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S.0034

MEMORANDUM

To:

Senator Emery Hyslop-Margison, Faculty of Education

From:

Jack P. Blaney, Chair of Senate, Chair, Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules

Subject:

Hellenic Studies Chair

Date:

March 23, 2000

The Senate Committee on Agenda considered the motions Professor Emeritus Dr. Tasos

Kazepides wished placed before Senate at its meeting on 21 March, 2000. After careful.

consideration, SCAR determined that it had no jurisdiction over either of the matters cited in

the motions and therefore the motions will not be placed on the agenda of Senate.

Motion 1

asked Senate to restore the initial terms of reference for the Chair in Hellenic

Studies. As a rational for this motion, Dr. Kazepides suggests that "the administration

violatedthe spirit and the letter of the University

Act in establishing the Chair in Hellenic

Studies without Senate approval ...". Section 37 of the University Act outlines the powers

of Senate which may be exercised by Senate. The Act does not state that the

establishment of a Chair requires approval of Senate. The establishment of a Chair is

clearly within the powers of the Board.

In the Spring of 1999, Senate and the Board of Governors agreed on a revision of SFU

policy A 10.03 Endowed Appointments to include Senate in the determination of terms of

reference of new endowed Chairs. This policy was not retroactive and does not apply to

the Chair in Hellenic Studies and a number of other established endowed Chairs.

Motion

2 asked that the Chair be vacated and advertised according to the initial terms of

reference. At Simon Fraser University, academic appointments and dismissals are not

matters considered by Senate, and therefore it is inappropriate for Senate to take the

course of action Dr. Kazepides suggests.

This memorandum, and your letter dated 4 March, 2000 will be circulated to Senate shortly,

and will form part of the Report of the Chair at the Senate meeting of 3 April, 2000.

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Ja P.

c. Professor Emeritus Tasos Kazepides

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Emery J. Hyslop-Margison

Graduate Student Senator

Faculty Of Education

Simon Fraser University

March 04, 2000

Chair,

Senate Committee on Academic Regulations (SCAR)

Simon Fraser University

I have recently been approached by Dr. Tasos Kazepides, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of

Education, Simon Fraser University, to request an item of some import be placed before senate

for discussion. Although not entirely familiar with the university regulations in the area of

department chair appointments, based on the information with which I have been provided, Dr.

Kazepides position appears to have merit. In short, he contends that the university administration

violated the University Act in its failure to bring before Senate amendments to the terms of

reference for appointing the Chair of Hellenic Studies. To remedy this procedural error, I would

request that the matter be brought before senate and Dr. Kazepides allowed to act as resource

person during the session in which the issue is discussed. There are two motions that Dr.

Kazepides wishes placed before Senate:

1)

That the initial terms of reference for the Hellenic Studies Chair be restored.

2)

That the Chair be vacated and advertised according to the initial terms of reference.

I would deeply appreciate your consideration of this matter and look forward to hearing from

you.

Sincerely,

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Emery J. Ip-Margiso1r

Education Graduate Student Representative

Simon Fraser University

x.c. Tasos Kazepides

Senators wishing to review the full material submitted by Dr. Kazepides may consult these