{"id":13078,"date":"2025-03-03T09:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/?p=13078"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:57:00","slug":"february-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/2025\/february-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"February 28, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n February 28, 2025\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

The Senate met fully in person on February 28, 2025, for the first time in exactly five years. Over 60 voting members and 15 observers attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 1,300 杏吧原创 Degrees Approved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate has approved the graduation of 794 undergraduate students and 575 graduate students for Winter 2025 graduation. The university congratulates all successful graduates and outstanding students and looks forward to celebrating their achievements at this year\u2019s Spring Convocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update on University Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pauline Rankin, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), presented an overview of government funding to the Senate. It was emphasized that Ontario currently provides the lowest provincial funding per domestic full-time student, with 杏吧原创 receiving only $8,000 per student on average. The presentation also detailed the budget model for distributing funds within the university, including allocations to Faculties, academic departments, and university-wide shared services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Approves the Faculty Board Constitution of FPGA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following a Senate motion on June 2, 2023 and subsequent restructuring of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (FGPA), all disciplinary Faculties were instructed to revise their Faculty Board Constitutions and processes to facilitate their assumption of authority for graduate curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using a standardized template to ensure consistency, the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs (FPGA) Faculty Board Constitution was revised, reviewed by the Senate Academic Governance Committee (SAGC), and approved by the FPGA Faculty Board, before being approved at Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quality Assurance & Cyclical Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate approved the Final Assessment Reports and Executive Summaries from the Cyclical Reviews of the undergraduate and graduate programs in Business and Journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate and Graduate Major Modifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Senate approved the deletion of seven undergraduate programs in Canadian Studies due to a significant decline in enrollment and a shortage of faculty to teach the required courses. Moving forward, resources will be focused on the Master’s program and the Heritage and Conservation Minor, where interest remains relatively strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourteen other major modifications to undergraduate and graduate programs were also approved in an omnibus motion, effective Fall 2025, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n