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Senate Summed up: Senators disestablish the Peter Wall Institute and discuss UBC’s budget

Last night, Senate met to vote on the disestablishment of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and received a presentation on UBC’s $3.8 billion budget for the next academic year.

Aisha Chaudhry News April 18

Senate Summed Up: Senators discuss external review and SEI report

Last night, the UBC Senate met to discuss the results of an external review of Senate operations, and received a report on the Student Experience of Instruction surveys.

Bea Lehmann News March 21

Senate Summed Up: Senators discuss enrolment report, impact of international student changes

The UBC Senate met Wednesday night to discuss enrolment and a framework to guide future academic planning.

Bea Lehmann News February 23

Senate Summed Up: 2022/23 external reviews report raises concerns about graduate funding

On December 13, the Senate gathered for the last meeting of the year. Senators approved items from committees and raised discussion regarding this year’s annual reports on Research and Innovation, and External Reviews.

Fiona Sjaus News December 15

Senate Summed Up: Senators welcome President Bacon as Chair, receive student priorities memo and library annual report

On November 15, the Senate met for the first time under new President Benoit-Antoine Bacon to receive the student senate caucus’ Senate 2026 priorities memorandum and the UBC Library annual report.

Spencer Izen News November 17

Senate Summed Up: Senators receives report from UBC Ombudsperson office

On October 18, Senate met for the last time under Interim President Deborah Buszard to receive a presentation on the annual report from the office for the Ombudsperson for students and to approve new students awards and funding.

Renée Rochefort News October 20

Senate Summed Up: Senators approve new courses, discuss international partnerships committee

At the first meeting of the new triennium on Wednesday night, the UBC Senate approved course and degree changes and discussed the creation of a committee to assess UBC’s international partnerships.

Bea Lehmann News September 21

Senate Summed Up: Senators approve new programs and discuss inter-university mobility agreements

At the last meeting of the triennium, the UBC Vancouver Senate approved spring graduations, discussed mobility agreements, introduced new academic programs and reviewed the Triennial Review Report.

Renée Rochefort News May 19

Senate Summed Up: Senators approve schedule change to Winter Session 2023/24 term 1

The UBC Vancouver Senate met Wednesday night to discuss course scheduling, international agreements and graduate regalia amendments for Indigenous students.

Bea Lehmann News April 21, 2023

Senate Summed Up: Senate passes cost cap for students on digital assessment tools

The new policy limits digital assessment tools' cost to 12 per cent of the per credit tuition fee, and says that digital assessments can be used for only up to 20 per cent of their final grade.

Spencer Izen News March 17, 2023

Senate Summed Up: Senators discuss international agreements, student senator ineligible to serve

UBC's Vancouver Senate met Wednesday night to discuss international agreements, vote on approving new courses and appoint senators to take over responsibilities after the removal of a student senator.

Aisha Chaudhry News February 17, 2023

Senate Summed Up: Senators discuss unclassified students, hear about 2021/22 research

The UBC Vancouver Senate met for the first time in 2023 Wednesday night to vote on amended requirements for unclassified students and hear a presentation on the university’s 2021/22 research achievements.

Nathan Bawaan and Anabella McElroy News January 19, 2023

Senate Summed Up: Senators grant degrees to fall grads, approve new courses in Faculty of Arts, graduate studies

The UBC Vancouver Senate met this Wednesday to welcome new staff and senators, grant 2022 fall graduates their degrees and discuss some changes and additions to existing academic programs. Here’s what you might’ve missed.

Khushi Patil News November 17, 2022

Senate Summed Up: Senators make SATs permanently optional for Americans, renew Shanghai Jiao Tong University affiliation agreement

The Vancouver Senate convened this Wednesday to welcome Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Deborah Buszard, say goodbye to longtime administrator Dr. Kate Ross, and discuss a series of Admissions Committee motions.

Spencer Izen News October 20, 2022

Senate Summed Up: Senators approve affiliation agreement with BCLU, say goodbye to Santa

The UBC Vancouver Senate met for its first meeting with an in-person component since the start of the pandemic to discuss an agreement for the UBC’s Faculty of Education and to say goodbye to President Santa Ono.

Nathan Bawaan News September 22, 2022

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