SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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S.01-21

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Senate Committee on University Priorities

For Information

Memorandum

TO:

Senate ?

FROM:

John

Waterh

lademic

Vice Preside t

RE: External Review - Gerontology

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DATE: ?

13 February 2001

Program and Research Centre

At its December 4, 2000 meeting, Senate was asked to approve the Senate Committee

on University Priorities' recommendations for areas of priority action for the

Gerontology Program and Gerontology Research Centre arising from its recent

external review.

During that meeting Senate approved items 2, 3 and 4 of the priority action items

recommended by SCUP but referred item 1 regarding streamlining of student intake

into the Diploma Program back to SCUP for further consideration.

At its February 7, 2001 meeting, SCUP revisited its recommendation and Dr. Gloria

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Gutman attended SCUP to speak to the issue. SCUP discussed with Dr. Gutman the

impact of streamlining on the Master's program and was advised that additional

administrative resources have been provided to Gerontology to assist in workload

issues within the unit.

After serious deliberation, SCUP unanimously concluded to withdraw its

recommendation that Gerontology work toward a single intake of students for the

Diploma Program.

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C. Gutman

J. Pierce

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