Community invited to comment on Senate policies 45 and 158

A Senate policy review committee is inviting feedback from the TMU community on two academic policies. After a full review of both policies, the committee has prepared drafts of Senate Policy 45: Governance Councils and Senate Policy 158: Program Advisory Councils, making recommendations for improvement and clarity where needed.

The committee is now asking the TMU community to review and comment on the two draft policies before February 14, 2025. The feedback will be reviewed and, if needed, incorporated into final drafts of the policies for Senate approval.

(google doc) Draft of Policy 45: Governance Councils (external link)

Highlights of the recommended changes of Policy 45 include:

• Formatting to align with the Senate-approved policy framework including broadened definitions, alignment of Values and Principles with the TMU 2025-2030 Academic Plan.
• A new procedures section to replace the "Appendix A" section of the policy.
• Added procedures (Section 7) for the dispute resolution process.
• Faculty Councils to be formalized with guidance on timelines to achieve formalization.

Please provide comments on (google doc) Policy 45: Governance Councils (external link) on the Google survey form. (external link)

Comments and feedback can also be provided by email to [email protected].

(google doc) Policy 158: Program Advisory Councils (external link)

Highlights of the recommended changes to Policy 158 include:

• Formatting to align with the Senate-approved policy framework for consistency with all TMU academic policies.
• Values and Principles added to align with the TMU 2025-2030 Academic Plan and new definitions added for key terms related to this policy.
• A new procedures section to replace the current Guidelines for the Establishment of Program Advisory Councils (PAC's).

Please provide comments on (google doc) Policy 158: Program Advisory Councils (external link) on the Google survey form (external link) .

Comments and feedback can also be provided by email to [email protected].

Senate Policy Review Committee members

Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, Provost and Vice-President, Academic (Chair)

Sean Kheraj Vice-Provost, Academic (Vice-chair)

Donna Bell, Secretary of Senate

Dimitri Androutsos, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Student Affairs, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Carl Kumaradas, Vice-Provost and Dean, Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Andrew MacWilliams, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs & Student Affairs, Faculty of Science

Victoria Madsen, Senate Policy and Appeals Specialist, Senate Office

Ben Samms, Manager, Accreditation & Governance, Ted Rogers School of Management

Stéphanie Walsh-Matthews, Associate Professor; Director, Curriculum Quality Assurance

Debbie Wilk, Director, Client and Program Services, G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

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