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JOINT SENATE-P.\RD WORKING RELATIONS COMMIIEE

REPORT

The Joint ScnaeBoard Working Relations Committee met twice:

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

unable

to

attend either meeting, and Mr. Lester at.tend.cd the first but

not

the

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

The P

'

ident also attcnzed, convening both meetings and providing a

sum!nary of the first for the benefit of Committee members.

The Committee

the scnnd meeting Mr.

for the Senate, end Mr.

elected no Chairman or Secretary. Folloiing

Eawtrec was named the Committee's rapporteur

flean for the Board.

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DISCUSSION SUMMARY

The Committee confined most of its discussion to the

difficulties that had arisen over the introduction of new academic

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

to deal with a far wider 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

establish general priorities in both immediate and long-range academic

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

Accordingly, the Committee recommends as follows:

• 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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RECOMt41T.NDAT:[ONS (continued)

3.

That the

Senate-Board Academic Planning Committee take

on the rcsp3nsibilities of the present

Long Range

Academic Planning Conrnittec, and extend them to cover

short as wall as long range plannng

4.

That the Committee be responsible to both Sonat:e and

Board for te evaluation and

costing proposed new

cadcai!' programs (or substantial changes to existing

pgramr brought before Sonate for

nilerntion;

5.

That

f-lis Committee examine and evaluate onl

y those

nej Pnvarnity programs (or changes to existing programs)

whch depart in character and content

from exi.sting

dcpartmantal nrograms; and/or which are estimated to

cost 1 ,1013,000 or more over an initial five-year period;

6. That the Committee also be charged

with evaluating and

reporting on the implications of any program proposals

originating from the community and sent to the Senate

for consideration.

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M.

Bawtree - Bnpporteiir

R.E. Lester

A.F.C.

1-lean

A. M.

Eyre

R. J. Baker

B, L. Funt

April 22, 1968.

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