.
DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD
ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1986 KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL, 7:00 P.M.
OPEN SESSION
Present:
Saywell, W.G., Chairman
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Bateman, F.
Brown, R.C.
Clayman, B.P.
Dickinson, J.
Everton, R.
George, D.A.
Hancock, P.
Kennedy, P.E.
Marx,
k.
Nielsen, V.
Pattison, S.L.
Rainey, R.
Roberts, M.C.
Saunders, R.
Swartz, N.
Verdun-Jones, S.
Weinberg, H.
Boyanowsky, E.O.
Can, S.
D'Auria, J.M.
Dobb, T.C.
Frindt, R.
Goodman, D.
Ivany, J.W.G.
Love, C.E.
Mathewes, R.W.
Osborne, J.A.
Pinfield, L.T.
Rieckhoff, K.E.
Salter, B.E.
Singh, M.
Tuinman, J.
Warsh, M.
Winne, P.H.
Heath, W .R., Secretary -
Grant, B., Recording Secretary
Absent:
Almassy, E.
Barrow, R.
Berggren, J.L.
Custodinho, S.
Hamilton, W.M.
Hoiweg, B.
Salter, L.
Strate, G.
Vining, A.
Arnold, T.
Basham, G.
Cleveland, W.
Geen, G.
Hoegg, J.L.
LeBon, C.
Saran, C.
Strutt, S.
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The Chairman welcomed the following newly elected Senator to Senate: S.
Carr, from the Faculty of Science.
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I.
Approval of the Agenda
The Agenda was approved as distributed.
2.
Approval of the Minutes of the Open Session of November 3. 1986
The Minutes were approved as distributed.
3.
Business Arising from the Minutes
There was no business arising from the Minutes.
4.
Report of the Chairman
a)
The Chairman introduced Mr. Dean Goard, Executive Director of
Universities who was in attendance as an observer and welcomed him to Senate.
b)
The
following letter,
received
from David W.
Strangway, President of
the University of British
Columbia,
was read by
the Chairman into the record:
"The
coach
of the
UBC Football
Team
has been
reported
in the
press
as making
disparaging remarks
about academic standards
at SFU.
Needless to say, I do not
accept
that there is
any validity to these
remarks.
I think they are an example of
one
of those lapses
that can occur when
speaking to the media.
Nonetheless, the
remarks ought not to
have been made, and
I offer
the apologies of UBC to SFU."
c)
The Chairman reported that the Presidents of the three Universities
together with the Chairman of the Universities Council, had met with the new
Minister in charge of Universities, Stanley Hagen, Minister of Continuing Education
and Job Training. It had been an introductory meeting with no formal agenda in
which general issues of concern, particularly in the area of funding and student aid,
were drawn to his attention. Concerns were also expressed over the new portfolio
which has a large number of responsibilities including the apprenticeship programs
and request was made for the Government to reconsider changing the title to
reflect 'higher education' in some way. He felt the meeting had been positive and
that the new Minister was genuinely concerned and responsive to issues presented
to him. The Chairman went on to report that he was scheduled to meet with the
new Deputy Minister of Continuing Education and Job Training, Isabel Kelly early
next week.
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5.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
i)
SENATE
COMMITTEE
ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
a)
Paper S.86-79 - Mathematics & Statistics
Moved by R. Saunders, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-79, the
proposal to combine the following two courses: MATH
190-3 Principles of Mathematics for Teachers I, and
MATH 191-3 Principles of Mathematics for Teachers
II; into one new course MATH 190-4 Principles of
Mathematics for Teachers"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
ii)
SENATE GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE
.
a)
Paper S.86-80 - Dissolution of the Executive Committee of the Senate
Graduate Studies Committee
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend to the Board
of Governors, as set forth in S.86-80, the dissolution
of the Executive Committee, Senate Graduate
Studies Committee"
b)
ED
Question was called, and a vote taken.
Paper S.86-81 - Computing Science
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by D. George,
"That Senate approve and recommend
the Board of Governors, as set forth in
proposed new graduate courses:
CMPT 811-3 Distributed Algorithms
CMPT 812-3 Parallel Computation
CMPT 813-3 Computational Geometry"
MOTION CARRIED
approval to
S.86-81, the
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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c)
Paper S.86-82 - Engineering Science
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by D. George,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-82, the
proposed
curriculum
changes
in the
School
of
Engineering Science:
Delete:
ENSC
835-3
Telephony and Digital Switching
ENSC
851-3
System Implementation Methodology
Add New Courses:
ENSC
85
1-3
Integrated Circuit Technology
ENSC
852-3
Analog Integrated Circuits
ENSC
853-3
Digital Semiconductor Circuits and Devices
ENSC 881-3
Modelling of Engineering Systems
ENSC 883-3
Optimization and Control
ENSC 891-3
Directed Studies I
ENSC 892-3
Directed Studies II
ENSC 894-3
Special Topics I
ENSC
895-3
Special Topics II
ENSC 897
M.Eng. Project
ENSC 898
M.A.Sc. Thesis
Regulation Change:
Explicit allowance for waiver of
ENSC 800-3 Linear
Systems Dynamics as a required
course"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
d)
Paper S.86-83 - Kinesiology
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by S. Verdun-Jones,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-83, the
proposed graduate changes in the School of
Kinesiology
- changes to course requirements for the Master's Degree
- changes to course requirements for the Ph.D. Program
- Changes to regulations - Comprehensive Examinations"
K. Rieckhoff expressed concern about the fact that students were allowed to apply
some of their
,
credit hours for make-up work and he hoped this was not a
widespread practice within the University. J. Dickinson responded by pointing out
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the background of students entering graduate work in Kinesiology was not as
homogeneous as students in other disciplines where they arrive for graduate work
having completed an honors program within the discipline, and therefore very
frequently require some background training.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
e)
Paper S.86-84 - EcQnomics
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by R. Brown,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-84, the
proposed change in the last sentence of the first
paragraph of Section 1 of the Ph.D. degree
requirements:
From: Students specializing in Economics must
include ECON 804-4 and ECON 806-4 as part of their
course work -
To: Students specializing in Economics must include
ECON 803-3, 804-4 and 806-4 as part of their course
work -
and delete ECON 803-3 from the Admission
Requirements"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
f)
Paper S.86-85 - History
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by R. Brown,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-85, the
proposed changes in the Department of History:
Delete: HIST
896-5
Supervised Research Seminar,
Delete: Candidates for the M.A. degree at SFU, after
successful completion of two semesters and a GPA of
3.5
in ten (10) semester hours of course-work in the
Master's program, may apply for admission into the
Ph.D. program,
Add: Candidates for the M.A. degree at SFU may,
under exceptional circumstances, be admitted into
the Ph.D. program without completing the
requirements for an M.A., if they have completed 20
hours of M.A. coursework"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
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g)
Paper S.86-86 - Psychology
.
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by R. Brown,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-86, the
proposed changes in the Department of Psychology
to list the M.A. and Ph.D. requirements for the
Clinical Psychology Programs under a single
heading 'Program in Clinical Psychology'
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
h)
Paper S.86-87 - English
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by R. Brown,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-87,
proposed changes in the Department of English to
the M.A. Program and Ph.D. Program, including
deletion of ENGL 801-5, 802-5,
803-5, 804-5,
806-
5, 807-5,
808-5, 809-5, 810-5, 811-5, 812-5, 813-
5,
814-5
and 815-5; and addition of new courses
ENGL 801-5, 802-5, 803-5, 804-5, 805-5, 806-5,
810-0 and 811-0"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
i)
Paper S.86-88 - Chemistry
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
.
"That Senate
approve and recommend
approval
to
the Board of Governors,
as set forth in
S.8688, the
proposed changes in
the Department of
Chemistry:
Delete:
CHEM 851-3 Stereochemistry
CHEM
852-3
Physical Organic Chemistry
CHEM
853-3
Modern Synthetic
Techniques in
Organic Chemistry
CHEM
854-3
Chemistry of Natural
Products
CHEM
855-3
Biosynthesis of Natural Products
Add:
CHEM
750-3
Advanced Organic
Chemistry I
CHEM
751-3
Advanced Organic
Chemistry 11
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CHEM
752-3
Bio-Organic Chemistry
CHEM
753-3
Photo-Organic Chemistry
CHEM
754-3
Carbohydrate Chemistry"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
i)
Paper S:8689 - Physics
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by K. Rieckhoff,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-89, the
proposed new graduate course, PHYS
875-3
Advanced Nuclear Physics"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
j)
Paper S.86-90 - Mathematics & Statistics/MRM Program
Moved by B. Clayman, seconded by M; Singh,
"That Senate approve and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.86-90, the
proposed new graduate course - STAT 650-5
Quantitative Analysis in Resource Management and
Field Biology and delete - MRM 643 Quantitative
Analysis in Resource Management"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
MOTION CARRIED
iii) SENATE COMMI1TEE ON UNIVERSITY BUDGET
Paper S.86-91 - Annual Report
The Annual Report of the Senate Committee on University Budget was
received by Senate for information.
6.
Other Business
a)
Paper S.86-92 - Notice of Motion - Senate. November 3. 1986
Moved by S. Pattison, seconded by R. Rainey,
"That members of the Board of Governors be
invited to join and participate in a special session of
Senate at least once annually"
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In the brief discussion that followed, there appeared to be a positive feeling
to the general suggestion that the Board and Senate meet to discuss mutual areas of
concern, but it was pointed out that it would be ultravires for a joint meeting of
these bodies to take place at a formal business meeting. Discussion ensued in
which a variety of opinions were expressed as to how such a meeting could be
achieved.
Moved by G. Ivany, seconded by S. Pattison,
"That the motion be referred to the Senate
Committee on Agenda and Rules for report back to
Senate with a possible format for a dialogue to take
place between the two bodies"
Question was called on the motion to refer,
and a vote taken.
MOTION TO REFER CARRIED
b)
H. Weinberg inquired as to the status of his request from the last meeting for
SCUS to look at the issue of vector assignment. The Chairman of SCUS, R. Saunders,
replied that SCUS had not met since the last meeting of Senate and that the issue
would be presented to a subsequent meeting.
c)
Following a brief discussion which resulted from an inquiry about whether or
not the University had a policy with regard to internships and practicums where
students have paid a fee and were required to study off campus, it was noted that
'policies' varied from Faculty to Faculty, even Department by Department, but that
all such programs were presented to, and approved by Senate prior to
implementation.
7.
Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
8.
Information
The date of the next regular meeting of Senate is scheduled for Monday,
January
5,
1987.
Following a very brief recess, the Assembly moved into Closed Session at
7:55
p.m.
W. R. Heath
Secretary of the Senate
