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Minutes of a Meeting of the Senate of Simon Fraser University held on
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Monday, June 13, 2005 in Room 3210 WMC at
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Open Session
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Present: Stevenson, Michael, President and Chair of Senate
Absent:
Breden, Felix
Apaak, Clement
Dean, Charmaine
Black, Sam
Deigrande, James
Brennand, Tracy
Grimmett, Peter
Budd, James
Honda, Barry
Caufield, Sarah
Horvath, Adam
Copeland, Lynn
Louie, Brandt
Delgrande, James
Love, Ernie
Dickinson, John
McArthur, James
Dickinson, Peter
Pinto, Mario
Driver, Jon
Plischke, Michael
Easton, Stephen
Waterhouse, John
Ester, Martin
Weeks, Daniel
Fizzell, Maureen
Woodbury, Robert
Fleming-Saraceno, David
Yerbury, Cohn
Francis, June
Gordon, Irene
Gordon, Robert
In attendance:
Halpern,
F,atric.o
Heath, Nick
Harder, Derrick
Frisken, Barbara
Haunerland, Norbert
Monagan, Michael
Hayes, Michael
Rahilly, Tim
Hunsdale, Shawn
Javed, Waseem
Johansen, Elinor
Jones, John (representing B. Lewis)
Krane, Bill
MacKenzie, Christine
MacLean, David
Magee, Sean
Percival, Cohn
Percival, Paul
Perry, T. (representing J. Pierce)
Schellenberg, Betty
Scott, Jamie
Shaker, Paul
Smith, Don
Tilley, Kevin
van Baarsen, Amanda
Warner, D'Arcy
Williams, Peter
Wong, Josephine
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Zandvliet, David
Heath, Ron, Dean of Student Services and Registrar
Watt, Alison, Director, University Secretariat
Grant, Bobbie, Recording Secretary
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Approval of the Agenda
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The Agenda was approved as distributed.
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Approval of the Minutes of the Open Session of Ma
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The Minutes were approved as distributed.
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Business Arising from the Minutes
There was no business arising from the Minutes
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Report of the Chair
a)
Senate Membership
On behalf of Senate, the Chair welcomed the following elected/re-elected Senators to the
meeting - Faculty Senators: Peter Williams (Applied Sciences), Peter Dickinson (Arts
and Social Sciences), June Francis (Business Administration), Adam Horvath
(Education), Norbert Haunerland (Science); Faculty Senators (Joint Faculty): Sam Black,
Tracy Brennand, Martin Ester, Robert Gordon; Student Senators: Clement Apaak, Sarah
Caufield, David Fleming-Saraceno, Erica Halpern, Derrick Harder, Shawn Hunsdale,
Wassem Javed, Elinor Johansen, Sean Magee, Kevin Tilley, Amanda van Baarsen,
Josephine Wong; Convocation Senators: Cohn Percival, James McArthur, Don Smith,
and D'Arcy Warner. On behalf of the University, the Chair expressed thanks and
appreciation to faculty, students and alumni for undertaking this service to the University.
b)
Convocation
The Chair reported on the very successful series of Convocation ceremonies just
concluded and informed Senate that there were a number of new people responsible for
the organization of the event this year. He wished to thank them for the well managed
event which he felt was very well done and, as always, a great credit to the University.
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Question Period
A question was posed about the Kamloops program and the list of priorities that were
approved by Senate at the beginning of the year. D. Harder asked about the status of
those priorities. T. Perry advised that most of the priorities have been implemented. The
program is now operating, with an appropriate operating budget, as a full University
installation and the staff are now SFU employees. SFU and the Kamloops Indian Band
have a good working relationship and a partnership agreement is about to be signed that
designates the Kamloops Indian Band as the host partner for a program to be located on
the Band's land.
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6.
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Reports of Committees
A) ?
Senate Committee on University Priorities
i) ?
Paper S.05-78 - Joint Major Mathematics and Computing Science
Moved byby
B. Krane, seconded by M. Hayes
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"that Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the
proposal for a Joint Major Program in Mathematics and Computing
Science (MACM), and the consequential changes to the Joint Honors
Program in Mathematics and Computing Science"
M. Monagan, Department of Mathematics, was in attendance in order to respond to
questions.
Discussion ensued with respect to the upper division requirements relevant to MACM
requirements. In response to a concern that the upper division MACM requirements
would be computed on just the one required course, Senate was advised that students
could take additional MACM courses and if they did, the intent was that the GPA
required for the MACM courses would be the same as for the Math and/or Computing
courses.
A concern was expressed about the deletion of Computing 250 from the requirements and
the possible impact this would have on the integrity of the program. Reference was made
to the rationale that stated that the course was removed in order to satisfy the WQB
requirements and a question was asked about why these requirements were not waived
instead. Senate was advised that the WQB requirement was not the only reason CMPT
250
was removed. The department was trying to seek a reasonable balance between the
. requirements for the honors program versus the major program and chose to remove
CMPT
250
as a required course. Senate was advised that this was not an issue for the
Department and they did not feel that it threatened the validity or the quality of the
program.
Question was called, and a vote taken. ?
MOTION CARRIED
ii)
Paper
S.05-79 -
Dissolution of the Research Institute for Southeastern
Europe and creation of the Centre for International Studies
Moved by B. Krane, seconded by S. Easton
"that Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the
dissolution of the Research Institute for Southeastern Europe, effective
immediately" and
"that Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the
approval of the Centre for International Studies, effective immediately"
It was noted that practical training was not a normal function for a Centre. Senate was
advised that this likely referred to the practical experience rather than practical training of
graduate students associated with the Centre.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
iii)
Paper
S.05-80 -
External Reviews - 2005/2006 (For Information)
The External Review schedule for the 2005/2006 academic year was received by Senate
for information.
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Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
i) ?
Paper S.05-81 - High School Admission Requirements related to New
Curriculum Requirements
Moved by B. Krane, seconded by M. Fizzell
"that Senate approve the revisions to High School Admissions
requirements, effective Fall 2006"
B. Frisken, Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Implementation Task Force and N. Heath,
Director of Admissions, were in attendance to respond to questions.
D. Harder spoke strongly against the use of a private exam such as the Language
Proficiency Index at SFU. He felt that the use of private exams represented the
privatization of education and since students were charged a ee.for writing the
exam, it added another barrier to access. He stated he would vote' fiWt motion and
requested that his
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noted in the Minutes.
Questions were raised with respect to the difference between 'required to withdraw' and
being 'blocked from registration'. An inquiry was also made as to how students who are
"blocked from registration" would satisfy the requirement that they have the necessary
proficiency in written English to get back into the University. Senate was advised that
'required to withdraw' was a very formal situation for students in bad academic standing
and had precise requirements for re-admission. A 'block from registration' was less
formal and could be lifted without going through the re-admission process as soon as a
student satisfied the requirement. To satisfy the requirement, expectations were that
students would either take a proficiency test from outside the University, or satisfactorily
complete a course that transfered to SFU as a writing credit or writing intensive credit
course. It was suggested that it would be better if these expectations were clearly
outlined in the documentation to students.
Reference was made to the second bullet under Continuation Requirements dealing with
non-BC resident students. An inquiry was made as to why these students were being
given up to
45
credits to complete the FWS course. Senate was advised that the first
opportunity for non-BC students to write the LPI was in their first semester at SFU and
by that time they are unable to register in a FWS course. The Committee expected them
to register in the FWS course in their second semester but felt that if they failed the first
time they should have a second chance and by that time they could be within the first
45
credits of their program. A suggestion to revise the wording of the second bullet parallel
to the last sentence of Section (d) under 'Direct Admission from Grade 12' was accepted
and the Chair requested the Committee to clarify the wording in the final documentation.
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
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ii)
Paper S.05-82 - Faculty of Applied Sciences - Proposed Changes to Grade 12
Admission Requirements
Moved by B. Krane, seconded by D. Smith
"that Senate approve the changes to Grade 12 Admission Requirements
for the following programs in the Faculty of Applied Sciences:
Communication, Computing Science, Geographic Information Science,
General Studies (BGS), Interactive Arts and Technology, and Kinesiology
as outlined in the attached Proposal (Revision B) effective September 1,
2006"
Question was called, and a vote taken.
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MOTION CARRIED
iii)
Pa p er
S.05-83 -
CRUA Annual Report (For Information)
T. Rahilly, Acting Director, Academic Resources, and Secretary of the Committee, was
in attendance in order to respond to questions.
Some Student Senators expressed an opinion that the decline in admission appeals
• corresponded to a decline in admission applications due to increased tuition fees, which
in turn resulted in a declining grade point average to enter the University. Senate was
reminded that there were many variables other than increased tuition associated with
fluctuations in applications, including factors such as demographics and policy decisions.
Although the general trend in applications seems to be in decline, SFU's admissions for
2005 appears to have dramatically increased due to the success of the co-ordinated
guaranteed admission strategy for Grade 12 students with an average above 80%.
Following the above-noted discussion, Senate received the Annual Report of the
Committee to Review University Admissions for information.
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Senate Graduate Studies Committee
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Paper
S.05-84 -
Curriculum Revisions - Contemporary Arts - MFA Program
(For Information)
Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under
delegated authority, approved a revision to the MFA Program degree requirements,
reducing the total credits from 40 to
35,
and reducing course credits from 30 to
25.
i.b) Paper
S.05-85 -
Curriculum Revisions - Gerontology - MA Program (For
Information)
SSenate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under
delegated authority, approved a revision to the MA Program re application procedures
related to on-line applications and the reduction of electives.
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Pa p
er S.05-86 - Curriculum Revisions - Publishing Program (For Information)
Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under
delegated authority, approved the addition of a Calendar entry for Satisfactory
Performance, a revision to the number of credit hours required to graduate, and minor
revisions to existing courses.
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Paper S.05-87 - Curriculum Revisions - Political Science - PhD Program (For
Information)
Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under
delegated authority, approved a revision to the PhD program degree requirements,
including a change from '20 credit hours of graduate work' to 'at least five graduate
courses'; the elimination of the requirement to complete all courses before completion of
any other program requirement, and a change to the wording about the timing of the
comprehensives.
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Paper S.05-88 - Faculty
of Science Curriculum Revisions (For Information)
Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under
delegated authority, approved minor revisions to existing courses in the Department of
Biological Sciences and the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.
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Senate Nominating Committee
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Paper
S.05-89
Revised - Elections
Senate's attention was directed to the newly distributed paper, S.05-89 Revised, which
contained the final slate of candidates for elections. A number of elections were resolved
by acclamation and ballots would be distributed for the remaining positions during Open
Session with time made available for voting before the start of the Closed Session. Any
vacancies would be carried forward to the next meeting of Senate.
Reference was made to the graduate student position on the Senate Policy Committee on
Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries and an error was noted. Senate was advised that
there were in fact two candidates for the position so the candidate indicated on the paper
(C. Apaak) was not elected by acclamation. Given that the Committee would not likely
meet until after the next meeting of Senate, balloting for this position would take place at
the July Senate meeting.
Secretary's Note: Subsequent to the June meeting, C. Apaak withdrew his nomination
and the remaining candidate (B. McCollum) was elected by acclamation. The Graduate
Student position for the SLC/LPAC showed two candidates. B. McCollum's name
appeared incorrectly. The remaining candidate (A. Hornstein) was elected by
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The results of elections to Senate Committees are as follows.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINARY APPEALS (SCODA)
Four faculty members
(2
Regular,
2
Alternate).
Two Regular members to replace
Sam Black and Cathy D'Andrea for terms of office to May 31, 2007; and two Alternate
members to replace Colleen Collins-Dodd and Cyril Thong for terms of office to May 31,
2006.
Elected by acclamation (Regular Members):
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Cathy D'Andrea R
Cyril Thong R
Elected by acclamation (Alternate Members): ?
Bruce Kadonoff A
Kevin Stewart A
Five students
(3
Regular,
2
Alternate).
Three Regular members to replace Sarah
Caufield, Camilla Sears, and Patrick Smith for terms of office to May 31,2006; and two
Alternate members to replace Trevor Tombe and Shawn Hunsdale for terms of office to
May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation (Regular Members):
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Sarah Caufield R
Grant Janzen R
Amanda van Baarsen R
Elected by acclamation (Alternate Member):
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Shawn Hunsdale A
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY PRIORITIES (SCUP)
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One Faculty Senator (Education)
to replace Adam Horvath for term of office to May
31,2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Adam Horvath
One Faculty Senator (Science)
to replace Paul Percival for term of office to May 31,
2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Norbert Haunerland
Four Student Senators
(3
Regular, 1 Alternate)
to replace Shawn Hunsdale, Josephine
Wong, Derrick Harder and Elinor Johansen for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation (Regular Members):
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Derrick Harder R
Kevin Tilley R
Josephine Wong R
Elected by acclamation (Alternate Member):
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Erica Halpern A
One Lay Senator
to replace Valerie Dunsterville for term of office to May 31, 2006. ?
Elected by acclamation: ?
D'Arcy Warner
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGENDA AND RULES (SCAR)
One Senator
to replace John Dickinson for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Paul Percival
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One Student Senator
to replace Elinor Johansen for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Elinor Johansen
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING STUDIES (SCCS)
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One Faculty Senator
to replace Gary Mauser for term of office to May 31, 2006. ?
Elected by acclamation: ?
Peter Williams
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Two Senators
to replace Adam Hoa-th and Jamie Scott for terms of office to May 31,
2007.
Elected by acclamation:
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D'Arcy Warner
Jamie Scott
One Lay Senator
to replace James McArthur for term of office to May 31, 2007.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY HONOURS (SCUH)
One Senator (Science)
to replace Norbert Haunerland for term of office to May 31,
2008.
Elected by acclamation:
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Norbert Haunerland
Two Lay Senators
to replace Valerie Dunsterville and James McArthur for terms of
office to May 31, 2008.
Elected by acclamation:
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Cohn Percival
Don Smith
SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE (SLC) AND LIBRARY PENALTIES APPEAL
COMMITTEE (LPAC) - DUAL POSITIONS
Two Senators
to replace Sara Rozehl and Norbert Haunerland for terms of office to May
31,2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Peter Williams
One Undergraduate Student (Regular position)
to replace Trevor Tombe for term of
office to May 31, 2007;
One Undergraduate Student (Alternate position)
to replace
M. McInnes for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Candidates: Dan Leslie, Sean Magee, Diane Wu
Elected as the Regular Member: ?
Sean Magee
Elected as the Alternate Member: ?
Diane Wu
One Graduate Student (Regular position)
to replace Camilla Sears for term of office to
May 31, 2007;
One Graduate Student (Alternate)
to replace Rob McTavish for term of
office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation (Regular position): ?
Ariel Hornstein
SENATE NOMINATING COMMITTEE (SNC)
Two Faculty Senators
to replace Christine MacKenzie and Ze-Nin Li for terms of
office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation:
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Peter Dickinson
Christine MacKenzie
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One Faculty Senator
for term of office to May 31, 2006.
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Elected by acclamation: ?
Martin Ester
One Student Senator
to replace Shawn Hunsdale for term of office to May 31, 2006.
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Elected by acclamation: ?
Shawn Hunsdale
One Student Alternate
to replace Chris Giacomantonio for term of office to May 31,
2006.
SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND
BURSARIES (SPCSAB)
One Faculty Senator
as Chair to replace Stephen Easton for term of office to May 31,
2008.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Stephen Easton
Two Faculty Members
to replace Barry Honda and Betty Schellenberg for terms of
office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation:
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Christine MacKenzie
Betty Schellenberg
One Undergraduate Student (Dual Position)
to replace Chris Giacomantonio for term
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of office to May 31, 2006.
Note: the student elected to this committee coincidentally
becomes a member of the Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Elinor Johansen
One Graduate Student (Dual Position)
to replace Camilla Sears for term of office to
May 31, 2006. Note: the student elected to this committee coincidentally becomes a
member of the Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Brett McCollum
One Lay Senator
to replace Valerie Dunsterville for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Cohn Percival
SENATE UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE (SUAAC)
One Faculty Member
to replace Hilmar Pabel for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Hilmar Pabel
One Undergraduate Student
to replace Sean Magee for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Sean Magee
One Lay Senator
to replace Peter Beynon for the period June 2005 to May 31, 2006.
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SENATE GRADUATE AWARDS ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE (SGAAC)
One Faculty Member
to replace Rob Woodbury for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Rob Woodbury
One Graduate Student
to replace Mark Weiler for term of office to May 31, 2006.
SENATE APPEALS BOARD (SAB)
Two Faculty Members (1 Regular, 1 Alternate)
to replace Cathy D'Andrea and
Heesoon Bai for terms of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation (Regular Member): ?
Martin Hahn R
Elected by acclamation (Alternate Member): ?
Cathy D'Andrea A
Two Students (1 Regular, 1 Alternate)
to replace Ravi Bansal and Tiffany Kalanj for
terms of office to May 31, 2007.
Candidates for Regular position: Shawn Hunsdale, Dan Leslie
Elected (Regular Member): ?
Shawn Hunsdale
Elected by acclamation (Alternate Member): ?
Waseem Javed A
One Graduate Student
to replace Rob McTavish for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Alex Hlivka
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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS (CRUA)
Two Faculty Members (1 Regular, 1 Alternate)
to replace Cathy D'Andrea and Celeste
Snowber for terms of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation (Regular Member): ?
Cathy D'Andrea R
Elected by acclamation (Alternate Member): ?
Bruce Kadonoff A
Two Undergraduate Students
to replace Gisele da Silva and Sarah Caufield for terms
of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Sarah Caufield
Amanda van Baarsen
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (SCUS)
Two Undergraduate Students
to replace Derrick Harderand Josephine Wong for terms
of office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Derrick Harder
Waseem Javed
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
(SCEMP)
One Undergraduate Student Senator
to replace Josephine Wong for term of office to
May 3l,2006.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Josephine Wong
One Graduate Student
to replace Camilla Sears for term of office to May 31, 2006.
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Elected by acclamation: ?
Clement Apaak
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ELECTORAL STANDING COMMITTEE (ESC)
One Senator at large
to replace Peter Beynon for term of office to May 31, 2006.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES (SCIA)
One Faculty Senator
to replace Jim Budd for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Candidates: Jim Budd, Martin Ester
Elected:
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Martin Ester
One Senator
to replace Valerie Dunsterville for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Candidates: June Francis, Jamie Scott
Elected:
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June Francis
One Undergraduate Student Senator
to replace Shawn Hunsdale for term of office to
May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Waseem Javed
One Graduate Student
to replace Clement Apaak for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation:
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Clement Apaak
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE COMMITTEE (ISEC)
One Faculty Member
to replace Vive Kumar for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Michael Favere-Marchesi
One Student
to replace Marcia McInnes for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation:
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Sarah Caufield
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING (SCUTL)
One Faculty Member (Arts and Social Sciences)
to replace Nicole Didicher for term of
office to May 31, 2008.
Elected by acclamation:
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Nicole Didicher
One Faculty Member (Science)
to replace Bernard Roitberg for term of office to May
31, 2008.
Elected by acclamation:
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Chris Kennedy
One Undergraduate Student
to replace Titus Gregory for term of office to May 31,
2006.
Candidates: Titus Gregory, Josephine Wong
Elected:
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Titus Gregory
One Graduate Student
to replace Marie Krbavac for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Andrea Joseph
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DIVERSE QUALIFICATIONS ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE (DOAC)
One Faculty Member
to replace Larry Weldon for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Candidates: Stephen Steele, Larry Weldon
Elected:
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Larry Weldon
Two Undergraduate Students
to replace Derrick Harder and Gisele da Silva for term of
office to May 31, 2006.
Candidates: Derrick Harder, Amanda van Baarsen, Diane Wu
Elected:
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Amanda van Baarsen
Diane Wu
CALENDAR COMMITTEE (CC)
One Faculty Senator
to replace Gary Mauser for term of office to May 31, 2007. ?
Elected by acclamation: ?
Jim Delgrande
One Student
to replace Titus Gregory for term of office to May 31, 2006.
Elected by acclamation:
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Titus Gregory
RESEARCH ETHICS BOARD (REB)
Two Members from the University Community
to replace Maureen Hoskyn and Felix
Breden for terms of office to May 31, 2008.
Elected by acclamation:
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Felix Breden
Maureen Hoskyn
One Student
to replace Spencer McGrath for term of office to May 31, 2007.
Elected by acclamation: ?
Erica Halpern
VICE-CHAIR OF SENATE
One Senator
to replace Paul Percival. Term of office is one year from June 1, 2005 to
May 31, 2006. Paul Percival has served two consecutive terms as Vice-Chair and is not
eligible to serve another term.
Elected by acclamation:
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Betty Schellenberg
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Information
The date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of Senate is Monday, July 11, 2005.
The Open Session adjourned at 6:10 pm. Following a brief recess, Senate moved into Closed
Session.
Alison Watt
Director, University Secretariat