Senate Summed Up

At its March meeting, Senate also endorsed the Climate Emergency Task Force report and heard from the Indigenous Strategic Plan’s leaders about its application to the Senate.

The UBC Vancouver Senate met last night to discuss plans for the fall 2021 term, a withdrawal date extension and proposals to provide specific support for Black students and faculty.

At its first meeting of the new year on January 20, the UBC Vancouver Senate approved changes to class standings and heard a presentation from the Ombudsperson.

With discussions of academic misconduct, a new program and external reviews, here’s what you need to know.

Between academic concessions, graduation and enrolment updates, here’s what you need to know.

Dr. Susan Parker, the university librarian, gave a report on library happenings over the past year, highlighting how the library has adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senators approved a new program of Indigenous land stewardship, got briefed on the budget and were provided with an update on the Integrated Renewal Program.

Wednesday night’s Senate special meeting centred around the release of the triennial review report, among smaller discussions of a new School of Creative Writing and software-related course code changes.

Senators discussed fall reading break, COVID-19 transcript notation, the final report from the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Diversity and Inclusion (SACADI) and the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP), and other topics.