DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD
MONDAY, APRIL
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ADMINISTRATION BUILDING,
7:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION
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Present: Munro, J. M., Acting Chairman
Anderson, S. K.
Bhakthan, N.M.G.
Blaney, J. P.
Bowman, M. L.
Brown, R. C.
Calvert, T. W.
Cochran, J. F.
Cote, P. T.
Crawley, J. M.
Curtis, J., representing B. P. Beirne
Dobb, T. C.
Einstein, F.
Evenden, L. J.
Absent:
Gehibach, R. D.
Hale, L. R.
Hanson, J. A.
Hinchcliffe, S.
Holmes, R. A.
Irwin, J. C.
Johnston, H.J.M.
Jones, C.H.W.
Litwin, W. G.
Luetzen, S.
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Arrott, A. S.
Doherty, P. M.
Geen, G. H.
Ivany, J.W.G.
Mackauer, J.P.M.
McKeown, B. A.
Palmer, L. H.
Pedersen, K. C.
Trainer, M. D.
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In attendance: Roberts, E. W.
Moffatt,
U. U.
Okuda, K.
Overholt, M. J.
Rieckhoff, K. E.
Starcevich, R.D.I.
Toor, J. B.
Tuinman, J. J.
Verdun-Jones, S. N.
Wagner, P. L.
Webster, J. M.
Weinberg, H.
Weinkam, J. J.
Wideen, M. F.
Wotherspoon, A. J.
Evans, H. M., Secretary
Heath, N.
Norsworthy, R., Recording Secretary
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1.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved as distributed.
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the Open Session of March 2, 1981 were approved as
circulated.
3.
BUSINESS ARISING FROMTHE MINUTES
i) Paper s.81-58 - Statement on Intellectual Honesty
Paper S.81-59 - Procedures for Dealing with Incidents of Intellectual
Dishonesty
Paper 5.81-60 - Terms of Reference - Senate Committee on Academic
Discipline
Senate received for information the amended and approved documents
in connection with its actions at the previous meetings of February and
March relating to the Statement on Intellectual Honesty, Procedures for
Dealing with Incidents of Intellectual Dishonesty, and Terms of Reference
of the Senate Committee on Academic Discipline.
4.
REPORT OF CHAIRMAN
i) The Chairman drew to Senate's attention the decisions taken by
Universities Council regarding the proposal for a Faculty of Engineering
at Simon Fraser University. The Universities Council recommendations
include an increase of UBC facilities to accommodate a total of up to
2500 engineering undergraduates; establishment of a Faculty of Engineering
at UVIC when the need, based on demand, is perceived; and that SFU continue
to offer the first two years Engineering transfer program and pursue develop-
ment of a program of Engineering Science similar to that offered by the
University of Toronto.
The Board of Governors at a special meeting approved two motions in
connection with the UCBC decisions- that it questions Council's decisions,
and that it requests an early meeting with Council to determine the role
of SFU. J. Munro was asked to convey the Board's concerns to Senate.
T. Calvert regretted the decision which he said was based on an
ad hoc committee report accepted at one closed session meeting of
Council.
Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by P. Cot,
"Senate questions the wisdom of the Universities
Council decision on the development of Engineering
Education in B.C. and regrets that
1.
The decision was made quickly and was based only
on the advice of the ad hoc Committee on Engineering;
2.
There was no opportunity to discuss the long range
implications of this decision with the universities,
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The rationale for identifying the location of the
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next Faculty of Engineering was based solely on a
superficial analysis of population and enrolment
patterns; and
4.
There was no analysis of the relative merits of the
program proposals submitted by Simon Fraser
University and University of Victoria or consideration
of their cost effectiveness."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
J. Munro stated that the motion will be relayed to Universities
Council-along with an appropriate covering letter.
J. Tuinman was of the opinion that the University should take advantage
of the psychological situation rather
than expressing regrets, and suggested
that other proposals for new programs
should be developed for consideration
without delay.
P. Cote' spoke of the
negative essence of Council's report
retarding expansion of UB_acilit1es
from the current enrolment of between
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1700 and 1800 students
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2500
currently U.B.C. is able to graduate
only half the engineers hired in B.C.
ii)
The Chairman congratulated the successful
candidates in recent elections,
the details of which follow:
SCHANCELLOR
Ballots cast
960
Ballots spoiled
35
Individual totals:
Cote'
523
Crawley
103
Severy
71
Skalbania
228
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P. T. COTE
RE-ELECTED
CONVOCATION SENATORS
966
Ballots cast
36
Ballots spoiled
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Individual totals:
Carter
514
Delessalle
181
Clas
320
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Litwin
131
Nielsen
365
Overholt
441
Palmer
67
Pasuta
66
Toor
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426
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ELECTED:
SHIRLEY DELORES CARTER
VALERIE NIELSEN
MICHAEL JOHN OVERHOLT (re-elected)
JOHN B. TOOR
(re-elected)
Terms of office for the Chancellor and for the Convocation Senators
are for three years, from June 1981 to May 31, 1984.
STUDENT SENATORS
As a result of the Second Call for Nominations and election of
two students to the Senate (with one from the Faculty of Education)
to complete the slate of student Senators, totalling eleven as specified
by the University Act, only one nomination was received, and PETER G.
CRIPPS (Faculty of Arts) was elected by acclamation. In a Third Call
for a Faculty of Education student, W. STUART BARDEN was elected by
acclamation. Terms of office for the student Senators are for one year,
from June 1, 1981 to May 31, 1982.
5. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
i)
Senate Nominating Committee
a) Paper S._81-61 - Senate Election
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As there were no nominations in addition to those submitted by the
Senate Nominating Committee, R. Starcevich was elected by acclamation
as a student Senator alternate to the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies (SCUS) for no specified term of office. One vacancy on the
Committee for a student Senator alternate position remains to be filled.
ii)
SenateCommittee on Undergraduate Studies
a) Paper S.81-62 - Department of Business Administration and
Department of Economics - Curriculum Changes
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by W. Litwin,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-62,
1) the lower division course requirements specified
for those who will undertake a Major or Honors or
Minor in Economics and for those who will undertake
a Joint Major or Joint Honors in Business Adminis-
tration and Economics;
ii) the upper division requirement for a Major and re-
quirements for Honors in Economics, and for a Joint
Major or for a Joint Honors in Business Administration
and Economics.
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iii)
The changes in prerequisites andin the use of some
courses:
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BUS. 372-3 - Micro Perspectives and Organizations
BUS. 374-3 - Macro Perspectives on Organizations
BUS. 481-3 - Personnel Management I: Manpower Planning
and Staffing Decisions
BUS. 482-3 - Personnel Management II: Reward Systems
and Employee Development
BUS. 472-3 - Seminar in Organizational Behavior
BUS. 488-3 - Human Relations in Business
BUS. 489-3 - Small Groups and Organizations
T. McNabb asked for the rationale for the inclusion of six courses
in English and two in Philosophy in the lowet division prerequisites for
Majors, Joint Majors, Honors and Joint Honors, and K. Okuda stated the
selections were an attempt to improve English composition writing skills.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
b)
Paper 5.81-63 - B.C. Studies Certificate Program
Senate was informed of actions undertaken by the Senate Committee
on Undergraduate Studies under its delegated authority to approve HIST
436-3 - British Columbia as a replacement for HIST 432-3 - The Canadian
West as an optional requirement for the B.C. Studies Certificate.
c)
Paper 5.81-64 - Education - New Course Proposal - EDUC 480-4 -
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Designs for Learning: French as a Second Language
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by W. Litwin,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors the proposal for the new course
EDUC 480-4 - Designs for Learning: French as a
Second Language."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
It was noted that SCUS had approved waiver of the two semester time
lag requirement in order that EDUC 480-4 may be offered in the Fall
semester 81-3.
d)
Paper S.81-65 - Proposal - Multiple Undergraduate Degrees
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by W. Litwin,
"That Senate approve the following additions to
regulations to provide for completion of multiple
undergraduate degrees:
1.
The University should provide the opportunity for a
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student to complete, normally in series, more than o
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undergraduate degree in Arts, Science, Education,
Interdisciplinary Studies.
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2.
The same general principles as are applied to Double-
Major and/or Major/Minors within one degree with regard
to:
a) preventing multiple semester-credit-hour counting;
and
1)) accepting multiple use of course-content with appro-
priate credit-hour replacement
he adapted in a suitable way and applied to multiple
undergraduate degrees.
3.
The place of origin of a first degree has bearing on
entry for a further degree at SFU only in determining
from recognized institutions the acceptability of grade
point averages for admission and program eligibility.
4.a) The basic requirement for any further degree shall be
not less than 60 credit hours of additional work for a
degree with a Major program (or for the BCS) and not
less than 72 credit hours of additional work for a degree
with an Honors program.
b)
Of the minimum 60 credit hours required for a further
degree with a Major program (or for the BGS), not less
than 44-45 hours must be upper division work. Of the
minimum 72 credit hours required for a further degree
with an Honors program, not less than 60 hours must be
upper division work.
c)
The department in which the further degree is being
taken has the right to require completion of prerequisite
lower division courses in addition to the minima specified
under 4 a) above.
5.
General University regulations covering a first degree apply
to a second degree - unless otherwise stated or clearly
implied. These include, but are not limited to
a)
minimum CPA required for graduation;
b)
maximum number of transfer credit hours countable
towards Minor/Major/Honors programs (minimum number
of SFU credits required for Minor/Major/Honors programs);
c)
maximum number of transfer credits countable as upper
division work toward the minimum of 60 or of 72 as
applicable;
d)
Otherwise, general. faculty and departmental regulations
apply, except that students enrolled in further degrees
are not required to complete group requirements.
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6.
A student may not enrol in a further degree program at SFU
in a subject in which
a)
he/she already holds a degree from SFU or elsewhere;
b)
i) a student who has a Minor (or equivalent) in a
particular subject from SFU or elsewhere may en-
rol in a further SFU degree with a Major/Honors
program provided that the formal conditions under
2. above are met. A further, pragmatic condition
is that the program at SFU can accommodate to the
satisfaction of the department involved the taking
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of a Major/Honors program in the same subject beyond
the earlier Minor (or equivalent);
ii) A student taking this option will not be allowed to
transfer courses from earlier Minors or near Minors
and there can be no waivers granted on the basis of
this earlier work. This means that 28-32 new course
credit will have to be taken for a new Major, for
example."
J. Webster noted that increased interest in the offering of multiple
degrees had prompted the establishment of a sub-committee of SCUS, chaired
by W. Roberts, to consider an accumulation of documentation on the topic
which had been developed over the past five or more years. It was pointed
out that the current proposal is a first step to reach a worthwhile
objective and that, if and when experience suggests the necessity, adjust-
ments can be made in the regulations.
W. Roberts was invited to join the assembly to provide information
on the proposal. K. Rieckhoff enquired as to the processes utilized to
generate a community consensus, and J. Webster confirmed that this most
recent iteration had not been circulated beyond the Committee level although
all Deans and Faculty curriculum committee chairmen are represented in the
SCUS membership.
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by J. Crawley,
"That discussion be deferred to the next Senate meeting
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to give the faculties opportunity to comment if they
wish to do so."
T. McNabb suggested that the proposal was of interest to students
primarily and an opportunity for comment should be provided to the Student
Society. This was accepted as a friendly amendment to the motion to defer.
In response to a question raised by L. Hale, the Secretary said that
the proposal for Multiple Degrees, if approved, could be initiated for the
Fall semester 1981 although a calendar entry could not be included in the
next edition of the University calendar.
Following considerable debate on the merits of deferring consideration,
question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION TO DEFER FAILED
During further consideration of the main motion, K. Rieckhoff pointed
out a number of implications which could arise if the proposed policy were
to be enacted, and the Secretary commented that the onus would be placed
on counsellors and advisers to make decisions as to the legitimacy of
applications to establish integrity and equitability and that the Extended
Studies Diploma option likely would limit interest in second degrees.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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iii) Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules
a) Paper S.81-56 Addendum - Reports - Student Representation
Moved by W. Litwin, seconded by A. Wotherspoon,
"That Senate take from the table and continue debate
and action on S.81-56 - Reports - Student Representation."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
Moved by K. Okuda, seconded by W. Litwin.
"That Senate approve that each Department in the
Faculty of Arts be authorized to select one student
representative to participate and vote in meetings
of the Faculty of Arts and to vote in Faculty refer-
enda. Each Department shall determine the qualifica-
tions, method of selection, and term of office of the
student representative, but student representatives
must be registered in the current or immediately pre-
ceding semester."
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Amendment was moved by J. Hanson, seconded by W. Litwin,
"To replace 'Each Department' with 'Each Departmental
Student Union' for determination of the student repre-
sentative."
It was pointed out that not all departments have functional student
unions. Lengthy and heated debate followed with student Senators insisting
that responsibility for selection of representation belongs to the student
body, and faculty Senators disclaiming sufficient student interest to
facilitate development of curriculum issues.
An amendment to the amendment was proposed by L. Hale, "When the
Department does not have a student union the Student Forum shall
select the representative." which failed for lack of a seconder.
The amendment to the amendment by L. Hale was repeated by A.
Wotherspoon but was not accepted by the Chairman as it was considered to
be a separate amendment. An amendment to the amendment proposed by J.
Hanson to change the word "select" to "elect" was also ruled out of
order as contrary to the original amendment.
Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.
AMENDMENT FAILED
An amendment was moved by H. Weinberg, seconded by R. Brown,
"To strike the word 'select' and substitute 'elect;'
to strike 'method of selection;' to strike 'immediately
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preceding semester;' and to insert 'students'
between 'that' and 'each."
The Secretary cautioned that careful consideration should be given
to an amending change in wording inasmuch as the operating rules for
qualification of student status for certain purposes is that the indi-
vidual be currently registered or registered in the immediately preceding
semester and undertake not to miss two consecutive registrations. T.
Calvert questioned the authority of Senate to amend Paper S.81-65 given
the wording of the University Act, Sections 39 and 40. The Chairman'
contended that the amendment was in order, stating that a legal opinion
on the subject had been received.
A sub-amendment was moved by T. McNabb, seconded by J. Crawley,
"Where a student union exists within a department,
elections be carried out by the student union."
Question was called on the sub-amendment, and a vote taken.
SUB-AMENDMENT FAILED
14 in favor
16 opposed
Question was called on the amendment, and a vote taken.
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AMENDMENT CARRIED
Question was called on the main motion, as amended,
"That Senate approve that -students in each department
in the Faculty of Arts be authorized to elect one
student representative to participate and vote in the
meetings of the Faculty of Arts and to vote in Faculty
referenda. Each Department shall determine the quali-
fications and term of office of the student representative,
but student representatives must be registered in the
current semester.
AMENDED MAIN MOTION
CARRIED
20 in favor
8 opposed
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6.
REPORTS OF FACULTIES
There were no reports from faculties.
7.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
8.
NOTICE OF MOTION
As indicated by K. Rieckhoff at the previous meeting and recorded
in the minutes, a notice of motion was
Moved by K. Rieckhoff, seconded by J. Crawley,
"That the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of
Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Faculty of
Science be directed to take action in discharging
their responsibility in connection with Section
39(b) of the University Act."
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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9.
INFORMATION
The assembly recessed briefly at 9:25 p.m., prior to moving into
Closed Session.
H. M. Evans
Secretary
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