He stated that Dean Common also had invited the students to attend the next Education Faculty Council meeting. Mr. Wilson reported that since the February Senate meeting and the students' report, there has been much collaboration with students and some changes have been implemented. The result is that students have become somewhat more optimistic about the laptop initiative. Mr. Lawrence stated that 100 students and their parents would be visiting the campus during the March Break. He announced that Nipissing had signed an exchange agreement with Mansfield University in Pennsylvania and he asked faculty to encourage their students to get involved in exchange study.
Opportunities exist for Nipissing students to study in Mexico, Chile, England and Nepal.
Mr. Lawrence stated that, to date, Nipissing has received students from elsewhere, but no Nipissing students have studied abroad, with the exception of the West Indies. He encouraged faculty who have good students who might be interested in such a venture, to contact him at the Registrar's office and complete the required forms. Dr. Forrest thanked faculty for expending the effort to meet with potential students. He noted how critical this was for Nipissing's future. Moved by S. Muhlberger, seconded by M. Tuncali that Senate receive the Report of the APT Committee dated March 7, 2001.