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DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD

MONDAY. MAY 11, 1981, 3172 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 7:00 P.M.

OPEN SESSION

Present:

Pedersen, K.

C.,

Chairman

Anderson, S. K.

Absent:

Bowman, M.

Arrott,

Cot,

Beirne, B.

Doherty,

Bhakthan, N.M.G.

Ceen,

Blaney,

Cehlbach,

Brown, R. C.

Hale,

Calvert, T. W.

Hinchcliffc,

Cochran,

Holmes,

Crawley, J. M.

McKeown, B.

Dobb, T.

Overholt,

Einstein,

Toor,

.1.

Evenden, L. J.

Tuinman,

Hanson,

Wagner,

Irwin, J.

Webster,

Ivany,

J.W.G.

Johnston, H.J.M.

Jones,

C.H.W.

Litwin, W.

Luetzen, S.

Mackauer, J.P.M.

McNabb, C. T.

Moffatt,

Munro, J. M.

Okuda, K.

Palmer,

L. H.

Rieckhoff, K.

Starcevich,

R.D.I.

Trainer, M. D.

Verdun-Jones, S.

Weinberg, H.

Weinkam, J. J.

Widee.n,

Wotherspoon, A.

Evans, H. M., Secretary

Heath, N.

Norsworthy, R.,

Recording Secretary

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Details of a number of elections to the Senate and to the Board of

Governors are shown below.

SENATE

Election by and from fnculty members jointly of three members who

are full-time faculty members or who have been designated by Senate as

holding equivalent positions to replace K. E. Rieckhoff, C. H. Geen and

M. L. Bowman, whose terms of office expire May 31, 1981.

Ballots cast

282

Ballots spoiled

Individual totals: Banister

Cercone

D'Auria

Krebs

Liston

Merler

Resnick

Rieckhoff

116

Three individuals receiving the highest numbers

of votes and elected for terms of office from

Juite 1, L981 to May 31, 1984:

E. W. BANISTER

D. KREBS

K. E. RIECKHOFF (re_electe$

Election by and from the Faculty of Arts of one full-time faculty

member (or designated electoral equivalent) to replace P. L. Wagner whose

term of office expires May 31, 1981.

Elected by acclamation for term of office from

June 1, 1981 to May 31, 1984:

W. L. CLEVELAND

Election by and from the Faculty of Education of one full-time faculty

member (or designated electoral equivalent) to replace J. J. Tuinman, whose

term of office expires May 31, 1981.

Elected by acclamation for term of office from

June 1, 1981 to May 31, 1984:

M. E. MANLEY-CASIMIR

Election by and from the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies of one

full-time faculty member (or designated electoral equivalent) to replace

J. J. Weinkam, whose term of office expires May 31, 1981.

Ballots cast

Ballots spoiled

Individual totals: Leiss

Savage

Individual receiving the higher number of votes

and elected for term of office from June 1, 1981

to May 31, 1984:

W. LEISS

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Election by and from the-Faculty of Science of one full-Lime

faculty member (or designated electoral equivalent) to replace

C.H.W. Jones whose term of office expires May 31, 1981.

Ballots cast

Ballots spoiled

Individual totals: Jones

Reilly

Individual receiving the higher number of votes

and re-elected for term of office from June 1,

1981 to May 31, 1984:

C.H.W. JONES

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Election by and from faculty members jointly of two members who

are full-time faculty members or who have been designated by Senate

as holding equivalent positions to replace C. C. Hoyt and K. E. Rieckhoff,

whose terms of office expire May 31, 1981.

Ballots cast

282

Ballots spoiled

Individual, totals:

Banister

Boiman

131

Boyanowsky

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Rieckhoff

137

Whitaker

Two individuals receiving the highest numbers

of votes and elected for terms of office from

June 1, 1981 to May 31, 1984:

M. L. BOWMAN

K. E. R1ECK1iOH' (re-elected)

Election by and from full-time employees who are not faculty members

of one full-time employee who is not a faculty member to replace R.

Clavier whose term of office expires May 31, 1981.

Ballots cast

506

Ballots spoiled

Individual totals: Anderman

Hendy

117

Herberts

Hiidred

Newcombe

155

Savage

Say

Individual receiving the highest number of votes

and elected for term of office from June 1, 1981

to May 31, 1984:

H. J. NEWCO1BE

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1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

It was moved, seconded and carried that the agenda be approved

as distributed.

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the Open Session of April 6, 1981 were approved

as circulated.

3. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

There was no business arising from the minutes.

4. REPORT OF CHAIRMAN

The Chairman introduced a number of newly elected Senators who

had accepted an invitation to observe the operations of Senate in

advance of commencement of their terms of office. Senators, Wagner,

Tuinman, Weinkam, Geert, Litwin, Anderson, Trainer, Luetzen and Moffatt,

who are relinquishing their positions at the expiry date of terms of

of lice on May 31, 1981, were thanked for their contributions to Senate

and its Committees.

ii)

A letter from the President, numbered S.81-68a, directed to the

Chairman of Universities Council was distributed to the membership

(and sink ' circulated to the Senate mailing list) for information on

the allocation process for the current year by UCBC. C. Pedersen

elaborated on previous practices and present procedures which have led

to a short-fall of half a million dollars in anticipated allocation.

iii)

The Chairman of Business Administration is concerned regarding the

potential effect of recently introduced numerical limitations in UBC's

third year Business and Commerce programs, which may have some spill-

over into SFU's Department of Business Administration. Some apprehen-

sion has been expressed regarding a policy change in the State of

Washington where tuition fees for non-state residents have been doubled

or trebled.

iv)

An opportunity has been presented for review of UCBC's complete

report on the recommendations for Engineering programs within the

Province, and following two meetings there has been encouragement by

the Ministry for Simon Fraser University to enter into a cooperative

arrangement with UBC to offer the full first two years of the five year

UBC Engineering program, and to move into the high-technology aspects of

engineering and into Engineering Science. The President suggested that,

although previous experience had been disappointing, he has some enthu-

siasin to take the invitation seriously.

5. REI'ORTS OF COMMITTEES

Senate Nominating Committee

a) Paper S.81-6q - Senate Elections

Ballots were distributed for elections to the Senate Comibittee on

Academic Discipline, details of which follow.

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Election by and from Senate of one member as Chairman for a one

year term of office but extending from June 1, 1981 to September 30,

1982.

Ballots cast

Ballots spoiled

Individual totals: Crawley

Wideen

Individual receiving the higher number of

votes and elected:

M. F. WIDEEN

Election of four faculLy members for various terms of office.

(It was noted that D. L. Baillie had withdrawn his candidacy.)

Ballots cast

Ballots spoiled

Individual Totals:

Cunningham

Doerr

Kazepides

Palmer

Richards

Swartz

Weldon

Wilkinson

Two individuals receiving the highest numbers

of votes and elected for two year terms of office

but extending from June 1, 1981 to September 30,

A. D. DOERR

1983:

A. C. KAZEP[DES

Individual receiving the next highest number

of votes and elected for a two year term of

office but staggered from June 1, 1981 to

September 30, 1982:

N. M. SWARTZ

As the count for the alternate position was tied, a second ballot

was distributed.

Ballots cast

Ballots spoiled

Individual totals: Cunningham

Palmer

Individual receiving the highest number of votes

and elected to the alternate position for a one

year term of office but extending from June 1,

1981 to September 30, 1982

L. H. PALMER

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ii) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

ParS.81-70-New Course Prqposal_- ARC. 442-5_-_Forensic

r2P2Jx

Moved by A. Wotherspoon, seconded by T. McNabb,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-70, the

proposed new course ARC. 442-3 - Forensic

Anthropology."

J. Hanson suggested that the proposed new course be thcluded in

the

group requirements for the Criminology Department, and S. Verdun-

Jones said he would bring the matter to the attention of the depart-

mental curriculum committee.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

Paper S.81-71 - HIST

361-3 -

Change of Description

Senate was advised that SCUS, acting under delegated authority,

had approved a change of description for HIST 361-3 - History of

Science: The 18th Century to the Present.

Paper S.81-72 - New Course Proposals:RUSS 211-3,, 310-3, 311-3

Moved by W. Litwin, seconded by A. Wotherspoon,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-72, the

proposed new courses:

RUSS 211-3 - Intermediate Practice in Russian

Translation;

RUSS 310-3 - Projects in Russian Translation I;

RUSS 311-3 - Projects in Russian Translation II."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

Paper S.81-73 - PHIL 001-3 - Change of Description

Senate received an information paper regarding SCUS approval

under its delegated authority of a change in description for PHIL

001-3 - [n Pursuit of Truth.

Paper S.81-74 - Business Administration - Change of Pre-

requisites

An information paper covering prerequisite changes for BUS. 307-3

- Managerial Economics, and BUS. 337-3 - Management. Information Systems 1,

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as approved by SCUS under its delegated authority, was received by

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Senate.

Paper

S.81-7

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Special Topics Courses-_FacuO[

Senate noted for information the listing of speciaL topics offer-

ings of the Faculty of Arts during the Spring semester 1981.

Paper S.81-76 T Centre for the Arts

__ Cur

r iculum

Changes:

New Course Proposals; Chan

es in the Film Minor

[

eniep

Some Changes

n Prerequisites, De.tionsL2I

Matters

Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by W.

Litwin,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-76,

the

proposed new courses:

FPA.

372-2 - Technical Production 1;

FPA. 373-3 - Technical Production II

FPA. 234-3 - introduction to Film Studies;

FPA. 331-3 - The Crafts of Film III

FPA. 436-5 - Selected Topics in Film Studies I."

Subject to approval by Senate and by the Board of Governors, SCUS

firt

oil eri.ng

has approved waiver of the time lag requirement to permit

of FPA.

234-3,

FPA.

372-2 and FPA.

436-5 in the Fall 81-3.

T. McNabb stated that there has been discussion on where new courses

fit in with the overall planning of the Centre for the Arts, and it seems

appropriate to refer the document to SCAP to ascertain conformity with

the original plan. T. Calvert countered that the changes proposed and

the additional courses are not inconsistent with the approved programs

and were considered to be merely fine tuning of the planning.

Moved by K. RieckhOff, seconded by T. McNabb,

"That Paper S.81-76 be referred to the Senate

Committee on Academic Planning, with authorization

to approve without return to Senate if the curriculum

changes conform to the original planning and intent."

J. Munro commented that there were no major changes involved in

the presentation and he suspected that SCAP would confirm con-dstency

with the previous approval, lie noted that the motion to refer would

require a two-thirds majority vote for approval. R. Brown described

the deliberations of the Senate Committee on Undergradm1Jt€ Si d ics

in connection with the proposals.

Question was called on the motion to refer, and a vote taken.

MOTION TO REFER FAILED

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Question was then called on Motion 1, and a vote taken.

MOTION 1 CARRIED

Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by C. Bhakthan,

"[hat Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-76, pro-

posed changes in the Film Minor requirements."

J. Hanson questioned the credit requirements for a Minor program

and T. Calvert stated that although the Centre for the Arts Minors

follow a heavy pattern it is-substantially less than requirements for

a Major.

(1iper-inn

r,I 1 d. nn. Mcticn 2

Acting under its delegated authority, scus approved changes related

to the following:

i) FPA. 104-3 - Music Fundamentals - Change in prerequisite

and description.

FPA. 230-3 - The Crafts of Film I - Change in prerequisite.

• ii) FPA. 236-3 - The History of Aesthetics of Cinema I - Change in

number to FPA. 136-3 (effective September 1981).

Students with credit for FPA. 236-3 may not take

this course for further credit.

FPA. 237-3 - The History of Aesthetics of Cinema II - Change in

number to FPA. 137-3; also change in prerequisite

from FPA. 236-3 to FPA. 136-3 recommended effective

September 1981. Students with credit for FPA. 237-3

may not take this course for further credit.

iii) FPA. 334-3 - Film Analysis - Change in prerequisite.

FPA. 430-5 - Directed Studies in Film Production I - Change in

- prerequisite.

'fItië ot special topics course ortefings ot the Faculty or inter-

disciplinary Studies during the Fail semester 1980 and the Spring

semester 1981 were distributed to Senate for information.

k) Paper S.81-80 - Special Topics Courses - Faculty of Science,

1980-2. 1980-3

Senate received an information paper covering the special topics

course offerings of the Faculty of Science during the Summer and Fall

semesters of 1980.

i-il) Senate Committee on Academic Planning

a) Paper S.81-81 - Proposed Guidelines for Program Review

Moved by J. Munro, seconded by W. Litwin,

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"That Senate approve the program review guidelines set

out in the attached paper."

"That Senate rescind the Departmental review procedures

established in Senate documents S.224 and S.72-130."

J. Munro said that the current review procedures had proven to

be useless in returning value for efforts required, and that the pro-

posal as outlined in the guidelines for program review would regularize

the processes which the Senate Committee on Academic Planning wishes to

undertake in its review of new and existing programs. K. Rieckhoff

suggested that reviews under the proposal appeared to be at the discre-

tion of the Dean and the Vice-President, Academic, and he asked what

assurance there would be that the procedures which had been formuLated

would be utilized.

An amendment to Section 7 of the guidelines was moved by T. McNabb,

seconded by J. Crawley,

"That the wording of Section 7 be altered to read:

"Existing programs may be referred to SCAP for

review and assessment by either

The Dean of the Faculty, or

The Vice-President, Academic, or

Senate."

Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.

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AMENDMENT CARRIED

Question was called on the main motion, as amended, and a vote taken.

MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED

CARRIED

REPORTS OF FACULTIES

There were no reports from Faculties.

OThER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

NOTICES OF MOTION

There were no notices of motion.

INFORMATION

The next regular meeting of Senate is scheduled for Monday, .June 1,

1981.

The assembly recessed briefly at 8:05 prior to moving into Closed

Session which Senators-elect were invited to observe.

H. M. Evans

Secretary