DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1975, 3172 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 7:30 P.M.

OPEN SESSION

Present:

Wilson, B. C.

Andrews, I. R.

Aronoff, S.

Baird, D. A.

Banister, E. W.

Beirne, B.

Birch, D. R.

Blaney, J. P.

Brown, R. C.

Burkle, E.

Caple, K. P.

Cook, C.

Copes, P.

D'Auria, J. M.

Dawson, A. J.

Doherty, P. M.

Ellis,

J. F.

Funt,

B. L.

Hindle, L.

Hollibaugh, A. L.

Latham, L.

MacPherson, A.

Rieckhoff, K.'

Smith, W.A.S.

Swangard, E. M.

Wideen, M. F.

Evans, H. M.

Nagel, H. D.

Norsworthy, R.

Absent:

Cot, P.

Eliot Hurst, M.

Emmott, A. H.

Hamilton, C. L.

Ingram Ellis, E. R.

Jamieson, D. H.

Janssen, D.

Jewett, P.

Morin, S.

Seager, J. W.

Sterling, T. D.

Wheatley, J.

In attendance:

Calvert, T. W.

Mugridge, I.

Wyatt, J.

Chairman

Secretary

Recording Secretary

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APPROVAL OF AGENDA

The agenda was approved as circulated.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the Open Session of March 3, 1975 were approved as

distributed.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

On behalf of absent Senator Sadleir, J. Ellis noted the March minutes:

did not include reference to a question addressed to the Chairperson by

R.M.F.S. Sadleir during discussion of the annual report of the Senate

Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries. R. Sadleir had requested1

information as to the amount of increase of private monies that are being

disbursed and the changes that have occurred over the past five years.

J. D'Auria reported that, in accordance with the motion passed at the

March meeting of Senate with reference to the Senate Committee on Scholar-

ships, Awards and Bursaries, a meeting has been held with the President

and a report is in the process of being prepared for the May meeting of

Senate.

. 4. REPORT OF CHAIRMAN

1) Paper S.75-53 - Universities Act - Section I - Interpretation

Moved by J. D'Auria, seconded by E. Burkle,

"That Senate approve under Section I - Interpretation

of the Universities Act pertaining to 'faculty member'

that for the purposes of nominations, elections and

voting the following positions be designated by Senate

as equivalent positions:

1. Dean of Continuing Studies

Dean of Graduate Studies

Dean of Faculty

Vice-President, Academic

President

Assistant or Associate Dean as in 1, 2, 3

7. Assistant or Associate Vice-President, Academic."

In reponse to an enquiry, the Chairman stated that the interpre-

tation was restricted to electoral purposes.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

ii) Election Results

In accordance with the Rules of Senate, the Secretary announced

the results of recent elections to the Board of Governors and to Senate

as follows:

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Board of Governors: Election of two full-time faculty members by and

from the Faculty Members Jointly to the Board of Governors for three

year terms of office from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1978.

Ballots Cast

209

Ballots Spoiled

Individual Totals Ellis

121

Funt

103

Hoyt

Srivastava

Individuals receiving highest number of votes and

thereby declared elected:

JOHN F. ELLIS

B. LIONEL FUNT

Election of one full-time Employee who is not a

faculty member to the Board of Governors for a three year term from June

1, 1975 to May 31, 1978.

Ballots Cast

547

Ballots Spoiled

Individual Totals Bevington

Carr

Devlin

Duran

Lipinsky

Matsen

128

Sawyer

Tanchak

Thompson

Individual receiving highest number of votes and

thereby declared elected:

DOROTHY MATSEN

Senate: Election of two full-time Faculty Members by and from the

Faculty of Arts. In the election to Senate of two full-time faculty

members, only two full-time faculty members were nominated and they were

declared elected by acclamation.

Ballots Cast

Ballots Spoiled

Individual Totals Debo

Williams

Individual receiving the highest number of votes

and thereby declared elected for a three year term

from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1978:

WARREN E. WILLIAMS

Individual receiving the second highest number of

votes and thereby declared elected for a two year

term from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1977:

RICHARD K. DEBO

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Election of two full-time Faculty Members by and from the

Faculty of Education. In the election to Senate of two full-time

faculty members, only two full-time faculty members were nominated

and they were declared elected by acclamation.

Ballots Cast

Ballots Spoiled

Individual Totals Erickson

Kazepides

Individual receiving the highest number of votes

and thereby declared elected for a three year term

from June I, 1975 to May 31, 1978:

ANASTASIOS KAZEPIDES

Individual receiving the second highest number of

votes and thereby declared elected for a two year

term from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1977:

DONALD A. ERICKSON

Election of two full-time Faculty Members by and from the

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Ballots Cast

Ballots Spoiled

Individual Totals Calvert

Davison

McDermott

Weinkam

Individual receiving the highest number of votes

and thereby declared elected for a three year

term from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1978:

THOMAS W. CALVERT

Individual receiving the second highest number of

votes and thereby declared elected for a two year

term from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1977:

ALLAN J. DAVISON

Election of two full-time Faculty Members by and from the

Faculty of Science.

Ballots Cast

Ballots Spoiled

Individual Totals Ballentine

Barlow

Jones

Reilly

Individual receiving the highest number of votes

and thereby declared elected for a three year

term from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1978:

JOHN S. BARLOW

Individual receiving the second highest number of

votes and thereby declared elected for a two year

term from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1977:

COLIN H. W. JONES

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Election of twelve 'full-time Faculty Members by and from

Faculty Members Jointly.

Ballots Cast

209

Ballots S

p oiled

Alexander

Allen

Bhakthan

Carlson

Cunningham

Curzon

Finlayson

Garland

Hamilton

Hutchinson

Ingram Ellis

Kitchen

Mackauer

Mcwhinney

Pate

Peter

Rieckhof f

Sterling

Srivastava

Thomason

Walkley

Whitaker

Wideen

Individual Totals

126

143

Three individuals receiving the highest numbers

of votes and thereby declared elected for three

year terms from June 1, 1975 to May 31, 1978:

Three individuals receiving the second highest

numbers of votes and thereby declared elected

for two year terms from June 1, 1975 to May 31,

1977:

Six individuals receiving the third highest

numbers of votes, providing at least one member

of each faculty is elected, and thereby declared

elected for one year terms from June 1, 1975 to

May 31, 1976:

KLAUS E. RIECKHOFF

FRANK CUNNINGHAM

JOHN F. HUTCHINSON

T. D. STERLING

THELMA FINLAYSON

ALBERT EDWARD CURZON

J. P. MANFRED MACKAUER

ROY CARLSON

BRIAN D. PATE

JOHN WALKLEY

EDWARD McWHINNEY

D. IAN ALLEN

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5. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

1) Senate Nominating Committee

a) Paper S.75-54 - Election to Senate Committee on Scholarships,

Awards and Bursaries

The Secretary announced that since Paper S.75-54 had been distributed

T. D. Sterling had withdrawn his name from the slate of candidates for

election to the Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries to

represent the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies. E. W. Banister was

therefore elected by acclamation for term of office from date of election

to September 30, 1975.

ii) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

a) Paper S.75-55 - Report on Grading and Related Questions

Undergraduate Studies stated

SCUS had met and considered

March 25, 1975 it had voted

of two student and two faculty

before it and report back to

The Chairman of the Senate Committee o

that since Paper S.75-55 had been prepared,

the grading question, and at its meeting of

to establish a subcommittee with membership

representatives to reconsider the questions

the full Committee by July 31, 1975.

Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by R. Brown,

"That Senate extend the deadline for submission

of the Report on Grading and Related Questions

to the O'tober 1975 meeting of Senate."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

b) Paper S.75-56 - Special Topics Courses - Spring Semester

The Chairman noted that Paper S.75-56 was on the agenda for

information.

Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by D. Birch,

"That the report on Special Topics Courses

for the Spring Semester, l975 be received."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

iii) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Senate Undergraduate

Admissions Board

a) Paper S.75-57 - Faculty of Education - Proposal for a Special

Community-based Native Indian Teacher Education Program

Moved by D. Birch, seconded by E. Burkle,

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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to

the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.75-57,

a special Community-based Native Indian Teacher

Education Program, and that the necessary steps

be taken to mount such a program initially in

Mount Currie by September 1975."

Professor June Wyatt was invited to join the assembly to respond

to any questions raised.

L. Hindle expressed concern regarding the interest of Simon

Fraser University in competing with the programs already offered by

the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia

at Terrace, Williams Lake, Kamloops and North Vancouver.

Amendment was moved by L. Hindle, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That the program be confined to the Mount

Currie reservation until proven."

Wyatt responded, stating that the program had been developed

in direct response to the Mount Currie community and the details had

been worked out with the school board in that area. She stated that

if other communities expressed a desire to participate in such a

program consideration could be given to the matter of particular needs

for particular areas. She questioned the logic of the proposed res-

triction. D. Birch supported the contention that the program had

emerged from an involvement in the Mount Currie community and there

had been a long process of moving the proposal through various commit-

tees to the Senate level. He objected to any future development of

the Native Indian Teacher Education Programfor other communities being

subjected to cimilar committee processes.

Rieckhoff suggested that a pilot program should be gauged for

effectiveness by Senate and similar programs in the future would not

require other than Senate sanction for further application of the

program. The Chairman confirmed that Senate has the power to affirm

that only Senate approval,without the full committee processes, will

be necessary for extension of the program when proven to other areas.

Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.

AMENDMENT CARRIED

Question was called on the motion as amended, and a vote taken.

MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED

Moved by D. Birch, seconded by E. Burkle,

"That the following actions be undertaken in

order to facilitate the mounting of a special

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Community-based Native Indian Teacher Education

Program:

That approval be granted for special entry

to Simon Fraser University of candidates

who show academic and professional promise

even though they may not meet normal admission

requirements.

That the Faculty of Education be permitted to

admit students to the Professional Development

Program with fewer than 60 semester hours credit.

That the Dean of Education be authorized to

grant credit for Education 401 on the basis

pertinent documented experience related to the

program."

It is noted that reference to Admission and Credit in the above

pertain to the special Community-based Native Indian Teacher Education

Program.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

Moved by D. Birch, seconded by A. Hollibaugh,

"That Senate approve waiver of the normal two

'semester time lag requirement in order that

offering may be first made in the Fall semester."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

iv) Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board

a) Paper S.75-58 - Transfer Credit for Community Care Facilities

Licensing Board Courses

Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.75-58,

the granting of 18 semester hours of transfer

credit (to be credited as Education 401/402 and

three '

unassigned credits in Education) to those

who have completed the ten course program and

received a licence from the Community Care

Facilities Licensing Board, subject to each of

the following:

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That credit be granted on recommendation of

the Dean of the Faculty of Education.

That credit be limited to students accepted

to the Professional Development Program.

That credit be contingent on successful com-

pletion of Education 405.

That in order to be eligible for credit the

Licensing Board courses must have been com-

pleted prior to December 31, 1973.

That these provisions be made only to December

31, 1978."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

v) Academic Planning Committee

a) Paper S.75-59 - Proposed Ph.D. Program in Kinesioloy

Moved by R. Brown, seconded by A. Hollibaugh,

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to

the Board, as set forth in S.75-59, the proposed

Ph.D. Program in Kinesiology, including the

regulations for the degree and the proposed new

course, KINES 899 - Ph.D. Dissertation."

An amendment was moved by E. Burkle, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That enrolment of more than eight students

would require Senate conideration."

Considerable discussion ensued on the effect of such. a restriction,

with attention being drawn to the critical assessment of the proposed

program by the Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies

at the University of Waterloo. T. Calvert, who had been invited to

speak to the proposal, gave assurance that the program would be adequately

policed by the Department and could be handled by senior supervisors

assigned to no more than three graduate students. He expressed concern

that the suggested amendment would restrict the Department from accepting

new students at the point in time when current graduates are in the

process of finalizing requirements for the degree.

J. Ellis stated that he.was opposed to the amendment but in favor

of restriction, and stated that he was giving notice of motion that

instructions be given to the Dean of Graduate Studies to take poteo

ratio that is in a policy statment of the Department. so

the concerns of

Senate could be taken into account.

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Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.

AMENDMENT FAILED

Question was called on the main motion, with the intent of a

notice of motion to follow, and a vote taken.

MAIN MOTION CARRIED

Moved by J. Ellis, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

"That Senate direct the attention of the Dean

of Graduate Studies to the internal regulations

of the Kinesiology Department, which are that

no faculty member shall at one time be senior

supervisor to more than three graduate students."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

Moved by R. Brown, seconded by A. Hollibaugh,

"That the Program be introduced commencing

September 1975."

L. Funt commented that if Senate is to be an academic body con-

cerned with the standards of the University it should be concerned with

the reputation of the University which he said would not be enhanced by

ignoring the recommendations of external assessors. E. Swangard asked

that the debate be ruled out of order. The Chairman ruled that the

remarks were germane to the specific motion on the floor and his ruling

was challenged. A vote of the assembly upheld the Chair.

L. Funt referred to the summary statement of the reviewer from the

University of Toronto who had recommended delay of two years to permit

clarification of the pattern of research support along with prospects

for the provision of additional physical facilities. E. Banister

countered that the direct reference was to traditional kinesiology and

showed lack of appreciation for the program. The Chairman ruled that

the motion on the floor was not relevant as the Board of Governors has

the authority for implementation of the recommendations of Senate. P.

Doherty challenged the ruling. A vote of the membership upheld the

ruling of the Chair.

K. Rieckhoff asked if the implication of the ruling was that Senate

had waived all rights to express recommendations on implementation dates

of the programs it approves as academically viable. The Chairman stated

that Senate has the right at any time to challenge the ruling, and K.

Rieckhoff asked that the response be recorded in the minutes.

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Following further discussion a substitute motion was moved by

R. Brown, seconded by A. Hollibaugh, and accepted by the Chair,

"That Senate recommend to the Board that the

Program be introduced commencing on or about

1975."

Question was called on the substitute motion, and a vote taken.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION CARRIEI

REPORTS OF FACULTIES

There were no reports from faculties.

OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

8. NOTICES OF MOTION

i) Paper S.75-60 - University Support to Men's and Women's Athletics

(D. R. Birch)

Moved by D. Birch, seconded by A. MacPherson,

"That the Chairman of Senate request the Vice-

President, Administration, to prepare a report

to be presented to Senate no later than Septem-

ber 1975 to contain at least the following

elements:

1. A detailed statement of S.F.U. expenditures

on Athletics for men and women respectively

(including athletic awards) for the past

three fiscal years (1972-3, 1973-4, 1974-5).

A detailed projection of S.F.U. expenditures

on Athletics and Recreation for men and

women respectively (including athletic awards)

for the 1975-6, 1976-7 and 1977-8 fiscal years."

D. Birch stated that he had deleted the third item from Paper

S.75-60 to eliminate misunderstanding which could jeopardize the main

aspects of his motion. J. Ellis suggested that the first and second

items were not matters for Senate debate. After due consideration the

Chairman ruled that it was not in order to discuss the content of the

motion. E. Burkle drew attention to Part VII, Section 37, Item (e) of

the Universities Act which gives Senate power to establish a standing

committee to assist in the preparation of the University budget.

An amended motion was then moved by D. Birch, seconded by E. Burkle,

and accepted,

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"That the Chairman of Senate request the Vice-

President, Administration to prepare a report

to be submitted to the Senate Budget Committee

no later than September 1975 ....

J. Ellis asked for a definition of the word "detailed" in the original

motion, and D. Birch stated that he was prepared to leave that matter to

the Chairman of Senate and the Vice-President, Administration. K. Rieckhoff

asked that the response be recorded in the minutes.

Question was called on the motion as amended, and a vote taken.

MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED

14 in favor

8 opposed.

ii) Rules of Senate Committees (D. R. Birch)

D. Birch stated that it had become evident through recent events,

particularly SCUS, that rules for conducting meetings of Senate Committees

based on the Rules of Senate with appropriate amendments were essential,

and he gave general notice of motion in order that the proposed rules may

be circulated in advance of the May meeting of Senate.

. 9. INFORMATION

Paper S.75-A - Report of the Senate Committee on Academic Philosophies

and Academic Objectives

The Chairman stated that the paper had been distributed for information

and would be open for discussion at the May meeting of Senate.

ii) Date of Next Meeting

It was noted that the next meeting of Senate is scheduled for Monday,

May 5, 1975. The Chairman stated that it had been suggested that since

that meeting will be the final meeting for a number of Senators, an oppor-

tunity should be given for the newly elected and appointed Senators to

attend a meeting in advance of their terms of office.

Moved by S. Smith, seconded by R. Brown,

"That the normal order of proceedings under

rules of Senate be reversed for the May

meeting."

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

. It was agreed that the Closed Session of Senate would commence at

4:00 p.m., on Monday, May 5, 1975; dinner as usually scheduled at 6:30

p.m.; the Open Session of Senate to commence at 7:30 p.m., followed by

a reception for present and new Senators.

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K. Rieckhoff stated that time restriction would preclude distribution

of confidential papers in connection with the recommendations for graduate

degree candidates in advance of the next meeting, and the Secretary

assured Senate that the papers would be available in the Senate chambers

for perusal of Senators at 3:30 p.m. in advance of commencement of the

Closed Session on May 5, 1975.

The assembly recessed briefly at 9:06 p.m. prior to moving into

Closed Session.

H. M. Evans

Secretary