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Simon Fraser University
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Memorandum
Senate
Paul Budra
Chair, Senate Nominating Committee
November 5, 2001
Elections at Senate Meeting - Monday, November 5, 2001
The list below shows
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the individuals elected by acclamation for Senate Committee positions,
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the positions for which elections are required at Senate - ISEC, REB and
SCODA
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the vacant positions which will be carried forward
Committee to Review University Admissions (CRUA)
One Undergraduate student (alternate) to May 31, 2003
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International Student Exchange Committee (ISEC)
One Student
Election Required
Muneer A. Esmail
Rong She
Research Ethics Board (REB)
Three faculty or staff members for the period to May 31, 2004
Adrienne Drobnies - elected by acclamation
One
student for the period to May 31, 2003
Wendy Gibbons
Election Required
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Jennifer Perry
Senate Appeals Board (SAB)
One Faculty Member (at-large)(Alternate)
John Bechhoefer - elected by acclamation
One (at-large) Undergraduate Student for the period to May 31, 2003.
Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS)
One Student (at-large)(Altemate)
Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals (SCODA)
One Student (Alternate)
Melanie Marchand
Election Required
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Randy (Peg) Peters
Harry Yang
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Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee (SGAAC)
One
Faculty Member (at large)
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Cohn Jones - elected
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Senate Library Committee (SLC) and Library Penalties Appeal Committee (LPAC) -
Dual Position
One Graduate Student (Alternate position)
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Jennifer Perry - elected by acclamation
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Gibbons, Wendy
I am writing to put my name forward for the student member position on the Research Ethics
Board of the Senate. My primary strength for service on the Research Ethics Board stems from
my experience as a researcher, project manager and program officer in a range of academic and
non-academic settings.
My experience includes 18 months as Project Manager at the Laurier Institution, a nationally
chartered Canadian think tank where I participated in a number of major research projects and
gained experience with policy formulation and implementation. I also spent almost two years as
the Program Officer in the Graduate Division of Educational Research at the University of
Calgary where my responsibility was to manage the research-based graduate degree programs
(on campus and distance delivery) in the Faculty of Education. I have experience as a freelance
researcher and project management consultant for organizations including Roslyn Kunin and
Associates Inc. and the Calgary Performing Arts Centre. I also worked as a researcher on
projects for a number of academics, the most recent being an on-going project for a visiting
Distinguished Scholar from the University of Sydney, Australia. In addition to my current
doctoral studies I currently work part-time as a Social Planner at the City of Vancouver where
my primary responsibilities are research and strategic planning.
The common thread which links these varied experiences is the extent to which they rely on the
ability to ensure rigorous and ethically sound research, anticipate potential problems, conflicts
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and issues in research, and interpret and implement policy on a range of issues. The combination
of my current experience as a PhD student and my related professional experience has afforded
me extensive experience in all of the above. In addition, my experience working not only in
academic settings but also with non-profit groups, private sector organizations, Provincial
Ministries and Federal Departments has given me valuable first hand knowledge about different
institutional cultures, policies, procedures and expectations. The result is a strong ability to
assess applications for ethical approval, monitor on-going research and review ethical
procedures. A related strength is my academic background in critical, reflexive research
methodologies. This knowledge provides an invaluable theoretical dimension to my practical
experiences.
I believe that an important part of my experience as a doctoral student includes service to the
broader academic community at Simon Fraser University. I would welcome the opportunity to
serve on the Research Ethics Board.
Thank you for considering my application.
Doctor of Philosophy (in progress)
Geography
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
Master of Arts (1996)
Women's Studies & Geography
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC
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Bachelor of Arts (first class honours, 1993)
Humanities
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Profesonal Experience
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Social Planner
08 —01 to present ?
City of Vancouver, Department of Social Planning
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Vancouver, BC
Part-time researcher and strategist on community development and social policy issues.
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Researcher
for Dr. Elspeth Probyn, Visiting Scholar from the University of Syndey,
Australia
07-01 to 08-01 ?
Vancouver, BC
Researcher for a project funded by the Australian Research Council which seeks to compare food
media in Australia and Canada. Research included interviews, archival research, media analysis
and discourse analysis.
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Program Officer ?
Graduate Division of Educational Research
11 —99 to 06 -01 ?
The University of Calgary
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Calgary, AB
Manager of graduate degree programs (on-campus and distance delivery) in the University of
Calgary's Faculty of Education.
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Research Consultant
11 —99 to 12-00 ?
The Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts Calgary, AB
Research and development consultant on urban Arts and Culture initiatives including the
development of an Arts District and Cultural Hub in downtown Calgary.
• Project Manager
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Research Consultant
04-98 to 08-99
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The Laurier Institution ?
Vancouver, BC
Manager of research projects and communications at a nationally-chartered non-profit think tank.
Freelance researcher.
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Research Assistant
03 —97 to 04-98 ?
RUM Research Centre (Metropolis)
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Vancouver, BC
Coordinated and conducted multidisciplinary research on the topic of immigration and
integration in Canadian cities.
Editorial Assistant
09-06 to 07
—98
Environment
and Planning D: Society and Space
Vancouver, BC
Managed submissions, correspondence and review process for an international academic journal
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Teaching Assistant (Geography)
09-96 to 12-97 ?
University of British Columbia
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Vancouver, BC
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Research Interests
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Urban social geography
o Critical human geography
o Urban sustainability
o Global Cities
Publications ?
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previous surname
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Gibbons, Wendy 2001: 'Critical of what?' Past and current issues in critical human geography.
History of Intellectual Culture
(forthcoming).
Gibbons, Wendy 2001:, Review essay of Women in the City, Daphne Spain, Minnesota:
University of Minnesota Press, 2001, in
Gender, Place & Culture 8, 3.
MendesCrabb*, Wendy and Todd, Kamala 1997: Review essay of City lives and city
forms: critical research and Canadian urbanism, Caulfield and Peake (eds.),
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996, in
Environment and Planning D:
Society and Space, 15, 6:
792-794.
MendesCrabb*
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Wendy and Reuter, Shelley Z. 1997: Review essay of Edge of Empire:
Postcolonialism and the City, Jane M. Jacobs, London: Routledge, 1996, in
Environment
and Planning D: Society and Space, 15, 3:
373-375.
Conference presentations
"The Interdisciplinarity of Geographical Knowledge"
Paradigms Lost and Paradigms Gained: Negotiating Interdisciplinarity
in the
21St
Century (Symposium), University of Calgary, May 9— 12, 2001
"Urban transformation, identity and 'belonging' in Vancouver, Canada"
Inaugural International Conference in Critical Human Geography
University of British Columbia / Simon Fraser University, August 10-13, 1997
"Gentrification in Vancouver"
Centre for Gender Research, University of British Columbia, May 8, 1997
"Another 'Other' Chapter: Preventing the (Dis)integration
of Feminist Geography"
Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Montreal, PQ,
May 31 - June 4, 1995
Academic Awards
• SFU Graduate Entrance Scholarship in Geography, 09-01
UBC University Graduate Fellowship, 03-98
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• SFU Graduate Research Fellowship,
09-95
• Anne Peters Pinto Graduate Scholarship in Women's Studies, 01
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Professional Associations and Community Involvement
• President, Geography Graduate Association
• Member, Steering Committee, Fair Trade Bananas, Vancouver, BC
• Member, Canadian Association of Geographers
• Member, Calgary Professional Arts Alliance
• Member, Farm Folk City Folk, Vancouver, BC
• Past Member, Coordinating Committee: Inaugural International Conference in Critical
Human Geography,
August 1997
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Perry, Jennifer
I would like to nominate myself as a student representative on the Research
Ethics Board. I've attached my resume outlining some of my relevant
experience. My statement of interest is below.
There are two reasons I'd be an excellent student representative for the
Research Ethics Board. First, I've been a part of several committees in the
past, so I understand the importance of listening carefully to what others
have to say and of expressing one's own opinion. I sat on a residence
disciplinary committee last year. This group explored a number of ethical
issues, such as the the importance of community standards and how to ensure
that discipline is fair. Second, I'm a graduate student in ecology. I'm
currently conducting my own research into ladybird beetles, and in the past
I did research on an insect-plant interaction. With this experience, I'm
familiar with some ethical issues that come up in research programs.
Thanks for considering me as a potential committee member.
Education ?
Sept. 2001 - present Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC
MSc. Behavioural Ecology
Plan to study cannibalism and male-killing bacteria in ladybird
beetles
1997 - 2001 University of Albert Edmonton, AB
BSc. Honors Environmental Biology
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Grade point average for final year
8.5
(out of 9)
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Committee
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HUB residence Disciplinary Committee member, 2000 - 2001
Students' Union SALUTE
Award Selection Committee, 1998
Peer Literacy Advisory Committee, 1996
Avard
NSERC PGS-A Graduate Scholarship, Sept. 2001
Simon Fraser Entrance Award, Sept. 2001
Madson-Grant Award for best student paper at the Entomologist
Society of British Columbia's annual meeting, September 2001
NSERC Undergraduate Research Award, May 2000
William Rowan Memorial Prize, Sept. 2000
Faculty of Science Undergraduate Award for Students Entering
4th
Year, September 2000
University of Alberta President's Citation Scholarship, 1997 -
2001
University of Alberta Housing and Residence Life Leadership Awar
1999
Lister Hall Outstanding Involvement Award, 1999
Cape Breton Regional Municipality Scholarship,
1997
Work experieiice
May 2000 - Aug 2000 Funded by NSERC Onefour,
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Student Researcher
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Supervised by Dr. John Addicott of the University of Alberta
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Studied indirect relationships: how ants affect the yucca-yucca
moth mutualism
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Designed and conducted experiments to answer research questio
June 1999 - Aug. 1999 University of Alberta graduate student
Jasper, AB
Field Assistant
Assisted graduate student in a study of mosses and cryptogamic
soil crusts
Collected, recorded, entered, and helped to analyze data
Sept. 1999 - April 2000 University of Alberta Health Centre Edmon
Peer Health Educator
Intensive week-long training in student health issues and team
work
• Presented various health topics to student groups
• Worked at booths at public events, answering questions and
providing health information
Sept. 1998 - May 1999 Lister Hall Students' Association
Edmonton, AB
Lighthouse Editor-in-Chief
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Responsible for all aspects of production, including
recruitment, writing, layout, publication, and distribution
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Supervised two section editors
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Volunteer ?
Shopping Buddies volunteer with Burnaby Citizens Services, Sept.
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2001 - present
Faculty of Science Let's Talk Science! volunteer, Sept. 2001 -
present
Breast Health Educator trained in giving presentations in breast
health to women's groups
Faculty of Science Mentor providing advice to students
considering the Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta
Canadian Cancer Society office volunteer, Sept. 1999 - present
Campus UNICEF volunteer for The Right to What? Conference on
the rights of the child, Oct. 1999 - Nov. 1999
Peer tutor of learning disabled children, 1996-1997
Interests
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Member of SFU Hiking Club, Jazz Club, and International Club
University of Alberta Dance Club, 1998 - 1999
University of Alberta Debating Society, 1997 - 1998
Enjoy sports such as rugby, racquetball, cross-country running and
badminton
Trying to train my uncooperative dog
Peters, Peg
My name is Rev. Randy 'Peg' Peters. I am currently working on my PhD
through the Humanities Department. My topic of study is 'George Grant:
justice, love and the commongood'. I also serve as a minister in a local
church. I have been married for 10 years and have three amazing young
daughters. I did my BA at SFU and have a deep appreciation for and
commitment to the students, faculty and university.
I would consider it a priveledge to serve on the Senate Committee on
Disciplinary Appeals as I believe my experience doing marriage counseling
has demonstrated to me the need for understanding and fairness, something
that I believe would be an asset as these difficult decisions need to be
made. My academic background is in Ethics and Theology and I have extensive
volunteer experience in the community.
She, Rong
My name is Rong She, a Chinese girl who was born in a city near Shanghai, China. After
graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, I worked as an assistant to the General Manager
in a Joint Venture in Shanghai. Then in the end of 1997, 1 moved to Vancouver BC as a
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permanent resident of Canada. I worked here for a few years before I started my graduate study
in School of Computing Science in SFU in 2000. I am a master student in SFU.
I'd love to stand in the International Student Exchange Committee cause I feel I can get to know
more people with international background that are probably just like me and I'd love to get in
touch with people with different background. I'm also very interested in the student exchange
program itself. As I know, such program has helped a lot in building up relationships among
people in different countries and students can learn a lot in a sense of internationality, they can
get a better understanding of people of different races, ethnics and religions. After all, people
can better help each other only when they understand and give respect to each other.
Yang, Harry
The following is my statement of interest for membership on the Senate Committee on
Disciplinary Appeals (SCODA).
My name is Harry Yang and I am a graduate student in the Faculty of Education. I hope to
complete a MA Degree in the Psychology of Education Program at SFU. In May 1998, I
graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Masters Degree in Human Kinetics
(MHK). Prior to this, I completed a Bachelor of Human Kinetics (BHK) at UBC. I currently
work as Recreation Programmer, which falls under the Student Services Division, at Kwantlen
University College (KUC). For this position, I liaise closely with the Registrar's Office at KUC
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I am also an active member in KUC's Committee for Diversity, Inclusion, & Action (CDIA) and
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was a member of our Standing Committee on Evaluation & Accountability (SCOEA).
I am interested in joining SFU's SCODA for a few reasons: 1) as both a student and an employee
of post-secondary institutions, I like to be involved with the internal "going-ons". For example,
as a student at UBC, I was a member of the School of Human Kinetics Undergraduate
Curriculum Review Committee and I volunteered for a number of program events. I was also a
Varsity Athlete and served as Captain of the UBC Men's rugby team for my last year. I enjoy
being part of communities through various means. 2)1 am a proponent of fairness. Since
SCODA deals with issues of academic dishonesty and misconduct, I believe that it is very
important for members of this committee to examine each case thoroughly and with scrutiny.
The decisions, which are handed down, will affect the course of a student's life. Members must
work hard to ensure that each case is given its fair shake. I believe that I can contribute with my
work ethic and determination.
Thanks for your consideration.
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