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Category Archives: University Governance
Should Queen’s Dissolve the Senate Committee on Creative Arts and Public Lectures? (16 May 2013)
By Mark Jones, posted 16 May 2013. A notice of motion buried in the 330-page April agenda for Queen’s Senate would have Senate dissolve the Committee on Creative Arts and Public Lectures (SCCAPL) at the end of May (see appendix to this … Continue reading
Towards a Living History of Governance at Queen’s: Responses (18 April 2012-ongoing)
This post-in-process compiles responses to the Query of 17 April 2012. See also the related “Statements and Sources.” I came to Queen’s in 1969, and the atmosphere was very different. On the one hand, it was white male, so there … Continue reading
Laura Cameron, Queen’s Faculty Board: 100 years of collegial governance (18 April 2012)
Bob Lemieux pointed out that “The structure of Faculty Board was established by the Board of Trustees in 1913.” Next year – 2013 – will be the centenary of this valuable and remarkable structure. In line with Mark Jones’s call … Continue reading
Towards a Living History of Governance at Queen’s: A Query (17 April 2012)
Posted by Mark Jones on 17 April 2012 and sent out on campus lists. See also the “Statements and Sources.” Dear Colleagues: Recent events in Queen’s Senate and at Faculty Board in Arts and Science have brought important questions of University governance … Continue reading
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Governance at Queen’s: Statements and Sources (17 April 2012)
Posted 17 April 2012 by Mark Jones. In progress. Please send recommended sources to jonesmc@queensu.ca. “University governments in Canada need to be much more strongly and continuously informed by academic judgment and academic experience than they have ever been in … Continue reading
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Mark Jones, More Reasons Not to Consider Restructuring Faculty Board (11 April 2012)
1. The “Restructuring” Initiative in Context The Deans of Arts and Science (FAS) introduced the discussion of Faculty Board (FB) “restructuring” in early February 2012.[1] To understand its meaning, it is important to view it in context.
Occupy Queen’s: OcQpy signifies change (5 April 2012)
Letter to the Editors, Queen’s Journal, 5 April 2012: Dear Editors, We are a group of students and faculty here at Queen’s who have been inspired by the (re-) emergence of political consciousness and activism across North America. We would … Continue reading
Jordan Morelli, Notes on Faculty Board Restructuring and Quorum (3 April 2012)
In his motion concerning a restructuring of Faculty Board (FB), Associate Dean Lemieux has misrepresented Bourinot’s Rules on the matter of quorum.
Steve Iscoe, Changes to Faculty Board A&S structure and procedures (29 March 2012)
As emailed by Steve Iscoe to faculty in Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, 29 March 2012, except that links have been added. The email version attached Associate Dean Robert Lemieux’s Notice of Motion. Background: Several meetings of Faculty Board (FB) … Continue reading
Robert P. Lemieux, Notice of Motion for Faculty Board (29 March 2012)
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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Elizabeth Hanson, On Faculty Board Restructuring (14 March 2012)
As emailed to campus lists, 14 March 2012 (links have been added): Dear Colleagues, I am writing to add my voice to others who have written regarding concerns about the proposed re-structuring of Faculty Board.
Queen’s Secret “Business Case” for Online Learning: Questions for the Provost (13 March 2012)
For this post, please see the Queen’s Senate Faculty Caucus blog.
Jordan Morelli, On the Proposal for Faculty Board Restructuring (8 March 2012)
As emailed to Associate Dean Robert Lemieux, 8 March 2012, in response to the “Discussion Paper” distributed to faculty on 28 February. The Discussion Paper: “A Review of the Structure of Faculty Board” circulated by Associate Dean Robert Lemieux is … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Review of the Structure of Faculty Board: A Counter-Proposition with Two Motions (7 March 2012)
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
Queen’s Journal: Lawyer to revisit BFA decision (2 March 2012)
By Savoula Stylianou. As published in Queen’s Journal, 2 March 2012. University will hire lawyer to examine Fine Art suspension [photo caption:] Students and members of Occupy Queen’s protested outside Senate on Tuesday in support of the BFA program as Principal Woolf … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Senate Passes Motion to Get Legal Advice (29 February 2012)
As emailed to campus lists, 29 February 2012: Dear Colleagues: Senate passed a motion to get legal advice concerning its own authority on academic decisions by a vote of 28 – 20 at yesterday’s meeting, thanks to very strong student support both in … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Queen’s Governance: The Case for Legal Advice for Senate (28 February 2012)
At its meeting of 28 February 2012, Queen’s Senate passed a motion concerning Senate authority on academic decisions by a vote of 28 – 20. What follows is the opening argument for it as delivered in Senate. This motion simply proposes that … Continue reading
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Roberta Lamb, Notes from Faculty Board for 13 January 2012 (posted 18 January 2012)
These notes are not comprehensive and are limited by my memory. I hope they inform members of developments in Faculty Board (pending the appearance of the minutes) and I invite others who attended to add their thoughts. To me, it … Continue reading
Daniel Woolf on the Academic Plan and the “Domain of Senate” (excerpt from a Letter to William Young) (posted 7 October 2011)
A letter written by Principal Woolf to the Chair of the Board of Trustees on 25 June 2011, laying out “Annual Goals and Priorities” for 2011-12, was leaked sometime in July and discussed widely on campus and in the national … Continue reading
Motion for FAS Faculty Board (Excerpt from Faculty Board Minutes) (3 April 2009)
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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