Agenda
Thursday, October 3, 2024
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
Chair Mike Zryd
Communications: Alireza Gorgani Dorcheh, President, York University Graduate Students’ Association.
2. Orientation
Associate Dean Academic Cheryl van Daalen-Smith
3. Minutes (Previous Meeting, June 6, 2024) (.docx)
4. Business Arising from the Minutes
For approval
Changes to Structure, Rules & Procedures of Council: Full-time faculty members
Approved by Academic Planning & Policy Committee on June 12, 2024
5. Dean’s Remarks
Dean Alice MacLachlan
6. Adoption of the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies’ (2023) Principles for Graduate Supervision at Ontario Universities
Associate Dean Academic Cheryl van Daalen-Smith and Associate Director, Graduate Academic Affairs Wes Moir
Approved by the Academic Planning & Policy Committee on August 16, 2024
For approval
Motion (.docx)
7. Thesis and Dissertation ~ Oral Examination Regulations
Associate Director, Graduate Academic Affairs Wes Moir
Approved at the September 11, 2024, meeting of Academic Planning & Policy Committee
For approval
Motion (.docx)
8. Updates to Regulations ~ Graduate Milestone Examinations
Associate Director, Graduate Academic Affairs Wes Moir
Approved at the September 11, 2024, meeting of Academic Planning & Policy Committee
For approval
Motion (.docx)
9. Changes to class size minimums and consequences for graduate programs
For discussion
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
Naomi Couto, Senate Executive Committee
11. Senate Synopsis
For information
Summary of the Senate meeting of June 27, 2024 (URL/pdf)