Agenda Package: University Affairs Board - April 27, 2020

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AGENDA


Open Session

  1. Chair’s Remarks
  2. Report of the Senior Assessor
  3. Update: Proposed Revisions to Policy on the Recognition of Student Groups (for information and feedback)
  4. Student Societies: Requests for Fee Increases 
    1. University of Toronto Mississauga (for information)*
    2. University of Toronto Scarborough (for information)*
    3. University of Toronto, St. George (for approval)*

BE IT RESOLVED 

THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students fee be increased as follows: 

  1. an increase of $0.09 per session in the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) portion of the fee.

THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the Engineering Society fee be changed as follows: 

  1. an increase of $0.55 per fall and winter sessions in the Society portion of the fee ($0.52 part-time & PEY); 
  2. the establishment of $0.34 per fall session and $0.33 per winter session in the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students portion of the fee for full-time, part-time, and PEY students through 2021-22;
  3. an increase of $0.23 per fall and winter sessions in the Human-Powered Vehicle Design portion of the fee through 2021-22 (full-time only);
  4. the continuation of the Skule Endowment Fund portion of the fee through 2021-22; and
  5. the continuation of, and an increase of $0.05 per fall and winter sessions in, the Skule Night portion of the fee through 2021-22 (full-time only).

THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the Faculty of Music Undergraduate Association fee be changed as follows: 

  1. the continuation of, and a decrease of $50.00 per fall and winter sessions in, the Endowment Fund portion of the fee through 2024-25; and
  2. the continuation of the Special Projects Fund portion of the fee through 2024-25.

THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the Master of Information Student Council and Museum Studies Student Association fees be changed as follows: 

  1. a decrease of $5.00 per fall and winter sessions in the Tech Fund/Tech Levy portion of the fees ($2.50 part-time).

THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the University College Literary and Athletic Society fee be changed as follows: 

  1. an increase of $0.24 per fall and winter sessions in the society portion of the fee ($0.08 part-time).

Subject to confirmation of approval of the following fee change requests by the General Council of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union at its April 28, 2020 meeting,
THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union fee be changed as follows: 

  1. an increase of up to $0.66 per session in the society portion of the fee ($0.33 part-time); 
  2. an increase of up to $0.01 per session in the Bikechain portion of the fee (full-time students only); 
  3. an increase of up to $0.17 per session in the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) portion of the fee (up to $0.09 per fall session and up to $0.08 per winter session part-time); 
  4. an increase of up to $0.06 per session in the Centre for Social Justice - OPIRG portion of the fee (up to $0.04 per fall session and up to $0.02 per winter session part-time); 
  5. an increase of up to $0.01 per session in the Sexual Education Centre portion of the fee (up to $0.01 per fall session part-time);
  6. an increase of up to $11.64 per fall and winter sessions in the Health Plan portion of the fee; and
  7. an increase of up to $8.04 per fall and winter sessions in the Dental Plan portion of the fee.

THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the University of Toronto Students’ Union (legally, the Students’ Administrative Council) fee be changed as follows: 

  1. an increase of $0.41 per session in the society portion of the fee;
  2. an increase of $0.01 per session in the Bikechain portion of the fee;
  3. an increase of $0.18 per session in the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) portion of the fee; 
  4. an increase of $0.07 per session in the Downtown Legal Services portion of the fee; 
  5. an increase of $0.02 per session in the Student Refugee Program portion of the fee;
  6. an increase of $10.21 per fall and winter sessions in the Health Plan portion of the fee; 
  7. an increase of $8.53 per fall and winter sessions in the Dental Plan portion of the fee; and
  8. the establishment of $1.00 per session in the Student Aid Program Fund portion of the fee.

Subject to confirmation of approval of the following fee change requests by the University of Toronto Students’ Union Board of Directors at its April 28, 2020 meeting,
THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the University of Toronto Students’ Union fee be changed as follows: 

  1. an increase of up to $2.99 per session in the Student Commons Capital Levy portion of the fee.

THAT beginning in the Fall 2020 session, the Varsity Publications fee be changed as follows: 

  1. an increase of $0.02 per session in the society portion of the fee (graduate); and
  2. an increase of $0.06 per session in the society portion of the fee (undergraduate).
     
  1. Student Societies: Report on Financial Statements and Internal Auditor’s Opinion  (for information)*
     
  2. Report of the Previous Meeting: Report Number 216, March 11, 2020*
     
  3. Business Arising from the Report of the Previous Meeting
     
  4. Date of Next Meeting: May 21, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
     
  5. Other Business

*Documentation included