Faculty of Science, Meeting of Faculty
Thursday,听May 21, 2015
3:00 p.m., Leacock Council Room (232)
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1. Adoption of Agenda听
2. Resolution on the Death of Shew-Kuey (Tommy) Mark,
Sir William C. Macdonald Professor听Emeritus of Physics
听 听Presented by Prof. Charles Gale, Department of Physics
3. Reports of Committees
a) Faculty of Science Excellence Award 鈥� Prof. Hans Larsson, Chair
b) Leo Yaffe Teaching Award 鈥� Prof. Edith Zorychta, Chair
4. Candidates for Degrees
- Director (Advising Services) Nicole Allard
a) Bachelor of Arts and Science - S-14-23 To be Tabled
b) Bachelor of Science听 - S-14-24 To be Tabled
c) Diploma in Environment听-S-14-25 To be Tabled
d) Diploma in Meteorology听-S-14-26 To be Tabled
5. Minutes of March 17,听2015 -S-14-22 On Web
6. Business Arising from the Minutes
7. Reports of Committees (continued)
d) Scholarships Committee 鈥� Associate Dean Victoria Kaspi - S-14-27 听To be Tabled
e) Academic Committee听鈥� Associate Dean Tamara Western -S-14-28 听On Web
8. Dean's Business
(a)听 Dean鈥檚 Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research List -S-14-29 To be Tabled
听 - Director Nicole Allard
(b)听 Announcements
听 - Fessenden Professorships
听 - Principal鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researcher
听 - Chairs, Directors, Associate Dean
9. Reports on Actions of Senate
- Prof. Masad Damha: Senate Meeting of March 18, 2015
- Prof. David Harpp: Senate Meeting of May 12, 2015
10. Members' Question Period
11. Other Business
Academic Committee Documents
The Academic Committee approved the following on Tuesday, 28 April 2015:
(1) McGILL SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT
New Course:
ENVR 421 听Mtl Envr Hist & Sustainability - AC-14-75
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听3 credits
New Course:
ENVR 422 听Mtl Urban Sustainability Anal听-AC-14-76
听听听 3 credits
Courses Added to MSE Programs
ENVR 421/ENVR 422-AC-14-77
(2) GEOGRAPHY
New Course:
GEOG 384听听Principles of Geospatial Web -AC-14-78
听听听 3 credits
(3) CHEMISTRY
- B.A. & Sc. and B.Sc. Program Revisions:
B.A. & Sc. Major Concentration in Chemistry -AC-14-81
B.Sc. Liberal 鈥� Core Science Component Chemistry 鈥� Biological -AC-14-82
B.Sc. Liberal 鈥� Core Science Component Chemistry 鈥� General听-AC-14-83
B.Sc. Minor in Chemistry -AC-14-84
- B.Sc. Program Retirement:
B.Sc. Liberal 鈥� Core Science Component Chemistry 鈥� Physical -AC-14-85
(4) EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCES
EPSC 549听 听 听Hydrogeology -AC-14-79
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Change in course activities
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听3 credits
(5) BIOLOGY
BIOL 352听 听 Vert Evol: Dinosaurs & Mammals -AC-14-80
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Changes: title, description, prerequisites
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 3 credits
(6) BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOC 404 听 Biophysical Methods in Biochem听-AC-14-86
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Changes: title, description, restriction
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听3 credits
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