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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Board
of
Governors
MEMORANDUM
To:
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Members of Senate
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Alison Watt, Director, University Secretariat
Subject:
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Review of the President
Date:
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4 October, 2004
At the meeting of the Board of Governors held on 30 September, 2004, the Board
approved a motion to initiate a review of the performance of the President prior to re-
appointment. The process for such a review was approved by the Board of Governors
in May and by Senate in June 2004.
Senate is to elect:
2 Faculty Senators
1 Graduate Student at large
to the review committee. The election will take place by ballot at the Senate meeting on
Monday November 1, 2004.
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Nominations are to be sent to the Chair of the Senate Nominating Committee, Senator
Christine MacKenzie at christine rnackenzie@sfu.ca
, with a copy to me, the Secretary of
the Senate Nominating Committee, watt@sfu.ca
. The initial deadline for receipt of
nominations by. the Senate Nominating Committee will be October 14, 2004. However
nominations from Senators will also be accepted until October
29th,
2004 at 4:30 p.m.
Candidates for these positions should prepare a statement about their interest in serving
on this committee and relevant expertise. These statements are to be emailed to Bobbie
Grant, Senate Assistant bgrant@sfu.ca
by October
19th,
2004 for inclusion in the Senate
agenda package or by October
29th
at 4:30 p.m. for circulation to Senators prior to
balloting.
Prospective committee members should note that the Review Committee is likely to
meet on the following days and times. Individuals who have regular classes or
commitments which conflict with these times should not seek election.
Tentative Schedule
Friday afternoons (1:30 - 3:30 p.m.)
November 5 and 26, 2004
December 3 and 17, 2004
January 7 and 14, 2005
and Tuesday afternoon (3:00-5:00 p.m.)
January 18, 2005
3186
Strand
Phone:
Hall
604
Simon
291-3495
Fraser
Fax:
University,
604 291-4860
Burnaby,
B.C.
Appendix to B 10.06 Presidential Search Committee
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Review of the President Prior to Reappointment
1.
Re-appointment Review Process
1.1 The Board of -Governors shall first decide, following appropriate consultatfon,
whether the Board is willing to consider re-appointment of the incumbent, and shalt
then determine whether the incumbent is willing to consider re-appointment.
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If the response to either of these questions is in the negative, the search
process will begin without delay with the establishment of a Presidential Search
Committee. If the response to both questions is positive, a Re-appointment Review
Committee will be established to review the incumbent's performance with the
membership listed in 2. below. The review will include meeting with the incumbent
and broad consultation across the University, with the Vice-Presidents and Deans, and
with appropriate external constituents. If the committee is satisfied with the results
of the review, it may recommend reappointment.
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The review shall be undertaken expeditiously, normally within a two-month
period. Care must be taken during this period to ensure that the incumbent's ability
to carry out his/her responsibilities is not undermined by the process.
1.4 The quorum for the Review Committee will be 50% + 1. The decision of the
committee shall be made by a simple majority vote, and will be forwarded to the
Board of Governors.
2.
Re-Appointment Review Committee membership
Chair of the Board of Governors (or designate) who will chair the Review Committee
2 Members of the Board of Governors, appointed by the Chair, normally from CIC
members
1 Student member of the Board appointed by the Chair
1 Vice-President or Associate Vice-President, selected by the Vice-Presidents and
Associate Vice-Presidents
2 Faculty Senators elected by and from Senate
1 Dean, selected by the Deans after faculty members have been elected
1 Employee selected by the Employees' Council
1 Student member elected by Senate (a graduate student, if the Student Board
member is an undergraduate, and vice versa if the Student Board
member is a graduate student)
If the Re-appointment Review Committee's deliberations do not result in the re-
appointment of the President, a Presidential Search Committee would be formed as
provided in the Policy B 10.06.
18 May, 2004
Approved by the Board of Governors May 28, 2004
Approved by Senate June 7, 2004
