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DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD
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MONDAY. JULY 7. 1980. 3172 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 7:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION
Present: Munro, J. N., Acting Chairman
Beirne, B. P.
Bhakthan, N.M.G.
Birch, D. R.
Blaney, J. P.
Bowman, M. L.
Bursill-Hall, G. L.
Calvert, T. W.
Cleveland, W. L., representing R. C. Brown
Crawley, J. N.
Einstein, F.
Hale, L. R.
Hanson, J. A.
Holmes, R. A.
Irwin, J. C.
Jones, C.H.W.
Litwin, W. C.
MacDonald, C. W., representing T. C. Dobb
McKeown, B. A.
Moffatt, D. C. ?
Absent:
Okuda, K.
Rleckhoff, K. E.
Roberts, M. C.
Starcevich, R.D.I.
Trainer, N. D.
Verdun-Jones, S. N.
Webster, J. N.
Weinberg, H.
Nagel, H. D., Secretary pro tern
Norsworthy, R., Recording Secretary
Anderson, S. K.
Arrott, A. S.
Cote, P. T.
Doherty, P. M.
Geen, G. H.
Gehlbach, R. D.
Hinchcliffe, S.
Ivany, J.W.G.
Johnston, H.J.M.
Luetzen, S.
Mackauer, J.P.M.
McNabb, G. T.
Overholt, M. J.
Pedersen, K. G.
Toor, J. B.
Tuinman, J. J.
Wagner, P. L.
Weinkam, J. J.
Wideen, M. F.
In attendance: Alderson, E. W.
Garland, I.
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1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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The agenda was approved-as distributed.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At the request of L. Hale, and as there was no objection from the
assembly, the Chairman agreed to the following addition to the minutes
of the previous meeting, to be inserted following the amendment
recorded on page 7:
"R. Starcevich spoke in support of the motion, stating that
he had written the exam and had done very well in it, but
still found his literary skills lacking."
The minutes of the Open Session of Jund 2, 1980 were approved as
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3. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
There was no business arising from the minutes.
4.
REPORT OF CHAIRMAN
Details of the attendance of graduands at the 1980 Convocation
ceremonies were provided. In 1979 the percentage of graduands who
attended was 52.3%. In 1980 the percentage was 55.5%, an increase of
3.2%. In terms of actual numbers, there was a 19% increase in 1980
over 1979. The Chairman noted the increased participation by faculty
members and expressed his hope that this would be a continuing trend for
future ceremonies.
Senators were reminded that the deadline for receipt of nominations
of candidates for honorary degrees is August 1, 1980 and it is the
intention of the Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees to consider the
submissions and present its recommendations to Senate at its September
ineeting
D. Birch announced that the University has reached agreement with
TSSU in connection with the terms of the first contract which extends
for a period of two years from May 1, 1980 and which will be recommended
to the membership for ratification, and to the Board for approval.
5.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
i) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
a) Paper S.80-81 - Changes in Credit Hours
Senate received for information a paper outlining the policy which
has been established in connection with changes in credit hours which
may adversely affect the date of graduation.
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b)
Paper S.80-82 - Literacy
A report was submitted covering deliberations of the Senate
Committee on Undergraduate Studies relating to perceived difficulties
in connection with literacy. It is expected that recommendations of
the Committee will be included on the agenda of the September meeting
of Senate.
c)
Paper S.80-83 - Special Topics Courses
Senate accepted for information a paper outlining the special
topics courses offered in the Faculty of Arts during the Spring and
Summer semesters, 80-1 and 80-2.
d)
Paper S.80-84 - New Courses and Title Changes: Archaeology
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-84, the
proposed new courses in Archaeology, specifically:
ARC. 332-3 - Special Topics in Archaeology I
ARC. 334-3 - Special Topics in Archaeology III."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
Under its delegated authority, SCUS approved changes in title for:
ARC. 333-3 - (from I to II)
ARC. 335-3 - (from II to IV)
SCUS also waived the time lag requirement in order to permit first
offering of ARC. 332-3 and ARC. 334-3 in the Spring semester 81-1.
e)
Paper S.80-85 - School of Business Administration and
Economics: New Course and Change of Credit Hours
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-85, the
new course BUEC.4
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435 - Forecasting in Business and
Economics."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
Under the authority delegated to it, SCUS approved the proposed
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change in credit hours for BUS. 444-5 - Marketing Research from 4 to
5 semester hours. The change is to be effective for the Fall semester
80-3, in acknowledgment of the substantial workload involving research.
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f) Paper S.80-86 - Extended Studies Diploma - Humanities -
Requirements
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-86, the
proposed requirements for the Extended Studies Diploma
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Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
g)
Paper S.80-87 - Change in Faculty of Arts Group Requirements
for those Undertaking a BA with Honours or Major in
Mathematics
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors that for the purposes of the
program for a Bachelor of Arts with Honours or
Major in Mathematics, Mathematics be considered as
a Group A department."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
h)
Paper S.80-88 - Special Topics Courses, Faculty of Science
A paper outlining the special topics course offerings in the
Faculty of Science during the Fall and Spring semesters, 79-3 and 80-1,
was received for information.
i)
Paper S.80-89 - New Course Proposal: BISC 422-3 - Population
Genetics
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-89, the
proposed new course BISC 422-3 - Population Genetics."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
j) Paper S.80-90 - Changes to Mathematics B.Sc. Degree
Requirements
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board, as set forth in S.80-90, the proposed changes
in requirements for the B.Sc. degree with a Major or
Honours in Mathematics."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION
CARRIED
k) Paper S.80-91 - Co-operative Education Program in Physics
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-91, the
Co-operative Education Program in Physics, including
the new practica PHYS 335-0, 336-0, 435-0 and 436-0."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION
CARRIED
1) Paper S.80-92
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Approval of Courses for Continued Offering:
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G.S. 402-5, 403-5
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors the continued offering of the
following courses:
G.S. 402-5 - Myths, Fictions, Histories: Telling
the Truth About Experience, I
G.S. 403-5 - Myths, Fictions, Histories: Telling
the Truth About Experience, II."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION
CARRIED
It is proposed that G.S. 402 and G.S. 403 be next offered in the
Fall semester 80-3 and the Spring semester 81-1 respectively.
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by T. Calvert,
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"That Senate delegate to the Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies authority to approve for
further offering General Studies courses that have
been authorized for initial one-time offering and
have proven successful."
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K. Rieckhoff noted that the review mechanism intended to be
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Moved by W. Litwin, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Notion 2 be referred back to SCUS with direction
to come back to Senate with criteria as to how assess-
ment is made."
Question was called on the motion to refer, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER CARRIED
14 in favor
8 opposed
m) Paper S.80-93 - Program Changes: Kinesiology
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-93, the
proposed program revisions in Kinesiology,
specifically:
i)
Addition of KIN. 142-3 - Introduction to
Kinesiology to core program requirements
for Major
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Deletion of BISC 203-3 - Developmental
Biology from core program requirements
for Major
iii)
Addition of KIN. 341-3 - Sports Medicine I
KIN. 441-3 - Sports Medicine II
as part of 30 hours of electives."
Responding to a question posed by C. Jones, T. Calvert stated that
in order to maintain reasonable flexibility the Department desired to
add an additional lower level Kinesiology course to the prerequisite
requirements for the Major and it seems logical to delete BISC 203 inas-
much as growth and development are covered in a number of other courses.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
n) Paper S.80-94 - Canadian Studies - Change in the Credit
Hour Value of CN.S 400/401
Senate was advised of the action of the Senate Committee on Under-
graduate Studies, taken under delegated authority, in approving a change
in the credit hour value of CN.S 400/401 from 5 to 3 semester hours,
effective from September 80-3.
o) Paper S.80-95 - Change in Requirements - French Canadian
Studies Certificate Program
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by T. Calvert,
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-95, the
proposed change in requirements for the French
Canadian Studies Certificate Program to permit
inclusion of CN.S 390/391-3 - Special Canadian
Topics and CN.S 490/491-3 - Canadian Interdisciplinary
Seminar with approval of the Director of Canadian
Studies."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
p)
Paper S.80-96 - Area Studies Programs
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by T. Calvert,
"That Senate delegate to the Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies authority to approve revisions
in the list of courses recognized for inclusion in
an area studies program."
Speaking on behalf of the student Senators in attendance, J.
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Crawley stated that the student caucus intended to vote No on the
motion to support their contention that Senate should not lose its
privilege of final decision. K. Rieckhoff requested that it be
noted in the minutes that Senate be provided with a list of courses.
D. Birch suggested that concerns might be eliminated with addition
to the motion of the words, "and that Senate be informed of the
actions taken by SCUS under its delegated authority." As there was
no objection to the amendment, the words were incorporated.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
19 in favor
6 opposed
(2/3 majority vote required)
q)
Paper S.80-97 - New Course and Proposed Major in Fine
and Performing Arts
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by T. Calvert,
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in
'Paper S.80-97,
the new course FPA. 489-5 - Interdisciplinary Project
in Fine and Performing Arts."
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Alderson and
I. Garland
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respond
to questions
regarding
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C. Jones enquired if the Fine Arts proposal is consistent with the
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guidelines as set forth in the paper on Planning Directions for SFU, and
D. Birch replied that in his judgment the general statements are
entirely consistent in the development in the Fine Arts.
Question was called on Motion 1, and a vote taken.
MOTION 1 CARRIED
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by T. Calvert,
2.
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in Paper S.80-97,
the following new courses:
FPA. 310-6 - The Arts in Context: The Renaissance
FPA. 313-6 - The Arts in Context: European Romanticism
FPA. 314-6 - The Arts in Context: The Modernist Era
FPA. 316-6 - The Arts in Context: North American Styles
and arrangements proposed."
T. Calvert explained that the course proposal in Motion 1 is
intended as a requirement for the Major; Motion 2 is enhancement of
the Major, and Motion 3 is the Major program proposal details, all
of which have been carefully planned over the last five years. K.
Rieckhoff agreed that the presentation is in keeping with the evolution
in the Centre for the Arts, but he questioned the wisdomof graduate
Alderson
and undergraduate
stated that
students
although
receiving
there are
instruction
two different
concurrently.
audiences,
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lectures that introduce the area are broad based and fairly sophisti-
cated and demanding. Upper level students will be required to
assimilate the information at a higher level of performance than those
in. the lower levels.
Question was called on Motion 2, and a vote taken.
MOTION 2 CARRIED
Moved by D. Birch, seconded by T. Calvert,
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.80-97,
requirements for the Major in Fine and Performing
Arts."
Question was called on Motion 3, and a vote taken.
MOTION 3 CARRIED
ii) Senate Committee on Academic Planning
a) Paper S.80-98 - Planning Directions for Simon Fraser University
Moved by K. Okuda, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
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"That Senate accept the paper "Planning Directions
for Simon Fraser University" and direct the Senate
Committee on Academic Planning to implement academic
planning based on the planning principles outlined
in the paper.."
Moved by W. Litwin, seconded by L. Hale,
"That the paper be tabled until the next meeting of
Senate."
W. Litwin said that the students feel it is difficult to make
an informed decision by vote without sufficient time to study the
document.
Question was called on the motion to table, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO TABLE FAILED
Lengthy discussion ensued and It was generally agreed that the
document could form the basis for further presentation of recommenda-
tions for specific planning directions.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
iii) Senate Graduate Studies Committee
a)
Paper S.80-99 - Graduate Curriculum Changes - New Graduate
Course - ARCH 894-3
Moved by B. Beirne, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board, as set forth in S.80-99, the new graduate
course ARCH 894-3 - Special Topics in Archaeology."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
b)
Paper s.80-100 - Graduate Curriculum Changes - Master of
Natural Resource Program
Moved by B. Beirne, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board, as set forth in S.80-100, the revision of
title and course description for MRM 601, 602, 611
and 612."
Question was called on Motion 1, and a vote taken.
MOTION 1 CARRIED
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Moved by B. Beirne, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
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"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
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Board, as set forth in S.80-100, the new graduate
course MRN 651 - Project Evaluation."
Question was called on Motion 2, and a vote taken.
MOTION 2 CARRIED
6.
REPORTS OF FACULTIES
There were no reports from faculties.
7.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Chairman, in response to a question raised, confirmed that
Senate has established a practice of "no smoking" during the Open
Session of its meetings.
8.
NOTICES OF MOTION
There were no notices of motion.
9.
INFORMATION.
It was noted that the next regular meeting of Senate is scheduled
for Monday, August 11, 1980.
The assembly recessed briefly at 8:30 p.m., prior to moving into
Closed Session.
H. D. Nagel
Secretary pro tern
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