{"id":8826,"date":"2018-12-04T10:33:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/?p=8826"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:57:10","slug":"inside-senate-nov-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/2018\/inside-senate-nov-30-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Senate &#8211; Nov. 30, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Inside Senate &#8211; Nov. 30, 2018\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Welcome to the first release of Inside Senate, a new communication channel dedicated to sharing the important work of our highest academic governing body. Senate met on November 30, and here are the highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"welcome-new-senate-members\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome New Senate Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate welcomes the following new members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sheldon Paul (Undergraduate FPA Representative)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Afreen Ahmad (Undergraduate FPA Representative)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Deaville (FASS Faculty Representative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"chairs-remarks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chair&#8217;s Remarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Bacon highlighted the Convocation ceremonies of November 10 where over 1,000 students received a Carleton degree, as well as a number of new experiential learning and recent research successes across the University. He reminded the community that the Provost search and three decanal searches are ongoing. He wished students the best of luck as we near final exam season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"new-specialties-in-cognitive-science-and-geography\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Specialties in Cognitive Science and Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate approved the introduction of two new programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A specialization in Digital Humanities in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ics\/academic-programs-2\/graduate-programs\/m-cog-sc\/m-cog-sc-program-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master of Cognitive Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A specialization in Data Science in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/geography\/graduate\/master-of-arts-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master of Arts in Geography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"free-speech-policy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Speech Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate approved the final draft of the Free Speech Policy that was developed by a special Senate Task Force chaired by the Clerk of Senate, Betina Appel Kuzmarov. The final policy and additional information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"senator-spotlight\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senator Spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate is composed of 86 members representing the Carleton community. In our first spotlight, we feature Betina Appel Kuzmarov, the current Clerk of Senate and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies. As Clerk, Betina is responsible for managing the affairs of Senate as well as serving as Marshal of Convocation, Secretary of the General Faculty Board and Senate Electoral Officer. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/people\/appel-kuzmarov-betina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about Betina<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"next-meeting\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next Senate meeting is January 25, 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/senate\/senate-meeting-schedule-2018-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view the full schedule and meeting materials.<\/a> Meeting minutes are posted once they become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the first release of Inside Senate, a new communication channel dedicated to sharing the important work of our highest academic governing body. 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