Archives: Inside Senate

Monday, April 8, 2024

April 5, 2024

Senate met on April 5, 2024. Here are the highlights: Revised Academic Governance of the University The Senate approved a revised version of the Academic Governance of the University (AGU). Notable revisions include: Removal of the FGPA Dean from Senate membership, and removal of the Graduate Faculty Board from the Faculty Boards section, as... More

Monday, March 4, 2024

March 1, 2024

Senate met on March 1, 2024. Here are the highlights: New MSc in Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs Senate approved a new Graduate Program in Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs which will be offered through the Department of Health Sciences in the Faculty of Science, beginning in Fall of 2025. This is a full... More

Monday, January 29, 2024

January 26, 2024

Senate met on January 26, 2024. Here are the highlights: School name Change: Canadian and Indigenous Studies Senate recommended, subject to Board of Governors approval, that the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies (SICS) be renamed as The School of Canadian Studies. The change is a result of the relocation of the Indigenous Studies... More

Monday, November 27, 2023

November 24, 2023

Senate met on November 24, 2023. Here are the highlights: Quality Assurance & Cyclical Reviews Senate approved the Final Assessment Reports and Executive Summaries arising from the Cyclical Reviews of: Undergraduate Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Art History Undergraduate and Graduate... More

Monday, October 23, 2023

October 20, 2023

Senate met on October 20, 2023.  Here are the highlights: Over 1,200 Carleton Degrees Approved Senate approved the graduation of 722 undergraduate students and 510 graduate students. The university congratulates all successful graduates and outstanding students and looks forward to celebrating their achievements at this year’s Fall... More

Monday, September 25, 2023

September 22, 2023

Senate met in person for the first meeting of the 2023/24 academic year on September 22. Here are the highlights: Welcome New Senators Senate welcomed 20 new Senators to their first Senate meeting, and noted the following new ex officio appointments: Pauline Rankin as Carleton’s new Provost and Vice-President Academic Anne Bowker as Interim... More

Monday, June 5, 2023

June 2, 2023

Senate met in person on June 2, 2023. Here are the highlights: Class of 2023 Spring Graduates Approved Senate approved the spring graduation of 3,194 undergraduate and 688 graduate students, for a total of 3,882 students. With the 2023 winter graduates, the class of 2023 is already over 5,200 strong and will easily surpass 6,000... More

Monday, April 24, 2023

April 21, 2023

Senate met on April 21, 2023. Here are the highlights: Draft 2023-24 Operating Budget Presentation Senate received a presentation on the proposed 2023-24 Operating Budget, which will be presented for approval at the April 24 meeting of the Board of Governors. Notwithstanding a challenging fiscal context, the budget is balanced with total revenues... More

Monday, April 3, 2023

March 31, 2023

Senate met on March 31, 2023.  Here are the highlights: Senate approves Carleton Academic Plan After a two-year process that included several presentations to Senate, the Carleton Academic Plan (CAP) has been finalized. The last modifications from the community-wide consultation on the draft Carleton Academic Plan, which closed on March 13, were... More

Monday, February 27, 2023

February 24, 2023

Senate met on February 24, 2023.  Here are the highlights: Winter 2023 Graduation List Senate approved the graduation of 1,350 Carleton students. This first of three graduation lists of the class of 2023 included 879 undergraduate students and 471 graduate students. Congratulations to all graduates! Senate Elected Representatives to the Provost... More

Monday, January 30, 2023

Inside Senate: January 27, 2023

Senate met on January 27, 2023.  Here are the highlights: Three New Graduate Programs Approved Senate approved three new graduate programs, as presented, for Fall 2023: Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice Master of Arts, Teaching English as an Additional Language Master of Finance New Undergraduate Awards 18 new undergraduate awards... More

Monday, November 28, 2022

Inside Senate: November 25, 2022

Senate met on November 25, 2022.  Here are the highlights: Self-declaration for Academic Considerations Following recommendation from the Senate Committee on Curriculum, Admission and Studies Policy (SCCASP), Senate has approved the use of the new Self-Declaration for Academic Considerations Form, effective for the 2022/23 Academic Year. This... More

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