S95-51
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Memorandum
To:
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Senate
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Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules
Date:
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August 14, 1995
Subject:
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Presidential Search Committee
The Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules has considered the attached report and
recommends the following motion:
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"that Senate approve the revisions in membership and
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terms of reference of the Presidential Search Committee, as
set forth in S.95- 51
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
To:
Senate ?
From:
Yvonne Cocke, Chair
Board of Governors
Re:
Revised Report on Formation of
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Date:
August 3, 1995
Presidential Search Committee.
The original report, dated May 15, 1995, from the Joint Ad Hoc Senate-Board
Committee to Review the Composition and Terms of Reference of the Presidential
Search Committee was considered by Senate at its meeting of June 5 and by the Board
of Governors at its meeting of June 22. After discussion of the contents of the report
and the Senate amendments, the Board referred this back to the Committee for further
consideration.
The attached revised composition and procedures for the Presidential Search
Committee, recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee, were approved by the Board at
its meeting of July 27.
The changes which have been made to the original May report incorporate the
amendments made by Senate and are as follows:
Composition of the Presidential Search Committee
Total membership has been increased from 14 to 16.
Undergraduate student representation has been increased from one member to two
members.
Board representation has been increased from one member to two members.
Charge to the Committee
Section (c) previously
read "The Board will express a preference as to the number of
candidates to be submitted, whether names are to be ranked, and how much supporting
documentation is to be submitted to the Board."
This has been amended to:
(c)
The Board will express a preference as to the number of candidates to be submitted.
(d)
The Board will instruct the Committee to rank the names and to provide relevant
documentation to the Board.
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4Yvonne Cocke.
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Attachs.
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Terms of Reference
Section 2 has been changed from
"The Committee will do an analysis of institutional needs
and objectives"
to
"The Committee will carry out a review
of
institutional needs and objectives."
Section 5 has been changed to". .. .
should have the support
of at least 11 members
of the
16-member Committee."
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The Board has accepted the amendments made by Senate and is most
appreciative of the consideration that Senate gave to this matter. I hope that the revised
composition and procedures for the Presidential Search Committee approved by the
Board are acceptable to Senate and we can now bring this to a conclusion.
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COMPOSITION OF PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE
Members ?
Conditions
Chair of the Board of
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Chair
Governors or designate
2 Members, Board of Governors Appointed by Chair normally from OIC
members
Vice-President or Assoc. VP
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Selected by the Vice-Presidents
3 Faculty Members Elected by and from faculty members jointly
with no more than one to be elected from any
Faculty
2 Deans ?
Selected by the Deans after faculty members
have been elected
Employee ?
Elected by and from full-time employees who
are not faculty members
2 Undergraduate Students
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Elected by and from undergraduate student
body
Graduate Student
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Elected by and from graduate student body
President of Faculty Association
or designate
President of Student Society
or designate
President of Alumni Association
or designate
Revised July, 1995
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THE BOARD'S CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE:
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(a)
The Board will provide the Committee with a statement of the lea
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dership
qualities sought in: the new President.
(b)
The Board will, set the date by which it expects to receive
recommendations from the.Committee.
(c)
The Board will express a preference as to the number of candidates to be
submitted.
(d)
The Board will instruct the Committee to rank the names and to provide
relevant documentation to the Board.
TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE
1.
The Committee is empowered to search out candidates for the Presidency
and make recommendations to the Board. TheUniversity community
will be canvassed and everyone wilIbeenouraged, to assist in the
recruiting of candidates. The search committee will screen all candidates
and prepare a short list for presentation to the Board of Governors who
will select the President.
2.
The Committee will carry out a review of institutional needs and
objectives.
3.
The Committee will submit an estimated budget for the search
proceedings to the Board for approval.
4.
The Committee will develop selection criteria for submission to the Board
for approval.
5.
The Committee will endeavour to present unanimous recommendations
to the Board but, if it cannot do so, the recommendations should have the
support of at least Ii members of the 16-member Committee.
Revised July, 1995
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