SENATE 

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J. WHEATLEY 

DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES 

AMENDMENT TO S.71-112 - COMPOSITION 

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SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES 

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FEBRUARY 2, 1972 

COMMITTEES 

NOTION: "That S.71-112 be amended as follows: 

Under A, which specifies membership of 

the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, 

a new paragraph 5 be added, reading as 

follows: 

5. Three faculty members elected by 

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and from the Faculty of Education 

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Graduate Studies Committee. 

and the old paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 be 

renumbered 6, 7, 8." 

SflI)N FRASER UNIVERSITY 

To: Senate 

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From: J. Wheatley 

Dean 

Graduate Studies 

Subject: Amendment to S71-112 - 

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Date: February 2, 1972 

Composition of Senate Graduate 

Studies Committees 

DTION: "That S71-112 be amended as follows: 

Under A, which specifies membership of the 

Senate Graduate Studies Committee, a new 

paragraph 5 be added, reading as follows: 

5. Three faculty members elected by and 

from the Faculty of Education Graduate 

Studies Committee. 

and the old paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 be 

renumbered 6, 7, 8." 

This amendment was approved by the Executive Committee 

of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee at its meeting 

on January 24, 1972, and by the Senate Graduate Studies 

Committee on February 7, 1972. 

Dean 

Graduate Studies. 

MOTION: "That S71-112 be amended as follows: Under A, which 

specifies membership of the Senate Graduate Studies 

Committee, a new paragraph 5 be added, reading as 

follows: 

5. Three faculty members elected by and from the 

Faculty of Education Graduate Studies Committee. 

and the old paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 be renumbered 

6, 7, 8. 

RATIONALE: Under the reorganization of the Faculty of Education, 

effective January 1, 1972, the Faculty of Education has 

no departments. As a consequence, the Faculty of 

Education would have no representation on the Senate 

Graduate Studies Committee under S71-112. The amendment 

offered will give it appropriate representation. 

A copy of S71-112, with the proposed amendment incorporated, is 

attached. 

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COMPOSITION OF THE SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES 

COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 

SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE 

A. That the membership of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee 

shall be as follows: 

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The Dean of Graduate Studies ? 

Chairman 

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The Dean of each Faculty or his designate 

3. The University Librarian 

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The Chairman of each Departmental Graduate 

Studies Committee 

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Three Faculty members elected from and by 

the Faculty of Education Graduate Studies 

Committee 

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A graduate student representative, or his 

alternate, from each Faculty to be elected 

by and from the graduate students in that 

Faculty under the supervision of the Registrar 

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The Registrar (non-voting) 

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The Assistant Registrar-Graduate Studies 

(non-voting) 

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The Committee quorum shall be the Chairman and six members 

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of faculty. 

(ii) A 

voting member of the Committee, if he cannot attend, may 

send a qualified alternate. A 'qualified alternate' for a 

member of faculty shall be a member of faculty who is 

qualified for the Chairmanship of his Departmental Graduate 

Studies Committee under S.294 as amended. A 'qualified 

alternate' for a graduate student shall be a graduate 

student so.electe'd at Simon Fraser University. 

(iii) 

Elections for graduate student representatives and 

alternates shall be held once a year in the Fall Semester. 

A sitting member is eligible for re-election at the end 

of his term of office. 

(iv) 

Replacement elections for elected members who resign from or 

cease to qualify for the Committee will be held as soon as 

practicable. A member elected in this way will serve for 

the remainder of the term of the member he replaces. 

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B. That the membership of the Executive Committee of the 

Senate Graduate Studies Committee shall be as follows: 

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1. The Dean of Graduate Studies, or his designate 

appointed from the faculty members on the Senate 

Graduate Studies Committee 

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Chairman. 

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The University Librarian 

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Two members of each Faculty elected by the 

appropriate Faculty Graduate Studies Committee 

from the members of that Faculty on the Senate 

Graduate Studies Committee. 

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One graduate student to be elected by and from 

the students on the Senate Graduate Studies 

Committee 

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The Registrar (non-voting) 

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The Assistant Registrar-Graduate Studies (non-voting) 

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(i) The Committee quorum shall be the Chairman and one 

faculty member from each Faculty 

(ii) A voting member of the Committee, if he cannot attend, 

may send an alternate who shall be a member of the 

Senate Graduate Studies Committee. Alternates for 

graduate students shall be graduate students and 

alternates for faculty members shall be faculty members. 

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(iii) Under normal circumstances, committee members under 

3 above shall serve two year terms with one 

member from each Faculty elected every year in the Fall 

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be elected for a shorter term to maintain or introduce 

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the

alternating pattern indicated. Members under 3 

above shall be eligible for re-election at the end of 

their term of office. 

(iv) 

The member under 4 above shall normally serve a one year 

term, the election to take place in the Fall Semester. 

He shall be eligible for re-election at the end of his 

term of office. 

(v)

Replacement elections for elected members who resign 

.from or cease to qualify for the Committee shall be 

held as soon as practicable. A member elected in this 

way shall 

servefor the remainder of the term of the 

member he replaces. 

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