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DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
MINUTES OF SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
HELD IN THE BOARD AND SENATE
ROOM
ON MONDAY 4 MARCH, 1968, AT 7.00 PM
Present: P.D. McTaggart-Cowan
Chairman
R. J. Baker
M. Bawtree
K.R. Burstein
H.
Collins
J.L. Dampier
A.J. Ellis
J.S. Foulds
B.L. Funt
E. M. Gibson
W.M. Hamilton
C. Kirchner
I.
Koerner
M. A. Lebowitz
E.S. Lett
S.K. Lower
A. R. MacKinnon
J.W. Matthews
K. Okuda
G:M. Shrum
C. Sperling
D.G. Tuck
W. Vidaver
J.
Walkley
S. Wasserman
S. Wong
S. Yandle
D.A. Meyers
Secretary
H. Dawson
Recording Secretary
In attendance: D. Roberts
Information Officer
P. Copes (for Item 3E)
Absent: .
D.A. Baird
A.E. Branca
R. J. C. Harper
A.F.C. Heart
R.N. Maud
C. H. McLean
C.N. Perry
D.H. Sullivan
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1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Page 2 Item 2C of Minutes of 5 February, 1968: amend
resolution to read "that Senate strike a committee of one student
Senator, one lay member, and one member of each Faculty to be nominated
by the Dean of the Faculty, to study the question of opening Senate
meetings and report to the March meeting of Senate".
With this amendment the Minutes were approved.
It was agreed to postpone consideration of the Minutes of
29 February, 1968, to the next meeting of Senate.
2.
BUSINESS ARISING
A.
REPORT OF THE AD Hoc COMMITTEE ON STUDY OF THE CAlif REPORT
R.J. Baker presented the report of the Ad Hoc Committee and
said it recommended to Senate the formation of three special
coumittees:
1.
A
Committee to study the constitution and function
of governing bodies of the University.
Members: D. A. Baird, B. L. Funt, R.J.C. Harper,
C. Sperling, one student senator chosen
by the three student senators.
It was suggested (a) that the Committee should keep
in
touch with the Joint Senate-Board Cominittee.on Working
Relations, and (b) that one of its objectives might be to
seek the opinion of each Faculty and the Faculty Association
on the usefulness of "Joint Faculty" as a body.
2.
A Committee to study the terms of appointment and tenure
of members of Faculty.
Members: B.L. Funt, E.M. Gibson, A.F.C. 1-lean,
W. Vidaver.
The Ad Hoc Committee recognised that present negotiations
between the Board of Governors and the Faculty Association
might make a separate committee unnecessary at this time.
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A Committee to study the method of appointment,
tenure and functions of Deans and Heads of Departments.
Members: H. Collins, W.M. Hamilton, R.N. Maud,
A. R. MacKinnon, B. C. Tuck.
2.
A.
3.
The Ad Hoc Committee suggested that this Committee consult
each Faculty and the Faculty Association for their
recommendations.
The Ad Hoc Committee also recommended that all these
Committees take into account in their deliberations the
Duff-Berdahi and CAlif Reports.
Moved by R.J. Baker, seconded by D.C. Tuck
"that the procedures recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee
be approved"
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by A.R. MacKinnon, seconded by C. Kirchner
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"that Senate set aside its usual procedure on
nominations and appointments to committees"
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by R.J. Baker, seconded by D.C. Tuck
"that Senate approve the formation of a committee to
study the constitution and function of governing bodies
of the University, with the membership as recommended
by the Ad Hoc Committee, substitutes being obtained if
any listed could not serve"
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by R.J. Baker, seconded by D.C. Tuck
"that Senate approve the formation of a committee to
study the terms of appointment and tenure of members of
Faculty with the membership as recoimnended by the Ad Hoc
Committee"
After discussion the membership was agreed as follows:
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Gibson, A.F.C. Bean, C. Kirchner, J.W. Matthews,
W. Vidavcr, with substitutes being obtained if any
listed could not serve.
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MOTION CARRIED
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Moved by R.J. Baker, seconded by D.C. Tuck
"that Senate approve the formation of a committee to
study the method of appointment, tenure and functions
ofDeans and Heads of Departments with the membership
as recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee, with substitutes
being obtained if any listed could not serve"
MOTION CARRIED
The Chairman thanked the Ad Hoc Committee for its recommendations.
It was agreed that the Secretary of Senate would inform the members of
their nomination and determine a member of each Committee to act
as convenor until the Committee elected a Chairman.
The Committees would report their progress to a regular or
special meeting of Senate during April or May as already resolved;
it was further agreed that in view of the limited time available
and the fact that other groups were conducting related studies, the
Committees' reports need not necessarily be definitive.
B.
AWARD
OF WOODROW WILSON FELLOWSHIPS
R.J.
Baker drew the attention of Senate to the University's
remarkable achievement in gaining a higher proportion of Woodrow
Wilson designates among its graduands than any other University in
Canada, and moved
"that Senate expresses its congratulations to the five
students receiving the Woodrow Wilson Fellowships"
which was semded and carried unanimously.
3.
NEW BUSINESS
A.
AWARD OF PH.D. DEGREE - S-104
Moved by B.L. Funt, seconded by D.C. Tuck
"that the award of the Ph.D. degree to
C.R. Lister be approved"
MOTION CARRIED
B.
AWARD OF M.A. DECREES - S-105
Moved by J.W. Matthews, seconded by W. Vidaver
"that the award of the H. A. degree to D. Texrno
and J. Woodsworth be approved"
MOTION CARRIED
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AWARD OF M.A. (Ed.) DEGREE - S-106
Moved by A.R. MacKinnon, seconded by G. Kirchner
"that the award of the M.A.(Ed.) degree
to P.W. Fans be approved"
MOTION CARRIED
D.
CALENDAR CHANGE - BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COURSE 449-1 - S-107
Moved by B.L. Funt, seconded by J. Walkley
"that Course 449-1 be approved for the 67-3
semester only"
MOTION CARRIED
E.
M.B.A. PROGRAM - S-108
Moved by J.W. Matthews, seconded by E.M. Gibson
"that the MBA Program presented in Paper S-108
be approved"
P. Copes, Head of the Economics and Commerce Department,
joined the meeting at 8.10. After discussion of the financing, staffing,
admission requirements and content of the course it was agreed that
it should be implemented in September 1968.
MOTION CARRIED
P. Copes left the meeting at 8.50.
F.
KINESIOLOGY PROGRAM - S-109
Moved by B.L. Funt, seconded by C. Kirchner
"that the Master's program in Kinesiology as
detailed in Paper S-109 be approved"
MOTION CARRIED
S. Wong served notice of a Motion he would bring to the
April meeting of Senate, that the Long Range Academic Planning
Committee should undertake the responsibility of examining at the
Departmental level all proposed new programs.
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REPORT OF SENATE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL EDUCATION - S-hO
Moved
by S.K. Lower, seconded by C. Kirchner
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"that the terms of reference of the Senate Committee
on General Education be approved as follows:
1.
To recommend the implementation of some aspects
of the Preliminary Proposal
2.
To guide with participating faculty members
those portions of the Preliminary Proposal
that Senate implements.
3.
To recommend other aspects of General Education
not contained in the Preliminary Proposal.
4.
To transfer its complete responsibilities to the
new Academic Vice-President within the first semester
of his arrival on campus.
MOTION CARRIED
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Moved by S.K. Lower, seconded by E.M. Gibson
"that Recommendations 1 to 5 in Paper S-110 be approved"
Senate then examined and voted on each recommendation in turn.
Recommendation 1. It was agreed that this would be amended to read:
That Senate ask each Faculty for a report on
what General Education courses it will offer
in Semesters 68-2 and 68-3, and what courses
it will develop and budget for in subsequent
semesters; and that Senate ask Faculties to
consider designating existing courses as part
of the General Education program.
There was discussion on the lack of clarity in this Motion
and it was agreed to permit the Registrar to expand on it when
referring the matter to the Faculties. The identification of
existing courses which met the criteria for General Education
was important. It was agreed that the Registrar would initiate
action on this recommendation.
MOTION CARRIED
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Recommendation 2. That Senate ask each Faculty to make fuller
use of English 001
and Reading 001 where
deficiencies in these areas are identified.
MOTION CARRIED
Recommendation 3. That Senate ask the Faculty of Education for
its opinion on offering Communications 100
and 200 on an exclusive Pass-Fail basis.
MOTION CARRIED
Recommendation 4. That Senate encourage
the
very commendable
noon-hour concerts, theatre programs and
special events by directing the Registrar not
to schedule lectures, laboratory periods or
tutorials during the period 12.30 - 1.30.
It was suggested that this might be accomplished by encouraging
Departments at registration to fill the 8.30 and 4.30 classes.
After discussion the Motion to approve Recommendation 4 was
withdrawn.
Recommendation 5. That Senate leave the guidance of the non-credit
non-compulsory courses offered
in
the Physical
Development Centre in the hands of the Centre
itself rather than this Committee.
C. Kirchner said that these courses should be an integral
part of the General Education program. S.K. Lower said the
Committee had made this recommendation because it had not the time
or the administrative staff available to enable it to undertake
guidance of the wide range of activities presently offered by the
Centre; and also by its terms of reference it would be
transferring its responsibilities to the Academic Vice-President
when appointed.
After further discussion, the Motion to approve Recommendation 5
was withdrawn.
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Recommendation 6. That students who have a minimum
of 30 semester hours of credit and a cumulative
CPA of 3.0 or higher should be permitted to
take a certain number of free elective courses
on a pass-fail basis. Senate should ask
departments to re-examine their degree programs
and to stipulate the maximum number of pass-fail
courses that their major and honors students may
take as electives, with the proviso that no such
course could count towards the fulfilment of
specific course requirements for a degree.
"Pass-Fail" in this connection means that the
instructor would grade the students on the same
basis and in the same manner as everyone else;
students receiving a "C" or better would be
designated by the Registrar as having passed;
those with a "C-" or below would fail. Successful
completion of a pass-fail course would give the
student 3 semester hours of credit (or whatever
credit is assigned by Senate and the Department
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to the course) toward the total number required
for the degree. These units would not be counted
in figuring the CPA.
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After discussion it was agreed that this recommendation would be
sent to Departments and the Faculties for comment, and that the
Registrar would discuss with the Department of Education its effect
on qualification for B.C. Government Scholarships if the
recommendation were to be implemented. The Motion was therefore
tabled until this advice and comment was obtained.
H.
DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR HONORS DEGREE AND FIRST CLASS
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Senate considered the report of the Dean of Arts S-111(a) and
the Motion tabled by S.K. Lower "that the Faculty of Science criteria be
adopted for the Faculty of Arts". It was agreed that co-ordination of
the Science and Arts criteria was necessary.
Moved by B.L. Funt, seconded by M.Collins
"that the matter be referred to the Deans of the Faculties
for further consideration and report to Senate"
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J.W.
Matthews moved an amendment to the Motion
"that a member from each of the Faculty Curriculum
Committees be included in the discussion group"
AMENDMENT CARRIED
MOTION CARRIED
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1.
OPERATING RULES FOR STUDENT RESIDENCE - S-112
Moved by A.R. MacKinnon, seconded by K.R. Burstein
"that the interim report be received"
MOTION CARRIED
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REPORT ON SENATE COMMITTEE ON OPENNESS OF SENATE MEETINGl7S-j13J
J. Walkley presented the Committee's report.
Moved by J. Walkley seconded by S. Yandle
"that Senate receive the report"
MOTION CARRIED
The Chairman said there were two questions involved:
(a)
acceptance of the principle of open Senate meetings and
(b)
if this were accepted, the setting up of procedures and
practices.
It was moved by S. Yandle, seconded by J. Walkley
"that Senate meetings be opened"
There followed a lengthy debate.
MOTION CARRIED
15 in
favour
9 opposed
Suggestionsfor the conduct of open meetfngs were heard. It was
generally agreed that Senate should work towards holding the first open
session in
May, so as to be able to establish procedures and practices
at the April meeting.
Moved by J.L. Dampier, seconded by W. Vidaver
"that the Committee, in consultation with the Chairman
of Senate, draw up rules. procedures and arrangements
for conducting open meetings of Senate for acceptance
at the April meeting of Senate, with the May meeting to
be the first open meeting"
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3.
J.
M. Bawtree suggested that the meeting adjourn. The Chairman
suggested that Item 3L on the Graduate Student Association be
discussed before adjournment as a decision now would be helpful;
S. Yandle stated that the two student senators had lengthy
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for some time.
Moved by B.L. Funt, seconded by G. Sperling
"that the meeting adjourn"
MOTION CARRIED
4.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Monday 1 April, 1968, at 7.00 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 11.35 p.m.
D.A. Meyers
Secretary
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