DRAFT UNTLL APPROVED BY SENATE.
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SI:MON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD
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MONDAY, MAY
111,
1984, KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL,
6:45
P.M.
OPEN SESSION
Present:
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Saywell, W.G., Chairman
Absent: Ayala, J.
Cot, P.T.
Finberg, N.
Gawlick, R.
Jones, C.H.W.
Kameda, T.
Leiss, W.
MacPherson, A.
Munro, J.M.
Murray, P.R.
Okuda, K.
Overholt, M.J.
Rositch, S.
Strate, G.
Swartz, N.M.
Thompson, R.B.
Weinberg, H.
Wells, E.J.
Banister, E.W.
Berggren, J.L.
Blaney, J.P.
Brown, R.C.
Bruskiewich, R.
Calvert, T.W.
Carter, S.D.
Crawford, C.B.
D'Auria, J.M.
Feilman, M.
George, D.A.
Grant, N.
Harris, M.D.
Hoyt, G.C.
Irwin, J.C., representing J.F. Cochran
Kazepides, A.C.
Kimball, M.
Krebs, D.L.
MacDonald, C., representing T.C. Dobb
McDonald, D.
Nielsen, V.
Noonan, M.
Page, C.
Pinfield, L.T.
Prock, L.M.
Rieckhoff, K.E.
Schachter, B.
Stewart, R.
Tham, H.A.
Tuinman, J., representing J.W.G. Ivany
Webster, J.M.
Wideen, M.F.
Wotherspoon, A.J.
Evans, H.M., Secretary
Grant, B., Recording Secretary
In attendance:
Graham, G.A.C.
Heath, N.
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Fo1lowing are the results of recent elections to Senate and to the Board of
Governors-:
SENATE
i.). ?
Election hy and from Convocation of Chancellor to replace P. T. Cote for
term of office from June
15, 1984
to June
14, 1987:
Elected by acclamation:
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W. M. HAMILTON
Election by and from Convocation of four Convocation members to Senate
to replace S.D.
Carter, ?
V.
Nielsen, ?
M.J.
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Overholt and
P.R.
Murray for
terms of office
from June 1,
1984
to May
31,
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1987:
Ballots Cast:
388
Ballo
t
s
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Spoiled:
4
Individual ?
Totals: Basham
298
Finberg
105
Rolweg
246
Nielsen
283
Parker
156
Warsh.
245
Four ?
individuals receiving
the highest
numbers of votes and declared
elected:
G.
D. BASHAM
V. NIELSEN
B. A. HOLWEG
M.
WARSH
iii.). Election by and from faculty members jointly of one-full time faculty member
for term of office from June 1,
1984
to May
31, 1987:
Ballots, Cast: ?
330
Ballots Spoiled:
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15
I:ndivi:dual Totals: Blackman ?
79
Chappell
?
38
Harris ?
37
Rieckhoff
141
Rudrum
?
20
Individual receiving the highest numbers of
votes and declared elected:
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K. E. RIECKHOFF
iv)
Election by and from the Faculty of Arts of one full-time faculty member
to replace M.D. Harris for term of office from June 1,
1984
to May
31, 1987:
Ballots Cast:
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120
Ballots Spoiled:
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5
Individual Totals: Cleveland
?
81
Di,ck.ie-Clark
34
individual receiving the higher number of
votes, and declared elected:
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W. L. CLEVELAND
v)
Election by and from the Faculty of Business Administration of one full-time
faculty member to replace B. Schachter for term of office from June 1,
1984
to May'
31, 1987:
,
Elected by acclamation: ?
J. ROSS
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vi)
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Election by and from the Faculty of Education of one full-time faculty
member to replace L.M. Prock for term of office from June 1,
1984
to
May
31, 1987:
Ballots Cast:
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24
Ballots Spoiled:
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1
Individual Totals: Barrow ?
15
Prock ?
8
Individual receiving the higher number of
votes and declared elected:
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R. BARROW
,ii) .
Election by and from the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies of one full-
time faculty-member to replace W. Leiss, for term of office from June 1,
1984
to May
31, 19187:
Elected by acclamation:
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J. DICKINSON
viii) Election by and from the Faculty of Science of one full-time faculty member
to replace C.FI.W. Jones for term of office from June 1,
1984
to May
31, 1987:
Elected by acclamation: ?
G.A.C. GRAHAM
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
0.
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Election by and from faculty members jointly-of two full-time faculty members
to replace M.L. Bowman and K.E. Rieckhoff for terms of office from June 1,
1984
to May
31, 1987:
Ballots Cast:
Ballots Spoiled:
I:ndivi.dual Totals:
326
6
Adam
107
Berggren
147
Bowman
174
Rudrum
53
Verdun-Jones .106
Two individuals receiving the highest numbers:
of votes and declared elected: ?
M. BOWMAN
J.L. BERGGREN
ii.). Election by and from full-time employees who are not faculty members of one
full-time employee who Es. not a faculty member to replace H.J. Newcombe for
term ofoffice from June 1,
1984
to May
31, 1987:
Ballots Cast:
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440
Ballots Spoiled: ?
5
individual Totals: Anderman
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23
Harmer ?
128
Nance ?
44
Newcombe ?
158
Say ?
82
Individual receiving the highest number of
votes and declared elected:
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H. J. NEWCOMBE
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1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
The Agenda was approved as distributed.
2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
The Minutes of the Open Sess;ion of March
5,
1984
were approved as distributed.
3.
BUSINESS ARI:SI:NG FROM THE MINUTES
There was no Business ari:sing.
4.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN
a) ?
The Chairman indicated that the main concern at the Annual Meeting of the
AUCC was- the question of Post EPF arrangements and that a one man commission
WIth Al Johnson had been set up and assigned the task of advising and making
recommendations to the Government about what the Post EPF arrangements should.
be
including alternate approaches of passing on these transfer payments.
There is not indication that there can be results in time to make difference
to the
85-86
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5.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
i) ?
SENATE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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Paper
S.84-25 -
Elections
Following are the results of elections to fill vacancies on a number
of Senate Committees:
Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS)
One Student Senator to replace C. O'Fallon for balance term of office, from
date of election to September 30,
1984.
Elected by acclamation: ?
M. D. NOONAN
Senate Nominating Committee (.SNC)
One Student Senator to replace R.N.D. Bennett for balance term of office,
from date of election to September 30,
1984.
Elected by acclamation: ?
R. STEWART
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS)
One Student Senator Alternate to replace S. Kristen for no specified term
of office. ?
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Elected by acclamation: ?
C. PAGE
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5.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES - Continued
ii) SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
a) ?
Paper
S.84-26 -
Communication
Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by J. D'Auria,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.81+-26,
the proposed new: course
CMNS
221-3 -
Media and Audiences
w:ith discontinuation of
CMNS
220-3 -
Introduction to interpersonal Communication
and
th,e proposed new cours.es.
CMNS
353-4 -
The Social impacts of Information Technology
CMNS
1453_5 -
The Information Society
with discontinuation of
CMNS
300-5 -
Introduction to Systems. Theory i.n Communication
CMNS
402-5 -
Communication in Organizations: A Systems
Perspective, respectively"
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220
and
221
appeared to be rather different and
wondered why
220
was being deleted. T. Calvert explained that this was a conscious
decision of the Department to reorient their curriculum and referred to an earlier
paper presented to Senate wherein the overall curriculum revisions were explained
in detail.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
Subject to the approval of the courses by Senate and the Board of Governors
the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved waiver of the normal two
semester time lag requirement in order that CMNS
221-3
may be first offered in
Fall
84-3
and CMNS
353-4
and CMNS
453-5
may be first offered in Spring
85-1.
Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies at its meetings of March
20, 1984
and April
24, 1984
respectively,
gave approval as follows:
a).
Prerequisite change for CMNS
360-4 -
Fundamentals of Communication
Research.
FROM:
45
semester hours credit; at least
2
lower division courses
in Communication
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45
semester hours credit; including at least
2
lower division
courses in Communication; and PSYC
210-3
or MATH
101-3
or
MATH
102-3
b).
Change of title as follows:
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CMNS
253-3
FROM Computers and Communication
TO ?
Introduction to Information Technology
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b) ?
Paper
S.84-27 -
Biological Sciences
MOTION /11: Moved by C. Irwin, seconded by J. D'Auria,
"That Senate
Board of Gov,
proposed new
BISC
321-3 -
BISC
421-3 -
B[SC
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BI:SC
434_3 -
approve and recommend approval to the
rnors, as set forth in
S.84-27,
the
cou rses
Introduction to Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Biology of the Bees
Paleoecology and Palynology"
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Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
Subject to the approval of the courses by Senate and the Board of Governors,
the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved waiver of the normal two
semester ti.-me lag requirement in order that BISC
321-3
may be first offered in
Fall
84-3
and B[SC
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+21-3
may be first offered in Spring
85-1.
MOTION
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Moved by C. Irwin, seconded by N. Grant,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors., as set forth in
S.84-27,
the
proposed changes to the Cellular and Molecular
Biology stream"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Studies.at
its meeting of March
20, 1984,
approved ti:tle change, description
change, prerequisite change for BISC
1
+24-4
as follows:
FROM: BI:SC
424-3
Marine Biology
Contemporary topics in marine biology with emphasis on the
ecology of planktonic and benthic organisms. Field trips are
normally a requirement of this course.
Prerequisite: RISC
306
or
326.
BISC
300 is
recommended.
TO: ?
BISC
424-3 -
Marine Biology and Oceanography
Contemporary topics in marine biology including descriptive
oceanography with emphasis on the ecology of benthic and
planktonic organisms. Field trips are normally a requirement
of this course.
Prerequisite: BISC
306
or
326.
BISC
329 is
recommended.
c) ?
Paper
S.84-28 -
Kinesiology
Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by A. Wotherspoon,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.84-28,
the change
in requirements in the Certificate Program in Health and
Fitness Studies"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
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d) ?
Paper
S.84-29 -
Joint Major Latin American Studies/Geography
Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by R. Brown,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.84-29,
the
proposed change in requirements for the joint major
Latin American Studies/Geography by discontinuing
the requirement for inclusion of GEOG
467-5 -
Latin
America as this course is no longer offered"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING/SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
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a) ?
Paper
S.84-30 -
Physics
Moved by- C. Ilrwin, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.84-30,
the discontilnuation of the Biophysics Program and
deletion of the program from the Calendar
and deletion of the following courses:
PFIYS
333-4 --
I:ntroducti.on to Instrumentation in the Life Sciences
PHYS 433-3 -
Biophysics Laboratory
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The Physics of Biological Membranes and Membrane Models?
PHYS 483-3 -
Topics i.n Mathematical Biophysics"
R. Bruskiewich noted that Biophysics was useful to several areas in the Sciences
and expressed disappointment that this field was being completely deleted. C.
Irwin advised that provision had been made to teach the contents of two of the
courses under Special Topics from time to time.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by C. Irwin, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors as set forth in
S.84-30,
the
proposed new courses
PHYS 324-3 -
Electromagnetics
PHYS 365-3 -
Semiconductor Device Physics
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PF(YS
L55-3
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Laser Physics
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
Subject to the approval of courses by Senate and the Board of Governors
the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved waiver of the normal two
semester time lag requirement to permit first offering of
PHYS 342-3
in Fall
84-3
and of
PHYS 365-3
in Spring
85-I.
Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
at its meeting of March
20, 1984,
approved prerequisite change as follows:
Add to
PHYS 325
"Students with credit for
PHYS 324
may not
take
PHYS
•325
for further credit"
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Paper S.84-31 - Extended Studies Diploma - Kinesiology
Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by A. Kazepides,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.84-31, the
proposed Extended Studies Diploma - Kinesiology"
Question was called, and a vote taken. ?
MOTION CARRIED.
SENATE COMM ETTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNI:NG
Paper S.84-32 - Annual Report
The Annual Report of the Senate Committee on Academic Planning was
presented to Senate for information.
In reply to a general inquiry as to the status of annual reports from
several commFttees which. have not yet been presented to Senate, the Secretary
i'ndi'cated that requests, for submission have been forwarded to most committees.
b) ?
Paper S.84-33 - Visa Student Admission to Limited Enrolment Programs
Moved by T. Calvert, seconded by C. Hoyt,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in S.84-33, the
proposal to limit vi.sa
student admission to limited
enrolment programs in Computing Science and Business?
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Administration, including:
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policy
regulations
implementation plan"
The Chairman wished to report, in the absence of J. Munro, that the
Vice-President Academic had reservations about the paper as presented to Senate
but would agree that the issue had come to Senate through the proper channels,
after long and careful debate at the appropriate committee levels.
T. Calvert introduced the paper by providing some background information
leading to the proposal and briefly explained how the administration of the
regulation would take place. The regulations would be in effect for three years
with. review during the third year and could be relaxed before that time if it
became possible. He felt the proposal was defensible not only within the
university and local constituency but also internationally as he believed
other countries would recognize that attention had to be paid to local needs
and obligations as well as to international obligations.
Speaking in opposition to the motion, J. Tham felt that further enrolment
limitations for visa students should not be enforced in light of the differential
fees and the general enrolment limitation already in effect on visa students.
He believed foreign students should be treated equally and have the opportunity
to select programs of their choice provided that they satisfy academic requirements.
R. Brusk.iewich pointed out that some countries have scholarships available
to encourage foreign students to come and study and wondered if development in
this area had been considered as it would cultivate the international spirit yet
be financially accountable to the local community. D. McDonald advised that the
Senate Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries was in the process of
developing a program for the administration of funds to foreign students which
would come from part of the differential fee levied on visa students.
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Further concerns were expressed that the proposal was discriminatory
on grounds of nationality and some opposed the regulation in principle.
Brief discussion followed.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
21 in favour
10 opposed
v)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING/SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE
a),
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Paper
S.84-34 -
M.Sc. Program i.n Statistics
Moved by' J. Webster, seconded by N. Grant,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the
Board of Governors, as set forth in
S.814-314,
the
proposed M.Sc. Program i,n Statisti:cs"
C. Graham was in attendance in support of the proposal but was not called
upon to provide additional information.
J. Webster introduced the paper by explaining that the Department already
offers, a substantial number of statistics cours.es at the graduate level and
the development of thi.s program has been a natural evolution servicing a need
and demand in this' area.
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Speaking in opposition to the motion, R. S.tewart felt consideration of
new. programs. should be postponed until the statement on academic planning
priorities and goals has been developed for the University so that Senate could
better evaluate whether or not thes:e proposed programs- are in the best interest
of the university.
Question was: called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
vi)
S.ENATE GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE
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Paper
S.84-35 -
Annual Report
1983
The Annual Report of the Senate Graduate Studies, Committee was. presented
to Senate for information.
vii)
EXE.CUTI:VE COMMIfTTEE OF THE SENATE GRADUATE STUDiES COMMITTEE
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Paper
S..84-36 --
Annual Report
1983,
Th.e Annual Report of the Executive Committee of the Senate Graduate
Studies Committee was: presented to Senate for information.
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viii) SENATE UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOARD
a) ?
Paper S.84-37 - International Baccalaureate
Moved by J. Webster, seconded by A. Wotherspoon,
"That Senate approve the changes to undergraduate
admi.ss-ion policies and transfer credit relating to
the Internattonal Baccalaureate, as set forth in
S.84-37, that the admission changes be effective
for admission to the Fall Semester 1985 and there-
after, that the transfer credit changes be effective
now"
N. Heath, Director of Admissions:, was in attendance and was called
upon to provide additional information wl:th regard to the administration of
transfer credit procedures and the number of students
affected
by this proposal.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED.
6.
REPORTS OF FACULTIES
There were no reports from Faculties.
7.
OTHER BUSINESS
At the request of the Chair, the Secretary reported that preliminary
figures indicated course enrolment down about 8.5?, FTE figure down about 8.26,
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new admits down approximately 3.2% and in-person registration down about
7.
Senate was; remiSnded however that he summer session component is not yet
complete.
8. INFORMATION
The next regular meeting of Senate is scheduled for Monday, June
4,
1984, at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m., and the assembly moved on to the
President's residence for a reception hosted by the Chairman and his wife in
honor of outgoing, continuing, and incoming Senators.
H. M. Evans,
Secretary.
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