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Paper S-132

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JOINT SENATE-fl\RD WORKTNG RELATIONS COMIITfEE

REPORT

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The Joint

Senate-Board Working Relations Committee met twice:

or. Moniay, March 11th and again on Monday, April 15th. Mr. Eyre was

unabJ tm attend either meeting, and Mr. Lester attended the first but

rot

thn

reeonrl. All other members were in attendance at the two meetings.

The refiëIcnt also attended, convening both meetings and providing a

ummnry of the first for the benefit of Committee members.

The

CommittCe elected no Chairman or Secretary. Following

t

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second meeting Mr. Bawtree was named the Committee's rapporteur

for the Senate, and Mr. Ilean for the Board.

DISCUSSION

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MMARY

The Committee confined most of its discussion to the

difficul t

ies that had arisen over the introduction of new academic

programs. One member felt that the Committee had been set up originally

to e11 with a fariidcr range of matters. It was pointed out that

other committees were dealing with such things as general. University

governance, appointment and promotion procedures, etc.

The Committee recognized the need for an intensive scrutiny

of the academic worth and financial implications of all proposed new

academic programs, and of all substantial changes or expansion in

existing

programs. The Committee felt too that the University needed to

al priorities in both immediate and long-range academic

establish gener

planning. The Committee was concerned that the Senate and the Board

work closer together in this area, where financial and academic considerations

most evidently overlap.

RECOMMENDATIONS

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Accordingly, the Committee recommends as follo-is:

1.

That the present Long Range Academic Planning Committee

be dissolved;

2; That a Joint Senate-Board Academic Planning Committee be

established, under the Chairmanship of the Academic

Vice-President (still to be appointed), with membership

that includes the Academic Planner (still to be appointed)

and representatives from Senate and Board;

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RECOMMENDATIONS (continued)

3.

That the Scate-Board Academic Planning

Committee

take

on the rcs

ibili.ies of the precnt Long Range

Academic Pmnug Cnmittce, nnd extend thcm to cover

short as wall as long :ango p1ann5n;

4.

Tha

t the C'nittee

!a

he responsible to both .Snat:e and

Ioa!d fo

r

the evaluation and retng F prelpor

O

cl

now

cadcm.- p-ogiams (or suhtantia1

rbo

ngcn to cxistin

I'.ht hC' 1O)

Sr'nn to for r'ns

ri0ri

on;

5.

That the (',o'iirnittec examine and cvah'ate onl

y

those

now

IT

'it

programs (or changes to existing programs)

wb.th dcpa

c!aracter and content icrn c'.sting

dcpamtl programs; and/or

a

h5.cb a'e estimated to

cost 7.03,000 or more over an initial five-year period;

6.

That the Committee also be charged with evaivating and

reportinS on the implications of any program proposals

OrigiflatinS

from the community and sc'nt to

the

Senate

for consideration.

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M.

Bawtrec - Rapportenr

R.E.

Lester

A.F.C.

Nean

A.M.

Eyre

R.J.

Baker

B.L.

Funt

April 22, 1968.