SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
TO: Members of Senate
FROM:
Kate Ross
Registrar and
Secretary of Senate
SUBJECT:
Notice of Meeting
DATE:
October 20, 2009
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A meeting of Senate
will be held on Monday, November 2, 2009 at
5:30 pm
in Room 3210 West Mall centre
Please note earlier start time
Due to the earlier start time, Senate dinner is cancelled
but regular catering will be available at the meeting
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SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
AGENDA - OPEN SESSION
Monday, November 2, 2009 -
5:30 pm
Room
3210 West Mall Centre
1.
Approval of the Agenda
2.
Approval of the Minutes of the Open Session of October 5, 2009
3.
Business Arising from the Minutes
4.
Report of the Chair
i)
President's Agenda 2009/2010 (For Information)
S.09-115
5.
Question Period *
6.
Reports of Committees
A)
Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules
i)
Revision to University Policy GP4 - Unscheduled
S.09-116
Cancellation of Classes (For Information)
B)
Senate Committee on University Priorities
i)
Proposal to dissolve the Centre for International Studies
S.09-117
ii) Process for Suspension of Admissions to a Program
S.09-118
and Program Termination
iii) New Program: Graduate Certificate in Modelling of Complex
S.09-119
Social Systems
iv) Update - SFU Accreditation with the Northwest Commission on
S.09-120
Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) (For Information)
C)
Calendar Committee
i)
Revised Schedule of Academic Dates 2010-2013
S.09-121
D)
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
i)
Revision to the membership provisions with respect to delegates
S.09-122
for Faculty Undergraduate Committee Chairs
ii) Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences -
S.09-123
(For Information): New Options for Bachelor of Arts; Criminology;
Economics; English; Explorations Program; First Nations Studies;
Gerontology; History; International Studies; Language Training Institute;
Linguistics; Political Science; Sociology/Anthropology; Women's Studies;
World Literature; WQB Designations
iii) Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Business Administration (For
S.09-124
Information)
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iv) Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Education (For Information)
S.09-125
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E)
Senate Graduate Studies Committee
i)
Faculty of Applied Sciences - Curriculum Revisions (For
S.09-126
Information): Computing Science
ii)
Faculty of Business Administration: Curriculum revisions
S.09-127
(For Information)
iii)
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology: Curriculum
S.09-128
Revisions (For Information): Master of Publishing Program
F)
Senate Nominating Committee
i)
Elections
S.09-129
7.
Other Business
i)
Election of Fourth Convocation Senator
S.09-130
8.
Information
Date of the next regular meeting - Monday, December
7, 2009.
Agenda items and papers for the December meeting will be required by the Secretary by noon, Thursday, November
19, 2009. 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, November 24, 2009 with Senate
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Papers for Senate meetings are also accessible in the Library Reserves (SEN.000).
Kate Ross
Registrar and Secretary of Senate
*
Questions should be submitted in writing to Kate Ross (e-mail
kuross@sfu.ca
with Senate Question in the subject
line) by Wednesday, October 28th at 10:00 am.
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