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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Office of the Registrar
Memorandum
To: ?
Alison Watt, Director ?
From:
Nick Heath
Secretariat Services
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Secretary, SAB
Subject: Vice-Chair-Senate Appeals Board
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Date: August 11, 1999
It would be helpful if the Senate Appeals Board had a Vice-Chair in the event the
Chair is not available to attend a meeting. Informally, the Senate Appeals Board
at their 23 July 1999 meeting elected Lee Hanlan (Alternate Faculty Member of
SAB) to this position.
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules at its
meeting of August 31,
1999
gives rise tothe following motion
MOTION: ?
"that Senate approve an amendment to the membership of
the Sehate Appeals Board to include a
Vice-Chairtobe selected by majority vote of the voting
members of the Senate Appeals Board"
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Committee Listing —June 1999
EXISTING MEMBERSEIEP
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15. SENATE APPEALS BOARD (SAB)
- Standing (Reporting Category "B")
Members ?
Conditions
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Tenn
Student or
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Chair (Votes in
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2yrs
Faculty
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case of a tie)
Faculty Member
Faculty Member
Alternate
Alternate
Student Member
(Undergraduate)
Student Member
(Graduate)
Alternate Student
(Undergraduate)
Alternate Student
(Graduate)
Elected
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2yrs
by
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2 yrs
Senate
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2yrs
2yrs
Elected
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2yrs
by
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2yrs
Senate
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2yrs
2yrs
Dean of Student Services Secretary
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and Registrar ?
(non-voting)
(or designate)
Purpose
To consider cases wherein a student or former student feels aggrieved by the decision of a faculty, department or other
administrative unit relating to
• registration in courses
• withdrawal from the University
• eligibility for graduation
• approval of entry/re-entry to a program or
• a matter relating to academic standing when special circumstances are present.
Selection of Chair
The Chair may be a student or a member of faculty and normally is selected from among the members of the
Committee.
The Chair/shall be selected by majority vote of the voting members of the Senate Appeals Board.
In the event that the members of the Senate Appeals Board cannot decide on the selection of a Chair, the appointment
shall be decided by Senate.
Quorum: A quorum is three voting members.
Meetings convened monthly or at the call of the Chair.
SAB reports to Senate in April of each year.
