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MINUTES OF MEETING OF SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
HELD MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1970, EAST CONCOURSE CAFETERIA
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OPEN SESSION
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Strand, K. T.
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Chairman
Baird, D. A.
Basham, C. D.
Bradley, R. D.
Campbell, N. J.
Caple, K. P.
Claridge, R. N.
Ellis, J. F.
Funt, B. L.
Hamilton, C. L.
Hamilton, N. M.
Harper, R.J.C.
Kenward, J. K.
Lachlan, A. H.
Mckiinch, J. R.
Mugridge, I.
O'Connell, M. S.
Rieckhoff, K. E.
Rogow, R.
Stratton, S. T.
Sullivan, D. H.
Turnbull, A. L.
Vidaver, W. E.
Weinberg, H.
Wilson, B. C.
Evans,, H. N.
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Secretary
Kelsey, I. B.
Barboza,
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Recording Secretary
Norsworthy, Firs. R. .
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ABSENT:
IN ATTENDANCE:
Burstein, K. R.
D'Aoust, B. R.
Drache, Mrs. S..
Freiman, Mrs. L.
Iiean, A.F.C.
McDougall, A. H.
McLean, C. H.
Perry, C. N.
Chase, J.
Meakin, D.
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The Chairman of Senate asked the Secretary to read the results
of recent elections conducted for Senate replacements. H. M. Evans,
Registrar and Secretary of Senate stated that the Faculty of Arts
had elected I. Mugridge from date of election to May 31, 1971 to
complete the balance of term of office previously held by J. F.
Hutchinson, and that Joint Faculty had elected C. L. Hamilton from
September 1, 1970 to August 31, 1971 to replace temporarily W. E.
Williams.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by R. Bradley,
"That the newly elected Senators be seated."
MOTION CARRIED.
The Chairman then formally introduced Dr. B. G. Wilson, the
newly appointed Vice-President, Academic.
1.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ..........
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by J. Ellis,
"That the report of the Academic Planning
Committee covering Modification of the
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Summer Semester be added to the agenda as
Item 5 c)."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED.
With this addition, the agenda was approved as circulated.
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
M. Campbell stated that his objections as outlined on page 3 of
the minutes of the Open Session of August 3, 1970 still prevailed and
that he would abstain from voting on any motion of Senate until
further notice. He requested that his remarks be recorded in the
minutes.
The minutes of the Open Session of August 3, 1970 were approved
as distributed.
3.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
There was no business arising from the minutes.
4.
REPORT OF CHAIIFU'IAN
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5. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
a) Paper S.398. - Senate Nominating Committee - Election to Senate
Committees
The Chairman called upon the Director of Secretariat Services,
I. Kelsey, to outline developments with regard to nominations since
the distribution to Senators of Paper S.398.
I.Kelsey stated that a number of additions and deletions had
been made to the list of nominations as recorded in Paper S.398.
He pointed out that the following changes should be noted.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EXAMINATION AND GRADING PRACTICES
L. Evenden, nominated by W. Vidaver, had withdrawn his name.
W. Richards, Department of Chemistry, had been nominated by
C. Basham.
SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE
C. D. Basham's name had been withdrawn at his own request.
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H. Lachlan, Department of Mathematics, had been nominated
by D. Baird.
SENATE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
C. D. Basham had been nominated by W. Vidaver.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND BURSARIES
T. J. Mallinson, Communications Centre had been nominated by
S. Stratton.
ACADEMIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
R. D. Bradley and K. E. Rieckhoff had been nominated by I. Mugridge
and C. Hamilton, and W. E. Vidaver nominated by G. Basham.
I Kelsey pointed out that there would be four elections by ballot;
that Senate should suspend its rules in order to re-elect A. M. Unrau
as the Faculty of Science representative to the Senate Committee on
Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries if Senate so wished to have A. N.
Unrau serve beyond the normal two consecutive terms; and that Senate
move that the remaining
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be elected by acclamation.
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Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by D. Baird,
"That the individuals nominated to the Senate
Agenda Committee, Senate Committee on Honorary
Degrees (Election of one Faculty of Arts
Senator), Senate Library Committee, Senate
Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries
(Election of Faculty of Arts and Faculty of
Education representatives only) and the Senate
Committee on Rules and Procedures Pertaining
to Professional Conduct be elected by
acclamation."
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Question was called, and avote taken..
MOTION CARRIED.
The Chairman explained that inasmuch as A. M. Unrau had already
served more than two terms on the Senate Committee on Scholarships,
Awards and Bursaries, a motion was required to suspend the rules of
Senate in order that, if it was the wish of Senate, he might continue
to serve as the Faculty of Science representative.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by J. Ellis,
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"That the rules of procedure of Senate relating
to length of term permitted for service on
Senate Committees be suspended."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by J. Ellis,
"That A. M. Unrau be declared elected by
acclamation to the Senate Committee on
Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries as the
Faculty of Science representative."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED.
Following balloting, the results of the elections were announced
by I. Kelsey. Complete elections results are outlined below:
SENATE AGENDA COMMITTEE
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Brown
of one Senator at large to replace temporarily R. C.?
Brown from date of election to December 31, 1970.
ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:
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I. MUGRIDGE
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON EXAMINATION AND GRADING PRACTICES
Election of two faculty members at large, with one member to
replace permanently J. F. Hutchinson, and the other member to
replace temporarily S. Wassermann from date of election to December
31, 1970. It was noted that the individual receiving the highest
number of votes would replace J. F. Hutchinson, and the individual
receiving the second highest number of votes would replace S.
Wassermann.
ELECTED to replace J. F. Hutchinson:
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W. R. RICHARDS
ELECTED to replace temporarily S. Wassermann:I. ALLEN
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HONORARY DEGREES
a)
Election of one Senator at large to replace G. Kirchner.
No specified term of office.
ELECTED:
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M. S. O'CONNELL
b)
Election of one Faculty of Arts Senator to replace W. E.
Williams from date of election to August 31, 1971.
ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:
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I. MUGRIDGE
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SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Election of three Senators at large to replace J. K. Kenward,
A. H. Lachlan and M. S. O'ConnelL Term of office from October 1,
1970 to September 30, 1971.
ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:
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C. L. HAMILTON
A. H. LACHLAN
M. S. O'CONNELL
SENATE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Election of five Senators at large to replace D. A. Baird,
J. S. Barlow, G. Kirchner, A. H. Lachlan and R. Rogow. Term of
office from October 1, 1970 to September 30, 1971.
ELECTED:
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G. D. BASHAM
J. F. ELLIS
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L. FUNT
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L. HAMILTON
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H. SULLIVAN
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND BURSARIES
Election of three faculty members, one from each Faculty to
replace H. Weinberg (Arts) , W. B. McDermott (Education), and A. M.
Unrau (Science). Term of office in all three cases for two years
from October 1, 1970 to September 30, 1972.
ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:
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H. WEINBERG (Arts)
T. J. MALLINSON (Education)
A. M. UNRAU (Science)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND PROCEDURES PERTAINING TO PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT (ad hoc)
Election of one faculty member at large to replace J. F.
Hutchinson. No specified term of office.
ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:
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L. M. PROCK
ACADEMIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
Election of two Senators at large to replace J. F. Hutchinson
and C. Kirchner. No specified term of office.
ELECTED:
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R. D. BRADLEY
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J. F. ELLIS
b) Paper S.404 ?
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and
Standin g
s - Transient Work at Other Institutions
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by.D. Sullivan,
"That Senate adopt Paper S.404 - Transient
Work at Other Institutions."
The Chairman requested that D. Meakin be permitted to provide
information and reasons for various decisions of the Senate Committee
on Undergraduate Admissions and Standings contained in the paper. D.
Meakin explained that the philosophy of the Ellis Report had been
carried out in specifying that 50% of degree credit could be acquired
for work at other institutions but the balance of the academic work
must be completed at Simon Fraser University for the purposes of a
Simon Fraser University degree.
Amendment moved by A. Lachlan, seconded by J. Ellis,
"That the sentence 'The last 30 semester hour
of a student's degree program must be taken
at Simon Fraser University' contained in the
third paragraph of Paper S.404, be deleted."
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A. Lachlan stated that the stipulation could possibly cause
inconvenience to an out-of-town student who required only a
minimum number of hours to complete the degree requirement. J.
Ellis claimed that a statement such as "Within the last 60 hours
of degree requirement 30 hours must be taken at Simon Fraser
University" would serve a purpose. W. Vidaver favored the
amendment, commenting that the stipulation in the paper was
arbitrary and restrictive.
Question was called, and a vote taken to delete the words,
"The last 30 semester hours of a student's degree program must be
taken at Simon Fraser University."
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AMENDMENT CARRIED
15 in favor?
3 opposed
Amendment moved by G. Basham, seconded by W. Vidaver,
"That thefirst sentence in the second
paragraph of Paper S.404, reading
'Transfer credit will not be granted
for work at a two-year institution after
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Fraser University' be deleted and that
the second sentence in the second para-
graph of Paper S.404 be amended to read
'Transient work by students on probation
or required to-withdraw status is per-
mitted only after' obtaining permission in
advance from the Chairman of the Department,
if a major has been declared, and from the
Dean of the Faculty.'"
Motion was made that the question be divided, vote was under-
taken, and the question was divided.
Considerable debate followed on the first part of the divided
question,
"That the first sentence in the second
paragraph of Paper S.404, reading
'Transfer credit will not be granted
for work at a two-year institution
after a student has been registered at
Simon Fraser University' be deleted."
Discussion revolved around availability of specialized courses
and the restrictive resources of the University.
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Question was called, and a vote taken to delete the sentence,
"Transfer credit will not be granted for work at a two-year insti-
tution after a student has been registered at Simon Fraser
University."
AMENDMENT CARRIED
12 in favor?
8 opposed
Discussion then centered on the second part of the divided
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"That the second sentence in the second
paragraph of Paper S.404 be amended to read,
'Transient work by students on probation or
required to withdraw status is permitted
only after obtaining permission in advance
from the Chairman of the Department, if a
major has been declared, and from the Dean
of the Faculty.'"
C. Basham stated that students who had made poor choices in
their academic goals and who wished to improve their standing
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motion was badly worded and he objected to the Chairman of the
Department and the Dean being obliged to grant permission in such
instances as this type of question should be decided by the Appeals
Board. The Basham/Vidaver amendment was then withdrawn.
Amendment moved by D. Sullivan, seconded by R. McAninch,
"That the second paragraph of Paper S.404
be amended to read, 'Credit for transient
work done by students on probation or who
have been required to withdraw from this
institution shall not be permitted unless
approved by the Senate Appeals Board."'
The Chairman pointed out that Senate had previously created
a Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board which was the logical
Committee to deal with this type of question.
Moved by J. Ellis, seconded by R. Harper,
"That the amendment, 'Credit for transient
work done by students on probation or who
have been required to withdraw from this
institution shall not be permitted unless
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approved by the Senate Appeals Board' be
postponed until advice is received from
the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board."
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Question was called on the motion to postpone, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO POSTPONE
CARRIED
The Chairman pointed out that in accordance with the motion
passed at the beginning of the meeting the next item to be considered
was Paper S.405, dealing with Modification of the Summer Semester.
c) Paper S.405 - Report of the Academic Planning Committee -
Modification of the Summer Semester
Moved by J. Ellis, seconded by S. O'Connell,
"That the recommendations contained on page 4
of Paper S.405 - Modification of the Summer
Semester - be adopted."
D. Strand pointed out that this proposal of the Academic fanning
Committee was the first of a series of proposals and the question of
implementation and priority was not before Senate. The question be-
fore Senate was whether or not it wished to modify the Summer semester
in accordance with the recommendations from the Academic Planning
Committee. He asked the Academic Planner, J. Chase, to speak to the
paper.
J. Chase explained that although there were administrative
problems to be met in establishing and operating the program, the
Academic Planning Committee supported the proposal to establish an
eight week session in the latter half of the Summer semester.
The Chairman then asked Senators to ask, questions of either the
Academic Planner or other members of the Committee. Anumber of
questions followed with the substance of replies noted here.
S. O'Connell requested that it be noted that it would be
desirable to amend Recommendation No. 1 by substituting the words
"latter half of the Summer session" for "July/August." As there
was no objection, it was agreed this change in wording would be
made.
J. Ellis stated that although research evidence on the sound-
ness of compressing courses was not conclusive, a number of insti-
tutions had been offering somewhat similar programs for years, and
that the important variables for success appeared to be motivation
of students and capability of faculty. He added that the program
would not only enable Professional Development Program students to
meet degree requirements in condensed courses, but it would be of
help to the wider community in the form of a continuing educational
program.
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D. Sullivan suggested that the program would in effect sub-
sidize the employment preferences of one group of people. However,
B. Wilson approved of a university subsidy which would improve the
education of a certain group of individuals and added that he would
like to see the University extend its offerings to the community
through more late afternoon and evening courses. He said that
increasing student enrolment could be expected from development of
well thought out programs in continuing education.
Question was called on all the recommendations contained on
page 4 of the paper, and a vote taken.
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MOTION
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14 in favor?
3 opposed
6. REPORTS OF FACULTIES
Curriculum Changes and Calendar Submissions
a) Arts
i)
Paper S.399 - History Changes
D. Sullivan drew attention to samples of five Arts program
proposals which had been distributed prior to the meeting and which
would be submitted for consideration at the next Senate meeting.
Moved by D. Sullivan, seconded by J. Kenward,
"That the contents of Paper S.399 - History
Changes - be approved."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION
CARRIED
The Chairman noted that approval of the contents of Paper S.399
should not be interpreted as adoption of. the numbers to be designated
to the courses. These would be worked out between the Department and
the Registrar.
ii)
Paper S.400 - Geography Changes
Moved by D. Sullivan, seconded by J. Kenward,
"That the Faculty of Arts proposal for a
new course in Geography, 452-5, entitled
'Theoretical and Computer Cartography'
be adopted."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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b) Education
i) Paper S.401 - Requirements for the B.Ed. Degree
Moved by S. Stratton, seconded by J. Kenward,
"That the requirements forthe B.Ed. degree,
as outlined in Paper S.401, be accepted."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
ii)
Paper S.402 - Reorganization of Professional Development
Centre Courses and Addition of a Minor in the Professional
Development Centre
Moved by S. Stratton, seconded by J. Ellis,
"That the reorganization of Professional
Development Centre courses and the addi-
tion of a Minor in the Professional
Development Centre, as outlined in Paper
S.402, be approved."
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Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
7. OTHER BUSINESS
a) Notice of Motion
Paper S.403 - Retroactive Credit for Ontario Grade 13 Students
C. Basham pointed out an error in the paper, and requested
that the word "Ontario" contained in the third line of the fourth
paragraph be struck.
Moved by G. Basham, seconded by R. McAninch,
"That the following motion, contained in Paper
S.403, be adopted."
'That Ontario Grade XIII students who were
admitted without transfer credit to Fall
1968, Spring and Summer 1969, and who fulfil
the admission requirements as specified in
the 1970-71 University Calendar, be granted
credit according to current practices.
In those subjects where assigned transfer
credit is given, double credit will not be
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allowed when the work has subsequently been?
repeated at SF0.
In any subject where unassigned subject
credit is given, transfer credit will not
be awarded if the student has taken six or
more hours at the 100 level in that subject
at SFU. If a student has taken less than
six hours in that subject at SFU, he will
be awarded credit to make his 100 level in
that subject, including Grade XIII, up to
six hours.
Application by a student for retroactive
consideration of transfer credit may only
be made once. This will automatically
ensure a complete review of the applicant's
record.
Applications will be permitted up to January
31, 1971.'
G. Basham stated that he was under the impression that the
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Standings did
not intend to deal with this matter, and that Senator Brown had
recommended that he submit it to Senate.
J. Ellis stated that inasmuch as Senate has delegated to
the Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board the specification of
regulations of this type it would be inappropriate for Senate
to consider the matter without a recommendation from SUAB.
Question was called on the motion to.adopt the motion in
Paper S.403, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
b)
Date of Next Meeting
The date of the next meeting was noted as being Monday, October
5, 1970 at 7:30 p.m.
c)
Other Items
There were no other items.
d)
Confidential Matters
The assembly recessed briefly at 10:20 p.m. prior to moving
into Closed Session.
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H. M. Evans
Secretary
