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S.98-56

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

CrIior'

MEMORANDUM

Senate ?

Alison Watt

Voting Eligibility ?

Date:

May 19, 1998

PART-TIME FACULTY

The definition of "faculty member" in the University Act determines the eligibility of

faculty members to participate in the elections to Senate and the Board of Governors.

This definition states:

"faculty member"

means a person employed on a full-time basis by a university

who has served for 4 months or longer as an instructor, lecturer, assistant

professor, associate professor, professor, or in an equivalent position designated

by the senate."

Part-time Facultyl

Part-time faculty are made up of two distinct groups.

Appointments part-time from the outset

(known as "part-time")

Appointments

modified

from full-time to part-time (known as "modified")

Under the terms of policy A 11.05, General Provisions state:

During a period of the modified appointment the member will

continue to hold a tenured or continuing appointment in his/her unit

with all the rights and privileges associated with a normal full-time

appointment, except as outlined in this Policy.

It has been the practice to follow the rules of the Senate and Board elections in all other

elections conducted by the Registrar's Office. This means that part-time faculty (as

opposed to modified appointment faculty) have not been able to stand in or vote in elections

to Senate committees, search committees, and ratification votes.

Recognizing that part-time faculty are valued members of the unit, SCAR recommends that:

MOTION:

"Part-time faculty with appointments of

50%

or greater be able

to nominate, stand for and vote in all elections and votes, with

the exception of elections to Senate and the Board of

Governors."

This includes others designated by Senate as in an equivalent position.

S.98-57

(Revised)

Simon Fraser University

Memorandum

TO:

Senate

FROM: ?

Alison Watt, Secretary, Senate Nominating Committee

DATE: ?

1 June, 1998

SUBJECT: Report of the Senate Nominating Committee

Elections at Senate Meeting - 1 June, 1998

A number of vacancies exist to the undernoted Senate committees effective June 1,

1998 and the Senate Nominating Committee has submitted nominations for

elections to these committees. This election will be conducted by ballot at the Senate

meeting of June 1, 1998.

Following the close of nominations, the following situations have resulted:

Election required

where the number of candidates equalled the

number of positions, and the positions were

for equal terms.

where the number of candidates equalled the

number of positions, and the positions were

for differing terms, or to differentiate between

Regular and Alternate members.

where the number of candidates exceeded the

number of positions.

Elected by acclamation

Acclamation but ballot required

to determine committee order

SENATE COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINARY APPEALS (SCODA)

One Faculty Member (at-large) and Two (Alternate) Faculty Members (at-large) to

replace Arvind Gupta from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000, and to replace Sam Black

and Marlene Moretti from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 1999.

Kathleen Akins

Sam Black

Acclamation but ballot required

Stacy Pigg

to determine committee order

SENATE COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINARY APPEALS (SCODA) continued

Three Students (at-large) and Two (Alternate) Students (at-large)

to replace Joy

Morris, Brian Peterson, T. Wong, A. Aujia and N. Parmar from June 1, 1998 to

May 31, 1999.

Jessica Bowering

Lawrence Ho

Ryan

ShekYanTo ?

Election required

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING (SCAP) AND SENATE

COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY BUDGET (SCUB)

Two Senators (at-large)

and One Senator (at-large)

to replace Larry Boland and

Paul Percival from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000, and to replace Phil Winne from

June 1, 1998 to May 31, 1999.

Larry Boland

Richard Harris

I> ?

Election required

John Jones ?

Michael Wortis ?

)

One Lay Senator to replace V. Dunsterville from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000.

Valerie Dunsterville

Elected by acclamation

Two Student Senators

to replace Ian Yagi and Lawrence Tam from June 1, 1998 to

Election required

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGENDA AND RULES (SCAR)

Two Senators (at-large) to replace Larry Boland and Paul Percival from June 1,

1998 to May 31, 2000.

Larry Boland

Elected

acclamation

Michael Wortis

June 1, 1998

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES (SCCS)

Four Faculty

Senators

to replace Brian Lewis, George Blazenko, Len Berggren,

Peter Coleman from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000.

Len Berggren

Peter Coleman ?

Richard Harris ?

Election required

Brian Lewis

Louis Peterson ?

One Student

Senator to replace Jessica Baert from June 1, 1997 to May 31, 2000.

Albert Chan

Election required

Lawrence Tam

One Student Alternate

(at-large)

to replace Maria Janicki from June 1, 1998 to May

31,2000.

James Fletcher

Election required

Maria Janicki

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HONORARY DEGREES (SCHD)

One Student Senator

to replace Ian Yagi from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2001.

Albert

Chan ?

Winnie Cheng ?

I> ?

Election required

Joseph Emerson ?

SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE (SLC)/LIBRARY PENALTIES APPEAL

COMMITTEE (LPAC)

One Student Senator

(SLC/LPAC)

to replace Albert Chan from June 1, 1998 to May

31, 2000 and

One Senator (at-large)

(SLC) to replace Harry Nip from June 1, 1998 to

May 31, 1999.

Albert Chan ?

'L ?

Acclamation but ballot required

Jennifer Overington ?

.1 ?

to determine committee order

One Student Alternate

(at-large) to replace Jennifer Overington from June 1, 1998

to May 31, 2000. (Note: The Alternate has full membership privileges on LPAC).

Lawrence

Election required

ShekYanTo

June 1, 1998

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SENATE NOMINATING COMMITTEE (SNC)

Four Senators (at-large)

to replace J

D'Auria, L. Peterson, M.A. Gillies, and C. Reed

from June 1, 1998 for two year terms for the 2 candidates receiving the highest

votes, and for one year terms for the 2 candidates receiving the next highest votes.

Mary Ann Gillies

Paul Percival

Acclamation but ballot required

Michael Wortis ?

to determine committee order

Rina Zazkis ?

)

One Student Senator

to replace Harry Nip from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 1999.

Jennifer Overington

Elected

acclamation

One Student Alternate (at-large)

to replace Tim Wong from June 1, 1998 to May 31,

1999.

Harry Nip

Elected by acclamation

SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS. AWARDS & BURSARIES

One Faculty Member

(at-large) to replace Sheila Roberts from June 1, 1998 to May

31,2000.

Sheila Roberts

Elected

acclamation

SENATE UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE (SUAAC)

One Lay Senator

to replace Michael Warsh from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000.

Michael Warsh

Elected

acclamation ?

SENATE GRADUATE AWARDS ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE (SGAAC)

One Lay Senator

to replace Suzan Beattie from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000.

Suzan Beattie

Elected

acclamation ?

SENATE APPEALS BOARD (SAB)

Two Faculty Members (at-large) (1 Regular/1 Alternate)

to replace Stephen Steele

and Michael Wortis from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000.

Rina Zazkis ?

Acclamation but ballot required

Martin Hahn

to determine committee order

June 1, 1998 ?

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' SENATE APPEALS BOARD (SAB) continued

One Undergraduate Student

(Alternate) (at-large) to replace Ian Yagi from June 1,

1998 to May 31, 1999.

Brian Peterson

't. ?

Election required

Jason Reader

[

Two Graduate Students (at-large) (1 Regular/1

Alternate) from June 1, 1998 to May

31, 2000.

Michelle McGinn

Thomas du Payrat ?

Election required

Andrea Welling

COMMITTEE TO REVIEW UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS (CRUA)

One Faculty Member

(at-large) to replace L. Erickson from June 1, 1998 to May 31,

2000.

Ian Dyck

Elected

acclamation

Two Graduate Students (at-large) (1 Regular/1 Alternate)

from June 1, 1998 to May

31, 2000.

Ruth Derksen ?

Acclamation but ballot required

Nadeane Trowse

to determine committee order.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (SCUS)

One Undergraduate Student

Senator to replace Lawrence Tam from June 1, 1998 to

Lawrence

Election required

June 1, 1998

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES (SCIA)

Three Faculty Senators

to replace W. Cleveland, B. Lewis, and L. Berggren from

June 1, 1998 for 2 year terms for the two candidates receiving the highest votes,

and for 1 year term for the candidate receiving the third highest vote.

Len Berggren

Richard Harris ?

Election required

John Jones ?

Brian Lewis

)

One Senator (at-large)

to replace Cohn Jones from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000.

Cohn Jones ?

j ?

Election required

Joseph Peters ?

One Graduate Student (at-large)

to replace K. Hewitt from June 1, 1998 to May 31,

2000.

Kevin Hewitt ?

Elected by acclamation

One Undergraduate Student Senator

(newly created position) from June 1, 1998 to

May 31, 2000.

Albert Chan ?

Winnie Cheng ?

Election required

James Fletcher ?

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE COMMITTEE (ISEC)

Three Faculty Members (at-large)

to replace Andy Heard, Rosena Davison, Randy

Sitter from June 1, 1998 two for two year terms and one for a one year term.

Rosena Davison

Andy Heard ?

Acclamation but ballot required

Rina Zazkis ?

) ?

to determine committee order

One Student (at-large)

to replace Winnie Cheng from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 1999.

Albert Chan ? '1

Trevor Hartl ?

Lawrence Ho ?

I> ?

Election required

Paul Li ?

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING (SCUTL)

One Faculty Member (at-large) from each Faculty

acclamation

Business Administration ?

David Finley

Science ?

Larry Weldon

One Undergraduate Student (at-large)

to replace Jessica Stanley from June 1, 1998

to May 31, 1999.

Lawrence Ho

Harry Nip ?

Election required

Jason Reader

Shek Yan To

)

One Graduate Student (at-large)

to replace Joy Morris from June 1, 1998 to May 31,

1999.

Michelle McGinn

Election required

Joy Morris

DIVERSE QUALIFICATIONS ADIUDICATION COMMITTEE (DOAC)

One Undergraduate Student (at-large)

to replace Albert Chan from June 1, 1998 to

May 31, 1999.

Lawrence

Election required

Shek Yan To

One Lay Senator

to replace Suzan Beattie from June 1, 1998 to May 31, 2000.

Barbara Naef

Elected

acclamation

VICE-CHAIR OF SENATE

One Senator (at-large)

to replace Lois Etherington whose term as Vice-Chair of

Senate expired on May 31, 1998. Term of office is for one year, from June 1, 1998 to

May 31, 1999. Senate Rules state that "the Vice-Chair of Senate shall be elected

annually by and from the members of Senate, and shall sit as an ex-officio

member of the Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules.'

Marilyn Bowman ?

Elected by acclamation

June 1, 1998

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'Statements of Interest' received since May 15, 1998

Fletcher, James

My name is James Fletcher and I am currently a full time undergraduate student in the

Department of Geography (Faculty of Arts). As a new senator, I would like to become

involved in the activities of Senate in ways that will contribute to the lives of students and

the university community as a whole. In particular, I would be pleased to participate on

two senate committees, SCIA and SCCS.

SCIA and SCCS are of interest to me because I believe that the university can play a

positive role internationally and here in our own community. Information and ideas

should be shared broadly beyond the academic community and made available in forms

that will be as useful- and as accessible aspossible. Furtherrnore, the process 6f

transmitting knowledge, conducting research and understanding problems should be

thought of as a partnership in which we have equally as much to learn as we do to teach.

Internationally, we should continue to be active in building healthy and vigorous

communities of scholarship and learning. Strengthening links between students and

faculty worldwide should be a primary objective. Concerns about democracy and

human rights should continue to be discussed but expressed tactfully and with respect

for the existing cultures and societies where we may be involved. Programs that facilitate

the exchange of students and faculty should be maintained, and if possible, expanded.

Locally, we should continue to promote the societal value of education and institutions

of higher education. By getting involved more often at a community level, we will make

it clear that the university is not just a degree factory. The offering of credit and non-

credit courses through continuing studies is an important way of doing this. We should

continue to look for opportunities to open up the university to people who, for one

reason or another, would not have the opportunity to be here. Changing technologies

and changing labour markets will continue to present us with opportunities and critical

choices. What are we best suited to doing well? What sort of partnerships can assist us

where we need help? We want to be able to innovate but still preserve what's best

about a university learning environment.

These issues are of critical importance to students and I would be pleased to bring an

informed student's perspective to these discussions.

Thank you for your consideration.

Hard, Trevor

The committee I am interested in is the International Student Exchange Committee. As

a participant of an international exchange (Doing Business In Mexico Field School)and an

active member of the University community (VP Association of Collegiate

Entrepreneurs, Toastmasters) I would hope to bring some knowledge but mainly

enthusiasm and energy to the position.

Candidate Information for election

at Senate Meeting on June

1, 1998

Janicki, Maria

I would like to apply to serve as a student representative on the Senate Committee on

Continuing Studies for another term

(98-99). I

am interested in this committee and feel

I have something to contribute because of my experience working for the Centre for

Distance Education in various capacities. I have co-developed a course (Psychology

385)

with Dr. Charles Crawford and have worked as both supervisor and tutor-marker for that

course for the past six semesters. My experience as a tutor-marker has provided me with

useful feedback from students who take courses through distance education.

Lewis, Brian

FOR SCIA

I am currently Director of the School of Communication. My own work has been

multidisciplinary, and I remain convinced of the strengths of interdisciplinary and

cooperative approaches to research and education, crossing academic, local, and

international boundaries.

I helped to write, implement and direct the Inter-University Doctoral Programme in

Communications (Université de Montréal, Université du Québec a Montréal and.

Concordia University), and co-founded and co-directed the Joint Centre for Asia Pacific

Communication Research

(1991-1995). I

have helped to develop cooperative

agreements with institutions in Japan and China, and solicited the support of alumni and

community interests in various credit and non-credit programme areas.

As a senator, I am particularly interested in focusing on issues which include innovative

curriculum and program development, equity policy, and international .cooperation..... .

• V..

This is going to be a very interesting committee over the next few years, as we reassess

our programs and our approaches to international initiatives in light of serious ethical and

practical concerns raised in connection to our Indonesian programs. I look forward to

participating in the discussions and debates.

FOR SCCS

I am currently Director of the School of Communication. My own work has been

multidisciplinary, and I remain convinced of the strengths of interdisciplinary and

cooperative approaches to research and education, crossing academic, local, and

international boundaries.

As a senator, I am particularly interested in focusing on issues which include innovative

curriculum and program development, equity policy, and international cooperation.

I have worked on SCCS for the last two years and recently served on the Advisory Search

Committee for the Dean of Continuing Studies. Some of the most innovative initiatives

proposed for SFU pass through SCCS, proposals involving extensions into the community,

testing new program areas, and opening up new avenues of access into the university

from the outside. The trick is always to balance innovation and entrepreneurial spirit

with what might be considered traditional academic objectives of a major research

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university. I think I have been able to contribute a balanced perspective and approach,

and would enjoy serving on the committee for a second term.

Li, Paul

My name is Paul Li and I am particularly interested in the position on the International

Student Exchange Committee.

My possible relevant experience to those position include:

Currently the Vice President of Investment of the Finance and Investment

Association (within Business Administration Student Society)

2. Chair of self-organized current business events discussion group called

Million Dollar Club at SFU(1 997-1998)

3. Participated in the student exchange program from Simon Fraser University

_toJapan's Meiji CakuinUniversity(1996-i997)----------------------------------- --

Fluent in English, Chinese and Japanese

MacArthur, Toni

My name is Toni MacArthur and I have been a student at SFU since September of 1992.

I am working towards completing a BBA with a Joint Major in Business Administration

and Psychology in August of 1999, and am also a part-time employee of an international

mining management company. Up until now, I haven't been very active in the SFU

community, aside from a very brief stint with the SFU choir back in the fall of '92. I

recently decided that I wanted to become more involved, and your email provided me

with an opportunity to do so. I have always tried to keep up with what was going on in

the University by reading various publications available around campus (the Peak,. etc.)

and would like to be more actively involved in University decisions. I am open-minded

and a good listener and I believe I would be an asset to the senate committees.

McGinn, Michelle

**Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning (SCUTL)**

I served as the graduate student representative on the Senate Committee on University

Teaching and Learning (SCUTL) in 1996-1997, and would like the opportunity to sit on

this committee once again.

I am a doctoral student in Curriculum Theory and Implementation, and am now

completing my seventh year of graduate studies in Simon Fraser's Faculty of Education

(MA granted in June 1995). During my studies and while serving as Sessional Instructor

and Teaching Assistant, I have spent considerable time reflecting on teaching and

learning. I have also been an active participant in many of the events sponsored by the

Centre for University Teaching (the Instructional Skills Workshop, the Course Redesign

Workshop, Roundtable Discussions, and Film Discussions). I am strongly committed to

maintaining and continually improving the quality of teaching and learning at Simon

Fraser, and I believe that I could provide a strong student voice for the SCUTL. I look

forward to opportunities to work once again with this vital Senate committee.

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1, 1998

Throughout my time at SFU, I have been actively involved in all facets of graduate

student life: taking courses, teaching courses (as a sessional instructor, teaching assistant,

and marker), doing research (my own, and as a research assistant on various research

projects), organizing graduate student events (retreats, symposia, mini-conferences,

kayaking trips, Friday night socials), attending and presenting at conferences, serving on

committees, and generally being involved in campus life. I have served (and continue to

serve) as a graduate student representative in various capacities within our faculty, in the

university, and on a national level. Within our faculty, I am co-chair of the Education

Graduate Student Association and have served as a student representative on the

Appointments Committee for Director of Graduate Programs and on the Graduate

Programs Committee. Within the university, I have served as student representative on

the Senate Graduate Studies Committee and on the Senate Committee on University

Teaching and Learning. Nationally, I am the Co-President of the Canadian Committee of

Students in Education. While these responsibilities keep me quite busy, I thrive on being

actively involved in campus life -academically, professionally, and socially.

** Senate Appeals Board (SAB) **

I am currently finishing my term as an alternate graduate student representative on the

Senate Graduate Studies Committee (SGSC; I was also a representative in

1995-1996),

and would now like to extent my committee participation to the Senate Appeals Board.

At a recent SGSC meeting, we passed a motion to move responsibility for graduate

student appeals to the SAB rather than the SGSC, and I would like to follow through this

process by participating as a member of the SAB with its revised mandate to consider

both undergraduate and graduate appeals.

I have been a graduate student in the Faculty of Education for seven years, first as an MA

student in the Psychology of Education program (degree granted in June

1995),

and now

as a PhD student in Curriculum Theory and Implementation. Throughout this time, I

have been actively involved in all facets of graduate student life: taking courses, teaching

courses (as a sessional instructor, teaching assistant, and marker), doing research (my own,

and as a research assistant on various research projects), organizing graduate student

events (retreats, symposia, mini-conferences, kayaking trips, Friday night socials),

attending and presenting at conferences, serving on committees, and generally being

involved in campus life. I have served (and continue to serve) as a graduate student

representative in various capacities within our faculty, in the university, and on a national

level. Within our faculty, I am co-chair of the Education Graduate Student Association

and have served as a student representative on the Appointments Committee for

Director of Graduate Programs and on the Graduate Programs Committee. Within the

university, in addition to serving on the SGSC, I have also served on the Senate

Committee on University Teaching and Learning. Nationally, I am the Co-President of

the Canadian Committee of Students in Education. While these responsibilities keep

me quite busy, I thrive on being actively involved in campus life -academically,

professionally, and socially. I look forward to participating on the SAB.

Murdoch, Caroline

My name is Caroline Murdoch and I am a graduate student in the School of Criminology.

I completed my undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser University as well, however it is

only in the past year that I have begun to realize that in order to feel a part of a university

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it is necessary to be involved in the processes that are often taken for granted. In this

. vein, I have become an active member of my department, but have felt the need to

work in other areas of the university as well, hence my request to serve on the Senate

Committee on Disciplinary Appeals.

Being a student in the School of Criminology, I have a sound knowledge of decision-

making procedures and standards of proof. My honours thesis allowed me to explore

these issues while interviewing representatives of self-regulating organizations who are

often in the difficult position of having to discipline one of their members. I have also

attended a course dealing with these complex issues. This is not meant to suggest that I

see the current opportunity as being advantageous because of my areas of research and

interest. Rather, I see this as an opportunity to learn something more about the S.F.U.

community in which I spend so much of my time. In addition to having been an

undergraduate student at this university, my responsibilities as a teaching assistant have

--exposed-me -to some of-the- -issues--of- concern--to- students- at- S.F..U.,. -both--at-the

undergraduate and graduate levels.

Roberts, Sheila

Sheila Roberts, Department of English.

B.A., S.F.U.,1 968; M.A. S.F.U., 1972

Assistant to the Dean of Arts, 1973-90

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Department of English, 1990 -

Academic interests: Medieval Literature, Chaucer, Mystical Literature,

Women Writers of the Renaissance and Early Seventeenth Century

Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1968

Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1997

Secretary, Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1974-90

Member, University Board for Student Discipline, 1994 -.

Member, Senate Policy Committee for Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries, 1996 -

Member, Senate Undergraduate Adjudication Committee, 1997 -

Tam, Lawrence

Objective: SCAP/SCUB, SCCS and SCUS

Education:

Bachelor of Business Administration (Honors), fourth year

Concentration: Accounting and Finance

Experience:

Serving on Senate, Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Senate

Committee on Academic Planning/Senate Committee on University Budget

Worked as an Income Tax Return Counselor, SFU Accounting Club

Organized the AIESEC Career Days at SFU, responsible for accounting and finance

Statement:

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SCAP/SCU B

The SCAP/SCUB has an important role in maintaining our excellence in teaching,

research and student services. I am eager to contribute my part to achieve this goal.

Our university owes a duty to the society that supports us. We need to develop

intellectually stimulating programs which can equip students with job skills for the real

world, and give them a broad liberal education. I would like to see more interdisciplinary

programs, co-operative education opportunities and practicums.

For the SCUB role, I support using innovation funds to foster quality teaching and more

responsive program delivery. I believe in giving more spending authority to the

departments, as they know better which areas of their responsibilities need the money

most.

SCCS

I believe Continuing Studies has an important role in providing alternative routes to

post-secondary academic and professional education. I will support innovative programs

which can improve the academic and vocational skills for people who lack a formal

education. Better co-ordination between Continuing Studies and Credit Academic

Programs can also let students to apply what they have learnt in Continuing studies

towards diplomas or degrees.

SCUS

I am concerned about the intense competition for admission to some limited

enrollment programs. :Improving the course challenge and Prior Learning Assessment..

system can improve access to oversubscribed programs and ease the resource pressure

for the university.

I will also support more training in written and oral communication skills for

undergraduates.

To, Shek Yan

I am writing to express my interest to run for the Senate Committee on Disciplinary

Appeals (SCODA), Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee (DQAC), Senate

Library Committee (SLC)/Library Penalties Appeal Committee (LPAC) and Senate

Committee on University Teaching and Learning (SCUTL).

I would like to join the above five Senate committees as a representative of

undergraduate students. As a 2nd year student in the Faculty of Arts, I have been

putting my closest attention on school events and senate meetings since my first

semester in SFU. I have been participating in many clubs, such as the Red-Cross, SFU

Chinese Newspaper and other student activities and volunteering activities. I was one of

the candidates in the last Election of Senate and I lost by a very small margin of votes. I

am ready to join the committees and serve the SFU community and build a better world

for everyone.

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1, 1998

Wortis, Michael

PhD, Harvard University,

1963,

Physics

Shrum Chair in Science,

1987--92

Member of Senate since

Senate and its committees are charged under the University Act with the academic

governance of the University. Since the University's central purpose and function is to

provide an academic centre--excellent research and excellent teaching/learning--for the

people of British Columbia, that charge gives Senate a central role in University

governance. Senate represents a diverse community and it will take wisdom, patience,

and a real faith in the democratic process to develop that role in an assertive and

constructive manner.

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