The Senate Planning Committee conists of: the President or designate, who is Chair; the Vice-President (Academic & Research); the Dean of each Faculty/School; one representative elected by and from each Faculty/School; the University Librarian; and two students appointed by the BUSU Council.
The responsibilities of this Committee are to make recommendations to Senate relating to: academic program priorities; support programs for the academic functions; and the establishement of additional departments faculties, schools and institutes.
In 1985 the Senate Planning Committee was replaced by the Senate Planning and Priorities Committee. The composition and terms of reference for this committee are included in the Senate by-laws from 1985. In 2000 the Senate Planning and priorities committee was disbanded. Its functions were assumed by the Senate Executive Committee until the senate Planning Committee was re-established in 2003.
Scope and Content
Sub sub series consists of agendas and minutes of the Brandon University Senate Planning Committee 1967-1985 and various files from the Senate Planning and Priorities Committee relating to external reviews of programs and areas within the University in the years 1985-1995, as well as a number of miscellaneous file some dating from the era before 1985. .
Notes
Information in the History/Bio field was take from the Brandon University Senate By-laws - Section VIII Committees of Senate.
Finding Aid
A file level inventory for the records of the Planning and Priorities Committee prepared by Alison McNeill Hordern is available with the records.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 6: Brandon University Senate
6.2 Committees of Senate
Related Material
Senate Planning Committee minutes for 1970-1973 are located in RG 6 Brandon University fonds, series 6 Brandon University Senate, sub-series 6.1 Senate minutes.
DEANS OF HEALTH STUDIES:
LINDA ROSS (1997 - July 31, 2008)
No biographical information yet.
W. DEAN CARE (August 1, 2008 - July 31, 2019
Dean Care received his Registered Nursing diploma from Winnipeg General Hospital in 1972, and his Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Manitoba in 1976. Care was awarded his Master of Education in 1984 at the University of Manitoba, and his Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) at Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida) in 1995, with a major in Adult Education.
From 1972 to 1997, Care worked in various nursing and teaching positions at St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1997, he joined the University of Manitoba Faculty of Nursing as an Assistant Professor and Urban Program Coordinator. He was promoted to Acting Associate Dean of the Faculty of Nursing in 1998, and became Coordinator, Undergraduate Programs in 1999. Care was named Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs shortly thereafter. From 2000 to 2004, he worked as Academic Assistant to the Dean of the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Nursing before becoming Acting Dean in 2004. In 2005, Care served for four months as Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs – Academic Affairs) before moving into the position of Interim Dean, which he held from 2005 to 2007. Care was named a full professor at the University of Manitoba in 2007, where he taught up until his appointment at Brandon University.
In addition to serving as Dean of Health Studies, Care also served as acting Vice-President (Academic & Provost) in 2012-2013 and as Associate Vice-President (Teaching & Learning) in 20017-2018.
JEAN (JOHN) MORAROS (August 1, 2019 - present)
No biographical information yet.
Scope and Content
There are currently no records in this sub sub series.
Notes
History/Bio information for Care taken from the BU press release issued upon his appointment as Dean (February 29, 2008).
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 7: Faculties and Schools
7.5 School of Health Studies
