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Kate Ross
Secretar of Senate
Judith Osborne
Vp, Legal Affairs
Procedures for the Appointment
of the Chancellor
February 11. 2010
An amendment to the University Act of BC has changed the method by which the
Chancellor of the University is appointed from an election by the Convocation
to
selection by the Board of Governors 011 nomination by the Alumni Association and after
consultation with the
Senate.
This change requires the Board to adopt new procedures for the appointment of the
Chancellor. Attached
is a draft document setting out the process that is proposed. The
Board of Directors of the Alumni Association has endorsed this process.
Before submitting a final version to the Board for approval. I am forwarding it
to Senate
for information.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Date
Policies and Procedures
February II, 2010
Revision Date
Subject:
1.0 Policy:
The
University Act of British Columbia
calls for the Univer,s.,.
,~~iI~
procedures describe the process by which the appointment 0 .',
ea,P~nmro
University will be conducted by the Board of
Governor~.
2.0 Jurisdiction
3.0
3.1
Number
B 10.12
Revision No.
before the expiry of a Chancellor's tenn, the President will
notify the
\UPlmnr<;:
and the Alumni Association of the impending vacancy. At
the same time,
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in consultation with the Alumni Association Board of
Directors and the
ittee on University Honours, will develop or review and update, as
needed, the tenns
of .....
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..,.-Pl:'1l'P and criteria for selection of the Chancellor.
3.2
Fonnation and Composition
of the Selection Committee
Aftey
ccmple.J-.;o'1 of I-Itl
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eigltteea (18) months befUie the expo, of the te., ajoint committee of the Board of
Governors, the Alumni Association and the Senate will be struck to seek and consider nominations.
The committee will be constituted as follows:
(a) the Chair
of the Board of Governors, who will chair the committee;
(b) one order-in-council member of the Board of Governors appointed by the Chair of the Board
of Governors;
(c)
the President of the Alumni Association;
(d)
one member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors;
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e) the President of the University as Chair of Senate;
(t)
two members of the Senate. elected by the Senate. one of whom is an elected faculty member
and the other an elected student.
The University Secretary or delegate will serve as secretary to the Committee. keeping minutes of
decisions and actions only.
3.3
Reappointment Procedures
3.4
joint committee will
Q.lDunc~m.
the
3.4.1
The Selection Committee
sha~'
Board of Governors and the Universi '
3.4.2
The Committee
(a) consider nominees
(b)
develop a shortlist
~didlate~~amongst
those candidates acceptable to the Alumni
~relctorS'ti~,'~~'prolach
him or her to ascertain willingness to serve.
Cllat!i@IOl. the Committee would approach the next highest
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clill1dlidlll~,'@~lgre,ement
in hand. the Alumni Association Board of Directors
to the Board of Governors.
4.0 Authority:
This Policy is administered under the authority of the Board of Governors.