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Senate 18 September 2023
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Summary of the June 19, 2023 Senate meeting
Senate approved the following items:
- Changing the name of the Department of Management Sciences to the Department of Management Science and Engineering
- Principles and Guidelines for Digital Learning
- Individuals to be added to the pool of honorands for recognition at future convocation ceremonies
- Revisions to the graduate studies academic calendar (co-operative education section) to include Graduate Work-integrated Learning definitions and content
- Undergraduate academic regulations pertaining to (1) admissions, (2) admissions fraud, and (3) English language proficiency tests
Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour named University Secretary
"We are pleased to announce that on June 22, 2023, the Board of Governors approved the appointment of Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour as University Secretary, and Secretary to the Board of Governors effective 1 September 2023," write Murray Gamble, Chair of the University's Board of Governors and Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor in a memo sent to the University community this morning.