MOTION: ? 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to 

the Board of Governors that the graduate student 

membership on the Dean of Graduate Studies Search 

Committee be increased from two to five." 

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Note: 

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The Board of Governors, with the approval of Senate, has 

power to establish procedures for the recommendation and 

selection of candidates for deans, 

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Section 28 e. 

Interim procedures were approved by Senate and by the 

Board on July 7 and July 15, 1975, respectively, with 

provision for two students selected by the Student Society 

- following general procedures established for dean's 

search in 1970. The proposal is to raise the number from 

two to five without other changes by Senate and Board, and 

would require Board action. There is suggestion of change 

by the Student Society in the method used to select the 

students. 

Rog..Schiffer, 

Senator 

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Oct. 

Motion: "That the graduate student membership on the 'Dean 

of Graduate Studies Search Committee' be increased 

from two to five." 

oger. .S.chif.fer,....Senator 

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The two student representatives on this committee have quit in 

protest against their apparent lack of ability to influence either 

the deliberations or the decision of the committee, in view of 

the overwhelming power of the deans and faculty on the committee. 

Bill Thomson, the 1st vice-president of the Student Society has 

written to DGSSC asking them to accept five students elected by 

the grad students. This is the number of faculty appointed, and 

the representation the students themselves wish. It might give 

the representatives a better chance to portray the broad interests 

of grad students in four faculties and many varied disciplines. 

As a student representative, aware that only Senate can alter the 

membership of the committee, I hasten to bring this matter to 

Senate and to ask for its speedy approval. 

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I might point out that at the time this was approved by Senate 

I stood and asked for its reconsideration; thd chair ruled me 

out of order, although the question was put immediately after a 

vote on an amendment and without any discussion of the main motion. 

At the time I was concerned about the small proportion of student 

participatbn on this committee, and obviously my concern was well 

founded. 

If this motion is defeated, Senate is in effect guaranteeing that 

there will be no students on the committee, and is confirming to 

students across campus that they were given two places on DGSSC 

simply to satisfy the proprieties and not to be a significant part 

of the decision making process. I ask Senate to treat grad stu- 

dents with the full measure of respect they deserve and to grant 

this increase in representation. 

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B.C. WILSON 

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BILL ThOMSON 

VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC 

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FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 

October 10, 1975 

AS the two student representatives appointed by me resigned (see 

Peak of October 1), and as graduate students wish to elect their rep- 

resentatives to this committee, and as we feel two students is insuff- 

icient representation on this committee, an election will be conducted 

by myself for P1 

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/B (5) graduate student represefiiati.vos to this commi- 

ttee. 

f you are genuinely concerned about student participation on this 

committee, I advise you to reschedule your meeting until such time as 

the election is held. 

Notice of the election will be fort   

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, and it should be com- 

pleted by the end of October. 

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Bill Thomson 

1st Vice-Pres,nt. SPSS 

cc: All members of the committee 

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