To ................................ ALL MEMBERS OF SENATE 

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From..L B. KELSEY 

DIRECTOR OF SECRETARIAT SERVICES 

REVISED FORM OF PAPER 

Subject ...... 

.REORGANIZATION ... OF .   

GRADUATE.-STUDIES 

Date.. ? 

As requested by John Walkley at the Senate meeting 

of January 

copies of Paper 

dealing with the 

reorganization of Graduate Studies as finally passed by 

Senate, are being circulated for the information of Senators. 

end. 

cc H. M. Evans 

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Revised by Sen t 

January 26, 1970 

From Senate Committee on Graduate Studies 

H. M. Evans, Secretary 

November 13, 1969 

To: Senate 

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Reorganization of Graduate Studies 

Reference is made to Senate Paper S.245 already approved by Senate. 

Item 1(d) of that paper reads as follows: 

"Members of Departmental Graduate Studies Committees 

must be persons who have demonstrated high scholastic 

ability with experience in supervising graduate work 

and must not be candidates for higher degrees." 

The following motion was approved by the Senate Committee on Graduate 

Studies on November 13, 1969. 

Moved by C. Hamilton, seconded by J. Koepke that the following be 

substituted for Item 1(d) of Paper S.245: 

"At least 50% of the members of Departmental Graduate 

Studies Committees must be persons who have demonstrated 

high scholastic ability with experience in supervising 

graduate work and must not be candidates for higher 

degrees. 

The Departmental Graduate Studies Committee is charged 

specifically with: 

i)

Admission of graduate students. 

ii)

Appointment of supervisory committees. 

iii) 

Evaluation of the progress of individual graduate 

students. 

iv)

Provision of information on the above matters to 

appropriate persons in accordance with general 

administrative procedures developed by the Senate 

Committee on Graduate Studies. 

The composition of the Departmental Graduate Studies Committee 

on the above matters will consist only of faculty members who 

have demonstrated high scholastic ability with experience in 

supervising graduate work and must not be candidates for higher 

degrees. On other matters the committee may include graduate 

students and other faculty members up to a maximum of 50% of the 

committee." 

From: Senate Committee on Graduate Studies 

H.M. Evans, 

Secretary 

November 13, 1969 

To: Senate 

Reorganization of Graduate Studies 

Reference is made to Senate Paper S.245 already approved by Senate. 

Item 1(d) of that paper reads as follows: 

" Members of Departmental Graduate Studies Committees 

must be persons who have demonstrated high scholastic 

ability with experience in supervising graduate work 

and must not be candidates for higher degrees." 

The following motion was approved by the Senate Committee on Graduate 

Studies on November 13, 1969. 

Moved by C.I-Iamilton, seconded by J.Koepke that the following he 

substituted for Item 1(d) of Paper S.245: 

"At least 

50/

of the members of Departmental Graduate 

Studies Committees must be persons who have demonstrated 

hi g 

h scholastic ability with experience in supervising 

graduate work and must not be candidates for higher 

degrees. 

The Departmental Graduate Studies Committee is charged 

specifically with: 

i) Admission of graduate students. 

ii)

Appointment of supervisory committen. 

iii) 

Evaluation of the progress of individual graduate 

students. 

iv)

Provision of information on the above matters to 

appropriate persons in accordance with general 

administrative procedures developed by the Senate 

Committee on Graduate Studies. 

The composition of the Departmental Graduate Studies Committee 

on the above matters will consist only of faculty members as 

defined in the preliminary statemont. On other matters the 

committee may include graduate students and other faculty 

members up to a maximum of 50% of the committee." 

The Senate Agenda Committee recommends that in. line 2 of the first 

paragraph of this motion that the word 'persons" be replaced by the 

words "members of faculty." 