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Diverse new graduate programs approved
At its Feb. 12 meeting, Senate approved a record number of new graduate programs, including magisterial programs in public health, art and visual culture, and Latin America and Caribbean studies; magisterial and doctoral programs in integrative biology and molecular and cellular biology; magisterial and graduate diploma programs in hospitality and tourism; and a graduate diploma in applied statistics. A doctoral program in political science also got Senate's nod.
In other business, a membership slate for the Review Committee for the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) was approved. Chaired by president Alastair Summerlee, the committee consists of College of Social and Applied Human Sciences dean Alun Joseph; Prof. Neil MacLusky, Biomedical Sciences; Prof. Steve Lynch, Hospitality and Tourism Management; Prof. Catharine Wilson, History; undergraduate student Dave Heppenstall; graduate student Icy D'Silva; Peter Landoni of Registrarial Services; and one member of Board of Governors to be determined.
Prof. Donna Pennee, U of G's academic colleague to the Council of Ontario Universities, updated senators on the council's recent advocacy activities as well as new initiatives to facilitate and co-ordinate the transfer of post-secondary students from sector to sector, including increased mobility between Canadian and international institutions.
The February meeting also marked the introduction of i›clicker technology at Senate on a trial basis as an alternative to the traditional show of hands. The hand-held i›clickers allow users to vote by entering their responses anonymously for each motion, with the results of the vote displayed immediately on a screen.