DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE 

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1982, KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL 

OPEN SESSION 

Present: Munro, J.M., Acting Chairman 

Banister, E.W.          

Absent: ? 

Bennett, R.N.D. 

Blaney, J.P. 

Bhakthan, N.M.G. 

Brown, ? 

R.C.                  

Cot, ? 

P.T. 

Carter, S.D. 

D'Auria, ? 

J.M. 

Cleveland, W.L. 

Henderson, ? 

R.E. 

Cochran, J.F. 

McKeown, B.A. 

Crawford, C.B. 

Nielsen, V. 

Dickinson, J. 

Overholt, M.J. 

Dobb, T.C. 

Pedersen, K.G. 

Edelmann, I.D. 

Prock, L.M. 

Gehlbach, R.D.               

Tuinman, J.J. 

Hale, ? 

L.R. 

Holmes, R.A. 

In attendance: 

Hoyt, G.C. 

Kimball, M. 

Irwin, ? 

J.C. 

Locwen, V. 

Johnston, H.J.M. 

Scott, E. 

Jones, C.H.W. 

Wendell, S. 

Krebs, D.L. 

Lachlan, A.H. 

Leiss, W. 

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Littmann, H. 

MacPherson, A. 

Murray, P.R. 

O'Fallon, C. 

Okuda, K. 

Rieckhoff, K.E. 

Strong, M. 

Swartz, N.M. 

Van Loon, M. 

Verdun-Jones, S.N. 

Webster, J.M. 

Weinberg, H. 

Wideen, M.F. 

Wotherspoon, A.J. 

Evans, H.M., Secretary 

Heath, N. 

Grant, B., Recording Secretary 

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Student Senator D. E. Dupuis has tendered her resignation from Senate, 

effective October 1, 1982. 

1.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 

The agenda was approved as distributed. 

2.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OPEN SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 13,1982 

The Minutes of the Open Session of September 13, 1982 were approved. 

3.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 

There was no business arising from the minutes. 

4.

REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN 

a)

Moved by N. Swartz, seconded by K. Rieckhoff, 

"That the Senate of Simon Fraser University 

expresses to the family and friends and legions 

of admirers of one of Canada's, and one of the 

world's, greatest musicians its profound sorrow 

on this day of his death. Glenn Gould was a 

quintessential Canadian institution. His wit, 

his erudition, his prose, his films, his humor, 

his consummate musicianship, and his love of 

and devotion to this country, will be solely 

missed" 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION CARRIED. 

The Chairman indicated he would convey the above motion to the 

family of the deceased. 

b)

Although it was not yet known whether or not an official decision 

had been made by the Government concerning a possible twelve million 

dollar budget cut among the universities, it was reported that Simon 

Fraser's share of this possible reduction would be in the area of 2.7 

million dollars. 

Paper S .82-80-Annual Report 

The Annual Report of the University was brought forward from the 

last meeting for further discussion. Dr. E. Scott, Executive Director 

of Finance, was in attendance. A lengthy discussion took place with 

regard to the report in general and specific questions concerning the 

amount of money spent on membership fees, the operations of the Book- 

store and the Instructional Media Centre, the increase of faculty 

salaries in comparison to the administrative salaries, and interfund 

transfers were explained in more detail by Dr. Scott for clarification 

of Senate. 

•d) Paper S.82-81A - A Comparative Analysis of Financial Statistics 

for Canadian Universities 

This paper which compared the financial information of Simon Fraser 

University and other Canadian Universities was presented to Senate for 

information. 

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recognized at the Awards Ceremony planned for the third week in 

January 1983 was presented to Senate for information. 

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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 

i)

Senate Nominating Committee 

a) Paper S.82-91 - Elections to Senate Committees 

Elections to fill vacancies on a number of Senate Committees 

were conducted, the results of which follow. 

Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS) 

One Student Senator to replace A. Maki whose term of office 

expires September 30, 1982. Term of office is for two years, 

from October 1, 1982 to September 30, 1984. 

Elected by acclamation: ? 

C. O'FALLON 

Senate Nominating Committee (SNC) 

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One Student Senator Alternate to replace A. J. Wotherspoon 

whose term of office expires September 30, 1982. Term of 

office is for one year, from October 1, 1982 to September 30, 

1983. 

Re-elected by acclamation: 

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A.J. WOTHERSPOON 

Senate Undergraduate Admissions Board (SUAB) 

. One Student Senator to replace A. Maki, whose term of office 

expires September 30, 1982. Term of office is for one year, 

from October 1, 1982 to September 30, 1983. 

Elected by acclamation: ? 

M. VAN LOON 

ii)

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

a) Paper S.82-92 - Proposed University Honor Roll 

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

"That Senate approve, as set forth in 

S.82-92, 

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that a limited number of students be 

admitted each semester to the University. 

Honor Roll, mainly on the basis of 

excellent work completed in the previous 

semester, 

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that this be shown on the student's 

permanent record, 

3)

that the criteria - University Honor 

Roll be 

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Students must have completed a 

minimum of 30 semester hours at SFU by 

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the end of the semester being evaluated 

for Honor Roll selections 

ii)

Only students completing at least 

12 semester hours of credit in the 

smesLer are eligible, 

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iii) 

Minimum semester g.p.a. 4.00 

calculated on all normally graded 

courses completed in the semester, 

except practicum courses, 

iv)

Minimum cumulative g.p.a. 3.60" 

C. Jones stated that the SCSAB had some reservations about the 

proposal. The criteria were parallel to those proposed for the Open 

Scholarships but not identical, with the result that students could be 

eligible for one but not the other award. K. Rieckhoff spoke in support 

of the proposal, arguing that a variety of awards with differing criteria 

are preferable since there is no single measure of academic excellence. 

The honor Roll would be implemented for Fall semester 1982 with the first 

awards being presented at the Awards Ceremony scheduled for January 1983. 

A question arose concerning possible retroactivity. The Secretary 

indicated that retroactive awards would not be made for semesters prior to 

82-3. 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION CARRIED. 

21 in favour 

11 opposed 

b)

Paper 5.82-93 Proposed New Courses - Philosophy 

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

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in 5.82-93, the 

new courses 

P1111 244-3 - Introduction to Philosophy of Natural 

and Social Science 

PHIL

325-3 - Philosophy of Art II 

with deletion of 

PHIL

140-3 - The Nature of Science" 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION CARRIED. 

Subject to approval of these courses by Senate and the Board 

of Governors, the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved 

waiver of the two semester time lag requirement in order that 

PHIL

224-3 and 

PHIL

325-3 may be first offered in Spring 1983-1. 

c)

Paper S.82-94 - Proposed New Course - General Studies 

Moved by R. Brown, seconded by S. Verdun-Jones, 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-94, the 

proposed new course G.S. 210-3 - Non-Verbal Expression" 

In reply to an inquiry regarding the rationale for General 

Studies courses, Dr. Verdun-Jones explained that students were able 

to meet interests through General Studies which were not met by 

courses in other departments. The question of overlap with certain 

Communication courses was discussed and concern was expressed about 

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the lack of information presented to Senate. 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION FAILED. 

13 in favour 

15 opposed. 

d)

Paper S.82-95 - Proposed New Course - Women's Studies 

Moved by R. Brown, seconded by S. Verdun-.Jones, 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-95,.the 

proposed new course W.S. 204-3 - Women, Science and 

Technology" 

Dr. M. Kimball and Dr. S. Wendell were in attendance as 

resource persons. A brief discussion took place regarding the 

academic quality of the course and additional information was 

provided with respect to parts two and three of the course outline. 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION CARRIED. 

23 in favour 

3 opposed. 

Subject to the approval of the course by Senate and the Board 

of Governors, the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies gave 

approval to waiver of the two semester time lag requirement in order 

that this course may be first offered in Spring 

1983-1. 

e)

Paper S.82-96 - 

Proposal to Award the B.Sc. (Kinesiology) to 

Students Transferrinq to Certain Professional Schools 

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

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-96, the 

proposal for the award of the B.Sc. (Kinesiology) 

degree to students with the prescribed requirements 

who transfer to accredited professional schools in 

dentistry, medicine or veterninary medicine without 

completing a degree" 

It was noted that this proposal would provide Kinesiology 

Majors an opportunity to qualify for their degrees in a manner 

similar to that currently available to students in the Faculty 

of Science. 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION CARRIED. 

f)

Paper S.82-97 - Proposal to introduce change of lower level 

elective structure in Criminology for Spring Semester 1983-1 

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

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-97, that the 

change in the lower level elective structure for 

Criminology be made effective in the Spring Semester 

1983-1" 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION CARRIED. 

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iii) Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries 

a) Paper S.82-98 - undergraduate Scholarship Proposals 

Moved by H. Weinberg, seconded by K. Rieckhoff, 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in 5.82-98, the 

proposed - 

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Undergraduate Scholarship Program, and 

II.

The President's High School Entrance Scholarships" 

In times of such financial restraint, L. Hale felt that priority 

should be given to bursaries rather than to scholarships. 

Due to the limited availability of University and College Transfer 

Scholarships, concern was expressed that SFU's requirement of 30 

credit hours was placing an undue burden on students transferring from 

other institutions to Simon Fraser. 

Amendment moved by A. Wotherspoon, seconded by C. O'Fallon, 

"That Section I-i - Proposed undergraduate Scholarship 

Program - be amended to read: "To qualify for the 

first time, students will be required to have completed 

at least 30 credit hours" 

It was pointed out that the number of scholarships awarded to 

college transfer students was proportionate to the number of transfer 

students entering the University and the general principle was that 

the remainder should be allocated to in-house students, thus the require- 

ment of 30 credit hours at SFU. 

Question was called on the amendment, 

and a vote taken. 

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AMENDMENT FAILED 

A suggestion was made that this type of proposal should be reviewed 

after a certain period of time to see whether or not the intent/rationale 

of the proposal had been realized. With the agreement of the mover 

and seconder, the following was added to the motion: 

"That two years after the implementation of this paper, 

the Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and 

Bursaries prepare for Senate a report in this regard" 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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MOTION CARRIED. 

With the introduction of these scholarships, proposed for September 

1983, there would be discontinuation of the undergraduate fee rebate 

and the open scholarships. 

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Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules 

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S.82-99 - Proposed Change in membersj Senate Committees 

Moved by A. i,achlaii, seconded by A. Wotherspoon, 

"That'. Senate approve, as shown in 

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changes in membership of various committees to 

provide Cor representation from the new Faculty 

of Business Administration" 

Question was called, and a vote taken. 

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b) Paper 5.82-100 - Proposed Membership and Terms of Reference 

- Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Evaluation of Faculty Teaching 

Moved by A. Lachlan, seconded by K. Rieckhoff, 

"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.82-100, 

the proposed membership and terms of reference 

- Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Student Evaluation 

of Faculty Teaching" 

It was suggested that since faculty and students had an equal 

interest in this matter there should be equal representation on the 

Committee. 

Amendment moved by A. Wotherspoon, seconded by L. Hale, 

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"That the membership be five senators at large, 

elected by and from Senate, including two students 

and that the Chairman would vote only in the case 

of a tie" 

Following a brief discussion, a friendly amendment was accepted 

to separate the two items in the above motion to amend. 

1st Amendment: 

"That the membership be five senators at large, 

elected by and from Senate, including two students" 

Question was called on the 1st amendment, 

1ST AMENDMENT CARRIED 

and a vote taken 

2nd Amendment: 

"That the Chairman would vote only in the case 

of a tie" 

Question was called on the 2nd amendment, 

2ND AMENDMENT FAILED 

and a vote taken. 

Question was called on the main motion, 

MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED 

and a vote taken. 

CARRIED 

6.

REPORTS OF FACULTIES 

There were no reports from Faculties. 

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OTHER BUSINESS 

There was no other business. 

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NOTICES OF 

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MOTION 

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There were no notices of motion. 

9.

INFORMATION 

i) Date of next regular meeting - Monday, November -1, 1982. 

The assembly recessed briefly at 9:15 p.m. prior to moving into Closed Session. 