{"id":9380,"date":"2020-03-02T10:06:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T15:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/?p=9380"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:57:08","slug":"inside-senate-feb-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/2020\/inside-senate-feb-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Senate: Feb. 28, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Inside Senate: Feb. 28, 2020\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Senate met on Feb. 28, here are the highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Approves the Graduation of Over 1,100 Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate congratulates the 798 undergraduate and 355 graduate students who completed all requirements towards graduation in the fall and will be eligible to attend spring convocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Convocation Schedule Now Live<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The June 2020 convocation schedule is now live on the convocation website<\/a>. Please review the schedule as there have been changes to ceremony schedules in the Faculty of Public Affairs and the Faculty of Engineering and Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strategic Integrated Plan Draft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first draft of the Strategic Integrated Plan (SIP) was distributed and reviewed by Senate. Key directions were presented by the SIP co-chairs and Senate\u2019s feedback was solicited on the draft. The final draft will soon be posted publicly for input and comments. It will be presented to Senate on May 29, 2020 for approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMA-3 Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Jerry Tomberlin provided an update on the third Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA3) process. The agreement is expected to be finalized and signed by the end of March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair\u2019s Remarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President Bacon offered congratulated to all 2020 Achievement Awards<\/a> and Service Excellence Awards<\/a> recipients, and provided an update on recent activities and highlights including the new 杏吧原创 and Ericsson partnership<\/a> and the launch of Raven Magazine<\/a>. He also spoke to the several important campus events he attended in February such as 杏吧原创\u2019s Black History celebration<\/a> and the inaugural Kin\u00e0m\u00e0gawin Symposium<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Medals Policy Modified<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate approved changes to update the Senate Medals Policy effective Fall 2020. The updated policy can be viewed on the Senate website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curriculum Major Modifications Approved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate approved several curriculum and calendar modifications, including the introduction of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n