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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD ?
ON MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1990 KLAUS RIECKHOFF HALL, 7:00 P.M.
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OPEN SESSION
Present: ?
Saywell, W.G., Chair
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Blackman, R.
Blaney, J.
Bowman, M.
Brown, R.
Bukovac, S.
Carlson, R.
Cercone, N.
Clayman, B.
D'Auria, J.
Di Fonzo, A.
Dill, L.
Dobb, T.
Duguid, S.
Faith, K.
George, D.
Giffen,
K.
Gray, P.
Heinrich, K.
Hendrickson, T.
Hoechsmann, M.
Hoegg, J.L.
Jones, C.
Luk, W. S.
Maaske, R.
Mauser, G.
Munro, D.
Myers, T.
Nielsen, V.
Palmer, E.
Palmer, L.
Percival, P.
Reich, K.
Rieckhoff, K.
Salter, L.
Stewart, M.L.
Swartz, N.
Verdun-Jones, S.
Wade, S.
Heath, W.R., Secretary
Grant, B., Recording Secretary
Absent:
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Barrow, R.
Covell, M.
Djwa, S.
Evenden, L.
Gibbons, N.
Green, C.
Leiss, W.
Pinfleid, L.
Radii, M.
Rae, B.
Reilly, N.
Saunders, R.
Shannon, D.
Shapiro, S.
Tjosvold, D.
Tuinman, J.
Walker, R.
Warsh, M.
Winne, P.
In attendance:
Alderson, E.
Cuperman, V.
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1.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
The Agenda was approved as distributed.
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2.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE
OPEN SESSION OF APRIL 2. 1990
The Minutes were approved as distributed.
3.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
L. Salter drew Senate's attention to a technical revision to the motion passed at the last
meeting in conjunction with the guidelines for the reviews of academic units (Paper
S.90-33). The documentation made reference to the policy contained in Paper S.81-81
when in fact a later version of the policy was approved under Paper S.81-157. Although
there were no substantive differences effecting reviews in S.81457, since it was a
different policy than the one referred to in S.90-33, Senate was being informed.
4.
REPORT OF THE CHAIR
i)
On behalf of Senate, the Chair offered congratulations to re-elected and newly
elected Senators and welcomed them to Senate. A summary of election results is
appended to the Minutes.
ii)
Referring to the recent press conference held by the Provincial Government, the
Chair reported that the Fraser Valley Report prepared by Douglas College,
Kwantlen College, Fraser Valley College, and Simon Fraser University had been
made public. Announcement was made that a Task Force was being established to
solicit community views on the Report and its recommendations. It was expected
that a new facility would be needed within five year's time to accommodate
growth. in this area and, in the meantime, the Government had reiterated its
commitment that the four existing institutions involved in the Fraser Valley
initiative would be given the capacity to grow and accommodate the growth in the
intervening years.
iii)
The Chair offered congratulations to the Office of the Registrar, particularly the
high school liaison area, for the success of the Access 90 Conference recently
held at Simon Fraser University. He noted it was a new initiative and had attracted
some 200 participants from across the country.
iv)
Senators were reminded of the Convocation ceremonies scheduled for June 7th
and 18th and were encouraged to participate in the academic procession.
i) ?
Senate Nominating Committee
a) ?
Paper S.90-36 - Elections
The following are the results of elections to the undernoted Senate Committees:
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING (SCAP)LSENATE
COMMITTEE
ON UNIVERSITY
BUDGET (SCUB
One Senator (at-large)
to replace W. Cleveland for balance term of office, from date
of election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by ?
acclamation:
M. COVELL
One ?
Lay ?
Senator
to replace A. Wotherspoon
for balance term of office, from date of
election to September 30, 1990.
Elected
?
by
?
acclamation:
V. NIELSEN
One ?
Student ?
Senator
to replace D. Munro
for balance term of office, from date of
election to September 30,
?
1991.
Elected by ?
acclamation:
M.
RADIL
One ?
Student ?
Senator
?
to replace B. Bedford
for balance term of office, from date of
election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by ?
acclamation:
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K. GIFFEN
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SENATE COMMi'rii ON AGENDA AND RULES (SCAR)
One Senator (at-large)
to replace A.C. Kazepides for balance term of office, from date
of election to September 30, 1991.
Elected by acclamation: ?
N. REILLY
SENATE COMMi'rn ON CONTINUING STUDIES (SCCS
Two Faculty Senators
to replace A. Rudrum and J. Dickinson for balance terms of
office, from date of election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by acclamation: ?
N. CERCONE
Insufficient nominations received to fill all vacancies
One Student Senator Alternate
to replace J. Gill for balance term of office, from date
of election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by acclamation: ?
P. GRAY
SENATE
COMMr1Tu
ON HONORARY
DEGREES (SCHTh
One Faculty Senator (Faculty of
Education) to replace A.C. Kazepides from date of
election for no specified term of office.
Elected by acclamation: ?
R. WALKER
One
Lay Senator to replace A. Wotherspoon from date of election for no specified term
of office.
Elected by acclamation: ?
S. DUGUID
SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE (SLO
One Senator (at-large)
to replace A. Freedman for balance term of office, from date
of election to September 30, 1991.
Elected by acclamation: ?
L. DILL
SENATE NOMINATING COMMITTEE (SNC)
One Senator (at-large)
to replace A. Rudrum for balance term of office, from date of
election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by acclamation: ?
M.L.
STEWART
One Student Senator
to replace G. Addison for balance term of office, from date of
election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by acclamation: ?
A. DI FONZO
SENATE UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS BOARD (SUAB
One Student Senator
to replace T. Hendrickson for balance term of office, from date of
election to September 30, 1990.
Elected by acclamation: ?
T. MYERS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (SCUS
One Undergraduate Student Senator
to replace T. Hendrickson for balance term of
office, from date of election for no specified term of office.
Elected by acclamation: ?
S. BIJKOVAC
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Moved by L. Salter, seconded by B. Clayman
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors as set forth in S.90-37 the proposed Ph.D. Program in
Engineering Science"
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V. Cuperman, Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, School of Engineering Science, was in
attendance as a resource person.
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Reference was made to the comments of the external reviewers on the role of
Mathematics in this program and concern was expressed that there was no response
about this from the School of Engineering Science. The recommendations included a,
course on coding theory and Senate was informed that several years ago the Department
of Mathematics and Statistics, in conjunction with Engineering Science, had developed a
course on coding theory - MATH 447, yet this course was not included in the proposal.
Opinion was expressed that there were at least seven other Math courses that could be
recommended to students in this program and concern was raised that the content of
many of the newly proposed Engineering Sciences courses was already covered in
existing Math courses. It was suggested that there had been a lack of consultation
between the Department of Mathematics and the School of Engineering Science and
opinion was expressed that the proposal should be sent back to allow this consultation to
take place.
B. Clayman pointed, out that representatives from the Faculty of Science, including the
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, were present during consideration of this
program at meetings of the Assessment Committee for New Graduate Programs as well as
at the Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
V. Cuperman responded that the question of overlap with Mathematics courses is
arguable, and although some topics may sound the same on paper, they are taught with a
completely different approach for Engineering Science. He acknowledged that the
coding course in Mathematics would be used in the program even though it was not
specifically listed in the proposal.
Disappointment
was ?
expressed ?
that ?
efforts ?
had ?
not
been ?
made
in
?
the ?
proposal ?
to
encourage more
women into the discipline and suggestion
was made
that every effort
be
made to encourage the involvement of women in this
discipline. ?
D.
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George pointed out
that qualified women
are very much in demand both
in ?
industry
and in the academic
community, ?
and thus ?
recruitment ?
is ?
very ?
competitive.
Although
the ?
School has been
actively ?
trying
to ?
recruit ?
women ?
faculty ?
members,
its ?
last ?
two
attempts ?
have ?
been
unsuccessful.
A philosophical concern was raised with respect to the strong emphasis placed on the
focus of the program towards joint profit oriented research ventures with industry
which, in the opinion expressed, detracted from the traditional role of the university as
an educational institution. D. George confirmed that from its earliest inception the
School of Engineering Science has placed considerable emphasis on industrial
interaction but was in no way involved in any form of industrial consulting.
In reply to an inquiry regarding the implementation date of the program, B. Clayman
advised that, if approved, intent was to offer the program in the Fall 1990 semester.
Reference was made to past practice of not offering new courses and new programs
until they appeared in the
Calendar.
It was pointed out that this practice normally
applied to the undergraduate curriculum and that while a Calendar entry was desirable,
it was' not essential and Senate had authority to approve a waiver so that the offering
could take place as soon as possible following approval. There was no objection to the
suggestion from the Chair that such a waiver would be implicit in the motion should the
motion carry.
Since there did not appear to be any substantial objections or reservations to the
introduction of a PhD program in Engineering Science, and since the only opposition
appeared to be related to the issue of consultation with respect to a number of the
proposed new graduate courses which V. Cuperman indicated would not be offered in
.
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September 1990 in any event, a suggestion to direct the Department of Mathematics and
Statistics and the School of Engineering Science to meet, discuss, and attempt to resolve
the concerns expressed, and report back to Senate in September was accepted as a
friendly amendment to the motion
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION
AS AMENDED CARRIED
b) ?
Paper S.90-38 - Proposal for a Master of Arts (Liberal Studies) program
Moved by L. Salter, seconded by B. Clayman
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
Governors, as set forth in S.90-38, the proposed Master of Arts
(Liberal Studies)
E. Alderson was in attendance as a resource person.
In reply to an inquiry concerning vector information, E. Alderson informed Senate that
the courses would normally meet five hours per week but the specific scheduling had
not yet been planned.
Considerable discussion took place with regard to Library resources in which concerns
were expressed about the difficulty of access to library resources, the narrow collection
available at Harbour Centre, and the difficulties associated with transporting materials
between the two campuses. It was noted that the University had received an endowment
• towards this program from which a specific amount has been allocated to annually
increase library facilities to an adequate level both on campus and at Harbour Centre.
In the initial stages of the program, however, it was anticipated that students may have
to depend on resources from other Libraries. T. Dobb referred to previous Senate
approvals of new courses and programs that did not have assurance of adequate Library
resources but, in this particular case,, he wished to point out that the nature and scope of
the program presented specific difficulties for the Library and he wanted Senate to be
fully aware of the Library's concerns.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
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Moved by D. Munro, seconded by K. Rieckhoff
"that Senate strongly support and recommend to the appropriate
administrative unit that existing student common room space be
frozen at its current level"
D. Munro explained that it was his understanding that plans were underway to remove
some of the student common rooms. He felt such removal strongly impacted the
academic performance of students and went on to comment about the lack of study and
spcial space for students at Simon Fraser University.
j.
Brown informed Senate that the Faculty of Arts was presently considering converting
. some student common room space into teaching space. He advised that it was with regret
that this present action was under consideration but he stressed the space crisis that the
Faculty of Arts was facing in the Fall semester and said it was a question of priority for
using the space to service the greatest number of students. Should the decision be made
in the Faculty of Arts to take student common room space away, R. Brown informed
Senate of a commitment to give first priority in returning the space for that purpose
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when allocation of new space made it possible.
Reference was made to a recent survey carried out by the Student Society which
indicated that the primary concern of students was to have more space to study, and
suggestion was made that since students have been paying an increase on their fees to
support a student building, the Student Society should take some responsibility in this
matter and come forward with a proposal to help alleviate the problem. Opinion: was
expressed that it was not the responsibility of the Student Society to provide adequate
study space at a university and that any building that the Student Society puts up should
not be considered by the University as a campus resource.
Senate was reminded that funding was in place for the construction of several new
buildings which, when complete, will significantly reduce the space pressures of the
University, but this relief will not be achieved by the Fall semester and everyone,
including instructional staff, will be required to cooperate as best they can to
accommodate the numbers.
The Chair accepted a request to have the Chair of the University Space Committee
present a report to Senate on the current and future plans of the University with regard
to the issue of space.
The Chair reiterated that Senate had no jurisdiction with regard to the motion before it
but, if approved, the motion would be forwarded to the appropriate University
authorities as an expression of the concern of Senate about this issue.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
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NOTICES OF MOTION
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There were no notices of motion.
INFORMATION
The date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of Senate is Monday, July 9, 1990.
The Assembly moved directly into Closed Session at 9:10 p.m.
W. R. Heath
Secretary of Senate
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