DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE

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

ON MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1988 KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL, 4:30 P.M.

OPEN SESSION

Present: ?

Ivany, J.W.G., Acting Chair

Alderson, E.

Absent: ?

Bains, H.

Almassy, E.

Barrow, R.

Berggren, L.

Beedie, R.

Cercone, N.

Bralic, V.

Clayman, B.

Cleveland, W.

Covell, M.

Cooper, A.

Djwa, S.

D'Auria, J.

Freedman, A.

Dobb, T.

George, D.

Fitzsimmons, C.

Goodman, D.

Kazepides, T.

Hoegg, J.L.

Maaske, R.

Horn, C.

Mathewes, R.

Jones, C.

Kennedy, P.

Mauser, G.

Nielsen, V.

McGivern, R.

Nyvik, S.

Nicol, I.

Palmer, L.

Osborne, J.

Reilly, N.

Rae, B.

Salter, L.

Rashed, S.

Saywell, W.

Rieckhoff, K.

Shapiro, S.

Saunders, R.

Shickele, J.

Strate, G.

Tjosvold, D.

Swartz, N.

Winne, P.

Tuinman, J.

Wotherspoon, A.

Vining, A.

Warsh, M.

Weinberg, H.

W. R. Heath, Secretary

Grant, B., Recording Secretary

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1. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

The Agenda was approved as distributed.

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OPEN SESSION OF MAY 9. 1988

The Minutes were approved as distributed.

3. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

Paper S.88-25 - Follow-Up Information - Annual Report of the Senate

Graduate Studies Committee

A report from the Dean of Graduate Studies providing data on the composition

of persons recommended for Masters or Doctoral degrees was received by Senate

for information.

Selling and Leasing Back University Assets

In response to an inquiry regarding updated information on the issue of

universities selling and leasing back university assets, the Chair reported that

British Columbia had agreed to a request from the Federal Government to put a

moratorium on any such activity. In the interim, the Vice-President, Finance has

been requested by the President to look into the issue.

There was no further business arising from the Minutes.

4. REPORT OF THE CHAIR

There was no report from the Chair.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

a) ?

Senate Nominating Committee ?

Paper S.88-26 - Elections

The following are the results of elections to fill vacancies on the undernoted

Senate Committees:

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING (SCAP)/SENATE COMMITTEE

ON UNIVERSITY BUDGET (SCUB)

TWO STUDENT SENATORS to replace B. Busch and to fill an existing vacancy

for balance terms of office, from June 1, 1988 to September 30, 1988.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION: ?

R. BEEDIE

R. MCGIVERN

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ONE STUDENT SENATOR to replace R. Irvine for balance term of office, from

June 1, 1988 to September 30, 1989.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

I. NICOL

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGENDA AND RULES (SCAR)

ONE STUDENT SENATOR to fill an existing vacancy for term of office from date

of election to September 30, 1989.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

H. BAINS

SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES (SCCS)

TWO SENATORS AT-LARGE to replace K. Heinrich and M. Roberts respectively

for balance terms of office, from June 1, 1988 to September 30, 1989.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

M. COVELL

D. TJOSVOLD

ONE STUDENT SENATOR AND ONE STUDENT SENATOR ALTERNATE to fill an

existing vacancy and to replace S. Milton for balance terms of office from June

1, 1988 to September 30, 1988.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

R. MCGIVERN

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HONORARY DEGREES (SCHD)

ONE STUDENT SENATOR to replace S. Magid from June 1, 1988 for no specified

term of office.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

H. BAINS

SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE (SLC)

ONE SENATOR AT-LARGE to replace M. Roberts for balance term of office,

from June 1, 1988 to September 30, 1989..

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

R. BARROW

SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE (SLC)/LIBRARY PENALTIES APPEAL

COMMITTEE (LPAC)

ONE STUDENT SENATOR ALTERNATE to replace T. Arnold for balance teTM of

office, from June 1, 1988 to September 30, 1988.

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NO NOMINATIONS RECEIVED:

VACANT

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SENATE NOMINATING COMMITTEE (SNC)

ONE SENATOR AT-LARGE to replace M. Roberts for balance term of office,

from June 1, 1988 to September 30, 1988.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

N. SWARTZ

ONE STUDENT SENATOR ALTERNATE to fill an existing vacancy for term of

office from, date of election to September 30, 1988.

NO NOMINATIONS RECEIVED:

VACANT

SENATE UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOARD (SUAB)

TWO STUDENT SENATORS AND ONE STUDENT SENATOR ALTERNATE to replace

P. Slanz and fill existing vacancies for balance terms of office from June

1,1988 to September 30, 1988.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION: ?

S. RASHED

INSUFFICIENT NOMINATIONS RECEIVED: ?

VACANT

ONE SENATOR AT-LARGE to replace C. E. Love for balance term of office, from

June 1, 1988 to September 30, 1988.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION: ?

S. NYVIK

SENATE APPEALS BOARD (SAB)

ONE FACULTY SENATOR (ALTERNATE) to replace L. Salter, from date of

election for no specified term of office.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION: ? P. WINNE

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (SCUS)

ONE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SENATOR to replace S. Magid from June 1,

1988 for no specified term of office.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

I. NICOL

SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS. AWARDS & BURSARIES

(SPCSAB)

ONE FACULTY MEMBER to replace K. Heinrich for balance term of office, from

September 4, 1988 to September 30, 1989.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

L. PALMER

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ONE STUDENT AT-LARGE to replace M. .Hollingshead for balance term of office,

. from date of election to September 30, 1988. (Nominations for this position

are provided by the Student Society and forwarded to the SNC by the.

Registrar's Office).

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

S. COX

SENATE UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS AJUDICATION COMMITTEE (SUAAC)

ONE STUDENT AT-LARGE to replace P. Mendes for balance term of office, from

date of election to September 30, 1988. (Nominations for this position are

provided by the Student Society and forwarded to the SNC by the Registrar's

Office).

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

C. PETERSEN

ELECTORAL STANDING COMMITTEE (ESC)

ONE STUDENT SENATOR to replace T. Arnold from June 1, 1988 for no

specified term of office.

ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION:

S. RASHED

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b) ?

Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships. Awards & Bursaries

Paper S.88-27 - Annual Report

The Annual Report of the Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards

and Bursaries was received by Senate for information.

6. OTHER BUSINESS

Task Force on University Size

Paper S.88-28 - Enrolment Limits: September 1988

G. Ivany explained that the University Act gives to the Board of

Governors,

with approval of Senate, the power to limit enrolment. At the May meeting of the

Board, a limitation of 3,000 new admission for the Fall Semester was approved and

the same recommendation is now before Senate for formal approval.

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

"that the Registrar set a target of 3,000 new

admissions for 88-3. Any resulting reductions will

be accomplished as described in the memo of April

21, 1988, referred to in S.88-28"

Following a brief discussion, a proposal to specify that the reduction to new

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admissions pertained to 'undergraduate' students was accepted as a friendly

amendment.

Question was called, and a vote taken.

MOTION (AS AMENDED)

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED

NOTICES OF MOTION

There were no notices of motion.

INFORMATION

The date of the next regular meeting of Senate is scheduled for Monday, July

4, 1988.

The Assembly moved directly into Closed Session at

4:50

p.m.

W. R. Heath

Secretary of the Senate