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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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S.9943
Office of the Registrar
Memorandum
To:
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Senate
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From: Nick Heath, Secretary
Senate Appeals Board
Subject: Senate Appeals Board
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Date: June 15, 1999
Annual Report for 1998
The Board considers cases wherein a student or former student feels aggrieved by the
decision of a faculty, department or other administrative unit relating to a registration in
courses, withdrawal from the University, eligibility for graduation, approval to a program
or matter relating to academic standing, when special circumstances are present.
The Senate Appeals Board met nine times in 1998 reviewing a total of 16 appeal cases, 1 of
which was not resolved by the end of the year. There were 16 appeal cases reviewed in 1996
and 19 appeal cases reviewed in 1997.
Chair, SAB (vacant)
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Nick Heath, Secretary, SAB
SAB agreed to meet monthly, or when there is sufficient business to warrant a meeting.
Dates of Meeting in 1998:
February 9, 1998
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September 1, 1998
March 16, 1998
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September 14, 1998
May 15, 1998
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October 20, 1998
June 26, 1998
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December 1, 1998
July 24, 1998
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Senate Appeals Board
Annual Report for 1998
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Membership:
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Chair - Elected by Senate:
Kai-Lee Klymchuk (unable to attend due to illness from September - December 1998)
Faculty Members Elected b
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Senate:
• Stephen Steele
Rina Zazkis
Rolf Mathewes
• Michael Wortis (Alternate)
Martin Hahn (Alternate)
Lee Hanlan (Alternate)
Student Members Elected b
y Senate
Harry Nip
• Brian Peterson
Michelle McGinn
• Ian Yagi (Alternate)
Jason Reader (Alternate)?
** Andrea Welling (Alternate)
Thomas du Payrat (Alternate)
* Member until May 31, 1998
** Member from May 31, 1998 - September, 1998
General
Procedure
Each appeal is first screened to determine whether special circumstances are present. All
appeals are first heard in-camera (written form only - Stage 1) and some are resolved at
that Stage. If the SAB is unable to give a positive judgment at Stage 1, and if the student
has requested an in-person hearing, the case is decided at a hearing at which the student
or a representative is able to present evidence and answer questions (Stage 2). Each
hearing lasts about 20 - 30 minutes.
This process resulted in the following action in 1998:
Appeal Type
Selective W/D during semester
Insufficient
Grounds for
Appeal
0
Resolved at
Stage 1
2
Resolved at
Stage 2
1
Unresolvec
0
Complete W/D durin g
semester
0
1
0
0
Selective Retroactive Withdrawal
2
0
3
0
Complete Retroactive Withdrawal
1
1
1
0
Other
1
2
1
0
Unresolved by end of 1998
0
0
0
1
Total
4
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6
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