DRAFT UNTIL APPROVED BY SENATE
Minutes of a Meeting of the Senate of Simon Fraser University held on
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Monday, July 10, 2000 in Room 3210 West Mall Centre
Open Session
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Present: ?
Blaney, Jack, President and Chair
Bawa, Parveen
Budra, Paul
Cooper, Kait
Copeland, Lynn
D'Auria, John
Davidson, Willie
England, William
Gerson, Carole
Giffen, Ken
Grimmett, Peter
Gupte, Jaideep
Hill, Ross
Hold, Angela
Klymson, Sarah
LaRocque, Linda
Mauser, Gary
McInnes, Dina
Meredith, Lindsay (representing J.Waterhouse)
Miralles-Sanchez, Veronika
Naef, Barbara
Ogloff, James
Osborne, Judith
Paterson, David
Percival, Paul
Peters, Joseph
Petersen, Nancy (representing C. Yerbury)
Pierce, John
Russell, Robert
Sanghera, Balwant
Smith, Michael
Steinbach, Christopher
Stewart, Ryan
Thompson, Janny (representing R. Barrow)
Warsh, Michael
Weldon, Larry
Wessel, Silvia
Yau, David
Zaichkowsky, Judith
Zazkis, Rina
Absent: ?
Atkins, Stella
Chan, Albert
Clayman, Bruce
Delgrande, James
Driver, Jon
Dunsterville, Valerie
Finley, David
Harris, Richard
Jackson, Margaret
Jones, John
Livadiotakis, Georgia
Marteniuk, Ron
McArthur, James
McFetridge, Paul
Munro, Jock
Peterson, Louis
Runyowa, Mac
To, Shek Yan
Wong, Milton
Words, Michael
In attendance:
Jones, Cohn
MacKinnon, Allan
Heath, Ron, Dean of Student Services and Registrar
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Watt, Alison, Director, University Secretariat
Grant, Bobbie, Recording Secretary
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1. ?
Approval
Senate was
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advised
the Agendathat
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Item 6.b.i - Schedule of Dates - should read 2001-3 to 2003-2.
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Following this change, the Agenda was approved.
2. ?
Approval of the Minutes of the Open Session of June
5,
2000
The Minutes were approved as distributed.
3. ?
Business Arising from the Minutes
There was no business arising from the Minutes.
4. ?
Report of the Chair
i)
Eastern Indonesia
C. Jones, Executive Director of International Relations, was in attendance at the request
of the Chair to provide Senate with a report on recent developments in Eastern Indonesia.
Senate was advised that the University of Pattimura in Ambon, Eastern Indonesia was
destroyed in an attack on July 4, 2000. The University of Pattimura was one of several
universities involved in SFU's Eastern Indonesia Universities Development Project
(EIUDP) which has been ongoing since 1987-88 and will finish in 2001. Seven EIUDP
Fellows from the Ambon region set to graduate from Canadian universities in August
(four at SFU, two at UBC, and one at the University of Manitoba) will remain in Canada
with funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). SFU,
through the support of the faculty members who have participated in the EIUDP project,
hopes to raise funds to assist the displaced students and faculty members from the
University of Pattimura. The President, on behalf of the University, will send a letter
expressing deep regrets and offering whatever support possible.
ii)
Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Eastern Indonesia University Development
Project
Senate was advised that three people have been appointed by SCAR as the committee to
carry out the review. The committee will be chaired by Robert Anderson, School of
Communication, and the other two members are Lorena Jara, graduate student, and John
Chant, Department of Economics.
iii)
September 8" meeting of Senate
Senate was advised that the September 18, 2000 meeting of Senate would be held in the
new Centre for Dialogue located across the Street from the Harbour Centre campus.
Secretar y
's Note: Subsequent to the July meeting, it was determined that the September
meeting would not be held in the new Centre for Dialogue but would take place on the
Burnaby campus as originally scheduled.
5. ?
Question Period
Senate was reminded of the new procedure whereby Senators could submit questions five
days prior to Senate for response at the appropriate Senate meeting. No questions had
been received, and no oral questions were posed.
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6.
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Reports of Committees
a) ?
Senate Nominating Committee
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Paper S.00-62 - Elections to Senate Committees
The following are the results of elections to Senate committees. There were insufficient
nominations received to fill all positions; vacancies will be carried over and brought
forward to the next meeting of Senate.
Senate Committee on Disciplinar
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Appeals (SCODA)
One Faculty Member (at-large) (Alternate) for the period until May 31, 2001.?
Elected by acclamation: ?
Ross Hill
Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS)
One Faculty Senator for term of office to May 31, 2002.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Margaret Jackson
One Student Senator for term of office to May 31, 2002.
No nominations received
One Alternate Student (at-large) for term of office to May 31, 2002.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Lawrence Ho
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Senate Committee on University Honours (SCUH)
One Faculty Senator (Faculty of Arts) for term of office to May 31, 2001.
No nominations received
One Senator (at-large) for term of office to May 31, 2001.
Candidates: R. Stewart, S.Y. To, D. Yau
Elected:
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Ryan Stewart
Senate Librar
y Committee (SLCLand Librar y
Penalties Anoeal Committee (LPAC
Two Undergraduate Students (1 regular/1 alternate) for terms of office to May 31, 2001
(Regular member) and May 31, 2002 (Alternate member)
Elected by acclamation as Regular member:
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Lawrence Ho
(Alternate position remains vacant)
One Graduate Student (Alternate) for term of office to May 31, 2002.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Laila Singh
Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships. Awards and Bursaries (SPCSAB)
One Graduate Student (at-large) for term of office to May 31, 2001. Note: The student
elected to this committee coincidentally becomes a member of the Senate Graduate
Awards Adjudication Committee.
Candidates: T. Lacourse, C. Vanston
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sElected: ?
Claire Vanston
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Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee (SGAAC)
One Graduate Student (at-large) for term of office to May 31, 2001.
No nominations received
Senate Appeals Board (SAB'
One Graduate Student (at-large) Alternate for term of office to May 31, 2002.
No nominations received
Committee to Review University Admissions (CRUA)
One Undergraduate Student (at-large) Alternate for term of office to August 31, 2000.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Lawrence Ho
Senate Committee on Enrolment Management and Planning (SCEMP)
One Graduate Student (at-large) for term of office to May 31, 2001.
No nominations received
Senate Committee on Universit
y Teaching and Learning (SCUTL)
One Undergraduate Student (at-large) for term of office to May 31, 2001.
Candidates: L. Ho, R. Stewart, S.Y. To, D. Yau
Elected:
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Ryan Stewart
Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee (DOAC)
One Faculty member (at-large) for term of office to May 31, 2001.
No nominations received ?
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b) ?
Calendar Committee
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Paper S.00-63 - Schedule of Dates 2001-3 to 2003-2
Moved by J. Osborne, seconded by W. Davidson
"that Senate approve the proposed Academic Calendar of Events for 2001-
3 to 2003-2, as set forth in S.00-63"
In response to an inquiry as to whether or not there would be a re-evaluation of the
reading break, Senate was advised that the original proposal suggested that an evaluation
take place at the end of the third reading break.
Question was called, and a vote taken. ?
MOTION CARRIED
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C) ?
Senate Graduate Studies Committee
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Paper S.00-64 - Faculty of Arts - Graduate Curriculum Revisions (For
Information)
Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under
delegated authority, approved curriculum revisions in the following departments:
a)
Department of English: Change to MA Field Examination - Option B; Change to
MA Examinations - Thesis Option; New course - ENGL 808
b)
Department of Histor
y : Change of Title - HIST 810 and 812
C)
Department of Gerontology:
Addition of GERO 803 to the project-stream option;
Addition of course descriptions for GERO 898 and 899; New course - GERO
840; Revision to Calendar entry regarding clarification of deadlines and support
documentation for applicants for admission; Revision to list of elective courses to
reflect the addition of GERO 840
d) Department of Archaeology: Title change - ARCH 871, 894,
895;
Title and
description change - ARCH 876, 896; New courses - ARCH 892, 893; Course
deletions - ARCH 840, 875, 881, 882, 883 and 897
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Paper
S.00-65 -
Faculty of Science - Graduate Curriculum Revisions (For
Information)
. Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under
delegated authority, approved curriculum revisions in the Department of Mathematics
and Statistics as follows: New courses - MATH 981, 982; Revisions to the M.Sc.
Statistics Program Requirements; Revisions to the Ph.D. Program requirements;
Revisions to STAT 811 and 812, including changes to course descriptions and a change
in grading from S/U to regular grading.
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Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules
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Paper S.00-66 - Senate Committee on University Honours - Revised membership
and terms of reference
Moved by C. Steinbach, seconded by J. Osborne
"that Senate approve the revisions to the Senate Committee on University
Honours as outlined in S.00-66"
Senate was reminded that the revisions to membership and terms of reference had
previously been approved by Senate but the SCUH was recommending other changes
with regard to the designation of a Vice-Chair, quorum, and other additions including an
appendix of the awards to be determined by the Committee.
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Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
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ii)
Paper S.00-67 - Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies - Revised
membership and terms of reference
Moved by J. Osborne, seconded by B. Sanghera
"that Senate approve the revisions to membership and terms of reference
of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies as outlined in S.00-
67"
A. MacKinnon, Chair of SCUS was in attendance in order to respond to questions
particularly with regard to the proposal to reconsider the restructuring of the composition
of the committee.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
without opposition
iii)
Paper S.00-68 - Miscellaneous revisions to Committees - Calendar Committee,
Electoral Standing Committee, Senate Librar
y Committee, Librar
y Penalties
Appeal Committee, Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee
Senate was informed that the motion should be amended so that the proposed quorum for
the Library Penalties Appeals Committee should read '3 voting members' instead of
'already in place'. The committee is smaller than it was and the quorum should be
reduced accordingly.
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Moved by J. Osborne, seconded by L. Copeland
"that Senate approve the revisions to these Senate Committees
recommended by these various committees:
Committee ?
Vice-Chair ?
Quorum
Calendar Committee ?
elect annually ?
3 voting members
Electoral Standing Committee
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elect 2 year term
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2 voting members
Library Penalties Appeals Com.
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elect annually
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3
voting members
Diverse Qual. Adjudication Corn. elect annually
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5
voting members
and the revision of the Electoral Standing Committee to change "the Director,
Secretariat Services" to "the Senate Assistant and Electoral Officer" resulting
from recent organizational changes".
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
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Other Business
i) ?
Paper S.00-69 - Revision to Policy A.32.01 - Award for Excellence in Teaching
Moved by J. Osborne, seconded by C. Gerson
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"that Senate approve, and recommend approval to the Board of Governors,
the revisions to Policy A. 32.01 - Award for Excellence in Teaching, as
outlined in S.00-69"
Brief discussion ensued with regard to eligibility of lecturers and sessional lecturers.
Senate was advised that lecturers would be eligible for this award but sessional lecturers
would not.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
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Information
Date of next regularly scheduled meeting of Senate - Monday, September 18, 2000.
Although he was not present, the Chair wished to acknowledge the retirement of L. Peterson and
on behalf of the University, extend thanks and appreciation to Dr. Peterson for his contributions
and many years of diligent service on behalf of the University as a member of Senate.
The Open Session adjourned at
5:45
pm and, following a brief recess, the Assembly moved into
Closed Session.
Alison Watt
Director, University Secretariat
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