Senate approved a policy at its November 14 meeting that will allow the University to grant a degree posthumously or to a terminally ill student, provided that the student has completed almost all substantive requirements.

Under the new policy, undergraduate students must have completed all but the last semester of courses; graduate students must have completed all course work as well as a majority of their theses or major papers.

The change serves to demonstrate the human heart of the University, says Rick Caron, chair of the Academic Policy Committee.

CTL releases annual report

Since 2010, the Centre for Teaching and Learning has attracted a record number of instructors to its workshops and courses—more than 1,200 participants including well over half of full-time faculty members, Senate heard during a presentation of the centre’s annual report. Read the full report, which covers the period to June 30, 2014.

FAHSS upgrades honour roll requirements

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences has raised the cumulative average required to qualify for its Dean’s Honour Roll. The change of the grading system from a 13-point scale to percentage resulted in more than double the number of honourees. The new cut-off is 86 percent, expected to maintain the integrity of the award.