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FROM: DR. D. MEAKIN

SECRETARY, SENATE UNDER-

GRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOARD

DATE: 9TH NOVEMBER, 1970

SUBJECT: COMPOSITION OF THE SENATE APPEALS BOARD

During its consideration of Paper S-381, Senate approved the

following composition for the Senate Appeals Board.

Registrar (or his designate),

non-voting

Chairman

One faculty Senator elected by Senate (with alternate)

One faculty Member elected from SUAB (with alternate)

Two students chosen by the Student Society (with one

alternate)

This has produced a polarized situation, and with no means of

resolving tie votes, decision has had to be deferred on a

number of cases. The Senate Appeals Board, therefore, requested

the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board to find a solution to

this problem. Since the solution proposed involved a modifica-

tion to the composition of the Senate Appeals Board, the matter

is now being presented to Senate for approval. Since decisions

on several appeals are being held in abeyance, an early decision

on this matter is requested.

The Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board, on the recommendation

of the Senate Appeals Board, proposes that the composition of

the Senate Appeals Board be amended as follows (approved by a

vote of 5 to 3):

Chairman, non-voting except in case of a tie.

One faculty Senator elected by Senate (with alternate)

One faculty Member elected from SUAB (with alternate)

Two students chosen by the Student Society (with an

alternate)

Registrar, or his designate, non-voting Secretary

Recording secretary, non-voting

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The Chairman shall be selected by majority vote of the

voting members of the Senate Appeals Board. The selection

is subject to ratification by the Senate Undergraduate

Admissions Board.

In addition to providing a mechanism for breaking tie votes,

the proposal also provides the Board with a Secretary, a

position previously omitted.

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