SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

Paper S-92

Senate

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28 December, .

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1967

It is

suggested that there are several areas of co-operation

between the Board and the Senate that could profitably be clarified by

discussion between representatives of the Board and Senate.

It is suggested, for example, that if Senate is going to play its

maximum role in the years ahead in indicating priorities of academic

development to the Board of Governors, the members of Senate will have to

take cognizance of the financial implications of the programs they are

discussing. The simple interpretation of the Act leads one to assume

that Senate is to discuss academic matters in vacuo as far as finances are

concerned and that financial matters are entirely up to the Board.

It is

suggested that this is one area of co-operation between Senate and

the Board that could be discussed and worked out if a joint Board-Senate

Committee was set up.

The Board of Governors discussed this matter at their meeting

on

18 December and agreed to invite Senate to set up a joint Ad Hoc Committee

to study and report on these matters of common interest. It is suggested

that the Committee have three members from the Senate and three from the

Board. The Board has selected. the Chairmen of its three working committees,

Mr. Lester, Mr. Hean and Mr. Eyre.

P. D.-laggart-Cowan

President

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