carroll, and Sal Ferreras and myself went to

Victoria on November 4th to meet with her and to bring her up to date on Vision 2018 and its alignment

with the BC Government’s priorities, and on our plans for Trades and Technology, along with the core

review of programs that AVED is expecting of each institution in the next year.

From October 20th to the 23rd I was in Ottawa at the National Skills Summit and the Day on the Hill

organised by ACCC on behalf of colleges, institutes and polytechnics, and the AUCC fall meeting.

Community Relations

On October 1st, KPU and School District 35 hosted the five school district superintendents in our region,

and we have developed a proposal to share a coordination position for the consortium. This is modelled

on similar successful approaches elsewhere in BC.

I have visited the Tsawwassen, Kwantlen and Musqueam First Nations recently, as well as attending a

long list of special events:

the Surrey Homeless and Housing Society Grant Awards celebration

the Delta Chamber of Commerce lunch with the Honorable Perrin Beatty

the Innovation Boulevard events in Surrey on October 17th and November 14th

the SUCCESS 40th Anniversary Dinner

the White Rock Council (to present Vision 2018)

the White Rock Artist’s Day Gala

the Surrey Mayor’s Gala Dinner

the SFU Surrey Gala Dinner

the Burns Bog Conservation Society Gala Dinner

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the Surrey Board of Trade Annual Business Awards (co-sponsored by KPU)

the Surrey Board of Trade lunch on the LNG initiative

On November 18th I was the plenary keynote at the Canadian Association for Prior Learning

Assessment’s annual conference in Toronto, on the topic of “Nouveau Apprentissage”.

I was also profiled in Business in Vancouver:

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Strategic Initiatives

As Vision 2018 starts to roll out and influence our work, a number of new initiatives that will contribute

to the achievement of our goals have come forward. KPU of course needs to apply due diligence to each

of these to ensure sustainability and alignment with our mission, but it must also act nimbly and

decisively to develop and respond to opportunities.

Innovation Boulevard

KPU has worked closely with the City of Surrey, SFU and Fraser Health to develop the concept of an

Innovation Boulevard, stretching from the new City Hall to Surrey Memorial Hospital. This will be

centred around the work of Dr. Ryan D’Arcy, Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation BC Leadership Chair

in Multimodal Technology for Healthcare Innovation. The vision is to stimulate research and investment

in Health Technology, thus creating jobs and economic activity. To this end, KPU will be leasing some

space in Health Tech Connects, housed in a new development across from the hospital where teams of

faculty and students can work across disciplines to apply various technologies to improving health care.

KPU Tech

This is the new official contraction of Kwantlen Polytechnic University Trades and Technology Campus in

Cloverdale and, inspired by the demands for skilled workers in the trades and related technologies of

local industries and the resource sector especially, we have developed a vision for the future of the 73

acres of land at Cloverdale, thus leveraging the facilities and programs we already offer there.

It is important, as the province and employers look for solutions to the skills shortage, that KPU present

a compelling option, and meetings with government and potential industry investors are on-going.

KPU in City Centre, Surrey

I have shared the idea of adding capacity to KPU Surrey by building a location in the heart of “Surrey’s

downtown” and adjacent to the sky train. An opportunity for a very high profile space has been

presented to the University, and the Board is considering the options we have to finance such a facility.

Programmatically it would focus on continuing and professional education in business as well as senior

level and graduate business offerings. Any vacated space at KPU Surrey will be carefully allocated to

address issues of capacity for current and new programs.

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Residences

KPU has embarked on preliminary work to identify how we can build student residencies across the

campuses, starting most likely at KPU Richmond. Karen Hearn is leading this study and the results will be

shared widely once the opportunities become apparent.

Brewing

At its December meeting, Senate will be receiving a proposal for a Brewing and Brewery Operations

Program to be located at KPU Langley. The craft brewing industry is very strong and growing, and

industry support for this diploma program (laddering to a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and

potentially a Bachelor of Science) is very positive.

TCM

Our Expression of Interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine is under review by AVED, and a decision is

expected by the end of January, 2014. The program would be located at KPU Richmond.

Office of Open Studies

The concept of developing programs and services that support open learning and degree completion for

adults has been shared across the University. The latest thinking suggests an Office of Open Studies

where adult learners can get targeted academic advice and develop personalised and flexible pathways

to degree completion. Key to this will be the approval by Senate of one or more open and competency

based degree programs. More will follow on this through Faculty Councils and the relevant Senate sub-

committees.

Core Review

A major thrust of the BC Government, as expressed through its June 10th, 2013 mandate letters to

ministers, is the core review of all activities. For institutions of advanced education, this means a core

assessment of the overall effectiveness of our programming. We will be developing a report that is due

at AVED in Spring 2014 that demonstrates how we align resources to programs to ensure high

utilization, relevance and quality through the various budget and review processes that already exist,

and to identify any area where we can partner with other institutions or streamline programming.

Employee Survey

The 2013 Employee Survey was released in October along with some strategies we will be undertaking

to respond to some key issues. It can be found at

https://our.kwantlen.ca/sites/iap/internal/SiteAssets/SitePages/Home/Employee%20Survey%202013%

20Final.pdf.

https://our.kwantlen.ca/sites/iap/internal/SiteAssets/SitePages/Home/Employee%20Survey%202013%20Final.pdf

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SENATE


AGENDA #: 6

PREPARED BY: Dana Cserepes

Issue: Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum

For Information: The Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum met on November 6, 2013.

The committee approved the following items:

Revision to the Bachelor of Arts, Major in Policy Studies

Revision to the Bachelor of Science, Major in Health Studies

SENATE


AGENDA #: 6.1

PRESENTED BY: Dana Cserepes

Issue: Program Revision: Bachelor of Arts Major in Policy Studies

For Information: At its November 6, 2013 meeting, the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum reviewed the program revision to the Bachelor of Arts Major in Policy Studies and recommended it to Senate for approval.

Attached: Program Revision Memo

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the program revision to the Bachelor of Arts Major in Policy Studies.

SURREY CAMPUS

12666 – 72ND Ave.

Surrey, BC Canada V3W 2M8

MEMORANDUM

TO: Senate

Cc: Heather Harrison, Coordinator, POST; Tracey Kinney, Chair, ASCC; Parthiphan

Krishnan, Vice-Chair, ASCC; Diane Purvey, Dean, Faculty of Arts

FROM: Romy Kozak, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts

DATE: November 14, 2013

SUBJECT: Revisions to POST Major

The proposed program changes to the B.A. Major in Policy Studies have been approved by the Faculty

of Arts Faculty Council on October 25, 2013 and by the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum on

November 6, 2013.

The attached chart and rationale outline and explain the proposed changes.

The proposed implementation date for these revisions is September 1, 2014.

We request that Senate approve the proposed revisions to the B.A. Major in Policy Studies program.

Sincerely,

Dr. Romy Kozak

Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts

POST MAJOR - Old Program POST MAJOR - New Program

Course No. Course Name Credits Course No. Course Name Credits Rationale

ALL of: ALL of:

POST 1100 Sustainability: Analysis and Ethics 3 POST 1100 Sustainability: Analysis and Ethics 3

POLI 1110 Ideology and Politics 3 POLI Any Two 1000 or 2000 level courses 6 #1

POLI 1120 Canadian Government and Politics 3 PHIL Any Two 1000 or 2000 level courses 6 #2

PHIL 1155 Introduction to Scientific Reasoning 3 ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics 3

PHIL 1112 Environmental Philosophy 3 ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics 3

PHIL 2117 Social and Political Philosophy 3 ENVI 1121 Environmental Issues 3

Co-op 1101 Job Search Techniques 1 Co-op 1101 Job Search Techniques 1

POST 2100 Sustainability and Government 3 POST 2100 Sustainability and Government 3

ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics 3

ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics 3

ECON 2260 Environmental Economics 3

ENVI 1121 Environmental Issues 3

ONE of:

ECON 2260 Environmental Economics

AGRI 2230 Sustainable Human Economy #3

3

ONE of: No Methods or Statistics Course Requirement

ACCT 1230 Business Statistics #4

CRIM 2103 Quanititative Data Analysis I

CRIM 3103 Quanititative Data Analysis II

MATH 1115 Statistics I

MATH 2315 Probability and Statistics

MATH 2335 Statistics for Life Sciences

MATH 2341 Introduction to Statistics for Business

PSYC 2300 Applied Statistics

PSYC 2400 Experimental Psychology: Research Methods

PSYC 3300 Applied Statistics II

3

ALL of: ALL of:

POST 3100 Economics of Sustainability Policy 3 POST 3100 Economics of Sustainability Policy 3

POST 3110 Applied Policy Seminar I 3 POST 4110 Applied Policy Seminar II 3

POST 4110 Applied Policy Seminar II 3 POST 4150 Psychology and Sustainability: Attitudes & Behaviour 3

POST 4150 Psychology and Sustainability: Attitudes & Behaviour 3 CMNS 3100 Technical Report Writing 3

CMNS 3100 Technical Report Writing 3

ONE of:

POST 3110 Applied Policy Seminar I

GEOG 3220 Urban Politics and Planning #5

3

ONE of: ONE of:

PHIL 3118 Ethics and Public Policy PHIL 3118 Ethics and Public Policy

PHIL 4117 Topics in Social and Political Philosophy PHIL 4117 Topics in Social and Political Philosophy

3 3

ONE of: ONE of:

POLI 4420 Issues in Public Policy and Administration POLI 4420 Issues in Public Policy and Administration

POLI 3160 International Organization POLI 3500 Public Debates in Politics #6

3 3

ONE of: ONE of:

ENVI 3112 Environment and Society ENVI 3112 Environment and Society

ENVI 3212 The Urban Environment ENVI 3212 The Urban Environment

AGRI 4298 World Trends in Agriculture #7

3 3

TOTAL CREDITS* 61 TOTAL CREDITS* 55

*Difference in Total credits results from removing 3 credits of Philosophy and 3 credits of Methods or Statistics

# Description Rationale

1 & 2 Making the lower division requirements less prescriptive

Perhaps unsurprisingly, by and large, the Policy Studies degree majors transfer into the program late in the second or at the beginning of their third year of studies. As a result, it is difficult for them to complete the degree in a reasonable amount of time. For example, often students find their way into the program after taking a significant number of courses in one or more of the associated disciplines – most often Philosophy or Political Science. As a result, while the students may have extensive backgrounds in these areas, they have not completed the specific lower division courses required for the Policy Studies degree. However, they have completed the prerequisites for the upper division courses required for Policy Studies. (Indeed sometimes, they have even completed the required upper division courses themselves.) Since it is these upper division courses that are of primary concern for learning outcomes, it seems overly restrictive to require the students to go back and complete the very specific first and second year requirements. The pre-requisites for POST 4150 are being revised in accordance with these changes.

3 Adding an equivalent course as an alternative to existing course

Policy Studies encourages our majors to minor in an area that complements the degree. In fact, we have designed the degree to ensure that the completion of a minor is not overly onerous. The more possibilities for potential minors available to students, the stronger our program will be. Currently, Economics has a minor, and Sustainable Agriculture is in the process of designing a minor. Both of these would complement a degree in Policy Studies. Since ECON 2260 and AGRI 2230 are comparable courses, allowing the students to choose either one would enable them to minor in either Economics or Sustainable Agriculture more easily. AGRI 2230 does not have pre-requisites; as previously, students will have completed the pre-requisites for ECON 2260 (ECON 1150 and ECON 1250) among their lower-level requirements.

4 Removing Statistic/Methods Requirement

Currently, all Statistics and Methods courses in the Faculty of Arts are discipline-specific and have university-level pre-requisites. As a result, students end up effectively having to take at least 6 additional credits, rather than 3, in order to fulfill this requirement. As the B.A. Framework now allows students to fulfill the quantitative requirements for entry into third-year status by completing two "Q" designated courses at KPU, students may not have the high school math pre-requisites that would allow entry into a first-year MATH statistics course. Several students interested in the POST Major have indeed identified the statistics requirement as a significant barrier to enrolling in the degree, and now that the program has been offered for a few years, our experience suggests that the burden this requirement creates is not justified by the capabilities the students gain in terms of becoming conversant in and prepared for future work in the area of Policy Studies. The development within Arts of a first-year course that covers both statistics and methods may lead us to revisit this decision, but at present, we believe the effective 6-credit statistics requirement may be removed without compromising the integrity of the degree, and this removal will likely enhance its accessibility and appeal to a significant number of students.

5 Adding GEOG 3220, “Urban Politics and Planning,” as a disjunctive requirement with POST 3110, “Applied Policy Seminar I”

The learning outcomes and subject matter of these two courses are remarkably similar, and allowing students to take either course adds a further element of flexibility to various aspects of program planning. For students who wish to pursue a minor in Geography, the option to use GEOG 3220 in place of POST 3110 will facilitate the completion of the minor. Furthermore, Geography and Policy Studies would be able to alternate offering the two courses in their educational plans. The pre-requisite structure of POST 4110 will be revised so that the addition of GEOG 3220 in this section will not affect students' ability to access POST 4110. Most non-GEOG students will be able to meet the pre-requisite requirements of GEOG 3220 through completion of 18 credits of 1100 or higher including POLI 1125 or POLI 1123. The few who may not will, as previously, still be able to fulfill this program requirement by taking POST 3110.

6 Substituting POLI 3500, “Public Debates,” for POLI 3160, “International Organizations,” as the disjunctive requirement with POLI 4420.

Policy Studies collaborated with Political Science to create a field trip component to POLI 3500, “Public Debates,” which allows students to work closely with elected officials and the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition. This course is a better fit for the learning outcomes of Policy Studies than POLI 3160, and in particular, the experiential learning component of the course is more appropriate for the applied nature of the Policy Studies degree. The pre-requisites for POLI 3550 are 18 credits of 1100 or higher including any 3 credits of POLI. These are more flexible than those for POLI 3160, and students will satisfy them by completing lower-level POST requirements.

7 Adding AGRI 4298, “World Trends in Agriculture”

Policy Studies has collaborated with Sustainable Agricultural Practices to create complementary minors, which are currently in the approval process within our respective Faculties. This collaboration will allow students to graduate with a specialty in food security policy. As AGRI 4298 is one of the courses that will be offered as part of these minors, the inclusion of it as an option for students in the POST Major makes sense, and will help to support enrollment in the course. AGRI 4298 is in the process of development in the Faculty of Science and Horticulture, but is anticipated to have the same pre-requisites as ENVI 3112 and ENVI 3212 (i.e. 60 credits of 1100 or higher).

SENATE


AGENDA #: 6.2

PRESENTED BY: Dana Cserepes

Issue: Program Revision: Bachelor of Science Major in Health Sciences

For Information: At its November 6, 2013 meeting, the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum reviewed the program revision to the Bachelor of Science Major in Health Sciences and recommended it to Senate for approval.

Attached: Program Revision Memo

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the program revision to the Bachelor of Science Major in Health Sciences.

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SENATE


AGENDA #: 8

PRESENTED BY: Christina Pikios

Issue: Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget

For Information: Combined Joint Agenda of the Senate Standing Committee on Academic Planning &

Priorities and the Senate Standing Committee on the University Budget – November 8, 2013 The joint SSCAPP and SSCUB meetings informed each group of the issues and of the lack of coordination of these Senate Standing Committees at KPU, as they relate to a common need and combined approach of the academic and the administrative side. The committee is in support of the Deans’ combined effort and presentation of budget ‘asks’ during the recent budget presentation process. This also links to budgeting and branding around the strategic plan. SSCUB Meeting Report Discussion occurred regarding the following:

SSCUB needs to be involved in the development of the resource plan. We

recommend a day‐long session with the key players of that plan, including models of

resourcing to inform the discussion of the process.

Processes need to be developed, and put in place, which reflect a multi‐year budget

tied back to the Strategic and Academic Plans.

Discussion on how to combine process and move forward from a solely historic

perspective to a future‐looking integrated perspective.

Chair is in process of creating a visual based presentation of the budget process to be

discussed at the next joint SSCAPP and SSCUB meeting.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 9

PREPARED BY: Dana Cserepes

Issue: Board Senate Task Force on Bicameral Governance

For Information: The Board Senate Task Force on Bicameral Governance met on November 15, 2013.

The work plan for the Task Force was reviewed. An updated work plan will be reviewed at each meeting. The Presidential Search Advisory, Appointment and Pre‐Appointment Policy and Procedures were reviewed. Revisions to the Procedures will be incorporated into the document. The Policy and Procedures will be posted for University Comment. The handling of the Expression of Interest for the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine was discussed. The Senate Executive Committee (SEC) which is empowered to act on behalf of Senate for the months of July and August was not contacted in this case. The SEC will meet when a similar situation arises.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 10

PREPARED BY: Wade Deisman

Issue: Senate Governance Committee

For Information: The Senate Governance Committee met on November 4, 2013 for two hours.

Following on the discussion at the last Senate regarding problems associated with standing committees achieving quorum, the Committee discussed the prospects and process for establishing a system of alternates. While it initially appeared the establishment of such a system would be relatively easy, it now appears that constraints associated with the University Act will fetter our ability to make the kinds of changes we originally had in mind. The Committee decided to table this issue and to take some time to ruminate on alternatives and options.

The Committee has been struggling with a number of challenges associated with changes coming forward to the mandate and terms of reference of the Senate Standing Committee on Policy. As a result of an extended discussion, the President has suggested that a Summit on Policy at Kwantlen will be convened in the New Year. In anticipation of this Summit, the Chair of the Governance Committee will renew the request for a listing of all policies now being worked on, the priority of those in the works, and the timelines associated with their completion.

The Committee is pleased to provide Senate with its notice of motion regarding Electronic Voting Rules. The Committee spent a considerable amount of time thinking through the scenarios in which having recourse to electronic voting might be advantageous and has, in the process of developing these guidelines, also been thinking of them as a ‘best practice’ template when electronic voting is used within faculties and in other forums. We welcome your thoughts and comments.

Finally, the Governance Committee will be exploring the feasibility and benefits associated with organizing a yearly Senate retreat. The President has indicated that this approach was used at Empire State to great advantage. A sub-committee has been formed for the purposes of developing a proposal. We welcome your feedback and suggestions.

Items carried over to the next meeting include: o Senate Standing Committee Reporting Schedule; o Senate Structural Review; and, o further work on the issue of alternates.

As always I am happy to answer any questions.

Wade Deisman, Chair, Senate Governance Committee

SENATE


AGENDA #: 10.1

PRESENTED BY: Wade Deisman

Issue: Notice of Motion: Senate Bylaw Revision

For information: As required by Senate 2.13, a notice of motion to amend the bylaws is given to add

Bylaw 2.13, Alternative Voting Procedures and renumber current Bylaw 2.13 to become Bylaw 2.14. The motion to approve the new bylaw will come forward at the January 27, 2014 Senate meeting. The proposed Bylaw 2.13 is attached for information.

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Electronic Voting for Senate and Faculties Robert’s Rules on conducting votes by e‐mail:

‐ Must be authorized in the bylaws; and ‐ There are special rules in place to govern e‐mail voting

Action Required: Revise Senate and Faculty Bylaws to include authorization to conduct votes by

e‐mail Draft Rules for the Conduct of Voting by Electronic Means Note: The intention is to try this bylaw for one year and re‐visit the percentage of the response rate and majority to pass a motion.

Revision to Senate Bylaws

Add new 2.13 Alternative Voting Procedures

A vote by written resolution (through e‐mail voting) may be called if required in order to deal with a

matter outside of a regularly scheduled Senate meeting, at the determination of the Chair or Vice Chair

of Senate. The items in question, in the view of the Chair, should not be controversial and do not

require extensive background and explanation. A resolution approved by electronic mail ballot shall

have the same force and effect as if passed at a regularly constituted meeting of Senate. The e‐mail

address used will be either the standard KPU address or one provided by individual Senate members /

Committee members. The regulations for e‐mail votes by the Senate are as follows:

a. The e‐mail motion will be sent to all voting members.

b. Decisions by e‐mail votes shall require a 75% return of responses and a two thirds (66.6%)

majority of those voting. Abstentions will be counted in the determination of response rate, but

are not counted as votes cast.

c. A minimum of three business days from the date of e‐mailing shall be allowed to complete the

poll.

d. Decisions made by the Senate by e‐mail are deemed valid and approved. Results will be

announced by e‐mail and documented by the University Secretary in the official record of the

Senate.

e. Standing Committee decisions by e‐mail will be recommended to the Senate for approval at its

next meeting.

f. Motions requiring a secret ballot will not be approved by e‐mail balloting.

g. E‐mail balloting will be facilitated by the University Secretariat / Governance & Policy.

Note:

Ratification votes shall be allowed for matters that have been thoroughly discussed in person.

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Rules for the Conduct of Voting by Electronic Means

1. A minimum of three business days’ notice shall be provided to all participants via e‐mail by the

University Secretary or designate. Such notice shall include:

a. The subject line (or equivalent) stating “Senate (Senate Committee) Motion for

Consideration”

b. The motion and supporting documentation for the e‐vote

c. Date and timeframe

d. Deadline for return of ballots

2. A second is not necessary for the motion to be considered.

3. If more than one main motion needs to be considered, each main motion will be sent in

separate e‐mails, with the subject line noting the motion number (e.g. Motion #1, Motion #2,

etc.)

4. The following voting responses will be offered:

a. Approve

b. Reject

c. Abstain

d. Hold (see definition below)

5. If 10 voting members of Senate (three of a Senate Committee) respond with “Hold”, the e‐mail

vote will be abandoned and the motion will be considered at the next Senate (Committee)

Meeting.

6. A “confirm read” instruction will be included with the sent e‐mail ballot.

7. Polls distributed via electronic mail must be returned via electronic mail to the specified

electronic mail address included on the announcement of motion.

8. Once the deadline for return of ballots has passed, a follow‐up message will be sent confirming

whether the motion was carried (or not) and the decision will be recorded in the minutes of the

next Senate (Committee) meeting.

HOLD: If this option is chosen, it indicates that the voter thinks the matter requires further discussion

and needs to be discussed and voted on at a face‐to‐face meeting.

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Sample E‐mail:

Background:

Recommendation:

<insert>

Process: This process is consistent with Senate Bylaw 2.13, which states:

Insert Bylaw

Senators are asked to respond to this e‐mail by clicking on the “VOTE” button located at the top left

hand side of the screen confirming:

1. Your agreement to participate in an electronic vote; and,

2. Response to options re voting on the recommendation noted above.

Note: If your e‐mail program does not support the “voting function”, please send a REPLY e‐mail

message with your response.

3. The first electronic vote or reply email in favour of the recommendation will be the mover.

4. Votes will be cast using the “APPROVE”, “REJECT”, “ABSTAIN”, or “HOLD” buttons, located at the

top left hand side of the e‐mail message. After clicking the button you will see a prompt

allowing for an opportunity to edit the response before sending in your vote. Once you are

satisfied with your response, click on SEND.

5. If your e‐mail program does not support the voting function, just send a “REPLY” e‐mail message

with your vote.

6. Responses should be sent in no later than (time/date).

7. Once all the responses have been received, a follow‐up message will be sent confirming

whether the motion was carried (or not).

8. The decision will be recorded in the next Senate (Committee) meeting minutes.

Thank you.

SENATE


AGENDA #: 18

PRESENTED BY: Robert Hensley

Issue: Approval of graduates to November 25, 2013

For Approval: THAT Senate approve the graduates to November 25, 2013

Graduates for Senate Approval SENATE MEETING: Monday, 25‐Nov‐2013

Graduates from the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design Diploma Diploma in Fashion Marketing Justine Kaur Cheema Certificate Certificate of Foundations in Design Janessa Shaina Chin With Distinction

Graduates from the Faculty of Arts Baccalaureate Degree Bachelor of Arts ‐ Double Minor in Criminology and Psychology Inga Chow Bachelor of Arts ‐ General Studies, Minor in Sociology Lison Daubigeon With Distinction Bachelor of Arts ‐ Major in Psychology, Minor in Counselling Joanne Wai Yin Tsang Associate Degree Associate of Arts Degree in Criminology Prabdeep Singh Gosal Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies Jagveer Singh Sandhu Elizabeth Wallace Associate of Arts Degree in Psychology Nora Ghaleb Khater Diploma Diploma in General Studies Jian Li Chen Liang Jane Anne Njuguna

Graduates from the Faculty of Business Diploma Diploma in Accounting Mohammed Abdulkarim Badraig Arvinder Singh Kooner Sonia Sehra Diploma in Business Management Tina Ting‐Ya Tina Chang Shameeta Nandan Certificate Certificate in General Business Studies Michael Harrison Shay

Graduates from the Faculty of Community and Health Studies Citation Citation in Graduate Nurse Re‐Entry Benjamin Andrew Bryant‐Golding

Graduates from the Faculty of Science and Horticulture Diploma Diploma in Horticulture Technology ‐ Greenhouse/Nursery Production Vilma Danila Camp Diploma in Horticulture Technology ‐ Landscape Design and Installation Eli Emanuel Kosarin

Graduates from the Faculty of Trades and Technology Certificate Certificate in Computer Aided Design and Drafting ‐ Mechanical Jagroop Singh Kalsi With Distinction Oliver Wackenreuther With Distinction Certificate in Welding ‐ Level C Cole Daniel Auld With Distinction Jeff Wayne Campbell With Distinction Taylor Lillian Crosby Moon Jonesey Dan Frank Flyman Easton Otto Ganger Kiefer David Gibb With Distinction Ian James Grabbe With Distinction Kyra Chelsea Gregoire Jastinder Singh Hayer With Distinction Heather Bernadette Johnny Trevor Douglas Jones With Distinction Nathan Warner Kinnear With Distinction Nicholas Chase Lakey Justin Sean Marti With Distinction Scott Michael Massingale With Distinction Stefan Daniel Tomek Musiej With Distinction Frank John Oelkers Kyung Rae Park Julien Antoine Pelletier

Robert Shane Peterson With Distinction Neil Rathje Brandon James Rogan Robert Bruce Russell With Distinction Peter Wesley Sass With Distinction Brittany Faye Sawatzky Mark Lewis Max Stogan With Distinction Nicholas Walker Samson Stogan With Distinction Alanna Mandy Tailfeathers Citation Citation in Parts and Warehousing Andrew Chih‐Hsin Kuo With Distinction Citation in Plumbing (ACE‐IT) Jesse James Wilson

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