York University Board of Governors
Synopsis of the 375th Meeting:
At its 375th meeting held on Monday, Sept. 27, 2002, the Board of Governors of York University:
Received an update on York’s Strategic Plan from President Lorna Marsden;
Received a progress report on research priorities from Vice-President Research & Innovation Stan Shapson;
Received a progress report on Computing and Network Services from Bob Gagne, executive director;
Received a presentation on the York University Libraries from University Librarian Cynthia Archer;
Received a report from the Executive Committee on the following items decided under summer authority:
Received a report from the Executive Committee on the following items decided under summer authority:
Ratification, on the recommendation of the President, of the agreement reached with the York University Staff Association;
Expansion, on the request and recommendation of the Pension Fund Board of Trustees, of the said board to include a trustee from the Osgoode Hall Faculty Association;
Approval, on the recommendation of the Pension Fund Board of Trustees, of the appointment of Dave Ogden to a three-year term on the board as the nominee from IUOE;
Approval, on the recommendation of the Chair of the University Advancement Committee, of a revised mandate for the committee to include specific reference to its role in receiving the recommendations of the president on the naming of buildings, faculties, and space on behalf of the board in accordance with University policy;
Approval, on the recommendation of the Chair of the University Advancement Committee, of the following:
(1) that parking garages be named according to their geography so that they are easily found;
(2) that P.S.II be named “the Arboretum Parking Garage”; and
(3) that the path between Arboretum Parking Garage and Stong College and continuing to the Tait McKenzie Field House be named “The William McLean Walkway” in honour of one of the University’s founders;
Approval, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, of the annual Audited Financial Statements; and
Ratification, on the recommendation of the president, of the memorandum of agreement between the University and the Osgoode Hall Faculty Association;
Approved, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the reappointment of Ernst and Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, as York University’s auditors for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2003;
Approved, on the recommendation of the Finance and Staff Resources Committee, an increase in the deregulated tuition fee rate (including centrally collected ancillary fees, student referenda fees, and health care) for students entering the Joint Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA programme in Jan. 2003 to $85,000 for two years of study or $46,750 for year one and $38,250 for year two;
Approved, on the recommendation of the Finance and Staff Resources Committee, expansion of the previously approved 300-bed undergraduate residence project to 440-beds at a cost not to exceed $34,750,000;
Received information reports from the Executive, Finance and Staff Resources, and Audit Committees; and
Resolved to move into an in camera session and:
Approved, on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, the appointment of Andrina Lever and Samuel Schwartz to the Board of Governors for terms beginning Oct. 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2006.