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DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
MINUTES OF MEETING OF SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER
7, 1970,
EAST CONCOURSE CAFETERIA,
7:30 P.M.
OPEN SESSION
PRESENT:
Strand, K.
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T.
Chairman
Baird, ?
D. ?
A.
Basham, G. D.
Birch, ?
D. ?
R.
Bradley, R. ?
D.
Burstein, K. R.
Campbell, M. J.
Claridge, R. W.
Donetz, C.
Drache, Mrs. S.
Ellis, ?
J. ?
F.
Freiman, Mrs. L.
Funt, B.
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L.
Hamilton, C. L.
Hamilton, W. M.
Harper, ?
R.J.C.
Hodge, ?
F.
Lachlan, A. H.
McAninch, J. R.
Mugridge, I.
O'Connell, M. ?
S.
Pate, B.
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D.
Rieckhoff, K. E.
Rogow, R.
Sadleir, ?
R.M.F.S.
Stratton, ?
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T.
Sullivan, D. H.
Sutherland, G. A.
urnbull, A. L.
Vidaver, W. E.
Webster, J. M.
Weinberg, H.
Wilson, B. G.
Evans, H.
M.
Secretary
Kelsey, ?
I. B.
Norsworthy, Mrs. R.
Recording Secretary
ABSENT:
Caple, K. P.
McDougall, A. H.
Reid, W.
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D.
Salter, J.
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ATTENDANCE:
Chase, J.
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Meakin, D.
Sutton, D. (to speak
to Paper S.445)
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SEATING OF SENATORS
The Chairman of Senate, K. Strand, stated that four individuals
had been appointed to Senate recently by an Order-in-Council to
replace M. Collins, A.F.C. Hean, C. H. McLean and G. N. Perry.
The individuals appointed for terms of office of three years from
December 2, 1970 to November 30, 1973 are F. Hodge, W. D. Reid,
J. Salter, and G. A. Sutherland.
The Chairman pointed out also that in a recent election for
a student Senator to rep1ce J. K. Kenward for the remainder of
his term of office to May 31, 1972, G. Donetz had been elected.
It was moved and carried that G. Donetz be seated on Senate.
It was noted that formal motion to seat individuals was not re-
quired for the appointees.
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The Chairman stated that he had received a request from N.
Wickstrom, President of the Student Society, to speak to Senate
this evening. It was agreed that, with Senate's approval, he
should speak after approval of the agenda.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by L. Freiman,
"That N. Wickstrom, President of the Simon
Fraser Student Society, be permitted to
speak to Senate on items of concern to the
President of the Student Society."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
As there were no further items to be added to the agenda,
the agenda was approved as amended.
N. Wickstrom spoke substantially as follows. He expressed
appreciation fo'r permission to speak to Senate on some of the
general problems faced by the University and on problems directly
related to students on campus. He felt that this past year had
been somewhat of a difficult one for the University, especially
with regard to the problems encountered in the PSA Department.
He thought that the turning point had come only recently with the
lack of censure of the University by the CAUT, and that there
seemed to be some hope now that the University itself can determine
in which direction it wishes to move. He thought that there were
problems that the University could begin to handle now, especially
with regard to graduate programs, the size of the University,
University tenets, and the extent of student participation desir-
able for the University.
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With regard to student participation, he pointed Out that
students wish to be involved in policy making right from the start
rather than near the end of the formation of policy. He explained
that from his standpoint students represent primarily student
interests rather than the University at large, just as faculty, in
his view, represent faculty interests. He realized, however, that
there are certain costs involved in student participation at many
levels of the University and that students have responsibilities
to see that the best interests of the University are being met.
Mr. Wickstrom identified three areas which need immediate
and close examination by Senate. These included Admissions,
Library Fines Policy, and Openness of Senate. In the area of
Admissions he felt that there should be more application of the
"spirit of the law" as opposed to the "letter of the law" in
applying Senate's policies on admission of students and that more
authority should be given the professional staff in the Registrar's
Office in this regard. He felt, too, that problems lay in existing
Senate admissions policies and that these need to be re-examined
and made more flexible than at present. He claimed that library
fines need to be applied more equitably with a common policy for
faculty and students, noting that sanctions are taken against
students by withholding marks and preventing reregistration until
fines are paid. On openness, he asked that Senate re-examine its
policy of refusing to admit the public at large to view the pro-
ceedings of Senate. He felt that the climate of opinion was right
to permit an audience to attend Senate meetings. He added that,
in view of budgetary constraints and the costs of relaying the
proceedings of Senate by way of closed circuit television to
another part of the University, it would be appropriate now to
open Senate meetings to the public.
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the Open Session of Senate held on Monday,
November 9, 1970 were approved as distributed.
3.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
There was no business arising from the minutes.
4.
REPORT OF CHAIRMAN
There was no report of the Chairman.
5.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
a) Senate Nominating Committee
Paper S.435 - Elections of Alternate Faculty Senator to the
Senate Appeals Board (SAB), Student Members to the Senate
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Committee on Examination and Grading Practices, and Senators
to the Board of Governors
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As no additional names had been submitted by Senators to those
already submitted by the Senate Nominating Committee for elections
of individuals to the Senate Appeals Board (SAB), and to the Senate
Committee on Examination and Grading Practices, and as there were
no more than the necessary number of candidates for these bodies
as contained in Paper S.435, the Chairman stated that a motion
would be in order to elect the individuals to these Committees by
acclamation.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by C. Basham,
"That I. Mugridge be elected to the Senate
Appeals Board (SAB) as the alternate faculty
Senator to replace A. L. Turnbull, as out-
lined in Paper S.435."
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by C. Basham,
"That K. W. Gilbert and C. F. Macurdy
(alternate) be elected to the Senate
Committee on Examination and Grading
Practices to replace D. A. Owen and
B. J. Garnett, as outlined in Paper
S.435."
MOTION CARRIED
The Chairman explained that in the election of Senators to
the Board of Governors, the Senate Nominating Committee in its
wisdom had not at this time brought forward nominations, but
that it had recommended to Senate that the bringing forward of
nominations be deferred but for not longer than 60 days. He
pointed out that this item in Paper S.435 was for the information
of Senate.
There was discussion on the procedure to be followed, and
whether or not Senate should indeed suspend its rules on nomin-
ations and elect individuals to the Board of Governors immediately.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by R. Bradley,
"That the recommendation of the Senate
Nominating Committee, 'that the bringing
forward of nominations be deferred, but
for not longer than 60 days,' be accepted."
It was explained by B. L. Funt that when the Senate Nominating
Committee was making its decision a student election to Senate
was then in progress and that further appointments might be made
to fill vacancies. The results were now known.
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G. Basham explained that, as a member of the Senate Nominating
Committee, he had been opposed to postponing this particular election
and felt that an election should be held this evening on the basis
of the names that had already been submitted and requested that
the Secretary read the names. H. Evans, Secretary of Senate, in-
dicated that three nominations had been received by the 72 hour
deadline, and these included C. Basham (nominated by G. Donetz),
G. Donetz (nominated by G. Basham), and Mrs. L. Freiman (nominated
by Mrs. S. Drache)
Question was called 'on the motion to accept the recommendation
of the Senate Nominating Committee, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
It was pointed out by M. Campbell that the Senate Nominating
Committee had not acted upon Senate's directions to bring forward
names for this election, and he queried what action should he taken
on this point. It was pointed out that Senate had accepted the
recommendation of the Senate Nominating Committee that the bringing
forward of nominations be deferred, and that that was the only
action that would be taken.
b) Academic Planning Committee
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Moved by B. Wilson, seconded by C. Hamilton,
"That Senate approve the introduction of a
non-specialist degree program in Arts, Science
and Education. The program would be designated
General Studies and, after successful completion,
a degree of Bachelor of General Studies would be
awarded by Senate on the recommendation of the
Dean of the Division of General Studies. In such
a program students would not be required to
specialize in any subject and the program would
be relatively unstructured. Specific recommend-
ations are as follows
a)
120 semester hour credits with a minimum grade
point average of 2.0, including,
b) at least 45 upper level semester hour credits,
and
c)
a minimum of 15 semester hour credits in the
general areas of humanities, social sciences
and natural sciences. Designation of courses
falling in these areas would be the responsi-
bility of Departments."
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(An editorial change
words "each of" should be
in section c) of the moti
mover and seconder.)
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was noted by Senator Sadleir in that the
added between the words "in" and "the"
n. This change was accepted by the
In reply to several questions, B. Wilson stated that he hoped
the effective date for implementation of the program could be May
1, 1971, and that transfer of students from several major areas
to a General Studies program, as outlined here, could be made at
any time after implementation of the proposals.
Amendment moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by R. McAninch,
"That the words 'Bachelor of General Studies'
be deleted and the following words be sub-
stituted: 'Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of
Education, or Bachelor of Science, depending
on the Faculty where the majority of upper
level course work had been done.'"
Considerable discussion followed on the establishment of this
program with reference being made by several Senators to the low
status they felt had been accorded over the years to Bachelor of
General Studies degrees. A number of Senators were in favor of
changing the title, where transcripts of students would identify
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the degree received as, for example, B.A. (General Studies), B.Ed.
(General Studies), or B.Sc. (General Studies). There was some
opposition with argument that change such as proposed would
require approval by each of the Faculties concerned. Senator
Drache commended B. Wilson for the program and felt that it would
prepare young people for the world today in that the trend is to
accept generalization as opposed to specification.
Question was called on the amendment to change Bachelor of
General Studies to specific degrees awarded by individual faculties,
and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
11 in favor
16 opposed
It was pointed out by B. Pate, speaking in favor of the main
motion, that considerable direction and supervision will have to
be given to the program in order for it to be a success. He felt
that students may not enroll in the program unless thereare more
thanjust the present courses. He felt that courses, need to be
tailored specifidally for the program.
Discussion followed on the
requirement that
individuals take
a minimum of. 15 semester credit
hours in each of
the general areas
of humanities, social sciences
and natural sciences.
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thought there should be greater freedom here rather than forcing
the student to take the minimum of 15 hours in each of the areas.
Amendment moved by A. Lachlan, seconded by C. Basham,
"That Clause c) be deleted."
It was claimed that the program could operate immediately
on the basis of the present courses. The main argument for
deletion of this requirement was that students should be able to
choose those areas they wish to study for the general degree.
Question was called on the amendment to delete 15 semester
hours credit in each of the general areas of humanities, social
sciences and natural sciences, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
8 in favor
18 opposed
Amendment moved byK. Burstein, seconded by L. Freiman,
"That the words 'the general areas of
humanities, social sciences and natural
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sciences' be deleted and the following
words be substituted: 'Faculties of
Arts, Education and Science."
An amendment to this amendment was submitted by R. Harper,
"provided that the courses offered by these Faculties are indeed
representative of humanities, social sciences and natural sciences."
However, this amendment to the amendment was withdrawn.
Question was called on the amendment to substitute Faculties
of Arts, Education and Science for humanities, social sciences and
natural sciences, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
4 in favor
Amendment moved by B. Wilson, seconded by R. Sadleir,
"That the following words be added to the
second sentence in c), 'subject to rati-
fication by Senate."'
Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT CARRIED
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Amendment moved by G. Basham, seconded by R. McAninch,
"That 5 semester hour credits be substituted
for 15 hour semester credits in c)."
Question was called on the amendment to change 15 semester hour
credits requirement to 5 semester hour credits, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
11 in favor
18 opposed
Amendment moved by K. Burstein, seconded by B. Pate,
"That the words 'University Studies' be
substituted for the term 'General Studies'
throughout the paper."
Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
Question was called on the amended main motion, and a vote
taken.
AMENDED MAIN MOTION CARRIED
24 in favor ?
0 opposed
The final wording of the motion as passed by Senate is as
follows:
"That Senate approve the introduction of a non-
specialist degree program in Arts, Science and
Education. The program would be designated
General Studies and, after successful completion,
a degree of Bachelor of General Studies would be
awarded by ,
Senate on the recommendation of the
Dean of the Division of General Studies. In such
a program students would not be required to
specialize in any subject and the program would
be relatively unstructured. Specific recommenda-
tions are as follows:
a)
120 semester hour credits with a minimum grade
point average of 2.0, including,
b)
at least 45 upper level semester hour credits,
and
c) aminimum of 15 semester hour credits in each of
the general areas of humanities, social sciences
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and natural sciences.
falling in these areas
bility of Departments,
by Senate."
Designation of courses
would be the responsi-
subject to ratification
ii) Paper S.437 - Program in Computing Science
Moved by B. Wilson, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"that a Program in Computing Science be
established and incorporated into the
Division of General Studies; that the
program be implemented in phases, the
first of which is identified in the
body of this proposal; that the question
of a major in Computing Science should
be deferred until such time as there is
an opportunity to assess the orientation
of Phase I of the Computing Science
Program and the extent of demand for
such a program."
B. Wilson explained that the Academic Planning Committee had
brought this paper before Senate for the establishment of this
program, that it had been circulated to Departmental Chairmen, and
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through them to their respective faculty members for information
and comment, and since that time a paper had been received by a
number of Senators from Professor 'Shoemaker identifying some of
the problems as seen by the Mathematics Department in the estab-
lishment of the program, and that B. Wilson himself had circulated
earlier in the day to as many Senators as possible a rebuttal to
the paper by Professor Shoemaker (papers subsequently numbered
S .437a and S .437b)
It was pointed Out by B. Wilson that approval of the motion
would not mean approval of the courses outlined on page 3 of
Paper S.437. He explained that these would have to come before
Senate as new course proposals separately.
Amendment nioved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by R. Harper,
"That the final paragraph of Paper S.437 be
deleted, and that the following paragraph be.
substituted: 'Any new academicappointment
with teaching responsibilities in Computing
Science should be made by a selection committee
which includes the Dean of General Studies and
representatives of faculties whose students
will require access to the program. The res-
ponsibilities of the selection committee should
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be the same as those of departmental appoint-
ments committees. The senior academic ap-
pointment in Computing Science should be made
to the Division of General Studies. '"
After some discussion it was pointed out that the final para-
graph could be deleted and the proposed amendment incorporated
into the main motion. This was agreed upon by the mover and the
seconder. It was pointed out that the purpose of the addition was
to ensure that any new appointment is not prejudiced by any one
Department. In other words, no preference is given to any particu-
lar Department with regard to a new appointment. This procedure
would help to give the program a broad basis.
In reply to questions raised by Senator Burstein, it was
explained that the coordinator of the program would have teaching
assignments and that he would, therefore, be included in this new
provision. It was explained also that the search committee, or
approval committee, would be selected by the Dean of the Division
of General Studies, presumably in consultation with people who
would be concerned with the program.
At this point G. Basham stated that there would be no students
on the selection committee and that he felt strongly that there
should be. He moved an amendment that students be included on the
selection committee in Computing Science. However, the Chairman of
. Senate ruled the Senator out of order on the grounds that it was not
within the rights of Senate to define appointments of faculty. The
ruling of the Chairman was challenged, with the ruling of the Chair
upheld (4 opposed).
Reference was made to the Computing Science programs which had
been drawn up by a number of other institutions and outlined in the
ACM bulletin or journal. It was recommended that comment from out-
side sources, such as those involved with the ACM program, be
obtained before the proposed Computing Science courses come before
Senate, and it was agreed that this be done.
G. Basham moved that Senate recommend to the Board of Governors
that it consider provisions for the placement of students on selection
committees such as the one for Computing Science. The Chairman ruled
the motion out of order and stated that he would be pleased to discuss
the matter with Senator Basham at his convenience.
Question was called on the amended main motion, and a vote taken.
AMENDED MOTION CARRIED
24 in favor?
1 opposed
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iii) Paper S.438 - Program in Canadian Studies
Moved by B. Wilson, seconded by C. Hamilton,
"That a program in Canadian Studies be
established and incorporated into the
Division of General Studies with organi-
zation as set out on pages 4 and 5 of
Paper 5.438, and that implementation be
undertaken as set Out on page 5 of the
same paper."
In response to a question on library acquisitions for the pro-
grain, it was pointed out by B. Wilson that the program as outlined
would return to the Academic Planning Committee for priorities for
implementation which would involve awaiting the availability of
funds for such things as increased library resources.
S. Drache asked that on page 4, section B. 1. an off-campus
Senate member be included in attempts to integrate the University
into the community.
Amendment moved by G. Basham, seconded by S. Drache,
"That the following words be added to the
. top of page 5, after the reference to 'core
department,' 'plus three student representa-
tives, one from each of the three Faculties.'"
Discussion followed on the desirability of having students on
the coordinating committee for this program. Although some Senators
thought student representatives on this coordinating committee would
dilute the effectiveness of it, the majority felt students could
play a valuable role here.
Question was called on the amendment to include three student
representatives on the coordinating committee, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT CARRIED
18 in favor ?
7 opposed
Moved by K. Burstein, seconded by B. Pate,
"That the question be divided, with the first
part to read 'That a program in Canadian Studies
be established and incorporated into the Div-
ision of General Studies,' and the second
part to read 'with organization as set out on
pages 4 and 5 of Paper S.438, and that imple-
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mentation be undertaken as set out on page 5
of the same paper.'"
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Question was called on division of the question, and a vote
taken.
MOTION TO DIVIDE CARRIED
9 in favor
8 opposed
Question was called on the first part of the divided question
pertaining to the establishment of the program, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
28 in favor
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0 opposed
Discussion was undertaken on the second part of the divided
question, "with organization as set out on pages 4 and
5
of Paper
S.438, and that implementation be undertaken as set out on page 5
of the same paper." It was felt that these items should come
before Senate in greater detail.
Moved by K. Burstein, seconded by B. Pate,
"That the second part of the question -
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relating to organization and implemen-
tation of the program in Canadian
Studies - be referred back to the
Academic Planning Committee.
B. Wilson opposed the motion. Senator Burstein expressed
concern and enquired what passage in principle would include and
that surely the matter must come back with a paper clearly des-
cribing organization and implementation. The Chairman felt that
greater clarification was needed and that referral was appropriate.
Question was called on the motion to refer, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER CARRIED
21 in favor ?
3 opposed
c) Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board
Paper S.439 - Credit for Work at Other Institutions
Moved by B. Wilson, seconded by I. Mugridge,
"That the policy statement relating to
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transfer credit for work at other insti-
tutions, as outlined in Paper S.439, be
approved."
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Amendment moved by R. McAninch, seconded by D. Birch,
"That in the second paragraph, the following
words be deleted, 'and may not include more
than 15 semester hours credit as upper 1iv-
ision work."'
It was felt that removal of this clause would give greater
flexibility to students in taking work for transfer credit else-
where.
Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT CARRIED
12 in favor
10 opposed
Question was called on the amended main motion on transfer
credit for work at other institutions, and a vote taken.
AMENDED MAIN MOTION
CARRIED
23 in favor
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d).Senate Committee on Graduate Studies
i) Paper S.440 - Amendments to General Regulations
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by S. Stratton,
"That the amendments to the General
Regulations for Graduate Studies, as
outlined in Paper S.440, be approved."
Moved by G. Basham, seconded by G. Donetz,
"That this paper be referred to the
Faculties for further study."
Question was called on the motion to refer, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER FAILED
3 in favor
Question arose as
with graduate students
pointed Out by both J.
• been a long history of
various Faculties, and
large degree the advic
to what extent consultation had been made
in the preparation of this paper. It was
Webster and L. Funt that there had indeed
consultation with graduate students in the
the document before Senate reflected to a
received from graduate students.
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Amendment moved by A. Lachlan, seconded by R. Bradley,
"That the last sentence of section
10.6 on page 2 be deleted."
Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
3 in favor
16 opposed
Question was called on the main motion to adopt the entire
paper, and a vote taken.
MAIN MOTION CARRIED
ii)
Paper S.441 - Audit Students
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by D. Baird,
"That the statement on Audit Students, as
outlined in Paper S.441, be approved.'?
Moved by D. Sullivan, seconded by H. Weinberg,
"That the Open Session of Senate be
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adjourned."
Question was called on the motion to adjourn, and a vote taken.
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MOTION TO ADJOURN FAILED
3 in favor
Question was called on the motion to accept the statement on
Audit Students, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
1 opposed
iii)
Paper S.442 - Preparation of Theses
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by J. Ellis,
"That the Preparation of Theses, as
outlined in Paper S.442, be approved."
Amendment moved by G. Basham, seconded by A. Lachlan,
"That the Chairman of the Thesis Examining
Committee sign the approval page which
appears at the end of the document titled
'Preparation of Theses."'
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Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
2 in favor
Question was called on the main motion to approve the paper
on Preparation of Theses, and a vote taken.
MAIN MOTION CARRIED
iv) New Course Proposals
Arts
Paper S.443 - Economics 807-5
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by D. Sullivan,
"That Economics 807-5, as outlined in
Paper S.443, be approved."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
Science
Paper S.444 - BiSc 802-3; 812-3; 813-3; 826-3; 848-3
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by R. Sadleir,
"That BiSc 802-3, 812-3, 813-3, 826-3
and 848-3, as outlined in Paper S.444
be approved."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
Paper S.445 - Chemistry - M.Sc. (Chemical Education)
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by B. Pate,
"That the new course proposal in the
Department of Chemistry - M.Sc.
(Chemical Education), as outlined in
Paper S.445, be approved."
It was noted by J. Webster that D. Sutton was available to
answer any questions with regard to the program. In this connec-
tion D. Sullivan commented that he was not certain about the advisa-
bility of mounting such a program in that, from his experience, it
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appeared there would be few job opportunities for graduates of
this program, especially in the community colleges. He did state,
however, that there may be opportunities for graduates of this pro-
gram in the secondary schools. He was supported on this latter
point by Senator Ellis.
Question was called on approval of this program, and a vote
taken.
MOTION CARRIED
I opposed
Kines iology
Paper S.446 - Kinesiology 811-3; 812-3; 813-3; 814-3; 815-3;
816-3; 817-3; 818-3
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by S. Stratton,
"That paper S.446 be approved including
the graduate course offerings in Kinesi-
ology, titled Kinesiology 811-3, 812-3,
813-3, 814-3, 815-3, 816-3, 817-3 and
818-3, and the changing of Kinesiology
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801-5 to 806-3, and of Kinesiology
802-5 to 807-3."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
6. REPORTS OF FACULTIES
Curriculum and Calendar Changes
a) Arts
i) Paper S.447 - Upper Level Electives for B.A. Degree
Moved by.D. Sullivan, seconded by R. Bradley,
"That the policy statement for the Faculty
of Arts with regard to Upper Level Electives
for the B.A. degree, as outlined in Paper
S.447, be approved."
It was noted, as an editorial change, that the word "take" in
the policy statement should be deleted and replaced with the words
"be credited with." (Note - The first line should read 'In the
upper levels a student for degree purposes may be credited with...'.)
In reply to a question of retroactivity of this policy state-
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However, there was considerable debate on the merits of the pro-
posed statement, with it being pointed Out that a number of Senators
would appreciate further documentation and rationale for the state-
ment. J. Ellis envisaged some difficulties relating to Education
401/402, 405.
Moved by L. Funt, seconded by C. Basham,
"That Paper S.447 be referred back to the
Faculty of Arts for further documentation
and rationale.'
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER CARRIED
ii) Paper S.448 - Double Major, Major/Minor, Joint Major for
B.A. degree
Moved by D. Sullivan, seconded by R. Bradley,
"That the recommendations relative to the
Double Major degree, Major/Minor degree, and
Joint Major degree for the Faculty of Arts,
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as outlined in Paper S.448, be approved."
At this point it was agreed by consensus that the question
would be divided into three parts, with the first part dealing
with the Double Major degree, the second part with the Major!
Minor degree, and the third part with the Joint Major degree.
Question was called on the acceptance of the Double Major
degree, as outlined in Paper S.448, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by L. Funt, seconded by J. Ellis,
"That debate on this paper be postponed
until the next meeting of Senate."
In response to a query as to whether or not the whole paper
was being postponed, or only the second part relating to the Major!
Minor degree, it was stated by the Chairman that debate on the
entire paper was being postponed.
Question was called on the motion to postpone, and a vote
taken.
MOTION TO POSTPONE CARRIED
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iii) Paper S.449 - New Courses - Geography 001-3; French 110-3;
111-3; 305-3;_420-3; 421-3; 460-4; 480-2; 481-2; Spanish 140-3
Moved by D. Sullivan, seconded by H. Weinberg,
"That the new course proposals, including
Geography 001-3; French 110-3, 111-3, 305-3,
420-3, 421-3, 460-4, 480-2, 481-2; and
Spanish 140-3, as outlined in Paper S.449, be
approved."
Moved by J. Ellis, seconded by G. Basham,
"That the motion be divided, and that
Geography 001-3 be considered in the first
part of the division, and that the remaining
courses be considered in the second part of
the division."
Question was called on the motion to divide, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO DIVIDE CARRIED
There was considerable question on the first part of the motion
. relating to Geography 001-3. It was not clear to several Senators
just where these courses would be placed, either in General Studies
or within the Faculty of Arts to be drawn upon by the Dean of Gen-
eral Studies as part of the General Studies program.
G. Basham moved that Geography 001-3 be placed in the Division
of General Studies. The Chairman ruled the motion out of order in
that there was no mechanism as yet to handle the course.
Question was called on the motion to adopt Geography 001-3,
and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
10 in favor
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2 opposed
The second half of the divided question relating to the new
course proposals for French and Spanish was then placed on the
floor for discussion. Concern was voiced by a number of Senators
for the reputed small enrolment in some of the DML courses. It
was pointed out by Dean Sullivan that although enrolment in some
of the DML courses was small in relation to enrolment in other
Departments, this was not true in the French section of DML. It
was also pointed out by D. Sullivan that the necessary resources
for these courses were available.
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Question was called on the new course proposal for French and
Spanish, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
b) Science
i)
Paper
S.450 -
Biological Sciences, Degree Requirement Changes
Moved by L. Funt, seconded by S. Stratton,
"That the changes in degree requirements
relating to the Biological Sciences, as
outlined in Paper
S.450,
be approved."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
ii)
Paper
S.451 -
Biochemistry Programs, Physics Requirements
Changes
Moved by L. Punt, seconded by S. Stratton,
"That the Physics requirements for Bio-
chemistry honors students, as outlined
in Paper
S.451,
be approved."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
iii)
Paper
S.452 -
Mathematics, Prerequisite for Mathematics
443-4
Moved by L. Punt, seconded by J. Webster,
"That the prerequisite for Mathematics
443-4
be changed as noted in Paper
S.452."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
iv)
Paper
S.453 -
New Courses - Mathematics
469-4; 470-4; 471-4;
493-4; 494-4; 495-4; 496-4
Moved by L. Punt, seconded by A. Lachlan,
"That the new course proposals for Mathematics
469-4, 470-4, 471-4, 493-4, 494-4, 495-4,
and
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496-4,
as outlined in Paper
S.453,
be approved."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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7. OTHER BUSINESS
a) Notices of Motion
i) Paper S.454 - Amendments to Course Changes and Withdrawal
Regulations (R. McAninch)
Moved by R. McAninch, seconded by W. Vidaver,
"That the date of entry into a new course
be extended until the end of the 3rd week
of the semester, and further, that entry be
allowed up until the end of the 5th week if
permission of the professor teaching the
course is obtained.
That the date for dropping courses be
extended until the end of the last week
of classes."
J. Ellis pointed Out that the proper procedure for a paper
such as this would be to have it flow through the Senate Under-
graduate Admissions Board (SUAB) for comment before being brought
to Senate.
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Moved by J. Ellis, seconded by D. Sullivan,
"That Paper S.454, containing the motion
before Senate, be referred to the Senate
Undergraduate Admissions Board (SUAB)
Question was called on the motion to refer, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER CARRIED
9 in favor
6 opposed
ii) Paper S.455 - Proposal for Creation of Department Academic
Grievance Committees (R. McAninch)
R. McAninch pointed out that he had a somewhat different
motion to make to Senate than the one contained in Paper S.455.
Moved by R. McAninch, seconded by G. Basham,
"That Senate accept the principle that the
students of this University should have at
their disposal a mechanism of grievance re-
dress procedure, which would pass judgment
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upon the validity of student grievances?
against the actions of a faculty member
which relate to that faculty member's conduct
of a course, and which would have the power
to implement remedial action.
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Further, that Senate elect a committee this
evening, whose charge it would be to bring
to Senate a means of implementation of this
principle, no later than the March 1971
meeting, the committee to be composed of two
faculty Senators and two student Senators."
It was queried whether or not this motion should actually be
before Senate at this time as Senators have not had sufficient
documentation or rationale on the motion. The Chairman of Senate
ruled that the item was properly before Senate and that Senate
could act on it in its own wisdom. Several Senators thought that
the motion should be referred to the Senate Committee on Rules
and Procedures Relating to Professional Conduct.
Moved by H. Weinberg, seconded by K. Burstein,
"That the question be divided into two
parts, with the first part dealing with
the principle of grievance redress, and
the second dealing with the mechanisms
for handling the redress."
It was agreed by consensus that the question be divided.
Moved by D. Sullivan, seconded by B. Pate,
"That the first part of the divided
question relating to the principle of
student grievance redress be referred
to the Senate Committee on Rules and
Procedures Relating to Professional
Conduct, and that the Committee report
to Senate promptly."
Question was called on the motion to refer the first part
of the divided question, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER FAILED
7 in favor
10 opposed
At this point R. McAninch withdrew his motion previously
presented, along with Paper S.455.
b) Date of Next Meeting
It was noted that the next meeting of Senate will be on Monday,
January 11, 1971.
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c) Other Items
There were no other items.
d) Confidential Matters
The meeting recessed briefly at 1:36 a.m. prior to moving into
Closed Session.
H. M. Evans
Secretary
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