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WHEREAS there are many claims of grievance against admissions policies,
grading, calendar interpretations and
WHEREAS Senate already has heavy .agendum and
WHEREAS Senate is not composed so as to be representative of faculty and
student numbers and interests.
BE IT RESOLVED that
1.
Senate establish a continuing Review Commission composed of
two students to be identified by the students at large and
two faculty to be identified by faculty at large.
2.
The functions of the Review Commission be to actively seek
out,anticipate and report on grievances related to academic
policies of Simon Fraser.
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Telephone 291-3211 Area code 604
November 27, 1968
Mr. Rob, Walsh,
President,
Simon Fraser Student Society,
Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby 2, B. C.
Dear Mr. Walsh:
I am very pleased and grateful to receive your prompt
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and humane reply. The request for advice arose out of a
natural concern for those involved and an equally strong
concern that you should express your reasons in your own
terms. I fully agree with the spirit of the reasons you presented.
I shall ask the Attorney- General to give every consideration
to the requests set out in your reply. I shall also forward
to him the expression of faculty on this issue.
I trust that you will communicate my reply to the
students.
Yours sincerely,
K. Strand
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simon fraaor university/burnaby 2, b.c./teiophono 291-3161
November 26, 1968
Dr. K. Strand
Acting President
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby 2, B.C.
Dr. Strand:
In reply
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to your response to Motion C: "Please advise me as to the reasons
why I should advocate withdraw)
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f the charges." The following reasons should
suffice:
1.
The purpose of the RCMP presence on campus was to clear the administration
building: that purpose was served. Criminal prosecution is therefore unnec-
essary.
2.
The Simon Fraser Student Society has In its possession petitions signed
(as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 1968) by over 2300 students of SFU
requesting the
Attorney-General
to drop all criminal charges against the 114
arrested. Copies of the petition will be forthcoming. We expect more copies
of the petition from UBC and VCC students and from the general public. Enc-
losed please find a sample of the petition.
3.
The occupants of the building were unaware of the consequences of having
a criminal record. The students cannot be considered fully conscious of comm-
itting a criminal act.
4.
The use of the RCMP to evict the occupants of the building does not necess-
itate the criminal prosecution of the persons arrested.
5.
The co±nviction of the students arrested will, in the future, seriously
endanger the possibility of rational debate to resolve the university problems.
6.
Your
cing
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eneral to drop the charges will help restore an
atmosphere of rationality and reason on the campus of our university.
7.
Some of the persons arrested did not endorse the occupation but entered
the building with the desire to learn about the conflict. In terms of those
who may be guilty or not guilty of occupying the Administration, Building,
the number arrested Is not true since some persons were accidentaly absent
from the building and yet others accidentally present in the building at the
time of the RCHP arrival.
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8.
I feel that one of the functions of a university is to develop a critical
mind. Since criticism is learning, the severity of this legal action will
stifle the educational potential of this institution, perhaps so discouraging
the power of critical thought so as to leave SFU intellectually meek.
9.
The enforcement of criminal charges, in addition to calling the RCMP,
will doubly assert the negative precedence of using outside force to resolve
the conflicts within the structure of the university. The ramifications of
this dangerous precedence surely will be felt throughout the larger International
academic community.
10.
Finally, I appeal to you on humanitarian grounds to consider the severe
consequences of criminal conviction upon the personal lives of the students
arrested and the personal lives of their families.
In addition to the above 10 reasons I will quote to you a portion of the letter
dated November 26, 1968 received from the Student Society legal advisors in
which an individual's capacity to request the dismissal of criminal charges
Is treated:
"It is the writer's considered opinion that there is nothing improper
in the presentation of a motion requesting that the President of the
• University ask (sic) the Attorney-General to effect the three requests
stated in the motion. where is no reason at law why an individual or a
party cannot make representations to the Attorney-General's department
with respect to criminal charges
The Attorney-General may or may not act upon such representations but if
they should be made by Dr. Strand it would not constitute contempt of
Court."
In view of the potential explosiveness of Motion C, I beg you to favourably
reply immediately. Should you feel that I could be of any assistance in
your appeal to the Attorney-General, please feel free to so request my
assistance.
Again, I remind you of the immanence of this question and once again appeal
to you to respond immediately and favourably.
Yours truly,
Rob aish
President
Simon Fraser Student Spplety
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Telephone 291-3211 Area code 604
November 26, 1968
Mr. Rob. Walsh,
President,
Simon Fraser Student Society,
Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby 2, B. C.
Dear Mr. Walsh:
This letter is in reply to your letter of November 25
in which you informed me of a number of motions passed by the
Simon Fraser Student Society at its extraordinary special meeting
held 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., November 25.
You have asked me to respond to the four motions -
A, B, C and D. My response to motion A is:
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As I have repeatedly stated, reason is the means by
which changes will be made within this University. The Senate
has not yet dealt directly with these issues as you have stated
them, but Senate has established parity committees to hear appeals
and to recommend to Senate long-range policies. (See attached
motions). No procedural criteria have yet been established and I
expect Senate to consider these matters further in its next regular
meeting on Monday, December 2.
My response to motion B is:
As the alleged existence of the documents you mention
isa critical matter for this:University, I will call for the formation
of a committee. The terms of reference of this committee will be
the preparation of policy recommendations to me on the "openness"
of University files. In its deliberations, the committee is asked
to pay particular attention to such questions as the potential misuse
of open files and technical problems.
My response to motion C is:
Please advise me as to the reasons why I should advocate
withdrawal of the charges.
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My response to motion D is:
Since the events of Saturday morning, November 23,
I have advised the Municipal Police (R. C. M. P.) to discontinue
their presence at the University. I have, in turn, been advised
by them that as of Monday morning, November 25, at 8:00 a. m.,
none of their officers is engaged in his duties on the campus of
Simon Fraser University.
I would also like to repeat a call I made on September 9,
1968 - namely, that a faculty/student presidential advisory committee
be formed. I said:
"One of the conditions under which a majority of the
student search committee agreed to my candidature was that
within six weeks of taking office I call for the formation of an
advisory committee to consist of three elected students and three
faculty members. We agreed upon the method by which the students
Would be elected and we agreed that the faculty members would be
selected by a means to be determined by Joint Faculty. I now formally
call for the creation of this advisory committee.
"A word of comment concerning the committee. I regard
this as an excellent proposal as I need advice on a number of issues.
I urge that it be created promptly. It is the most clear line of
communication possible.
Yours sincerely,
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K. Strand,
Acting President.
Att.
P.S. The attachments will follow.
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BURNABY 2, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Telephone 2913211 Area rode 604
26 November, 1968.
Mr. Rob. Walsh,
President,
Simon Fraser Student Society.
Dear Mr. Walsh,
I am preparing a reply to your letter of
November 25th.
I do not know if you will receive my reply by
5 p.m. today. Your letter was received by me at 8:30 p.m.
last night.
Furthermore, my reply will be in the form of an
open letter, and you will be supplied with a number of
copies.
Yours truly,
K. Strand
Acting President
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simon fraser university/burnaby 2, b.c./telephone
291-3181
Novdmber
25, 1968.
Dr. Srar.d
Acting President
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Fraser
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urnaby 2, B.C.
Dar Dr. Strand:
At n xtraordinary Special Meeting of the Simon Fraser Student
Society hiu today between 12:30 to
5:00
pm, the following .motions
were passed:
A. That Dr. Strand, as Chairman, convene a Special Meetin
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of
Senate to cor.sider the following 4 points:
i.
freedom of transfer within the B.C. education system
ii.
opening of all files on admissions and standing to an
investigation committee
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the establishment of a student-faculty parity committee
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on admissions and standing
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increase financing of higher education in B.C.
(
S
enators Wong and Boland will present to Senate a paper on these points.)
B. Dr. Strand, as Acting President, call for the formation of an
investigating committee composed of 3 students elected by the S.F.
student Society and 3 faculty elected by faculty to:
i.
investigate the administrative operations o the univer-
sity including the alleged existence of documents inquirying
into the political sympathies of faculty and students
ii.
and that this committee have access to all university files
to publicly recommend action, legal and internal univer-
sity action to the Acting President
C. Dr. Strand ask the Attorney-General of the
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rovince of 3.C.
i.
to drop all criminal charges against the 114 people arrested
with reference to Section 372 (c), Criminal Code of Canada
ii.
that no further legal charges be laid against any of the 114
people arrested or against. any persons involved in the o..cupa-
tion of the
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dministration Building of Simon Fraser University
iii.
no charges be laid against juveniles involved in the occupatiofl
D. That Dr. Strand assure the
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niversity tha't there will not be a
continual or any further prescene of any officers of the iov.l
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Canadian Mounted Police on the campus of Simon Fraser University.
This is not to be construed that the RCMP cannot be called to
protect the basic individual rights pertaining to physical well-
being or personal property, where the SFU Security Patrol is
unable to handle this isolated case.
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E. That Dr. Strand respond in writing to the above four motions
(A, B, C, and D) by Tuesday, 500 pm, November 26, 1968, and that if
he does not respond, the Executive Council of the S.F.S.S. will intro
duo a motion to a meeting of S.F.S.S. convened at 12:30 pm, Wednesday,
November 27, 1968, asking for the resignation of Dr. Strand as Acting
President of Simon Fraser University, by ballot vote, and that SFSS
will consider further motions such as a strike by the general student
body of Simon Fraser University.
In addition, the following motion was passed:
Whereas Dr. Strand expressed his unwillingness to resolve the
conflict internally in the University through rational debate between
:culty and students, the Simon Fraser Student Society condemn Dr.
rand, Acting President, for calling the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
on campus in violation of the principles of academic freedom and of
integral autonomy of the Simon Fraser University community. Further,
that this motion and its condemnation be not construed as being a
condemnation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
It was the hope of the Simon Fraser Student Society that these requests
p
ill receive a favourable and speedy response.
Yours truly,
Robert 1alsh
President
Simon Fraser Student Society
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SPECIAL MEETING OF SENATE
--WEDNESDAY,
November 20, 1968
MOTIONS APPROVED BY SENATE
Copy of these motions was provided immediately following the close of the
Senate Meeting and taken directly into the group occupying the Administration
Building.
MOTIONS APPROVED BY SENATE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1968
I. NOTION ON
APPEAL
PROCEDURES
Because there are clearly a number of outstanding grievances
concerning admissions and standings, the Senate should establish an
Admissions and Standings Appeal Committee as a separate and distinct
body from the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Standings.
MEMBERSHIP
1.
One member of the Senate Committee
on
Undergraduate Admissions and
Standings to be selected by that body, as a non-voting member.
2.
Two faculty senators to be named by Senate, one student senator to
be named by Senate, and one student to be named by the Student
Society.
3.
The Assistant Registrar for Admissions, who shall be a non-voting
member and secretary to the Committee.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
1.
To hear appeals
on
decisions of admissions and standings from
applicants for admission or registered students;
2.
To permit representations directly made by any student appellant,
the student ombudsman, the Dean of Student Affairs, any of the
Deans of Faculty, or any member of the Senate Committee on Under-
graduate Admissions and Standings.
3.
The Committee i
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required to give clear reason in writing to each
appellant whose written petition for admission, re-admission, or
adjustment of standing has been denied.
4.
The appeal Committee shall have the right of access to any and all
University records relevant to an appeal.
5.
The decision of this body shall be binding on the University.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1968
II, NOTION: That Senate order a complete review
of undergraduate admissions and standings
policies, to be organized as follows:
1. That the Senate name one member of faculty who will be charged
with the development of a definitive and comprehensive admissions
and standings policy in consultation with an advisory committee
consisting of three faculty members appointed by Senate and
three students determined by the Student Society.
2. (a) The above-named individual shall be released from all other
duties for a period of three months.
(b) Regular
consultation
with the above named advisory committee,
as well as consultation with interested parties, both inside and
outside the University.
(c)
That the draft policies when developed be submitted to the
Consultation Committee for discussion, and subsequent to that
be forwarded to the President for consideration and final
approval by Senate.
3. That these approved policies in respect to admissions and standings
be made public.
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Submissions from the Simon Fraser Student Society (The proposals were
accompanied by papers from the Student Society - S-172 (a), S-172(b)
and S-175.
PROPOSALS
1.
That the President request of Senate to set up immediately an
investigating body to look into the question of credit transfer
and admissions and that this body he instructed to report back as
soon as possible, no later than February 1, 1968.
2.
That in the Interim period between now and the return of the
investigation
report, an appeal board be set up to deal with those
Simon Fraser Students' who believe their cases to have been unfairly
dealt with.
3.
That this appeal board be not composed of the same persons who made
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the original decisions in respect to the cases corning before It.
4.
That students be Included on this appeal board.
5. That this appeal board begin its hearings Immediately.
6, That Students be given adequate representation of the Senate Admissions
Committee in respect to the formulation of the operative policies of
that board. This is not to be construed as allowing students to have
access to other students' academic records.
7.
That no student shall be denied admission to Simon Fraser University
without detailed written reasons for his refusal.
8.
The formulation, publication and distribution of a set policy in respect
to credit transfer and admission to Simon Fraser University.
9.
That the Registrar of Simon Fraser personally meet with appointed
representatives of Vancouver City College Student Council to investigate
special problems of credit transfer from that Institution.
10.
That the present policy of disallowing grade 13 credit transfer from
Institutions outside of British Columbia, be revoked.
11.
The Acting President be instructed to facilitate the co-ordination of
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throughout British Columbia.
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Motion: moved by Dorm Korbin
Whereas: the Admissions Policy (and its application) at SFU has been found unacceptable by those
which it affects, the students of SF, U.B.C., and Van City College, Senate.
1. Acceptw in relation to S.F.U. Admissions and Acredidation Criteria the principle of free
transfer and automatic acceptance of credits within the B.C. educational system.
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I. This principle is to be applied to all
a.
Grade 13 students
b.
Regional and Community College students in B.C. on the Academic Program
c.
B.C. university students (ie. U.B.C. and
Victoria
Univer.)
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a. All students from the above categories will be admitted for study at SFU
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b. The above idnts will receive transfer credits in all courses for which they
receive a passing mark.
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be acceptable for advanced standing In all departments, sugjoct to prior
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discussion between the Individual student and the particular department.
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2. Call for election for a parity student/faculty admissions board.
1. Compostion
a.
three students elected by the S.F.SS
b.
threec faculty members elected at large by joint faculty
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a. to formulate entrance criteria for all categories of students within the gide-.
lines Set out
b. to hear appeals from students wishing to appeal the application of criteria by
the
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egistrar's office of for any other reason. Its decision will be final,
II. Senate agrees to ratify all decisions of this Board
Iv. This Board will have access to all files in the Registrars office concerning admisions
and accredlation.
3. Calls for election held by S.F.S.S. for an investigatirn committee with complete access to
all files of the Registrars office concerning admissions and accredidation.
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a.
five students elected by the S.F.S.S.
b.
one students witting on the
Admissions
Board elected by the students sitting on
that Board.
C.
two observers, one each elected by the students of V.C.C. and U.B.C. These
observers will have the right of participation in discussions, but will not
be voting members. Observers from other colleges and universities in B.C.
will be accepted upon their request or the request of the committee.
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a. to work for redress of all those individuals which the records Indicate have
been victims of impmoper or improperly applied Criteria in the past. These
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b. to lnvestlate charges of discrimination on whatever grounds on the part of
the Reistrars Office in both admissions and the granting of credits and standing
*uln and to bring hack a report to Senate, S.F.S.S. and Joint Faculty.
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education and equitable financing wlthinkthe educational system.
5.
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on-academic criteria willi not be applied to refuse admission to xy any
applicant.
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quivalent academic criteria will be applied for all applicants.
(Higher criteria than that demanded by the University for B.C. Students will
knot be applied to Out of province Or foreign students.
