The Council of the Faculty of Environmental Studies ("Faculty Council") – a committee of the Senate of York University – is the governing body that establishes policy and regulations in all Faculty matters, both directly and through its standing committees.
Council is a forum in which issues of concern to all of the Faculty’s constituents can be raised and addressed openly. Meetings are generally held every six weeks during the fall/winter terms. Agendas are set by the Executive Committee and include reports from the Dean and the standing committees and subcommittees of Council, as well as other matters of concern and interest. Every effort is made to involve all members of the Faculty, and FES students are encouraged to attend.
Council operates in accordance with its Standing Rules and Policies and Procedures below. To review FES academic policies and regulations, please see the Academic regulations in the Resources & services section of our website.
Standing Rules
Policies and Procedures
Policy Statements and Procedures are adopted by the Council of the Faculty of Environmental Studies under Standing Rules 3.6 and 3.7 and 3.8. They are supplementary to the Standing Rules (which take precedence) and as recorded here are not intended to be comprehensive or exhaustive.
Every effort has been made to ensure that these Policies and Procedures are complete and accurate. In the event that these published Policies and Procedures are not fully consistent with FES-approved legislation, then the duly approved legislation shall take precedence.
Section A – Council of the Faculty of Environmental Studies
Section B – Executive Committee
Section C – Committee of Instruction and subcommittees
Section C1 – Committee of Instruction
Section C2 – Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee
Section C3 – PhD Program and Admissions Subcommittee
Section C4 – MES Admissions Subcommittee
Section C5 – MES Program Subcommittee
Section C6 – MES/LLB Program Subcommittee – COMING SOON!
Section C7 – Planning Programs Subcommittee
Section C8 – Undergraduate Curriculum Subcommittee
Section C9 – Undergraduate Program and Admissions SubcommitteeSection D – Research and Awards Committee
Section E – Faculty Appointments Advisory Committee