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SCUP

ANNUAL

REPORT

For the period of Apri/1

,

2012- March 31, 2013

I.

Principal Responsibilities

The principal responsibilities of SCUP include

:

•

The operation of the sys

t

em of academic planning

;

•

To

recommend

the

priorities

that should be attached to the central

allocation

of resources required to implement approved new programs and

strengthen existing programs;

•

To review and approve letters of intent and full program proposals for

submission

to the provincial degree program approval process;

•

To consider and make

recommendations

to Senate on proposals for new

undergraduate and graduate programs and the discontinuance

of

programs

;

•

To be responsible for the operation of the system of external review of

academic

units;

•

To receive and review recommendations for the establishment and

disestablishment

of academic departments

,

research units, centres and

institutes;

•

To provide advice to the President on the annual operating budget, annual

capital budget and Five Year Capital Plan

.

II.

Meetings Held

2012

•

April 11

,

2012

•

May 16

,

2012

•

June 6

,

2012

•

July11

,

2012

•

September 5, 2012

•

September 19

,

2012

•

October

24, 2012

•

November 7

,

2012

•

November 21, 2012

•

December 5, 2012

2013

•

January 9

,

2013

•

March

13

,

2013

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Senate

Comm

i

ttee

on University Pr

i

or

i

t

i

es

Annual Report

2012/2013

Ill.

Academic Planning

In relation

to

its academic planning responsibilities, SCUP approved the

following:

• SFU

Academic Plan 2013-2018 (December 5

,

2012)

IV.

Programs Approved for Further Planning

SCUP considered and approved the following programs for further planning:

•

Joint Major

in

World Literature and History

(April

11, 2012)

• Joint Major in Philosophy and Health Sciences (April 11

,

2012)

•

Joint Major in World Literature and International Studies

(September

19

,

2012)

•

Minor in French Language (November 7

,

2012)

•

PBD in Contemporary Arts (December 5, 2012)

•

Certificate of Occupational Ergonomics (December 5, 2012)

•

Joint Major and Joint Honours in Chemistry

,

and Molecular Biology and

Biochemistry (January

9, 2013)

•

Bachelor

of Environment

(March

13, 2013)

•

Global Environmental

Systems (March 13

,

2013)

• Environmental

Resource Management (March 13,

2013)

V.

New and Revised Programs

SCUP considered

,

approved

,

and recommended to Senate the following new

programs:

•

Graduate Certif

i

cate in Visual Analytics (April 11, 2012)

•

Master of Arts Double Degree in Global Communications, with

Communication University

of China (April 11, 2012)

•

Graduate Certificate in Business in the Americas (September 5, 2012)

•

Joint Major in Philosophy and

Health

Sciences (September 5, 2012)

•

Certificate in Business Analytics and Decision Making (January 9

,

2013)

•

Joint Major

in

World Literature and History

(January

9, 2013)

•

Joint Major in World Literature and International Studies

(January

9, 2013)

•

Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership (January 9, 2013)

•

Master of Arts in Comparative Media Arts (January 9

,

2013)

•

Graduate Certificate

in

Curriculum and Instruction (March 13, 2013)

•

Concurrent Bachelor's-Master's

Program in

International Studies (March

13,

2013)

SCUP

approved and

recommended to

Senate

revisions

to the

following

program

:

•

Master of Business Administration

(May

16

,

2012)

SCUP

approved and

recommended to

Senate

the

following change to the name

of a program

:

•

Major in Art and Culture (November

7

,

2012)

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Annual Report 2012/2013

VI. Program Suspensions and Deletions

SCUP considered

,

approved and recommended to Senate the following

suspensions of admission, and program deletions/terminations:

• Joint Major

,

Geography and Economics Environmental Specialty

(suspension

,

April 11, 2012)

•

Joint Major, Geography and Economics Environmental Specialty (deletion,

April11, 2012)

•

Advanced Certificate in Criminology (suspens

i

on

,

May 16

,

2012)

•

Advanced Certificate in Criminology (deletion

,

May 16, 2012)

•

Certificate in Family Studies (suspension

,

May 16

,

2012)

•

Certificate in Family Studies (deletion, July 11

,

2012)

•

Joint Major in Sociology and Art and Culture Studies (suspension

,

December

5

,

2012)

•

Joint Major in Anthropology and Art and Culture Studies (suspension

,

December

5

,

2012)

• Joint Major in Anthropology and Art and Culture Studies (deletion

,

December 5

,

2012)

•

Master of Arts in Latin Amer

i

can Studies Program (suspension

,

December

5, 2012)

• Explorations

Certificate (suspension

,

January 9, 2013)

•

Joint Major in Sociology and Art and Culture Studies (deletion, January 9

,

2013)

•

Joint Major and Joint Honours in Computing Science and Philosophy

(suspension

,

March 13, 2013)

•

Joint Major and Joint Honours in Computing Science and Philosophy

(delet

i

on,

March 13

,

2013)

VII. External Reviews

SCUP received external review reports and related comments, and developed

recommendations for priority action items in relation to the following:

• School

for the Contemporary Arts (June 6, 2012)

• School

of Communication (September 5, 2012)

•

Department of English (September 5

,

2012)

•

Department of Archaeology (Septembe

r

19, 2012)

•

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (November 7

,

2012)

External

review updates were received from the following academic units:

• Department of Chemistry (June 6

,

2012)

•

Department of Psychology (July 11

,

2012)

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Senate Committee on University Priorities

Annual Report 2012/2013

•

Faculty of Education (July 11, 2012)

•

Cognitive Science Program (September

19,

2012)

VIII.

Centres and

Institutes

SCUP

approved and recommended

to

Senate

the

establishment of the following

Centres or

Institutes:

•

Interaction

Design Research Centre (May

1

6, 2012)

•

Institute

for Diaspora Research and Engagement

(December

5, 2012)

SCUP did not

receive

proposals

for

the dissolution of any Centres or Institutes.

SCUP

approved and recommended to Senate the following change to the name

and/or status

of a Centre or Institute:

•

CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement (to

"CMA

Innovation Centre

,

May

16,

2012)

• Institute for

Research on Early Educat

i

on and Child Health

(to

"

Centre for

Research on

Early Child Health and Education

,

September 5

,

2012)

•

Centre for the Reduction of Violence Among Children and Youth (to

"

Institute for the Reduction of Youth Violence", October 24, 2012)

SCUP

approved the renewal of the following Centres or Institutes for a five-year

term

(October

24,

2012):

•

4D

Labs

•

Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience

Institute

•

Centre d

'

etudes francophones Quebec-Pacifique

•

Centre for Coastal Science and Management

•

Centre for Global Political Economy

•

Centre

for

Natural Hazards Research

•

Centre

for

Operations Research and Decision Sciences

•

Centre

for

Policy Studies on Culture and Communities

•

Centre for Research on Early Child Health and Education

•

Centre for Studies in Print and Media Cultures

•

Centre for Wildlife Ecology

•

CIBC

Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management

•

CMA

Innovation

Centre

•

Criminology Research Centre

•

David

Lam

Centre

• Interdisciplinary

Research in the Mathematical and Computational

Sciences

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Senate Committee on University Priorities

Annual Report

2012/2013

•

International Cybercrime Research Centre

• Institute

for

lntersectionality

Research and Policy

SCUP

considered the following document for information:

•

Centres and Institutes Report 2011/12 (October 24

,

2012)

IX.

Budget and

Financ

i

al

Issues

SCUP received

regular

updates and various documents

in

order to gain a

familiarity

with the operating and capital budget

issues

at the University, and to

enable SCUP to discharge its advisory responsibilities.

Documents received

for information

:

•

2012/13 Budget Consultation

(November

7

,

2012 and March 13

,

2013)

After a review

of the available

information in

relation to

the

proposed 2013/14

University Budget,

SCUP provided

its

advice to

the

President (March 22, 2013).

X.

Establishment

of Committees

No

committees were established in this reporting year.

XI.

Establishment of Chairs and

Professorships

SCUP approved and recommended to Senate proposals for the establishment of

the following Chairs and/or Professorships

:

•

Chair in HIV/AIDS

(June

6

,

2012)

•

Keith Beedie Chair in

Innovation

and Entrepreneurship (July 11, 2012)

•

Ryan Beedie Chair in Finance

(July 11

,

2012)

•

Beedie Professorship Endowment Fund (September 5

,

2012)

SCUP did

not consider

any

terms

of

reference

for Chairs and/or Professorships

in this reporting

year.

XII.

Other

Matters

Considered by SCUP

SCUP was consulted on, and/or considered

,

approved and recommended

to

Senate the

following

:

•

Learning

Outcomes and Assessment Principles

(May

16

,

2012)

•

Revisions to the Academic Planning Process (May

16,

2012)

•

Report and Recommendations of

the

Learning Outcomes and

Assessment Working Group (November 7

,

and November 21, 2012)

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Senate Committee on University Priorities

Annual Report 2012/2013

• Revised Policy R20

.

01-Ethics Review

of

Research Involving Human

Subjects

(December

5, 2012)

•

Revisions to Research Ethics Policy R20

.

01 (March 13

,

2013)

• NWCCU

Accreditation

2012 Progress Report (March 13, 2013)

XIII.

Committee Memberships

April 2012- May 2012

J. Driver (Chair)

J

.

Lee

B

.

Krane

D.

Cyr

M. Pinto

G

.

Chapman

S

.

Kong

M

.

Nilson Levisohn B

.

Brandhorst

C

.

Geisler

D

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Shapiro

H

.

Wussow

C

.

Shaw

G

.

Dow

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t

h

A.

Armstrong

S

.

Dench

D

.

Reyeros

June 2012

-

March 2013

J

.

Driver (Chair)

B

.

Krane/G

.

Myers

J.

Lee/L. Chan

D

.

Cyr

C

.

Shaw

D.

Laitsch

B

.

Schellenberg

K. Corbett

J

.

Pierce

P

.

Tingling

S

.

Flodr

A.

Hall

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Dench/S

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Rhodes

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Senate

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K. Ross

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W

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Parkhouse

J.

McRae

A.

Pilarinos

K. Ross

T.

Brennand

W

.

Parkhouse

C

.

Geisler

H. Palis

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