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    DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
    MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY HELD
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    ON MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1996 IN ROOM 3210 WMX, 7:00 P.M.
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    OPEN SESSION
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    Present:
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    Stubbs, 1.0., Chair
    Alderson,. E.
    Amason, K.
    Blazenko, G.
    Boland, L.
    Bullock, D.
    Ciconte, R.
    Clayman, B.
    Dobb, T.
    Dunsterville, V.
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    Etherington, L.
    Gagan, D.
    Heinrich, K.
    Jahn, R
    Jones, C.H.W.
    Karabotsos, F.
    LeMare, L.
    Lewis, B.
    Luk, W.S.
    Marteniuk, R.
    Mathewes, R.
    Mauser, G.
    McAskill, I.
    Mclrines, D.
    Morrison, T.
    Percival, P.
    Peterson, L.
    Pierce, J.
    Rawicz, A.
    Ross, D.
    Sanghera, B.
    Scharfe, E.
    Shapiro, S.
    Stewart, M.L.
    Underhill, 0.
    Whitbread, K.
    Wickstrom, N.
    Winne, P.
    Heath, R., Secretary
    Grant, B., Recording Secretary
    Absent: Barrow, R.
    Beattie, S.
    Blaney, J.
    Dahl, V.
    DAuria, J.
    Dhir, R.
    Howlett, M.
    Keto, D.
    Lord, T.
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    Osborne, J.
    Reed, C.
    Segal, J.
    Warsh, M.
    Wideen, M.
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    1.
    Approval of the Agenda
    The Agenda was approved as distributed.
    2.
    ADvroval of the Minutes of the Oven Session of December 4, 1995
    Referring to the discussion concerning the Environmental Studies issue on
    page 10, it was pointed out that the fourth paragraph dealing with course
    requirements should refer to both Programs I and II. Following this
    amendment, the Minutes were approved.
    3.
    Business Arising from the Minutes
    There was no business arising from the Minutes.
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    4.
    Report of the Chair
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    The Chair advised that he has no further information with respect to
    the budget situation to report at this time.
    5.
    Report of Committees
    a) ?
    Senate Nominating Committee
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    i) ?
    Paper S.96-1 - Elections
    The following are the results of elections conducted by Senate.
    Vacancies for positions not filled will be carried over to the next meeting of
    Senate.
    Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals (SCODA)
    One Alternate Faculty Member (at-large) for term of office, from date of
    election to May 31, 1996.
    Elected by acclamation:
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    Tina Loo
    One Alternate Student Member (at-large) for term of office, from date of
    election to May 31, 1996.
    No nominations received
    Senate Committee on Academic Plannin
    g
    (SCAP) /Senate Committee on
    University Budget (SCUB)
    One Student Senator to replace F. Karabotsos for balance term of office, from
    date of election to May 31, 1996.
    No nominations received
    Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS)
    Two Student Senators (One Regular, One Alternate) to fill an existing vacancy
    and to replace T. Morrison for terms of office, from date of election to May 31,
    1996. ?
    No nominations received
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    Senate Nominating Committee (SNC)
    One Student Senator to replace K. Giffen for term of office, from date of
    election to May 31, 1996.
    No nominations received
    One Senator (at-large) to replace K. Chan for balance term of office, from date
    of election to May 31, 1996. ?
    No nominations received
    Senate Library Committee (SLC)/Library Penalties Appeal Committee (LPAC)
    One Student Senator (Alternate) to replace K. Chan for balance term of office,
    from date of election to May 31, 1996.
    No nominations received
    Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS) - ?
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    One Undergraduate Student Senator to replace T. Morrison for term of office
    from date of election to May 31, 1996.
    No nominations received
    Electoral Standing Committee (ESC)
    One Senator (at-large) to replace K. Giffen for no specified term of office.
    No nominations received
    Senate Appeals Board (SAB)
    Two (Alternate) Faculty Members (at-large) for two-year* terms of office
    effective January 1, 1996.
    *To
    allow for continuity of membership, in this first
    election the candidate receiving the highest number of votes will have a
    three-year term of office (from date of election to May 31, 1998); the runner-up
    will have a two-year term of office (from date of election to May 31, 1997).
    Thereafter, all positions will be filled for a two-year term of office.
    No nominations received
    Two (Alternate) Student Members (at-large) for two-year* terms of office,
    effective January 1, 1996.
    *To
    allow for continuity of membership, in this first
    election the candidate receiving the highest number of votes will have a two-
    year term of office (from date of election to May 31, 1997); the runner-up will
    have a one-year term of office (from date of election to May 31; 1996).
    Thereafter, all positions will be filled for a two-year term of office.
    Elected by acclamation: ? Kai-Lee Klymchuk
    International Undergraduate Student Exchange Committee (IUSEC)
    One Undergraduate Student (at-large) to replace K. Chan for balance term of
    office, from date of election to May 31, 1996.
    No nominations received
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    b) ?
    Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate Committee on
    Undergraduate Studies
    1) ?
    Faculty of Applied Sciences
    i) ?
    Paper S.96-2
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    Undergraduate Curriculum Revisions
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by R. Marteniuk
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, the curriculum revisions for the Faculty of Applied
    Sciences ass set forth in S.96-2 as follows:
    S.96-2a ?
    School of Engineering Science"
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    Senate received information that acting under delegated authority, SCUS
    approved curriculum revisions to existing courses as outlined in S.96-2b
    School of Communication; S.96-2c School of Computing Science, including a
    waiver to permit CMPT 212 in Summer 96-2, and S.96-2d School of
    Kinesiology.
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    2) ?
    Faculty of Education
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    Paper S.96-3 - Undergraduate Curriculum Revisions
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by P. Whine
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors the curriculum revisions for the Faculty of Education
    as set forth in S.96-3 including - New course: EDUC 351-3
    Teaching the Older Adult"
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    3) ?
    Faculty of Science
    1)
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    Paper S.96-4 - Undergraduate Curriculum Revision
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by C. Jones
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors the curriculum revisions for the Faculty of Science as
    set forth in S.96-4 as follows: New course: SCI 300-3 Science and
    Its Impact on Society"
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    Brief discussion took place with respect to the type of topics this course would
    cover.
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    4) ?
    Paper S.96-5 - Temporary Special Topics Courses
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by E. Alderson
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, as set forth in S.96-5, procedures to be followed in the
    creation of temporary Special Topics courses"
    - B: Clayman expressed support for the idea and indicated that he would bring a
    similar recommendation for temporary Special Topics courses at the graduate
    level to the Senate Graduate Studies Committee for consideration.
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    C) ?
    Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate Graduate Studies
    Committee
    1) ?
    Faculty of Science
    i) ?
    Paper S.96-6 - Graduate Curriculum Revisions - Department of
    Biological Sciences
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by B. Clayman
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, as set forth in S.96-6, that the Master of Aquaculture
    Program be terminated as of September 1996"
    Senate was advised that the degree designation will remain available to
    students currently in the program who graduate after September 1996, and
    courses will be made available to them for degree completion. No new
    students will be accepted into the program.
    Question was called, and a vote taken. ?
    MOTION CARRIED
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    ii) ?
    Paper S.96-7 - Graduate Curriculum Revisions - Department of
    Mathematics & Statistics
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by B. Clayman
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, as set forth in S.96-7, the following new courses:
    STAT 806-4 Lifetime Data Analysis; STAT 891-2 Seminar"
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
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    Faculty of Applied Sciences
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    i) ?
    Paper S.96-8 - Graduate Curriculum Revisions School of
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    Science
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by B. Clayman
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, as set forth in S.96-8, the following new courses:
    CMPT 770-3 Computer Graphics; CMPT 873-3 User Interface
    Design; CMPT 878-3 Scientific Visualization; CMPT 880-3 Special
    Topics in Computing Science; CMPT 887-3 Special Topics in
    Computer Graphics"
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    Senate received information that the SGSC, acting under delegated authority,
    approved a change of title for CMPT 827-3.
    ii) ?
    Paper S.96-9 - Graduate Curriculum Revisions - School of Resource and
    Environmental Management
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by B. Clayman
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, as set forth in S.96-9, the following new course: REM
    625-5 Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis for Management
    of Natural Resources; Deletion of REM 615-3 Master of
    Aquaculture Resources; Change in degree requirements for the
    Joint Masters in Natural Resource Management and Business
    Administration"
    Question was called, and a vote taken. ?
    MOTION CARRIED
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    Faculty of Arts
    i) ?
    Paper S.96-10 - Graduate Curriculum Revisions - Department of
    Economics
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by B. Clayman
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, as set forth in S.96-10, the following revisions: (a)
    Deletion of the description of the fields of study; (b) Changes to
    the Graduate Program Requirements for the M.A. core course
    work, M.A. program options, Ph.D. Degree requirements, Ph.D.
    program committees, Ph.D. program deletion of fields of study
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    comprehensive examination entry; (c) New
    courses: ECON 826-4 Industrial Organization II; ECON 860-4
    Environmental Economics; (d) New Calendar entry: Satisfactory
    Performance"
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    Senate received information that the SGSC, acting under delegated authority,
    approved the following revisions: Change of credit hours from 3 credits to 4
    . credits for ECON 802,803; Course number changes: ECON 807-4 to ECON 877-
    4, ECON 808-4 to ECON 878-4, ECON 809-4 to ECON 879-4; Change in
    prerequisites for ECON 811-4; Change in description for ECON 835-4.
    Paper S.96-11 - Graduate Curriculum Revisions - M.A. Option in
    English and French Literatures
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by B. Clayman
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
    Governors, as set forth in S.96-11, the proposed M.A. Option in
    English and French Literatures"
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    4) ?
    Faculty of Business Administration
    1) ?
    Paper S.96-12 - Graduate Curriculum Revisions
    Moved by D. Gagan, seconded by B. Clayman
    "that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of
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    Governors, as set forth in S.96-12, the following new courses:
    BUS 837-4 Human Resource Management II; BUS 901-4, 902-4,
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    903-4, 904-4, 905-4, 906-4, 907-4, 908-4, 909-4, 910-4 - Selected Topics
    in Business Administration; Deletion of BUS 893-4 & 894-4 -
    Selected Topics in Business Administration; BUS 895-4 & 896-4 -
    Selected Topics in Business"
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED
    Senate received information that SGSC, acting under delegated authority,
    approved a change in title and description for BUS 836-4.
    6.
    Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules
    i) ?
    Paper S.95-73 - Revision to the Rules of Senate - Section IV.F.4 - Senate
    Membership
    Moved by L. Boland, seconded by K. Amason
    "that Senate approve that the Rules of Senate, Section IV.F
    relating to the election of students be amended to include the
    following provision:
    4. There shall be at least one graduate student and one
    . undergraduate student among the total number of students
    elected to Senate under Part 7, Section 34(2)(h) of the
    University Act"
    Brief discussion took place with respect to the impact this proposal will have
    on current electoral procedures of students to Senate.
    Question was called, and a vote taken.
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    MOTION CARRIED BY
    REQUIRED 2/3 MAJORITY
    7.
    Other Business
    There was no other business.
    8.
    Information
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of Senate will take place on Monday,
    February 5, 1996.
    The Assembly moved directly into Closed Session at 7:30 p.m.
    N. Heath
    Acting Secretary of Senate
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