{"id":13887,"date":"2026-06-02T10:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/?p=13887"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:52:56","slug":"inside-senate-may-29th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/2026\/inside-senate-may-29th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Senate: May 29th, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Inside Senate: May 29th, 2026\n <\/h1>\n \n \n \n\n

The Senate met on May 29, 2026. Here are highlights from the meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Spring Graduation Approvals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate approved the graduation of 3,479 undergraduate students and 895 graduate students for Spring 2026 graduation. 213 of those graduating are medal recipients for various accomplishments during their time at Carleton. The university congratulates all successful graduates and looks forward to celebrating their achievements at this year\u2019s Spring Convocation from June 8 \u2013 12, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operating Budget Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provost L. Pauline Rankin presented an overview of Carleton\u2019s financial outlook and budget planning to Senate, highlighting key elements of the 2026-27 budget. Although the university continues to experience significant financial pressures, there are reasons for a somewhat more optimistic outlook for the university and the sector in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent changes to Ontario\u2019s post-secondary funding and tuition models, combined with recent interventions undertaken by the university, have prevented an increase in the deficit. Additionally, several budget initiatives for 2026-27 will contribute towards achieving a balanced budget within the next few years, including investments in improving international enrolment, modernizing operations and planning capability, protecting and strengthening the student experience to attract enrolment, and strategic workforce planning. Enrolment growth is projected to be very strong for 2026-27 and will be a key component in improving our financial outlook.

New Program Approval<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate approved a new Bachelor of Entrepreneurship program, to commence in Fall of 2027.  This 3-year, 15 credit program within the Sprott School of Business is designed specifically to address the needs and knowledge gaps of entrepreneurial learning when it comes to the demands of small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closure of Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Senate approved the closure of the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Economics effective Fall 2027 and the MA-MBA program effective Fall 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulation Modifications on Deferred Final Exams and Part-time Graduate Status<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate approved a revision to Regulation 4.3.2 Deferred Final Exams to clarify the assignment of grades in cases of missed deferred final examinations. Two sections of the undergraduate calendar were revised to clarify the circumstances under which a student may be granted a deferral following early departure from a final exam. This revision is effective for the 2026\/27 Undergraduate Calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate also approved revisions to Regulation R-GR-7 of the graduate calendar to specify that part-time graduate students will now be limited to registering in fewer than 1.0 credit per term. This change was prompted by the introduction of a new per-course tuition framework for graduate students. This change brings Carleton\u2019s distinction between full-time\/part-time in line with that of the broader university sector and is effective for the 2026\/27 Graduate Calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate and Senate Committee Membership Ratifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate ratified the appointment of 29 new members to 8 of its 13 standing committees, for service beginning July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate ratified five new appointments to the Senate, for service beginning July 1st<\/sup>, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring Graduation Approvals Senate approved the graduation of 3,479 undergraduate students and 895 graduate students for Spring 2026 graduation. 213 of those graduating are medal recipients for various accomplishments during their time at Carleton. The university congratulates all successful graduates and looks forward to celebrating their achievements at this year\u2019s Spring Convocation from June 8 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":442,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inside-senate"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13887"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13889,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13887\/revisions\/13889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}