S-01-8 FACULTY OF SCIENCE Meeting of Faculty Tuesday, September 11, 2001 Redpath Museum Auditorium ATTENDANCE: As recorded in the Faculty Appendix Book. DOCUMENTS: S-00-49, S-00-50 S-01-1 to S-01-7 Dean Shaver called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. Dean Shaver welcomed members to the first Faculty of Science meeting of the 2001-2002 academic year. He mentioned the unfortunate events of the day in the United States. (1) ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Prof. GowriSankaran moved, seconded by Prof. Franklin, that the Agenda be adopted. The motion carried. (2) MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2001 S-00-49 Prof. Moore moved, seconded by Prof. de Takacsy, that the minutes be approved. The motion carried. (3) BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES There was no business arising from the minutes. (4) SEATING OF STUDENT MEMBERS S-01-1 104.1 Dean Shaver welcomed student representatives to the Faculty meeting. (5) REPORTS OF COMMITTEES a) Committee on Scholarships S-00-50 Prof. GowriSankaran, on behalf of Prof. Leighton, drew members' attention to the scholarships report. New Awards: (i) Kurt Carl Memorial Award in Science S-01-2 (ii) Kalyon Prize in Science S-01-3 (iii) Dr. Brian C. Smith Prize in Science S-01-4 Prof. GowriSankaran moved, seconded by Mr. Kapeluto, that the above awards be approved. 105.1 A member proposed a friendly amendment for the Kalyon Prize in Science, that the second to last sentence read: ...In the case where a suitable candidate cannot be found in the Department of Biochemistry, top students in other Honours programs in the Faculty of Science shall be considered, with preference being given to female students..... The motion carried. (b) Committee on Student Standing S-01-5 Associate Dean Mendelson presented the above report. (c) Nominating Committee S-01-6 105.2 Dean Shaver asked Prof. Farrell, convenor of the Nominating Committee, to present the report. (1) The Faculty of Science Ad Hoc Standing Committee on Computing: (a) Workgroup on Instructional Computing (b) Workgroup on Administrative Computing (c) Workgroup on Technology 105.3 Prof. Farrell said Mr. Michael Head would be chair of each of the above three workgroups. Prof. Farrell moved, seconded by Prof. Harpp, that the membership of the above workgroups be approved. The motion carried. (2) Committee on Student Standing 105.4 Prof. Farrell said that the chair of the committee would be Prof. Walter Mushynski from the Department of Biochemistry. 105.5 Associate Dean Mendelson said he was a member of the Nominating Committee, but since the CSS hears appeals of his decisions he had not been involved in the selection of the membership of the CSS. Prof. Farrell moved, seconded by Prof. Moore, that the membership of the above committee be approved. The motion carried. 105.6 The student representatives proposed for the CSS were: Nicole Ezer (Physiology) Jerome Farrell (Psychology) Karine Issa-El-Khoury (Biology) Andrew Morgan (Microbiology & Immunology) Associate Dean Mendelson moved, seconded by Prof. Labute, that the student membership of the CSS committee be approved. The motion carried. (3) Academic Committee 105.7 Prof. Farrell said the above committee consisted of the Dean as chair, Associate Dean Mendelson as vice-chair, representatives from each unit offering a B.Sc., student representatives, a library representative, and the Associate Dean from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Prof. Farrell moved, seconded by Prof. GowriSankaran, that the membership of the committee be approved. The motion carried. (4) Science Chairs' Council (for information) 105.8 Prof. Farrell said the Science Chairs' Council was an advisory committee to the Dean. (5) Committee on Materials Science Prof. Farrell moved, seconded by Prof. Lennox, that the Science representatives on the committee be approved. The motion carried. (6) Scholarships Committee 105.9 Prof. Farrell said that the chair of the committee would be Prof. Henry Leighton from the Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. Prof. Farrell moved, seconded by Prof. GowriSankaran, that the membership of the committee be approved. The motion carried. (7) Tenure Committee (for information) 105.10 Prof. Farrell drew members' attention to the list of people serving on the Tenure Committee. (8) Leo Yaffe Committee 105.11 Prof. Farrell said the Nominating Committee had nominated Prof. Ellis Cooper, Department of Physiology, to chair the Leo Yaffe Award Committee. 105.12 It was pointed out that the top two student names for the Leo Yaffe Award Committee in document S-01-1, were student representatives and the remaining names were alternates. Prof. Farrell moved, seconded by Mr. Organek, that the membership of the committee be approved. The motion carried. (9) Animal Care Committee 105.13 Prof. Farrell said that the chair of the committee would be Prof. Avi Chaudhuri from the Department of Psychology. Prof. Farrell moved, seconded by Prof. Franklin, that the membership of the above committee be approved. The motion carried. (10) Science Nominating Committee (for information) 105.14 The Science Nominating Committee consists of the nine Senators representing the Faculty of Science, plus the Dean, sitting ex-officio. 105.15 Prof. Farrell announced that he would no longer be convenor of the Science Nominating Committee, and that Prof. Morton Mendelson would replace him. (11) Ad hoc Constitution Review Committee (for information) 105.16 Prof. Farrell drew members' attention to the listing for the committee. (12) Ad hoc Graduate Studies Committee (for information) 105.17 Prof. Farrell pointed out the listing of the committee members. 105.18 Dean Shaver said he was very pleased to thank Prof. Farrell for his work as convenor of the Science Nominating Committee. 105.19 On behalf of the Faculty of Science, Dean Shaver also thanked members of the ad hoc Constitution Review Committee, and the ad hoc Graduate Studies Committee, for their well-done work. (6) DEAN'S BUSINESS a) Enrollment 106.1 Dean Shaver said that the number of students entering the Faculty totaled 1018. This broke down into 536 from high schools, 414 from CEGEPs, and 68 transfers. The numbers are not yet definitive. The 1018 is very close to the Faculty's target of about 1000. 106.2 Dean Shaver said there had been a 10% increase in applications for the current year. He said that freshman students come from all over the world, and the quality of students keeps increasing. b) Associate Dean (Research) 106.3 Dean Shaver introduced Prof. Martin Grant from the Department of Physics as the new Associate Dean (Research). 106.4 Dean Shaver thanked Prof. Keith Franklin for the excellent work he had done during his term as the first Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Science. c) New Chairs 106.5 Dean Shaver announced the new chairs: Prof. Keith Franklin, Department of Psychology, and Prof. Bruce Lennox, Department of Chemistry. He also said that Prof. Denis ThÇrien, School of Computer Science, had returned as director from a sabbatical leave. (7) REPORT ON ACTIONS OF SENATE Senate Meeting of May 24, 2001 - Prof. P. Farrell Two items from previous meetings were dealt with, in part, at the beginning of this Senate meeting. A process for reviewing and adapting relevant procedures and policies for implementation of the Banner SIS was presented by V.P. Vinet and approved. A number of questions from Senator Noumoff regarding gender differentials in academic salaries were responded to by the Principal and V.P. Vinet, who presented measures to increase the number of female academics and to eliminate salary differentials. Professor GowriSankaran asked whether the Administration will consult with Chairs of Departments in Burnside Hall to find an acceptable solution to discomfort caused by ventilation restrictions or shut- downs in the building, as a result of University policies regarding cost-saving measures applied to the heating/cooling of buildings. V.P. Yalovsky agreed to consult, but could not guarantee any change of policy! A number of new programs were approved and a name- change for the Department of Physical Education to Kinesiology and Physical Education. The annual report from Senate Nominating Committee with recommendations for membership on Senate Committees was received, and the recommendations approved, as was a change in the membership of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Law. The report of the committee on Student Affairs on Proper Classroom and Examination Environments was discussed and it was resolved to amend the Charter of Student Rights to Include: "The University makes every reasonable effort to provide an appropriate environment for learning and assessment activities." Reports from the Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid, and from the Principal (to the Board), were received. (8) MEMBERS' QUESTION PERIOD 108.1 In response to a member's question concerning whether the Faculty of Science would be discussing the reorganization of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Dean Shaver said that if there were enough interest, for example if he received about 10 requests, he would be more than happy to include this item on a future Faculty Agenda. 108.2 Prof. GowriSankaran suggested that the Dean send an e- mail asking about Faculty's interest in the issue if there were insufficient requests. Dean Shaver agreed to this. (9) OTHER BUSINESS - NOTICE OF MOTION: Proposal to Create a Centre for Pain Research S-01-7 109.1 Prof. Franklin gave a brief introduction to the above item. He said that collaboration with other faculties was a growing trend, and involves various faculties. 109.2 Dean Shaver said that normally a Notice of Motion should be circulated to Faculty five working days prior to a meeting, and hence the motion would not be voted on at the current meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.