Welcome to FGS Council 2019 20 1 Faculty

Welcome to FGS Council 2019 -20 1

Faculty Council Nominating Committee 2 Petitions Committee Academic Policy and Planning Committee Awards Committee Graduate Programs Sub-committee Academic Affairs Sub-Committee Appointment and Re-appointment Sub-committee Appeals and Academic Honesty Committee

Responsibilities of Council As the Committee of Senate responsible for graduate studies, the council will: 3 • promote and coordinate graduate studies in the University; • establish and maintain uniformly high standards of graduate education and graduate student research within the University; these standards to be achieved by the assessment of graduate teaching faculty, curriculum and resources and by the adoption of regulations governing standards of admission, examinations, and degree requirements; • provide for the discussion and evaluation both of established and proposed programs; • coordinate planning across FGS and encourage cooperation between units and consultation with interested parties; • enact such procedures, regulations and policies as are necessary to conduct the affairs of the Faculty.

Procedures of FGS Council There are 15 Procedures of Council outlining: • Meeting schedule and scheduling • • • Rules Voting Motions Participation Minutes http: //gradstudies. yorku. ca/faculty-staff/academic-affairs/council-governance/procedures/#memb 4

Membership Graduate Program Representatives • E. g. , graduate program directors and some diploma coordinators Other Faculty Members • E. g. , members of Standing Committees of Council; Student Members • one student member for each program and student members of FGS Standing Committees. Ex-Officio Voting Members • FGS Dean and staff, President, Deans, ORU Directors, DRPs, Presidents of student Associations http: //gradstudies. yorku. ca/faculty-staff/academic-affairs/council-governance/procedures/#memb 5

Officers of Council 2019 -20 6 • Chair Aparna Mishra Tarc • Vice-Chair Vacant • Secretary Mark Hayward, Associate Dean Academic, FGS • Recording Secretary M. Michael Schiff, Coordinator, Faculty Governance, FGS

Activities of Council Items considered by Council include: • • • New FGS policy and proposals for changes to FGS policy New diploma and new graduate program proposals Major and minor modifications to graduate programs and diplomas New and revised course proposals New and revised program-specific appointment and re-appointment criteria and procedures Other activities include: • Contributing to university planning process and documents • Engaging in conversations about the state of graduate studies in Canada 7

What are your responsibilities? • Attend Faculty Council meetings (!) • Read the Agenda • Read documents in advance before meeting • Consult with your constituency on relevant matters • Ask questions • Bring matters of concern to Council • Contact Secretary of Council • Some matters Standing Committee before Council 8