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Kate Ross

Secretar of Senate

Judith Osborne

Vp, Legal Affairs

Procedures for the Appointment

of the Chancellor

February 11. 2010

An amendment to the University Act of BC has changed the method by which the

Chancellor of the University is appointed from an election by the Convocation

to

selection by the Board of Governors 011 nomination by the Alumni Association and after

consultation with the

Senate.

This change requires the Board to adopt new procedures for the appointment of the

Chancellor. Attached

is a draft document setting out the process that is proposed. The

Board of Directors of the Alumni Association has endorsed this process.

Before submitting a final version to the Board for approval. I am forwarding it

to Senate

for information.

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Date

Policies and Procedures

February II, 2010

Revision Date

Subject:

1.0 Policy:

The

University Act of British Columbia

calls for the Univer,s.,.

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procedures describe the process by which the appointment 0 .',

ea,P~nmro

University will be conducted by the Board of

Governor~.

2.0 Jurisdiction

3.0

3.1

Number

B 10.12

Revision No.

before the expiry of a Chancellor's tenn, the President will

notify the

\UPlmnr<;:

and the Alumni Association of the impending vacancy. At

the same time,

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in consultation with the Alumni Association Board of

Directors and the

ittee on University Honours, will develop or review and update, as

needed, the tenns

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..,.-Pl:'1l'P and criteria for selection of the Chancellor.

3.2

Fonnation and Composition

of the Selection Committee

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ccmple.J-.;o'1 of I-Itl

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eigltteea (18) months befUie the expo, of the te., ajoint committee of the Board of

Governors, the Alumni Association and the Senate will be struck to seek and consider nominations.

The committee will be constituted as follows:

(a) the Chair

of the Board of Governors, who will chair the committee;

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(b) one order-in-council member of the Board of Governors appointed by the Chair of the Board

of Governors;

(c)

the President of the Alumni Association;

(d)

one member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors;

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e) the President of the University as Chair of Senate;

(t)

two members of the Senate. elected by the Senate. one of whom is an elected faculty member

and the other an elected student.

The University Secretary or delegate will serve as secretary to the Committee. keeping minutes of

decisions and actions only.

3.3

Reappointment Procedures

3.4

joint committee will

Q.lDunc~m.

the

3.4.1

The Selection Committee

sha~'

Board of Governors and the Universi '

3.4.2

The Committee

(a) consider nominees

(b)

develop a shortlist

~didlate~~amongst

those candidates acceptable to the Alumni

~relctorS'ti~,'~~'prolach

him or her to ascertain willingness to serve.

Cllat!i@IOl. the Committee would approach the next highest

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clill1dlidlll~,'@~lgre,ement

in hand. the Alumni Association Board of Directors

to the Board of Governors.

4.0 Authority:

This Policy is administered under the authority of the Board of Governors.