Agenda
Thursday, April 13, 2023
3:00 p.m.
This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice.
1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks
2. Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey
For discussion
https://www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/cgpss/
Guests: Victoria Ng, Senior Institutional Analyst – Surveys & Special Projects, Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis; Sarah Moroz, Director, Institutional Reporting & Analysis, Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis
3. eCV Curriculum vitae Management Software System
For discussion
fgs-council-eCV-2023 (.pdf)
Guest: Jennifer Steeves, Associate Vice-President Research
4. Policy on Indigenous Research Involving Human Participants
For discussion
Policy on Indigenous Research Involving Human Participants (.pdf)
Guest: Alison Collins-Mrakas, Director, Office of Research Ethics
5. Minutes (Previous Meeting, March 2, 2023)(.docx)
6. Business Arising from the Minutes
7. Dean’s Remarks
8. DEDI Motion
“In recognition of the recommendations provided to FGS Council by two roundtables – Nothing Less than Justice: a Faculty/Graduate Student Roundtable on the Future of Graduate Studies at York – on DEDI (Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) and graduate studies, and in congruence with the University Academic Plan as well as the directives included in the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 2022-2027 Strategy,
“be it resolved that all standing committees of FGS Council develop material ways to add DEDI to the mandate and enact it in the work of the given committee.
“Mechanisms will be put in place for committee chairs to consult with the Vice-President Equity, People and Culture office as well as FGS Academic Planning and Policy Committee (APPC) in time for final approval by APPC in November for presentation to and approval by FGS Council no later than December 7, 2023.”
9. Changes to Faculty Regulations
For approval
Updates to Regulations – Full-time Status (.docx)
Updates to Regulations – Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Guidelines (.docx)
10. Reports from Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Representatives to Senate Committees
Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Senate Academic Standards, Curriculum & Pedagogy Committee
Saskia Van Viegen, Senate Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee
Melanie Cao, Senate Executive Committee’s Subcommittee on Honorary Degrees & Ceremonials
11. Senate Synopsis
For information
Summary of the Senate meeting of March 23, 2023 (pdf/URL)