UoG Student Senate Caucus

Today is the LAST DAY TO VOTE in your Senate and Board of Governors elections!! Ballots received from the University Secretariat can be found in your GryphMail inboxes. Please take a minute to read the nomination statements and make an informed decision. Every vote counts!

TOMORROW marks the first day of voting week for your Senate and Board of Governors representatives!! Make sure you check your GryphMail for a ballot! Voting occurs by program for undergraduate Senators and by college for Graduate Senators. Board of Governors representatives will be voted in by the entire undergraduate and graduate student populations, respectively. Let's show some support!

Senate nomination statements:
- Undergraduate https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/office-services-elections-and-volunteer-opportunities-student-governance-volunteer-opportunities
- Graduate https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/office-services-elections-and-volunteer-opportunities-student-governance-volunteer-opportunities-1

Board nomination statements:
- Undergraduate https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/office-services-elections-and-volunteer-opportunities-student-governance-volunteer-opportunities-3
- Graduate https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/office-services-elections-and-volunteer-opportunities-student-governance-volunteer-opportunities-4

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NOMINATION PERIOD FOR SENATE IS NOW OPEN UNTIL MARCH 11TH. Being a Student Senator is an amazing opportunity for people who want to learn more about academic governance at the University or are looking for more of a professional student leadership position. It is also one of the best ways to network with faculty, staff and senior administrators (like President Vaccarino). We hope to see many new faces next year!

All undergraduate students are elected by their program, and graduate students by their college. Please return all forms to the Secretariat's Office (4th floor UC). Any additional questions, please feel free to comment on this post or email [email protected]

Hey Business students, did you know that Senate recently approved a graduate diploma in Accounting?! It will be created as a direct-entry program, designed to meet the needs of those looking for more accounting experience or those pursuing a Charted Professional Accountant career.

Attached are the learning outcomes. Keep an eye out for this exciting new program coming soon!

Hi Gryphons! Last night at the Senate meeting our VP Academics and Provost, Charlotte Yates, presented our University's Key Performance Indicators (KPI). The KPI are measurable values that demonstrate how effectively an organization is achieving its key objectives. Here are the highlights of how we compared to other Canadian universities:

- Guelph has had a slight decline in applications this year. There has been a growing number of applicants from the GTA compared to a decline from the rest of Ontario.

- They are still discussing targets for international students (want to increase from 2-3% of applicants to 10%) as well as pursuing active enrolment of out of province students to fit with the strategic goal of diversity in our student population

- Between 2014-2015 there has been a 59% increase in applicants actually choosing the University of Guelph (2nd highest increase of confirmations in the province after Ryerson).

- As of 2012, undergraduate students have a 91.7% retention rate, the 4th highest in Canada. Graduate students have a 77.1% retention rate, the 6th highest in Canada. (Retention rate = the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year). Funding from the government is based on these performance metrics.

- While there is growth in undergraduate and graduate full time enrolment, there has been a decrease in the number of full time faculty. This has been hurting our ratings as the student:faculty ratio is less than other places.

- We have the largest research funding of all comprehensive Canadian universities (almost $200,000/full time faculty).

- As many of you know, we have the highest student satisfaction in Ontario (and Canada, according to MacLean's) across all undergraduate and graduate years.

- Finally, undergraduate employment rates of Guelph students 6 months after graduation were at approximately 91% in 2014-2015. Accordingly, the University of Guelph's student loan default rates are only about 3%.

Please let us know if you have any questions and we will contact appropriate sources for the information!

NEXT SENATE MEETING: FEBRUARY 8

ITEMS ON THE AGENDA: Strategic Renewal Process

Strategic renewal is a process that helps chart the University’s path in the future. It has the goal of creating a document clearly stating strategic vision to guide planning over next 5-10 years and renew our sense of institutional pride. Now at phase 2 the ideas heard from community consultations in phase 1 will be summarized into themes that will be used to consult further with the University community.

NEXT SENATE MEETING: FEBRUARY 8

ITEMS ON AGENDA: Budget
Talking about this year’s budget development, constraints, and the budget consultation processes. More information to come after the February Senate meeting but see http://www.uoguelph.ca/vpacademic/budget/ for more information

If you are interested in finding out more information, come out to your college's budget meeting! See the picture below to find out the time and date.

Gryphons, we are disappointed to report a vandalism this morning within the new expansion of the Athletic Centre. Below are a few pictures of the damages. The removal of this graffiti involves sandblasting and, after their best efforts, there will still be a noticeable difference. The construction team may actually have to tear down and re-build the walls.
Though this may not be an academic concern, as Senators we also represent the interests of our greater community. This act was not in accordance with our University's values. We urge everyone to act with kindness, tolerance and respect to both the people and facilities on campus. Thank you.

Welcome! This page is designed to keep graduate and undergraduate students informed on important academic decisions and general knowledge of what your senators are doing for YOU! We hope to create a more open forum of discussions in order to represent your interests in the best way.

Rules of this page:

1. We are strictly here to communicate important information that is relevant to University of Guelph students. Please do comment to promote any organizational group or event unless it is relevant to the discussion

2. We are happy to answer any questions you may have. Alternatively you can contact your College or Program's student senator for more specific inquiries.

3. Please be respectful of the diversity of our student body by using inclusive language and constructive comments

4. Feel free to share your opinions and ideas on all matters relating to the University of Guelph Senate and its decisions!