S.08-100

Senate Committee on University Priorities

Memorandum

TO: Senate

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John Waterhouse

Chair, SCUP

Vice President,

RE: Behavioural Ecology Research Group ?

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August 1, 2008

Name Change to:

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group

In July 2008 SCUP received the attached memo from Dr. Lawrence Dill, Director,

Behavioural Ecology Research Group requesting the name of the Research Group be

changed to the Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group. Since SCUP

did not meet in July or August and the changes proposed were minor, on the authority

of the Acting Vice-President, Academic and Vice-President, Research this request is

being forwarded to Senate for approval.

Motion

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That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, the research group

name change from Behavioural Ecology Research Group to Evolutionary and

Behavioural Ecology Research Group.

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OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH

TO: Sarah Dench, Secretary

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FROM: B. Mario Pinto

Senate Committee on University

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Vice-President, Research

Planning (SCUP)

RE:

Behavioural Ecology Research

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DATE:

July 9, 2008

Group

Attached is a memo from Dr. Lawrence Dill, Director, Behavioural Ecology

Research Group requesting that the name of the Research Group be changed to the

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group.

This name change reflects

an ongoing evolution in the emphasis and direction of the discipline itself.

The Governing Committee for Centres and Institutes recommends that the

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Dialogue Institute be granted approval by SCUP. Once approved by SCUP, the

proposal is to be forwarded to Senate, followed by submission to the Board of

Governors.

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Governing Committee:

John H. Waterhouse

Vice-President, Academic and Provost

Dr. B. Mario Pinto

Vice-President, Research

Attachment

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Lawrence M. Dill, Director, Behavioural Ecology Research Group

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Chair of SCUP

From: Lawrence M Dill

VP Academic

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Director, Behavioural

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Subject: Name and calendar change

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Date:

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23 June, 2008

I write to request a relatively minor change to the name and calendar description of the

Behavioural Ecology Research Group, a Schedule A Centre.

By unanimous vote, the members have decided to change the name of our research centre to the

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group.

This change reflects an ongoing

evolution in the emphasis and direction of the discipline itself.

The name change will require only a slight alteration to our calendar description, indicated in

bold below:

"The research group was formally established in 1989 to pursue basic research in the field

of

evolutionary and

behavioral ecology; to maintain and further develop an internationally

recognized student training centre in

evolutionary and

behavioral ecology, and related

areas of inquiry; and to provide a service to government, industry and other organizations

to tackle basic and applied problems in

evolutionary and

behavioral ecology through

collaborative research. Members are drawn from the Departments of Biological Sciences,

Psychology, and the School of Resource Management."

However, in addition, given the departure from SFU of Dr. K. Rothley, our only member from

Resource Mangement, the last line should read

"..Biological Sciences and Psychology".

I hope these changes are minor enough that they can be approved expeditiously, without the full

Senate process, so that this can be completed before my term of office expires at the end of

August. Thanks for your assistance and cooperation.

Lawrence M. Dill, FRSC

Director

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M Plischke, Dean of Science

BM Pinto, VP Research