{"id":9499,"date":"2020-06-22T08:57:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/?p=9499"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:57:08","slug":"inside-senate-june-19-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/2020\/inside-senate-june-19-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Senate: June 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Inside Senate: June 19\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

In compliance with Ontario’s Essential Services Order, Senate met remotely on June 19, 2020.  Here are the highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost 4,000 Graduates Approved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate approved the graduation of 3,267 undergraduate and 623 graduate students, bringing the total for the academic year to over 6,000 graduates.  Convocation has been postponed due to COVID-19, but 杏吧原创 has created a virtual Graduation Page<\/a> to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating class from June 22-26, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

46 New Student Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of the 2019\/\u201920 year, the Senate Committee on Student Awards reviewed the terms of reference for 46 newly created student awards.  Of these new recognition’s, 24 are scholarships and the remaining 22 are bursaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August Senate and Extension of Contract Instructor Term<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Typically, Senate does not meet throughout the summer months.  However, an optional August 2020 meeting was tentatively added to the schedule to address academic issues that could arise from the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Senate approved the extension of the 2019\/\u201920 Senate terms for all contract instructors until September 30, 2020 to ensure contract instructor representation at all Senate meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate confirmed that for reasons of public safety, all scheduled Fall 2020 courses at 杏吧原创 will be offered online or through other methods of distance learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chair’s Remarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President Bacon began the meeting by acknowledging the significance of Juneteenth (June 19th<\/sup>), a holiday celebrating the liberation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. The President spoke to the killing of George Floyd and other recent tragedies. He reaffirmed the University\u2019s commitment to make further progress in anti-racism<\/a>, equity and Indigenous initiatives. He highlighted the recent appointment of three members of the university community<\/a> into new leadership roles and the establishment of the new Equity and Inclusive Communities (EIC) Advisory Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As June is a month typically marked by convocation ceremonies, President Bacon congratulated 杏吧原创\u2019s Class of 2020, and highlighted the virtual Graduation Celebration page<\/a>. Finally, as part of CU Appreciation Week<\/a>, President Bacon took a moment to say thank-you to all of 杏吧原创\u2019s faculty and staff for everything the community achieved together this year, and especially through the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Committee Ratifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate ratified new graduate student members to the following committees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n