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Members of the Board of Governors By Law Number 1 of the Board of Governors |
OPEN
SESSION MINUTES Present: J.R. Morden (Chair), D.K. Bennett, P.A. Brieger, D.B. Brown, J.T.P. Casserly, J.C. Dudas, K. Fielding, M.J. Gough, R.L. Krug, P.M. Lafleur, A. Lopes, B.M. Patterson, M.A. Peterman, C.A. Rabinovitch, K.M. Ramsay, P.H. Southern, E.W.H. Tremain, L. Vernon; J.D. de Pencier, D.T.C. Moore, G. Wolff, S. Ivits; S.L. Bartsch, G. Brownscombe, S. Clark, D. Cumming, S.M. Mackle, G. Savage, L. Dow, N.E.S. Smith (Secretary) Minutes. The Minutes of the Open Session of Chair’s
Remarks. The Chair welcomed
honorary members Messrs. de Pencier, Wolff and
Moore to the meeting which was being held at the President’s
Report. President Patterson
congratulated the Chair who had recently received an honorary doctorate from The President noted that a recent Globe & Mail student
satisfaction survey had ranked The President reported on the receipt to date of $950,000 in provincial Quality Assurance funding and described how this grant was being used to address issues of quality on campus. Federal funding for the Indirect Costs of Research was expected to exceed the previous year’s level of $900,000 although exact totals had not yet been announced. Reporting on the construction program, President Patterson
noted that Van Bots was still targeting mid-November for substantial
completion of the The President called attention to several exciting
speakers visiting the campus this term.
She commended student organizers of the recent Model UN program,
noting that an address by Dr. Marwan Bishara had been open to members of the local
community. She reported the
confirmation of three new Canada Research Chairs, Dr. Conolly,
Ms. Mumford and Dr. Panagia,
who would be joining the other five CRCs on the Honorary Member Appointment. On the recommendation of the Nominating & Governance Committee, and in recognition of Mr. Seeley’s outstanding contributions and deep commitment to the University, the Board resolved: THAT Mr. Larry Seeley be
appointed an honorary member of the Fundraising Council. Ms. Mackle called attention to the circulated report, noting that $840,000 of the $3.2 million goal for Building Capacity had been raised to date. Fundraising calls, now beginning in earnest, appeared to be eliciting positive responses. Ms. Lopes was commended for her leadership in involving a variety of prominent Canadians in the Peter Gzowski Fund intended to raise $1 million for the new college. Strategic Plan Preview. Vice-President Clark described her efforts to bring together previous planning initiatives into a single document, A Strategy for Trent University 2003-2010, that included strategies and milestones. She outlined the process being followed to obtain broad-based input on the issues set out in the draft report. While the consultation process would be as inclusive and extensive as possible, the administration’s objective was to deliver the University’s revised strategic plan by the end of term and prior to the setting of the 2004-05 budget. Dr. Clark noted that this timeline would best meet the governing bodies’ identified need for more specific planning direction. Members of the University community who felt that strategic planning was proceeding too quickly would have further opportunities to provide feedback, as the plan would be reviewed and updated on a regular basis. The results of the various consultation sessions would be shared with the Board at its Retreat on November 27. Human Rights Annual Report, October 2003. President Patterson called attention to the annual report of the Human Rights Advisor which included an overview of the numbers and types of inquiries dealt with by the human rights office during the prior year. As in previous years, most requests for assistance had been handled informally through the advisor although formal complaint resolution mechanisms were available to students, faculty and staff. This year, the representative Human Rights Committee, chaired by Professor Peterson, would be asked to revisit its own terms of reference and to review the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment to determine whether there are any elements that need to be updated to meet current standards. The Committee had also been given a small budget for human rights education and would provide a full report on its activities later in the year. In response to a question, the President noted that the notion of a University ombudsperson had been considered in the past but had not found favor to date. The meeting was adjourned.
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