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DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1982, KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL
OPEN SESSION
Present: Munro, J.M., Acting Chairman
Banister, E.W.
Absent: ?
Bennett, R.N.D.
Blaney, J.P.
Bhakthan, N.M.G.
Brown, ?
R.C.
Cot, ?
P.T.
Carter, S.D.
D'Auria, ?
J.M.
Cleveland, W.L.
Henderson, ?
R.E.
Cochran, J.F.
McKeown, B.A.
Crawford, C.B.
Nielsen, V.
Dickinson, J.
Overholt, M.J.
Dobb, T.C.
Pedersen, K.G.
Edelmann, I.D.
Prock, L.M.
Gehlbach, R.D.
Tuinman, J.J.
Hale, ?
L.R.
Holmes, R.A.
In attendance:
Hoyt, G.C.
Kimball, M.
Irwin, ?
J.C.
Locwen, V.
Johnston, H.J.M.
Scott, E.
Jones, C.H.W.
Wendell, S.
Krebs, D.L.
Lachlan, A.H.
Leiss, W.
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Littmann, H.
MacPherson, A.
Murray, P.R.
O'Fallon, C.
Okuda, K.
Rieckhoff, K.E.
Strong, M.
Swartz, N.M.
Van Loon, M.
Verdun-Jones, S.N.
Webster, J.M.
Weinberg, H.
Wideen, M.F.
Wotherspoon, A.J.
Evans, H.M., Secretary
Heath, N.
Grant, B., Recording Secretary
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Student Senator D. E. Dupuis has tendered her resignation from Senate,
effective October 1, 1982.
1.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
The agenda was approved as distributed.
2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OPEN SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 13,1982
The Minutes of the Open Session of September 13, 1982 were approved.
3.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
There was no business arising from the minutes.
4.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN
a)
Moved by N. Swartz, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That the Senate of Simon Fraser University
expresses to the family and friends and legions
of admirers of one of Canada's, and one of the
world's, greatest musicians its profound sorrow
on this day of his death. Glenn Gould was a
quintessential Canadian institution. His wit,
his erudition, his prose, his films, his humor,
his consummate musicianship, and his love of
and devotion to this country, will be solely
missed"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
The Chairman indicated he would convey the above motion to the
family of the deceased.
b)
Although it was not yet known whether or not an official decision
had been made by the Government concerning a possible twelve million
dollar budget cut among the universities, it was reported that Simon
Fraser's share of this possible reduction would be in the area of 2.7
million dollars.
C)
Paper S .82-80-Annual Report
The Annual Report of the University was brought forward from the
last meeting for further discussion. Dr. E. Scott, Executive Director
of Finance, was in attendance. A lengthy discussion took place with
regard to the report in general and specific questions concerning the
amount of money spent on membership fees, the operations of the Book-
store and the Instructional Media Centre, the increase of faculty
salaries in comparison to the administrative salaries, and interfund
transfers were explained in more detail by Dr. Scott for clarification
of Senate.
•d) Paper S.82-81A - A Comparative Analysis of Financial Statistics
for Canadian Universities
This paper which compared the financial information of Simon Fraser
University and other Canadian Universities was presented to Senate for
information.
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recognized at the Awards Ceremony planned for the third week in
January 1983 was presented to Senate for information.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
i)
Senate Nominating Committee
a) Paper S.82-91 - Elections to Senate Committees
Elections to fill vacancies on a number of Senate Committees
were conducted, the results of which follow.
Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS)
One Student Senator to replace A. Maki whose term of office
expires September 30, 1982. Term of office is for two years,
from October 1, 1982 to September 30, 1984.
Elected by acclamation: ?
C. O'FALLON
Senate Nominating Committee (SNC)
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One Student Senator Alternate to replace A. J. Wotherspoon
whose term of office expires September 30, 1982. Term of
office is for one year, from October 1, 1982 to September 30,
1983.
Re-elected by acclamation:
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A.J. WOTHERSPOON
Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board (SUAB)
. One Student Senator to replace A. Maki, whose term of office
expires September 30, 1982. Term of office is for one year,
from October 1, 1982 to September 30, 1983.
Elected by acclamation: ?
M. VAN LOON
ii)
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
a) Paper S.82-92 - Proposed University Honor Roll
Moved by R. C. Brown, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve, as set forth in
S.82-92,
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that a limited number of students be
admitted each semester to the University.
Honor Roll, mainly on the basis of
excellent work completed in the previous
semester,
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that this be shown on the student's
permanent record,
3)
that the criteria - University Honor
Roll be
i)
Students must have completed a
minimum of 30 semester hours at SFU by
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the end of the semester being evaluated
for Honor Roll selections
ii)
Only students completing at least
12 semester hours of credit in the
smesLer are eligible,
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iii)
Minimum semester g.p.a. 4.00
calculated on all normally graded
courses completed in the semester,
except practicum courses,
iv)
Minimum cumulative g.p.a. 3.60"
C. Jones stated that the SCSAB had some reservations about the
proposal. The criteria were parallel to those proposed for the Open
Scholarships but not identical, with the result that students could be
eligible for one but not the other award. K. Rieckhoff spoke in support
of the proposal, arguing that a variety of awards with differing criteria
are preferable since there is no single measure of academic excellence.
The honor Roll would be implemented for Fall semester 1982 with the first
awards being presented at the Awards Ceremony scheduled for January 1983.
A question arose concerning possible retroactivity. The Secretary
indicated that retroactive awards would not be made for semesters prior to
82-3.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
21 in favour
11 opposed
b)
Paper 5.82-93 Proposed New Courses - Philosophy
Moved by R. Brown, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in 5.82-93, the
new courses
P1111 244-3 - Introduction to Philosophy of Natural
and Social Science
PHIL
325-3 - Philosophy of Art II
with deletion of
PHIL
140-3 - The Nature of Science"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
Subject to approval of these courses by Senate and the Board
of Governors, the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved
waiver of the two semester time lag requirement in order that
PHIL
224-3 and
PHIL
325-3 may be first offered in Spring 1983-1.
c)
Paper S.82-94 - Proposed New Course - General Studies
Moved by R. Brown, seconded by S. Verdun-Jones,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-94, the
proposed new course G.S. 210-3 - Non-Verbal Expression"
In reply to an inquiry regarding the rationale for General
Studies courses, Dr. Verdun-Jones explained that students were able
to meet interests through General Studies which were not met by
courses in other departments. The question of overlap with certain
Communication courses was discussed and concern was expressed about
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the lack of information presented to Senate.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION FAILED.
13 in favour
15 opposed.
d)
Paper S.82-95 - Proposed New Course - Women's Studies
Moved by R. Brown, seconded by S. Verdun-.Jones,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-95,.the
proposed new course W.S. 204-3 - Women, Science and
Technology"
Dr. M. Kimball and Dr. S. Wendell were in attendance as
resource persons. A brief discussion took place regarding the
academic quality of the course and additional information was
provided with respect to parts two and three of the course outline.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
23 in favour
3 opposed.
Subject to the approval of the course by Senate and the Board
of Governors, the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies gave
approval to waiver of the two semester time lag requirement in order
that this course may be first offered in Spring
1983-1.
e)
Paper S.82-96 -
Proposal to Award the B.Sc. (Kinesiology) to
Students Transferrinq to Certain Professional Schools
Moved by R. Brown, seconded by A. Wotherspoon,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-96, the
proposal for the award of the B.Sc. (Kinesiology)
degree to students with the prescribed requirements
who transfer to accredited professional schools in
dentistry, medicine or veterninary medicine without
completing a degree"
It was noted that this proposal would provide Kinesiology
Majors an opportunity to qualify for their degrees in a manner
similar to that currently available to students in the Faculty
of Science.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
f)
Paper S.82-97 - Proposal to introduce change of lower level
elective structure in Criminology for Spring Semester 1983-1
Moved by R. Brown, seconded by A. Wotherspoon,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-97, that the
change in the lower level elective structure for
Criminology be made effective in the Spring Semester
1983-1"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
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iii) Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries
a) Paper S.82-98 - undergraduate Scholarship Proposals
Moved by H. Weinberg, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in 5.82-98, the
proposed -
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Undergraduate Scholarship Program, and
II.
The President's High School Entrance Scholarships"
In times of such financial restraint, L. Hale felt that priority
should be given to bursaries rather than to scholarships.
Due to the limited availability of University and College Transfer
Scholarships, concern was expressed that SFU's requirement of 30
credit hours was placing an undue burden on students transferring from
other institutions to Simon Fraser.
Amendment moved by A. Wotherspoon, seconded by C. O'Fallon,
"That Section I-i - Proposed undergraduate Scholarship
Program - be amended to read: "To qualify for the
first time, students will be required to have completed
at least 30 credit hours"
It was pointed out that the number of scholarships awarded to
college transfer students was proportionate to the number of transfer
students entering the University and the general principle was that
the remainder should be allocated to in-house students, thus the require-
ment of 30 credit hours at SFU.
Question was called on the amendment,
and a vote taken.
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AMENDMENT FAILED
A suggestion was made that this type of proposal should be reviewed
after a certain period of time to see whether or not the intent/rationale
of the proposal had been realized. With the agreement of the mover
and seconder, the following was added to the motion:
"That two years after the implementation of this paper,
the Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and
Bursaries prepare for Senate a report in this regard"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
With the introduction of these scholarships, proposed for September
1983, there would be discontinuation of the undergraduate fee rebate
and the open scholarships.
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Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules
a) P
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S.82-99 - Proposed Change in membersj Senate Committees
Moved by A. i,achlaii, seconded by A. Wotherspoon,
"That'. Senate approve, as shown in
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changes in membership of various committees to
provide Cor representation from the new Faculty
of Business Administration"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
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b) Paper 5.82-100 - Proposed Membership and Terms of Reference
- Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Evaluation of Faculty Teaching
Moved by A. Lachlan, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.82-100,
the proposed membership and terms of reference
- Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Student Evaluation
of Faculty Teaching"
It was suggested that since faculty and students had an equal
interest in this matter there should be equal representation on the
Committee.
Amendment moved by A. Wotherspoon, seconded by L. Hale,
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"That the membership be five senators at large,
elected by and from Senate, including two students
and that the Chairman would vote only in the case
of a tie"
Following a brief discussion, a friendly amendment was accepted
to separate the two items in the above motion to amend.
1st Amendment:
"That the membership be five senators at large,
elected by and from Senate, including two students"
Question was called on the 1st amendment,
1ST AMENDMENT CARRIED
and a vote taken
2nd Amendment:
"That the Chairman would vote only in the case
of a tie"
Question was called on the 2nd amendment,
2ND AMENDMENT FAILED
and a vote taken.
Question was called on the main motion,
MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED
and a vote taken.
CARRIED
6.
REPORTS OF FACULTIES
There were no reports from Faculties.
7.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
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NOTICES OF
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MOTION
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There were no notices of motion.
9.
INFORMATION
i) Date of next regular meeting - Monday, November -1, 1982.
The assembly recessed briefly at 9:15 p.m. prior to moving into Closed Session.