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MEMORANDUM
To: Sue Roppel, Secretary to SCUP
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From: Guy Poirier
Subject: Centre d'Etudes
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Date: March 14, 2001
francophones Quebec-Pacifique
Dear Sue:
This memo is to confirm that no university resources will be used to
develop the Centre d'Etudes francophones collections, and that the Centre
will not solicit funding for collection that would more appropriately be
located in the library.
G. Poirier
cc. J. Pierce, Dean of Arts
L. Copeland, University Librarian
B. Clayman, Vice-President/Research
J. Waterhouse, Vice-President/Academic
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SIMON JRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
TO: Sue Roppel, Secretary ?
FROM: Bruce P. Clayman
Senate Committee on University
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Vice-President, Research
Planning (SCUP)
RE:
Centre d'études francophones
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DATE: February 19, 2001
Quebec-Pacifique
Attached is a proposal from Dr. John Pierce, Dean of Arts, for the establishment
of a Centre d'études francophones Quebec-Pacifique.
The Governing Committee for Centres and Institutes recommends that the
Centre be granted approval by SCUP. Once approved by SCUP, the proposal is to be
forwarded to Senate, followed by submission to the Board of Governors.
Governing Committee:
7J'r. John H. Waterhouse
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Dr. Bruce P. Clayman
Vice-President, Research
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From: John T. Pierce
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Subject:
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February 8, 2001
francophones Quebec-Pacifique
Bruce, attached you will find a proposal for the creation of a Schedule A
Centre from the Department of French. As you know this has been
operating unofficially as a Centre and in my view quite effectively. The
Department is very supportive of the creation of the Centre. I have
earmarked a small amount of money for start-up. I am very supportive of
this initiative.
C.C.
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Establishment of the ?
Centre d' etudes francophones Québec-Pacifique
(presently known as the Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique du
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Départeinent de francais de Simon Fraser University)
Application for a University Charter ?
January 29 2001
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Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique
Nomenclature
The unit should be known as the
Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique
Applicable Schedule : A
Under the direct authority of the Dean of Arts.
Constitution
A.
Statement of purpose
The
Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique
has the
mandate to promote the study of French and French Canadian
language, literatures, linguistics, and cultures in the
Pacific Region.
B. Administration
The
Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique
shall be
governed in- accordance, with University policies including
R.40.01 (Centres and Institutes). If this document and
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University differ on any issue, University policy shall
prevail.
The
Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique is
a
Schedule A Centre and comes under the direct authority of the
Dean of Arts.
The
Centre d'ébudes .francophones Québec-Pacifique is
housed
in the Department of French.
C. Appointment of a Director
The Director of the Centre is the Chair of the Department of
French, or a Faculty member of the Department of French
appointed by the Chair of the Department of French. The term
of office is of two years, renewable.
D. Associate Members
Department of French Faculty members, Language or Laboratory
instructors, graduate students, and interested SFU Faculty
members can apply to become members of the Centre d'études
francophones Québec-Pacifique.
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E. Internal governing procedure
The Centre shall hold two types of meetings.
a)General meeting of the
associate
members of the Centre.
The Director of the Centre is the Chair of the General
Meeting.
Participation the Chair of the Department of French,
associate members of the Centre, & one associate student
members representative. All with voice and vote.
Frequency : one to two times a year.
b) Steering Committee of the Centre meetings.
The Steering Committee is chaired by the Director of
the Centre.
Participation The Steering Committee is composed of
the Director of the Centre d'études francophones Québec-
Pacifique, of the Chair of the Department of French (or
his/her representative), of associate members from the
Department of French, of one graduate or undergraduate
student from the Department of French, of one Faculty member
from outside the Department of French (whose specialization
is either French or French Canadian language, literatures,
linguistics, history or culture), of one Faculty member from
the Département d'études francaises of the Université de
Montréal, of one representative from the Government of Québec
Secretariat aux affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes.
Further representatives from the Community can be asked to
become members of the Steering Committee by the Director.
Frequency : once a year.
F.
Rationale
The
Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique
has
the mandate to gather information, carry on research and
disseminate its results about French Canadian and French
literatures, cultures, and language of the Pacific Region.
The Centre will maintain a documentation centre, and will
also act as a liaison between the
Centre d'études québécoises
(CETUQ) of the Université de Montréal and the Pacific Region.
• Two French Research Centres already exist in Western
Canada, one in Manitoba, and the other at the Faculté Saint-
Jean in Edmonton, but we believe that our Centre will promote
the distinct culture of French speakers of British Columbia
and of the Pacific Rim. Moreoever, our Centre will conduct
interdisciplinary research in literature, socio-linguistics,
cinema, and culture, areas in which our Department has
established its leadership over the past decades.
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The Centre will also play an important role for the
French speaking community in British Columbia, as it will be
the first University Research Centre to study and promote the
Contributions of the Francophone community in British
Columbia society. The Centre for Francophone studies might
play a leading role in the creation of a postsecondary
program in French in B.C.
G.
Background
Major Conferences and Research projects already
accomplished by the Department of French demonstrate how the
Centre can and will contribute to the advancement of research
and how it will benefit the University and the francophone
communities.
1993 : The Montréal-Vancouver International Conference (co-
sponsored by the Department of English (SFU) and the
Department of French (UBC).
1995 : publication of the Conference Proceedings
(Montréal et
Vancouver : parcours urbains dans la littérature et le
cinema. Rimouski,
Tangence,
October 1995, special issue 48,
166 p.)
Since the creation of the Centre within the Department
of French
1999 : Renaissance/francophonie international Conference
2000 : Publication of the collective :
Le .Bref et
l'instantané.
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la rencontre de la littérature
québécoise
du
XXIe siècle.
Orleans, editions David, 2000, 237 p.
2001 : Publication of the collective :
La Renaissance, hier
et
aujourd'hui. (
Québec, PUL, in press)
2001 (8-10 March 2001) : International Conference on Internet
and Multimedia Application to French Studies organized by the
Department of French in collaboration with the Faculty of
Education (SFU).
H.
How the Centre will benefit SFU
1. The creation of the Centre d'études francophones Québec-
Pacifique will benefit the Department of French and help to
promote and facilitate:
a)research and team-work involving Faculty members,
Language & Lab instructors, Graduate Students.
b)access to bibliographical and linguistic data about
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French language, literatures, and cultures of the Pacific
Region.
c)links with other similar research centres and
Departments (CETUQ at Université de Montréal, etc.)
2.
The Centre will also benefit the Faculty of Arts through:
a)the gathering and easy access to printed documents
and related electronic resources about the French community
in B.C. and the
francophonie
elsewhere in the world.
b)the promotion of the second official language as well
as an in-depth study of French literatures,:
language, and
cultures.
3.
The Centre will finally benefit SFU and the community:
a)
the Centre will enable us to apply for a wider
spectrum of research grants and attract funding coming from
the private sector.
b)
the creation of the Centre at SFU with the help of
the Québec Government and in partnership with the Université
de Montréal will open the door to further agreements between
Québec Universities and partners, and SFU.
c)
the Centre will play a major role in the creation of
a postsecondary education program in B.C.
Centre d' etudes francophones Québec-Pacifique
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Sources of resources to the Centre
(Budget)
Year 2001-2002 :
Revenues and Grants
Source and description
Balance as of
Jan. 29 2001
Government of Quebec:
(Partnership program with the
University of Montréal)
July 1998: ?
$1200; July 1999:
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$1200
July 2000: ?
$1200
$1,361.65
SFU-Small SSHRC program:
$4,000.00
(Grant no 31 631394; Dec 98/Aug 00)
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SFU-Small SSHRC program:
$2,000.00
(Grant no 31 631457;June 00/Feb 02)
$2,000.00
Faculty of Arts Start-up Grant
$3,000.00
SSHRC IDR Application
to come
Total (revenues and grants)
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$6,361.65
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Centre d'études francophones Québec-Pacifique
Expenses
Operating
Costs
Telephone costs
-installation and
monthly rental
charge
$400.00
Long Distance
telephone
$120.00
Fax Charges
$
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60.00
Office supplies
(stationary,etc.)
$200.00
Computer supplies
(toner cartridges,
upgrading existing
software, and
purchasing new
database software,
etc.)
$600.00
Photocopying
charges
(including new
brochure inserts)
$250.00
Postage Costs
$ ?
50.00
Advertising
$200.00
$1,880.00
Travel Expenses and honoraria for
visiting speakers, invited for
collaborative conferences
Research Assistants
-Graduate 100hres X $15 per hour plus
benefits
$1,000.00
$1,500.00
Furniture : ergonomic chair, filing
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$2000.00
cabinets and storage cabinet
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Total (Expenses) ?
$6380.00
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W.A.C. Bennett Library
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Simon Fraser University
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Memorandum
To: John Waterhouse, VP Academic
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From:
Todd M. Mundle
Head, Collections Management
Subject:
Library Report for proposed
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tmundle@sfu.ca
Centre d'Etudes Francophones
Quebec-Pacifique ?
Date: March
2,
2001
Cc:
Lynn Copeland, University Librarian
Guy Poirier, Department of French
Sue Roppel, Secretary, SCUP
Percilla Groves, Liaison Librarian for French
Here is the Library Report regarding the proposed Centre d'Etudes Francophones Quebec-Pacifique.
I've read over the proposal for the Centre d'Etudes Francophones Quebec-Pacifique and I am satisfied
that the Library can support this Centre. However, there is one issue that concerns me which requires
follow-up discussion between the Library and the Department of French.
In Section H, point b, the proposal states that the Centre will promote "access to bibliographical and
linguistic data about French language, literatures, and cultures of the Pacific Region." It's been our
understanding that the Centre would have a small collection of materials, but that it would likely be
limited to donations of newspapers, manuscripts and/or local history type of information. However, in
reviewing the courses for the revised French MA program, all of the bibliographies attached to the new
course proposals stated, "Those books not in the library are available from the Centre d'Etudes
Francophones Quebec-Pacifique."
The main cause of concern regards the creation of another "library" on campus that is outside of the
established SFU Library system. It does not appear as though the Centre d'Etudes Francophones
Quebec-Pacifique is duplicating the collection at the SFU Library but it does seem as though they are
establishing a bibliographic centre that will have more than archival research materials.
The Library is aware that there are reading rooms in various departments around campus. But these
tend to be filled with issues from personal subscription journals that are made available to other
members of the department. There is no attempt to house a branch library in these departments. I am
also hoping this is the case with the Centre d'Etudes Francophones Quebec-Pacifique. I raise this issue
as one of concern and do not believe it should hold up the process of the establishment of this centre.
There are no other outstanding issues at this point but as with all Centres there may be future hiring of
faculty with specific interests outside the current scope of the proposed Centre d'Etudes Francophones
Quebec-Pacifique. When hiring such individuals it would do well to compare the compatibility of their
research interests with existing Library resources. If a mismatch is determined and new resources are
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required, payment for new books, journals or databases would have to come out of the existing library
• materials budgets assigned to French.
This is a general concern regarding new hires and not specific to the Centre d'Etudes Francophones
Quebec-Pacifique.
Costs:
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL LIBRARY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH STARTING THIS
CENTRE
If you have any questions regarding this report, please don't hesitate to contact me by phone (3263) or
by email, tmundle@sfu.ca .
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