DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE

MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY?

HELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1978, 3172 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 7:00 P.M.

OPEN SESSION

Present: Birch, D. R., Acting Chairman

Blaney, J. P.

Brown, R. C.

Calvert, T. W.

Carlson, R. L.

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Arrott, A. S.

Dawson, A. J.

Cote', P.

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T.

Dobb, T.

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Doherty, P. M.

Geen, G. H.

Douglas-CramptOfl, D.

Gingerich, J. C.

Frydenlund, D.

Hauka, D.

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Harrison, J.

Hobson, R.

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Hindle, L.

Holweg, B. A.

Ivany, J.W.G.

Hoyt, ?

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Kemp, ?

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Jones, C.H.W.

Nackauer, J.P.M.

Keitner, A. A.

Overholt, M. J.

Luetzen, S.

Resnick, L.

McMillan, D. B.

Walkley, J.

Moffatt, D.

Weinkam, J. J.

Okuda, K.

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Wyatt, ?

J. D.

Palmer, P. L.

Pinfleld, L.

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T.

Reilly, N.

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In attendance: ?

Munro, J. M.

Rieckhoff, K. E.

Roberts, M.

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C.

Thomas, L.

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E.

Timberlake, A. J.

Tuinman, J. J.

Wagner, P. L.

Webster, J. N.

Weinberg, H.

Wells, E.

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J.

Wheatley, J.

Young, J.

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Evans, H. N., Secretary

Nagel, H. D.

Norsworthy, R., Recording Secretary

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1. PAPER S.78-130 - PROGRAM PROPOSAL, KELOWNA SCHOOL OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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

"That

Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors the proposal for the Kelowna

School of Resource Management, as set forth in S.78-130,

including in particular the following features:

i) the establishment of two degrees:

Bachelor of Science (Resburce Management)

Bachelor of Science (Forest Resource Management);

* ii) that both degrees be General Degrees but without a

specific Major subject, with a requirement of a

graduation grade-point average of 2.0 calculated

on all the courses taken from the Kelowna School

of Resource Management used for credit toward the

degree (excluding duplicate courses), and subject

to the fulfilment of the requirements as outlined

in paragraphs (iii) and (iv) below;

iii) students transferring into the School may be given

course transfer credit for specific KSRM 300- and

400-division courses. However, at least 60 hours

of the 75 hours required for the B.Sc. (Resource

Management) and at least 75 hours of the 90 hours

required for the B.Sc. (Forest Resource Management)

must be taken from the Kelowna School of Resource

Management;

iv) Curriculum requirements:

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first and second year required courses as out-

lined on page 13A;

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first and second year recommended courses, as

outlined on pages 13A and B;

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program for semesters 5 and 6 as specified on

page 14;

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program for semesters 7, 8, 9, and 10, as

specified on pages 15 and 16;

v) Approval "pro tempore" of each of the new courses

proposed on pages 27-32:

KSRM 300-3 - Introduction to Resource Planning and

Decision Making

KSRN 301-3 - Natural History of British Columbia

KSRN 302-3 - Introduction to the Study of Soils

KSRN 303-3 - Map and Air Photograph Interpretation

KSRN 305-3 - Quantitative Methods in Resource Management

KSRM 306-3 - Biological Management of Natural Populations

KSRM 307-3 - Natural Resource Economics

KSRM 308-3 - Geomorphology and Hydrology

KSRM 310-3 - Agroecosysteins

KSRN 311-3 - Regional Economics

* Minor editorial change made to blue motion sheet of Paper S.78-130.

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KSRM 312-3 - Tree Physiology

KSRM 315-3 - Animal Physiology

KSRM 316-3 - Resource Management and Traditional Culture

KSRM 317-3 - Principles of Surveying

KSRN 319-3 - Managerial Economics

KSRN 322-3 - Techniques and Systems Analysis

KSRM 323-3 - Modelling and Analysis of Natural Resource

Systems

KSRM 324-3 - Climatology

KSRM 326-3 - Environmental Ethics

KSRN 400-3 - Management of Non-Renewable Resources

KSRM 401-3 - Regional Planning

KSRN 402-3 - Environmental and Resource Law

KSRM 404-3 - Behaviour and Decision-Making in Business

Organizations

KSR}t 405-3 - Public Policy Analysis

KSRM 406-3 - Environmental Impact Assessment

KSRM 408-3 - Individual Study Project

KSRN 410-3 - Introduction to Forest Resource Management

KSRN 412-3 - Forest Ecology

KSRN 413-3 - Forest Mensuration

KSRM 414-3 - Range Management

KSRM 415-3 - Forest Harvesting

KSRM 416-3 - Silviculture

KSRM 420-3 - Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management

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KSRN 421-3 - Litnnology

KSRM 422-3 - Fish and Wildlife Ecology

KSRM 424-3 - Oceanography

KSRM 425-3 - Fisheries Management

KSRM 426-3 - Wildlife Management

KSRN 440-3 - Introduction to Water Resource Management

KSRM 441-3 - Management of Water Quality

KSRN 442-3 - Forest Watershed Management

KSRN 444-3 - Water Resource Management

KSRN 452-3 - Recreational Resource Planning

KSRM 453-3 - Public Participation Procedures

KSRM 454-3 - Sociology of Leisure

KSRM 455-3 - Rural Planning and Development

KSRN 491-3 - Fire Protection

KSRN 490-3 - Forest Pathology

KSRM 493-3 - Forest Entomology

KSRM 494-3-- Advanced Silviculture

KSRM 495-3 - Evolution of Forest Policy in British Columbia."

J. Munro, Director of the Kelowna School of Resource Management, and

M. Roberts were in attendance to respond to questions in connection with

the proposed program. Senator G. Geen, a former Acting Director of the

School, was also on hand to support the submission.

The Chairman indicated that there were a number of questions remaining

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to be addressed but that at this stage final answers were not essential.

It is expected that the Director of the KSRN will report to the Vice-

President, Academic to provide the necessary access but that in the event

a number of schools were eventually to be established there possibly could

be a Dean of School who would aát in the usual coordinating and deanship

role. In the event the program receives approval the Director, Chairman of

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Senate, and Registrar will consider a number of the questions not

currently addressed in full with the intention to come back with recom-

mendations in the Spring semester and that it was not intended to spend

unnecessary time during the present debate on items not essestial at this

time, such as relationship to membership on Senate and committees, appeal

processes, questions of transfer, etc.

Senators were requested to note the following corrections to Paper

S.78-130:

Page 21 - Deletion of the last two lines.

Page 22 - Paragraph C should read, "Some of the faculty should have

previously taught in undergraduate Resource Management

programs. This may require recruiting from outside Canada;

recruiting activity and recommendations for appointment

will be consistent with AC 26. It will be necessary to

place recruiting advertisements to appear before final

program approval is obtained from UCBC. However, no com-

mitment will be made without this approval and advertising

copy will include a statement concerning the status of

program approval."

(Secretary's Note: The proposed new courses listed on Page 32 of S.78-130

were inadvertently omitted from the blue motion sheet

but they are to be included in the submission.)

In response to a question the Chairman indicated that the proposal

would have Interior Program status and New and Emergent Program funding

coming off the top of the total allocation to the University. A five-year

projection was being submitted and the University would expect some commit-

ment for that period of time. In response to further enquiry, he indicated

that the funding is within the estimates of the Ministry of Education but

not a part of the three universities funding section - a separate section

of government estimates.

Responses to a number of questions provided the following information:

Admission, Enrolment, Fees: Minimum admission requirements to the

degree programs would be specified, with possible limitation on

enrolment if the Board so approves, and tuition fees based on the

SFU fee structure if the Board approves. The nature of entry to

any individual courses for part-time students requires further

consideration and review.

Transfer Credit; also Students Not on Full Program Completion:

Questions of course equivalents and transferability cannot be

resolved until there is further development of the proposed courses.

Transferability and applicability across the SF!.J campus and KSRN

may not be fully a two-way street, because of the proposed require-

ments for at least a minimum amount of work through the Kelowna

School.

It is expected that a student who did not fully complete a degree

program at the School could utilize KSRN courses toward the BGS

degree or potentially toward other degrees to the extent normal

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regulations pertain, but further attention must be given in detail

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to these matters. The nature of part-time studies requires further

development. There needs to be appropriate balance in the mix of

students.

As a general principle, to the degree reasonable, standard university

regulations would pertain.

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Financial Aid: Guidelines are currently in course of preparation for

scholarship awards and other forms of financial aid to be considered

by the Board of Governors.

Frequency of Course Offerings, Mode of Operation: The basic operation

will call for a Fall semester and a Spring semester, with the Fall

semester, for example, being Semester 5 and the Spring semester being

Semester 6. It is expected that students will be free to seek employ-

ment during the Summer period and hopefully in jobs related to their

program interests. Any given course would likely be offered only once

a year.

Prerequisites: Likely through courses available at provincial colleges

and at the universities.

Faculty/Student Ratio: Likely approximating a normal 10-1 figure for

upper division courses.

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Faculty: A requirement for research interest in applied resource

management. In the early stages rather heavy teaching and course

development requirements are anticipated, with some team teaching

likely and it will be necessary to obtain the coverage required by

the program by attempting to relate the expertise of faculty to the

courses In the curriculum.

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Potential Employer Reaction: Favorable, with a special study

currently under way.

Evaluation After Start-Up: It was noted that the paper was generally

silent on this point but there was agreement by the Director that

this is a very important area and evaluative processes need to be set

in place as quickly as possible.

Graduate Program: May be considered following evaluation of the under-

graduate program at the-end of the first two years of operation. Some

members felt that a strong statement should be included at the present

time indicating intent to have graduate programs.

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Location: Kelowna selected by the IUPB from a variety of perspectives

including agriculture, interior forestry and population.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION CARR I I1)

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The special meeting was declared adjourned at 8:22 p.m.

H. M. Evans

Secretary