SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
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S. 37-43P)
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SENATE
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From
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGENDA AND RULES
Subject Ad Hoc Senate Committee to Consider
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February 23, 1.979
Student Academic Discipline and
Senate is aware that for some considerable time the Senate
Committee on Agenda and Rules, under general direction only from Senate,
has been considering student academic discipline and more recently student
conduct. caper S.79-11 was presented at the January meeting of Senate
and, with some revisions, to the Board. Further consideration was to be
given by SCAR to the four items therein, with additional input from
concerned
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arties. This paper is related to items 3 and 4 of the earlier document,
(3) student conduct, (4) intellectual honesty, academic discipline.
From time to time since deliberations started it has been
made clear to Senate that there must be developed appropriate procedures
for dealing with these matters of discipline, including procedures for
appeals, and that the proposed procedures will come forward to Senate for
consideration when developed. Section 37(s) of the Universities Act
empowers Senate to establish a standing committee of appeal for students in
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matters of academic discipline. Section 59 indicates: (1) the president
has power to suspend a student and to deal summarily with any matter of
student discipline, (2) upon the exercise of the power he shall forthwith
report his action to the standing committee established under section 37(s)
with a statement of his reasons, (3) the action of the president is final
and subject in all cases to an appeal to the Senate.
At this time SCAR, in its role as "Committee on Committees",
considers it appropriate to recommend appointment of an Ad Hoc Senate Committee
with more specific terms of reference directed to these matters, and to
broaden the membership for more effective operation and coverage on these
issues. It is recommended that the structure of the Committee be such that
if any change of a member should become necessary before the tasks are
completed, that this can be accomplished immediately rather than through
the lengthy election procedure of nominations through the Senate Nominating
Committee and awaiting a Senate meeting for voting. The Committee will be
urged to proceed thoroughly but expeditiously with its tasks and continuing
full membership is deemed important.
The final charge to this Ad Hoc Committee would require that
before its dissolution it make any recommendations deemed appropriate
concerning membership structure, terms of reference and general procedures
for any standing or ad hoc Senate committee or other bodies which may be
necessary to carry out recommendations approved by Senate.
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MOTION: "That Senate establish an Ad Hoc Senate Committee to consider
student academic discipline and conduct.
Membership:
(1)
Four faculty members, with one from each Faculty appointed
by the Dean of the Faculty.
(2)
Four student members, with one from each Faculty hut
including at least one graduate student, selected by the.
Student Society.
(3). Two members of the Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules
appointed by the Chairman of SCAR, one of whom shall be
the Vice-President Academic to be Chairman of the Ad Hoc
Committee.
(4)
The Registrar or his designate as Secretary, (non-voting).
All members, excepting the Secretary, shall have voting privileges.
Terms of Reference:
(1)
To develop procedures for the University for considering
and dealing with matters of student academic discipline,
including appeal procedures, and to recommend these to Senate
for consideration, revision, approval.
(2)
To develop procedures for the University for considering and
dealing with matters of student conduct, including appeal
procedures, and to recommend these to Senate for considera-
tion, revision, approval.
(3)
Before dissolution of the Committee, to recommend to Senate
as deemed appropriate concerning membership structure, terms
of reference, general procedures, for any standing or ad hoc
Senate Committee or other bodies which may be necessary to
carry out recommendations approved by Senate under (1) or (2)
above.