SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

TO: Members of Senate

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FROM:

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Alison Watt

Director

University Secretariat

SUBJECT:

Notice of Meeting ?

DATE: ?

September 23, 2003

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A meeting of Senate ?

will be held on Monday, October 6, 2003 at 7:00 pm ?

in

Room 3210 - West Mall Centre

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SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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AGENDA - OPEN SESSION

Monday, October 6, 2003 ?

7:00 pm - Room 3210 - West Mall Centre

1.

Approval of the Agenda

2.

Approval of the Minutes of the Open Session of September 15, 2003

(Minutes were not available at the time of Senate distribution. They

will be distributed at a later date)

3.

Business Arising from the Minutes

4.

Report of the Chair

5.

Question Period *

6.

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Reports of Committees

A) Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules

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Motion from Senator Giacomaritomo

S.03-84

ii) Motion from Senator Giacomantonio

S.03-85

iii) Bond Funds Allocation Policy (For Information)

S.03-86

B) Research Ethics Board

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i) Annual Report (For Information)

S.03-87

C) Senate Committee on University Priorities

i) ?

External Review - Dept of Sociology & Anthropology

S.03-88

ii) Final Progress Report - Gerontology Program and

S.03-89

Research Centre (For Information)

iii) Proposal for Faculty of Health Sciences

S.03-90

iv) CFI and CRC Strategic Research Plan (For Information)

S.03-91

D) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies

i)

Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee -

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S.03-92

Recommendation to extend Diverse Qualifications Admission

Policy for 5 years

ii)

Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Arts

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S.03-93

For Information: Archaeology, Contemporary Arts,

Criminology, Geography

iii)

Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Science

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S.03-94

For Information: Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences,

Statistics and Actuarial Science

E) Senate Graduate Studies Committee

i) Introduction of credit hours to comprehensive exams,

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S.03-95

extended essays, projects or theses and process for

implementation of fee collection (For Information)

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ii) Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Applied Sciences

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S.03-96

For Information: Communication

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iii) Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Business Administration

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S.03-97

For Information

iv)

Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Education - For Information

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S.03-98

v) Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Science

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S.03-99

For Information: Earth Sciences

F) Senate Nominating Committee

i) Elections - Senate Committee Vacancies ?

S.03-100

7.

Other Business

i) Research Ethics Board - Short term appointments

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S.03-101

8.

Information

Date of Next Regular Meeting - Monday, November 3, 2003.

Location will be the

Morris J

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Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 505 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B

5K3

Agenda items and papers for the November meeting will be required by the Secretary by

11:30 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2003. Submissions may be e-mailed to bgrant@sfu.ca

but

must be followed up by signed paper submissions. These items will be considered by the

Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 with Senate distribution

on Friday, October 24, 2003.

The Senate agenda is available on the Web (http:/ /www.reg.sfu.ca/Senate_agenda.html)

and

papers for Senate meetings are accessible in the Library Reserves (SEN.000).

Questions should be submitted in writing to the Secretary of Senate, Alison Watt,

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Bobbie Grant, Registrar's Office or by e-mail to watt@sfu.ca

by October 1, 2003 at 9:00 a.m.

Alison Watt

Director, University Secretariat

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