Mr. Ham

Evans

Ristrar

Date. 1979-9-2•

I have received

a

nirrnrbin

(attached)

from the Department of

Economics and Camrce requesting that the name of the "School of Economics

and Ccrnxerce" be changed to the "School

of Business Administration

and

Economics"' I support their request and recommend

that

the

motion be placed before Senate at its meeting of October let.

aria

1:

That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors

that the now of the "School of Economics and Commerce" be

changed to the "School of Business Administration and

Economics."

That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors

that the naz of the 'partint of Cannerce" be changed to

the "Department

of Business

Administration."

ori 2:

*': Effective 1

Noveiter,

1979

IB/tb

cc:.

J.

M. Munro

G. Pedersen

---

_____

-. -

- -

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

M

n

NA

Facult y

Sub

i .

d

The Name

1

3

<,

•

f

•

From ..........

Economics/Commerce

Date

S

e p

em er 26t4,. 979

At our last department meeting, a motion was passed to change the

proposed name of the new school from "School Of Economics and Commerce"

to "School of Business Administration and Economics." The motion had

overwhelming support.

The reasons for the desired change are

.1 "Coninerce'

1 Is a rather old-fashioned term that was used fairly extensively

In the establishment of educational units prior to the Second World War.

.. ..

.: '

Virtually all schools established since the-Second World War, and a great

many which previously had used the term

"

commerce" have gone to some

name which employs the term "business" or "administration" or both.

The reasonfor the change is that commerce is a term which means "trade.'

.We.do not-focus- ou,r study on trade per se-but on organizations and their

administration;-most (but not all) b'Uw1Tch are engaged in trade. They

may also be engaged in such activities as production, transportation or

In -flon-profit. activities. Thus, the term "commerce" is not only misleading

but It also-evokes an image of a somewhat backward looking focus.

2.: Avast majority of the students are on the commerce side of the department.

• We could expect a majority of the faculty to elect this Option. It would

appear that neither hierarchy In the alphabet nor numbers would suggest

that economics be listed first. The name for the school passed by senate

thus.appears to be symbolic of a subservient role to those who view them-

'selves on the commerce (or business administration) side of the department.

But more Important,' this may also condition outsiders to also view the

commerce or business administration area as secondary.

In view of the fact that a.change in name should occur. as expeditiously as

posslble'lf.'lt is to occur at all, I would ask you to have the name change

placed On the agenda for Senate in October, and to move the change.

G. Pedersen.

BS/jm •. .

SEP