209th SENATE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 13 , 2016
AT 10.00 A.M. IN THE UNICAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE
AGENDA
1. Call to Order and Opening
2. Briefing by the Vice-Chancellor & Chairman
3. Minutes of the 208th meeting of Senate held on Thursday August 2 , 2016 at the
International Conference Centre
4. Correction and Adoption of the Minutes
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
i. p. 15 – Relocation of works Department------VC/Chairman of Senate
ii. p. 16 – Post-UTME Screening/2016/2017 Adm. exercise – VC/Chairman of Senate
iii. p. 16 - 2016 Mock/NUC Accreditation exercise – VC/Chairman of Senate
iv. p. 17 - Shortfall in Personnel Subvention – VC/Chairnan of Senate
v. p. 17 - Suspension of Former Bursar – VC/Chairman of Senate
vi. p. 20 - Activation of B.Sc Hospitality and Tourism in the Dept of Marketing - Chairman,COD
vii. pp-22- Degree programmes and Course Offerings in the newly established Faculty of
Engineering and Technology – Chairman, COD
x. p. 24 – Professional Marketing Practice/Fieldwork – Chairman, COD
xi. p. 25 – Cancellation of First Semester Results of Miss Nwabisi Loverlyn – Dean of Arts
xii. P. 26 – Complaint of Injustice: Abubakar Salaisu Mohammed -- Dean of Mgt. Sciences
xii. p. 25 – Application for an opportunity to complete outstanding B.Sc. courses- Dean of Soc. Sc.
xiii. p 25 - Application for compilation and release of Degree results – Dean of Agric. Forestry. & WLRM
New Matters:-
6. Request for the Spliting of the Department of Social Works from Sociology Department
Chairman, Committee of Deans to Present --- Folio 1
7. A Proposal for the Teaching of French as a General Studies \programme
Dean, Faculty of Arts to Present - Folio 2
8. Proposal for Post Graduate Diploma in Linguistics and Communication Studies (PGDLCS) Chairman, Committee of Deans to speak Folio 3
9. Proposal for B.Sc.Degree Programme in Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology
Chairman, Committee of Deans to present - Folio 4
10. Appeal for Intervention in respect of Degree Certificates to be issued to M.Ed and Ph.D. students offering Economics and politics of Educational Adminuistration -
Dean, Faculty of Education to present Folio 5
11. There is need to increase students’contribution to Fieldwork in the Dept. of Geology
Dean, Faculty of Physical Sciences to present Folio 6
12. Save my soul (SMS) passionate appeal for your consideration for the release of my Degree Result - (Akobundu, Gold Akuyoma- 01/38016 – Dean, faculty of Allied Medical Sciences to present Folio 7
13. Cancellation of 1st Semester Results of Miss Ekpuk Idaraobong
Dean, Faculty of Arts to present - Folio 8
14. Re: Report of Resource Assessment visit to Cornerstone Theological Seminary of Nigeria
Owerri, Imo State - Director, Academic Planning to report Folio 10
15. Proposal for the Establishment of a Centre for Rural Health (CRH) in the
Department of Community Medicine - Chairman, committee of Deans to report Folio 11
16. Proposal for the Introductuion of a Diploma Programme in Peace Studies and Conflict Management in IPPA - Chairman, Committee of Deans to present Folio 12
17. Nomination of Emeritus Professorship: Prof, Patrick Ekong Ebong, Department of Biochemistry
Chairman, Committee of Deans to Present Folio 13
18. Nomination of professor Emeritus: Prof. Sunday Williamson Peters, Dept. of Geology Folio 14
19. Nomination of Prof. Emeritus: Prof. Alexander Ifeanyichukwu Menkiti, Dept. of Physics - Folio 15
20. Nomination of Prof. Emeritus: Prof. David Iyorgande Denga, Dept. of Guid. & Counsl. Folio 16
21 Health Talk
22. Matters from Graduate School
23. Matters from Faculties/Institutes
a. Faculty of Agric. Forestry & Wildlife Resource Management
b. Faculty of Arts
c. Faculty of Education
d. Faculty of Law
e. Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences
f Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
g Faculty of Medicine
h Faculty of Dentistry
i. Faculty of Management Sciences
j. Faculty of Physical Sciences
k. Faculty of Biological Sciences
l Faculty of Social Sciences
m Faculty of Marine Sciences
n Institute of Education
o Institute of Oceanography
p Institute of Public Policy & Administration (IPPA)
q Institute of African and Asian Studies
24 Any Other Business (AOB)
25 Closing