MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD

ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 1986 KLAUS RIEKHOFP HALL, 7:00 P.M.

Present:

Saywell, W.G., chairman

Basham, C.

Berggren, J.L.

Brown, R.C.

Chant, J.F.

Clayman, B.P.

Cleveland, W.

DAuria, J.M.

Dickinson, J., representing D.A. George

Dobb, T.C.

Feilman, M.

Flynn, G.

Geen, G.

Goodman, D.

Graham, G.A.C.

Hoegg, J.L.

Jones, C.H.W.

Kennedy, P.E.

LeBon, C.

Absent: ?

Cercone, N.

Coleman, P.

Hamilton, W.M.

Holweg, B.

Ivany, J.W.G.

Kazepides, A.C.

Kimball, M.

McAllister, H.

Noonan, M.

Pinfield, L.T.

Roberts, M.C.

Scott, I.M.

Steele, A.G.

Valentine, C.

Weinberg, H.

Wells, E.J.

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Love, C.E.

Marx, R.

Nielsen, V.

Rainey, R.J.S.

Rleckhc(f, K.E.

Saunders, R.

Singh, M.

Tuinman, J.

Verdun-Jones, S.

Vining, A.

Heath, W.R., Secretary

Grant, B., Recording Secretary

In attendance: ?

Boal, D.

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There was no business arising from the Minutes.

a) ?

Elections:

Faculty of Arts

One faculty member to Senate elected by and from the Faculty of Arts to replace M. Feilman f

Elected by acclamation: ?

Criminology

Faculty of Education

One faculty member to Senate elected by and from the Faculty of Education to replace A.C.

Elected by acclamation: ?

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Science

One faculty member to Senate elected by and from the Faculty of Science to replace E.J. Wells

for term of office from June 1, 1986 to May 31, 1989:

Ballots Cast:

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89

Ballots Spoiled: ?

2

Individual totals: Freedman, A.R.

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Elected:

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W. MathewesSciences

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One faculty member to Senate elected by and from the Faculty of Science to replace G.A.C.

Elected by acclamation: ?

Physics

Joint Faculty to Senate

Five faculty members to Senate (one of whom must be from the Faculty of Business

Administration) elected by and from faculty members jointly to replace J

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Berggren,

J

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Chant, M.

Kimball, L. Pinfield & H. Weinberg for terms of office from June 1, 1986 to May 31, 1989:

Elected by acclamation:

Faculty of Business Administration

Ballots Cast:

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301

Ballots Spoiled:

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•dividual totals:

Berggren, J.

Boyanowsky, E.O.

Dyck, N.

Kazepides, A.C.

Swartz, N.

Weinberg, H.

172

177

89

88

123

69

142

167

Elected:

Ehor Boyanowsky

Faculty of Arts - Philosophy

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Student Elections to Senate:

12 Students to Senate by and from the Student Association (with at least one student from each

Ballots Cast:

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864

Ballots Spoiled:

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Individual totals: ?

Almassy. E.

Arnold, T.

Hancock, P.

Kennedy, G.

Naki,S.

Pattison, S.

Rainey, R.

470

Saran, C.

Wark,E.

446

Re-Elected:

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Evelyn Almassy

Faculty of Arts

Richard Rainey

Elected by acclamation:

Simon Custodinho

Gary Kennedy

Stephen Pattison

Ed Wark

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts

Vacancies - No nominations

received:

One student representative from each of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of

Student

Election to Board of Governors:

Two Students by and from the Student Association to the Board of Governors to replace Derek

Ballots Cast:

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896

Ballots Spoiled:

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38

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dividual totals:

Bain, A.

328

Conway,

K.J.

281

Hancock, P. J

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Harvey, M. P.

255

Isobe,R.D.

James, R.

190

Maclaren,R.

Prince,R.E.

Elected: ?

Alexandra Bain ?

Kevin John Conway

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Faculty of Arts

b) Senate was informed that the Scholarship Committee had just completed deliberations

with regard to choosing the nominees for university scholarships such as the Simon Fraser and

Presidents Entrance Scholarships and the Shrum Scholarship. It had been decided to get in

touch personally with these students as quickly as possible to advise them that they

had

won

and the Chairman expressed his hope that this personal touch would be valued by the students

and would encourage them to attend Simon Fraser.

The Chairman reported that a ceremony had been held in the home of John Bene on

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0arch 27, 1986 at which he was awarded the honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa.

He regretted to report that Dr. Bene has since passed away, and thanked Senate for having

granted permission to confer the degree at that time.

d) The Chairman reported that even though public announcements with regard to overall

funding for education have been announced, the actual budget is not yet known and until the

distribution of the operating grant to the three universities, as well as the distribution of

resources through the Centres for Excellence fund are known, it is not possible to plan the

budget or meet with any employee groups to discuss salary and benefit issues. With regard to

the Centres for Excellence fund, Senate was informed that the funds are, in a sense, competitive

and although the Universities Council will offer advice, the Cabinet itself will make the final.

decision. He went on to say that as soon as the guidelines for the fund were made known, the

three university Presidents met and agreed to submit to the Government a common top priority

across universities for these funds which was not for new items but for resources to sustain

current activities at a reasonable level. In addition, each of the universities have submitted a

number of individual programs. The list for Simon Fraser includes both initiatives already

approved by Senate and others that, if approved for funding, would require Senate approval,

the latter submitted on the understanding that funding would be conditional on that approval.

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5.

a)

Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by R. Saunders,

'That the membership of the Policy Committee as

approved in Senate Paper S.85-66 (Appendix I) be

amended to include 'One Lay Senator';

"That the Policy Committee, as approved in Senate Paper

S.85-66 (Appendix I), be re-named to 'Senate Policy

Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries'

(SPCSAB). and that the Adjudication Committees be re-

named to 'Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication

Committeee' (SUAAC) and 'Senate Graduate Awards

Adjudication Committee' (SGAAC)"

"That the Terms of Office, as set out in Appendix II of

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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Moved by S. Verdun-Jones, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

'That Senate approve the revised Terms of Reference for

the Senate Committee on University Budget as set out In

S.86-27"

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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MOTION CARRIED

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Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-28, the proposed

change in Section 1.5.1 of the General Regulations -

Graduate Studies:

Delete: The CGPA is the cumulative average of the grade

points earned in all the graduate courses accepted

towards a Masters or Doctoral degree at this University.

Add: The CGPA Is the cumulative average of the grade

points earned in the SFU graduate courses taken towards

a Masters or Doctoral degree'

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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

'That Senate approve the proposal to admit students

under the category of Concurrent Studies as set out in

SUAB 156 (Revised)

Question was called, and a vote taken.

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iii)

D. Boal, Admissions was in attendance on behalf of N. Heath, Director of Admissions.

K. Rieckhoff noted that the report lacked substance and made particular reference to the

Oatement on the results of the E.S.L. Questionnaire. He indicated it would have been useful to

know the gist of the information received, the type of questions asked, how well the program

was working and the actual findings of the questionnaire.

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c)

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The Secretary of Senate was asked to request a written follow-up report from N. Heat

with respect to the information requested by K. Rieckhoff.

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Following a brief recess, the Assembly moved into Closed Session at 7:40 p.m.

Secretary of the Senate