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MINUTES OF SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
HELD IN THE BOARD AND SENATE ROOM
ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1967, AT 7 P.M.
Present:
P.D. McTaggart-Cowan
Chairman
R.J.
Baker
M.
Bawtree
K.R.
Burstein
M. Collins
J.L.
Dampier
A.R. MacKinnon
J.S.
Foulds
E.M. Gibson
W.M.
Hamilton
R.J.C.
Harper
A.F.C.
Hean
C.L.
Kemp
C. Kirchner
N.A. Lebowitz
E.S.
Lett
S.K.
Lower
J.W. Matthews
R.N. Mad
C.H. McLean
G.M. Shrum
C. Sperling
D.H.
Sullivan
D., G. Tuck
W. Vidaver
J.
Walkley
S. Wasserman
S. Wong
S. Yandle
D.P.
Robertson
Secretary
M. Dawson
Recording Secretary
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attendance: D. Roberts, Information
Officer
A.M. tJnrau (for Item 3C)
P. Copes (for Item 3F)
Absent: D.A.
D. H.
A. E.
A. J.
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G. N.
Baird
Berg
Branca
Ellis
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Perry
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1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Minutes of the meeting of 6 November, 1967, were approved.
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1 BUSINESS ARISING
A.
REPORT OF ELECTION PROCEDURES COMMITTEE - S-65
S. Yandle asked why the Nominating Committee were not in
favour of publicising the number of votes cast in an election,
and the Committee Chairman said the Committee felt this procedure
would not be helpful and in the case of a candidate elected by a
small minority might be disadvantageous in that he would be unlikely
to go forward with any confidence.
It was moved by S. Yandle, seconded by S. Wong
"that Senate not accept the Nominating Committee's
recommendation on this procedure"
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3. NEW BUSINESS
A.
AWARDING OF M. A. DEGREE TO MR. VAN ARSDALE ANDRUSS - S-77
Moved by J.W. Matthews, seconded by D.H. Sullivan
"that Senate approve the granting of a Master's
degree to Mr. Van Arsdale Andruss"
MOTION CARRIED
B.
CLASSES OF HONORS - S-78
Moved
by J.W. Matthews, seconded by C. Sperling
"that for Honors degrees, First Class standing
be designated as such but that those below
First Class standing be designated "Honors degree"
only"
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by W. Vidaver, seconded by A.R. MacKinnon
a. "that the Motion just passed be made retroactive to
include those who have already been awarded degrees
and that corrected documents be issued"
MOTION CARRIED
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B. Moved by J.S. Foulds, seconded by J.W. Matthews
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"that Senate request the Departments to examine
the possibility of defining the requirements for
Honors degrees
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and First Class Standing with
greater clarity, and that Senate would welcome a
report from the Faculties when this study has been
undertaken"
MOTION CARRIED
E. REPORT OF SENATE HONORARY DEGREES COMMITTEE
The Chancellor and Registrar reported on the meetings of
the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees, and Senate agreed to
an approach being made to the candidates whose names were presented
to them as prospective recipients of Honorary degrees.
C.
PROPOSAL TO REVISE UNIVERSITY AWARDS AND ATHLETIC AWARDS - S-79
A.M. Unrau in presenting Paper
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S-79 urged Senate not to change
the program but to operate it until meaningful statistics were
available.
It was moved by A.R. MacKinnon, seconded by C.L. Kemp
"that the present University Awards and Athletic Awards
practices continue until the Senate Committee on
University Awards has had an opportunity to measure
the effect thereof"
There was considerable discussion of the points made by
S. Wong and A.M. Unrau in their respective papers. S.
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MOTION CARRIED
At 8.30 p.m. the meeting adjourned to allow for informal
discussions with the two nominees to the Board of Governors.
At 9.30 p.m. the meeting reconvened and ballot papers to
elect a Senate representative to the Board of Governors were distributed
and collected.
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F.
PROPOSED MBA PROGRAM - S-81
Moved by J.W. Matthews, seconded by R.J. Baker
"that Senate approve in principle the introduction
of the MBA Program"
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P. Copes said that the paper represented a request for
Senate approval for the Department to engage in planning the
MBA program. The current planning envisaged two evening courses
starting in September 1968 for which the potential demand was
very great. There was no other similar evening course in Vancouver,
although a full day time program was available at UBC. The program
would require two additional faculty members and would use the
available space; it was expected that fees would cover other
operating expenses. As well as graduates it was proposed to accept
non-graduate students working in the business community.
Objections were raised to the discussion of the proposed
program in isolation and it was moved by M. Bawtree, seconded
by E.M. Gibson
"that the item be tabled until such time as
Senate develops an academic policy for the University"
MOTION LOST
Further discussion followed on the demand for the course
in the business community, and its value in attracting highly
qualified teaching staff.
MOTION CARRIED
N. ELECTION OF SENATE REPRESENTATIVE TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS
The result of the ballot was announced, M. Collins being
elected to serve as Senate representative on the Board of
Governors.
Moved by A.R. MacKinnon, seconded by C.L. Kemp
"that the ballot papers be destroyed"
MOTION CARRIED
D. SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION ON TRANSCRIPTS - S-80
Moved by A.R. MacKinnon, seconded by D.C. Tuck
"that Senate concur in the recommendation of the
Committee that only academic scholarships, awards
and prizes should be noted on students' transcripts,
and that athletic awards and university awards should
not appear"
MOTION CARRIED
It was agreed that the Registrar should be enjoined to work
towards setting up a placement document which would include all
forms of prizes and awards.
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C.
ADMINISTRATIVE LOAD ON FACULTY MEMBERS - S-82
Moved by D.C. Tuck, seconded by D.H. Sullivan
"that Senate resolve it will not meet in
June, July or August unless an emergency arises"
Objections were raised by some members; the Chairman said
the Motion did not preclude his calling a meeting if there was
business to transact.
MOTION CARRIED
H. UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION - S-76 and S-83
The Chairman outlined his memorandum S-76 and said that
a Search Committee for an Academic Vice President had been
formed with three members of Faculty appointed by the Deans:
L. Funt (D.C. Tuck to act until his arrival), A.R. MacKinnon
and A. MacPherson; and three members of the Staff and Organisation
Committee of the Board of Governors: R.E. Lester, A.E. Branca
and J. Diamond.
It was moved by J.W. Matthews, seconded by C. Sperling
"that a Committee of Joint Faculty be elected with
whom the Search Committee will consult and agree upon
(a)
the short list of persons who are to be considered
for the position of Academic Vice-President, and
(b)
the person to whom the position is to be offered"
After discussion an Amendment to the Motion was moved by
W.M. Hamilton, seconded by S. Yandle
"that the Motion be amended to exclude the words
'and (b) the person to whom the position is to be offered"
AMENDMENT CARRIED
The Chairman said that each Faculty representative on
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he Committee could introduce candidates to his own Faculty, and
that candidates could be invited to speak on subjects of their own
choosing to faculty in general; the reactions of faculty members
to each candidate could then be communicated to their representatives
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on the Search Committee. A candidate on the short list would be
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invited to meet the Board and Senate, informally.
MOTION CARRIED
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Moved by R.N. Maud, seconded by J.W. Matthews
"that the final decision regarding the appointment
of an Academic Vice-President be submitted to
Joint Faculty for approval"
MOTION LOST
Moved by M. Bawtree, seconded by K.R. Burstein
"that the final decision regarding the appointment
of an Academic Vice President be submitted to
Senate for approval"
It was pointed out that Senate, in agreeing that a
Committee of Joint Faculty would be formed to consult with the
Search Committee, had acknowledged that the appointment of an
Academic Vice-President was a matter for decision by the Board
of Governors.
MOTION LOST
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Moved by D.H. Sullivan, seconded by M. Bawtree
"that the Dean of Arts be elected by Faculty for
appointment by the Board of Governors for a limited
term, the method of appointment to be decided by the
Faculty"
The Chairman proposed deferring discussion of this to another
meeting of Senate when the appointment of an Academic Vice President
had been secured. There were objections from the mover and seconder
of the Motion.
Moved by R.J.C. Harper, seconded by D.C. Tuck
"that this meeting adjourn"
MOTTON CARRIED
Meeting adjourned at 11.00 p.m.
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The next meeting will be held on Monday 11 December, 1967, at
7.00 p.m. in the Board and Senate ROom, Simon Fraser University.
D. P. Robertson
Secretary
