Agenda Package: UTM Academic Affairs Committee - February 11, 2020

AGENDA

1. Chair’s Remarks
2. International Student Mobility: Mr. Dale Mullings, Assistant Dean, Students & International Initiatives, and Professor Tracey Bowen* (for information)
3. Implementation of the Academic Plan: Professor Amrita Daniere, Vice-Principal, Academic & Dean* (for information)
4. Transcript Innovation Initiative* (for information)
5. Name Change of Academic Unit – Change in the Name of the Department of Geography to the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment* (for recommendation)
   
   Be it Recommended,
   THAT the name of the Department of Geography be changed to Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment, effective July 1, 2020.
6. Minor Modification: Master of Science in Sustainability Management (MScSM): Program & Curriculum Changes* (for approval)
   
   Be it Resolved,
   THAT the course changes and new courses proposed by the Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program, offered by the Institute for Management and Innovation (IMI), recommended by the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean, Professor Amrita Daniere, and described in the proposals dated January 20, 2020, be approved, effective on September 1, 2020.
   
   Be it Resolved,
   THAT the program requirement changes as proposed by the Master of Science in Sustainability Management Program, offered by the Institute for Management & Innovation, recommended by the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean, Professor Amrita Daniere, and described in the proposal dated January 20, 2020, be approved, effective September 1, 2020.
7. Minor Modification: Master of Urban Innovation (MUI): Program & Curriculum Changes* (for approval)
   
   Be it Resolved,
   THAT the new courses proposed by the Master of Urban Innovation, offered by the Institute for Management and Innovation (IMI), recommended by the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean, Professor Amrita Daniere, and described in the proposals dated January 20, 2020, be approved, effective on September 1, 2020.
   
   Be it Resolved,
   THAT the program requirement changes as proposed by the Master of Urban Innovation Program, offered by the Institute for Management & Innovation, recommended by the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean, Professor Amrita Daniere, in the proposal dated January 22, 2020, be approved, effective September 1, 2020.
8. Minor Modification: Master of Management & Professional Accounting (MMPA): Admission Requirement Change* (for approval)
   
   Be It Resolved
   THAT the proposed changes to the admission requirements for the Master of Management and Professional Accounting (MMPA) Program, offered by the Institute for Management & Innovation, recommended by the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean, Professor Amrita Daniere, in the proposal dated January 21, 2020, be approved, effective September 1, 2020.
9. Other Business
10. Reports of the Presidential Assessors
11. Report of the Previous Meeting: Report 35 – January 13, 2020*
12. Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting
13. Date of the Next Meeting – Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 4:10 p.m.

*Documentation is attached.
**Documentation for consent item included. This item will be given individual consideration by the Academic Affairs Committee only if a member so requests.  Members with questions or who would like the consent item to be discussed by the Academic Affairs Committee are invited to notify the Secretary, Alexandra Waters, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting by telephone at (905)569-4358 or by email at alexandra.diblasio@utoronto.ca
***Documentation is to follow
+Confidential documentation is attached for members only.