APPROVED BY SENATE

Minutes of a Meeting of the Senate of Simon Fraser University held on

Monday, September 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the West Mall Complex (Room 3210)

Open Session

Present:

Andrew Petter, President and Chair

Black, Sam

Brandhorst, Bruce

Brennand, Tracy

Burley, David

Corbett, Kitty

Craig, John

Cupples, Claire

Cyr, Dianne

Delgrande, Jim

Driver, Jon

Easton, Stephen

Eckman, Charles

Elle, Elizabeth

Flodr, Sarah-Sophia

Francis, June

Hall, Angie

Hedley, Nick

Kessler, Anke

Kopahi, Moe

Laitsch, Dan

Leacock, Tracey

Leivdal, Joseph

Magnusson, Kris

McRae, Jennifer

Myers, Gordon

O’Neil, John

Palis, Heather

Parekh, Nimisha

Parkhouse, Wade

Percival, Colin

Percival, Paul

Perry, Tom

Pilarinos, Andreas

Pinto, Mario

Quarmby, Lynne

Rajapakse, Nimal

Jo Hinchliffe, Associate Registrar

Shelley Gair, Recording Secretary

Robinsmith, Stacey

Ruben, Peter

Sakhrani, Rohan

Schellenberg, Betty

Shapiro, Daniel

Shaw, Chris

Somers, Julian

Szeto, Hendson

Tingling, Peter

Warner, D’Arcy

Wilson, Meaghan

Wussow, Helen

Zhang, Kevin

Absent:

Chapman, Glenn

Chen, Alexander

Geisler, Cheryl

Golnaraghi, Farid

Gordon, Robert

Hejazi, Michael

Kropinski, Mary Catherine

Leznoff, Daniel

Li, Paul

Lundgreen-Nielsen, Jens

Nilson Levisohn, Michelle

Pavsek, Christopher

Pierce, John

Ross, Kate

Taylor, Carole

Woodbury, Rob

In Attendance:

Daminato, Cathy

Lee, Jacy

Nicholls, Glynn

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S.M. September 10, 2012

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1.

Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved as distributed.

2.

Minutes of the Open Session on June 11, 2012

The minutes of the open session on June 11, 2012 were approved as distributed.

3.

Minutes of the Open Session on July 9, 2012

The minutes of the open session on July 9, 2012 were approved as distributed with a minor

revision.

4.

Business Arising from the Minutes

There was no business arising from the minutes.

5.

Report of the Chair

The Chair welcomed Anke Kessler as a new Faculty Senator and Gord Myers in his new position

as Associate Vice-President Academic.

It was reported that the Higher Education Strategy Associates ranked different research

universities by performance in two categories (i.e. Social Science and Humanities, Science and

Engineering) and SFU was rated in the top ten in both categories.

SFU was admitted this summer into full membership in the NCAA which means that SFU

athletes can now compete right across the NCAA, rather than just regionally. This will provide

greater opportunity for competition and should build more awareness and support for the Clan

within the university. As well, home games are now available to watch on the SFU website.

The SFU vision continues to be utilized in various ways and will be reflected in a community

engagement plan that will be going out for consultation in the next few months. The opening of

the SFU Public Square will be happening at the Orpheum on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 and

all were encouraged to attend. The first annual summit will be around the theme of isolation and

disconnection in the urban environment. The Vancouver Sun will be running a series of ten

articles associated with the SFU Public Square. The Public Square has also gained support from

organizations like the City of Vancouver which has requested that SFU host and facilitates

dialogues on their behalf.

6.

Question Period

There were no questions submitted for question period.

7.

Reports of Committees

A)

Senate Committee on University Priorities (SCUP)

i)