Category Archives: Motions

Mark Jones, Clarification of the “Course Variants” Motion (31 March 2013)

Posted on 31 March 2013 by mrkjns96

The Curriculum Committee (CC) in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) has circulated a memo to Undergraduate Chairs about “course variants” (see appendix, below).  The memo refers to a motion I brought before the Faculty Board (FB) in December: … Continue reading →

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Mark Jones, Two Motions for Faculty Board (26 November 2012)

Posted on 26 November 2012 by mrkjns96

Submitted to the Agenda Committee, 26 November 2012, for the 7 December agenda of Arts and Science Faculty Board.  The first motion was debated and referred to the Curriculum Committee (a similar motion to submit all courses for curriculum committee … Continue reading →

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Robert P. Lemieux, Notice of Motion for Faculty Board (29 March 2012)

Posted on 29 March 2012 by mrkjns96

By Associate Dean Robert P. Lemieux, Faculty of Arts and Science; emailed to departments for distribution to all faculty and staff, 29 March 2012. Notice of motion-April 13 FB

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Mark Jones, Review of the Structure of Faculty Board: A Counter-Proposition with Two Motions (7 March 2012)

Posted on 7 March 2012 by mrkjns96

As submitted on 7 March 2012 to the Arts and Science Faculty Board Agenda Committee for the Agenda of 16 March 2012 (except that an error in fn 2 has been subsequently corrected).  See also the Dean’s Discussion Paper: A … Continue reading →

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Two Student Resolutions Oppose Queen’s BFA Admissions Freeze (December 2011)

Posted on 13 December 2011 by mrkjns96

The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) unanimously passed the following motion at its national general meeting in early December:

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Mark Jones, Re QJ article on Faculty Board (13 December 2011)

Posted on 13 December 2011 by mrkjns96

As emailed to campus lists on 13 December 2011: Dear Colleagues: There is a revealing story just out in Queen’s Journal concerning Friday’s Faculty Board motion to rescind the BFA Freeze:

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Queen’s Journal: ArtSci faculty members at odds with admin over Fine Arts suspension (13 December 2011)

Posted on 13 December 2011 by mrkjns96

By Savoula Stylianou.  As published in Queen’s Journal, 13 December 2011. The Arts and Science Faculty Board voted to reinstate admissions to the Fine Arts program for the next academic year, but University administrators say this vote won’t affect the … Continue reading →

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Arts and Science Faculty Board Passes Motion to Rescind BFA Admissions Freeze (9 December 2011)

Posted on 9 December 2011 by mrkjns96

For the sequel to this post, see here and here. Arts and Science Faculty Board passed the following motion in its meeting today:

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Re BFA Admissions: A Statement and a Motion for Faculty Board (8 December 2011)

Posted on 8 December 2011 by mrkjns96

The Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Board meets at 3:3o p.m. Friday, 9 December 2011, in 217 Watson Hall. Since its November meeting (scheduled for the 11th) was cancelled, this will be its  first opportunity to consider the Deans’ … Continue reading →

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School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Unanimously Endorses Senator Morelli’s Motion for the Academic Plan (22 November 2011)

Posted on 22 November 2011 by mrkjns96

As emailed to Senate on the morning of 22 November 2011 by Kinesiology’s Associate Director Samantha King: Dear Senators, I have been asked by members of my unit to bring the following to your attention: The students, staff, and faculty of … Continue reading →

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QUFA Council Endorses Senator Morelli’s Academic Planning Motion (19 October, 2011)

Posted on 19 October 2011 by mrkjns96

The following motion to endorse Senator Morelli’s motion was passed by QUFA Council of Representatives on 19 October 2011, with 30 in favour, 2 against, and 1 abstention. Whereas Professor Jordan Morelli, Senator for Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, has … Continue reading →

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Jordan Morelli, Notice of Motion for Approval of the Completion of the 2010-11 Academic Planning Cycle, and for the Institution of a Cyclical Annual Planning Process (17 October 2011)

Posted on 17 October 2011 by mrkjns96

As sent by Jordan Morelli, Queen’s Senator for Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, to the Secretariat on 17 October 2011. Since the greatest weaknesses that were noted in the September draft of the Academic Plan, such as its entire failure … Continue reading →

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Two Motions for the Drafting of the Academic Plan, as amended (25 Nov. 2010)

Posted on 25 November 2010 by mrkjns96

These are the motions that created the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF). For the unamended motions, see 11 November. The motions are presented here as amended on the floor of Senate, as recounted in the Senate minutes for 25 November … Continue reading →

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QSFC blog: Two Motions for the Drafting of the Academic Plan (11 Nov. 2010)

Posted on 11 November 2010 by mrkjns96

As filed with the University Secretariat and posted on the Queen’s Senate Faculty Caucus blog, 11 November 2010: 1st Motion: Given that Queen’s is about to embark on drafting its academic plan; Given that this is part of a process … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to the Dean of Arts and Science (4 April 2010)

Posted on 4 April 2010 by mrkjns96

By Roberta Lamb, as posted in QUFA Forum, 4 April 2010 Dear Alistair, Your responses to questions about the motion passed by Faculty Board trouble me. Granted, as you indicated at the meeting, you must provide the Principal with a … Continue reading →

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Motion for Faculty Board (26 March 2010)

Posted on 26 March 2010 by mrkjns96

By Roberta Lamb and Mark Jones, as posted in QUFA Forum, 29 March 2010. [All Academic Units were required to respond to the Principal’s Vision Statement, Where Next?, with planning recommendations by April 15.

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Motion for FAS Faculty Board (Excerpt from Faculty Board Minutes) (3 April 2009)

Posted on 3 April 2009 by mrkjns96

Excerpt from FAS Faculty Board Minutes for 3 April 2009 [This motion opposes the Dean’s proposal to Faculty Board on 13 Feb. 2009 “to suspend admission in September 2009 to course combinations which have had 25 or fewer students enrolled … Continue reading →

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