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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY SENATE REPORT
    FEBRUARY MEETING 1967
    1.
    Student Representation
    The Senate considered a report from a special committee which had
    been set up to consider the matter of student representation. The
    committee was composed of D.P. Robertson, Chairman; A.E. Branca,
    T.H. Brose, and K.E. Rieckhoff. The committee met with a group of
    students: John Mynott, Bill Engleson and Robert Watt.
    The committee recommended to Senate that three student representatives
    be seated on Senate, one immediately, an additional one next year, and an
    additional one the year after that. Senate, however, accepted the principle
    of student representation and saw no need to stagger the introduction of
    the representatives and a motion to seat three student representatives
    immediately was approved.
    The same committee which made the original recommendation is now to
    work out the procedures for seating the three students and report to the
    March meeting of Senate.
    According to the Universities Act, the addition of three students
    to Senate will result in the addition of three Faculty members as well.
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    Openess of Senate Meetings
    The committee dealing with student representation also considered the
    question of a gallery at Senate. The committee recommended to Senate that
    observers be permitted to sit and see Senate in operation. The number
    of observers the committee recommended would be limited and the observers
    would be restricted to Faculty, staff and students of Simon Fraser University.
    The Senate decided not to accept this recommendation at this time but
    to put the matter off for one year.
    3.
    Degree Pro ram in the Study of Human Movement.
    A special Senate committee composed of D.G. Tuck, Chairman; W.Vidaver
    from Science, Fj3. Collinge and J. Tietz from Arts, and G.Kirchner and
    N.Robinson from Education, presented its report. The committee recommended
    that Senate should establish a high level inter-faculty bod'y to adminer
    interdisciplinary programs under the terms of reference to be dictated
    by Senate.
    The committee also recommended that the administrative inter-faculty
    body referred to in the first recommendation should be directed by Senate
    to implement the program on the Study of Human Movement with the intention
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    that this should be offered as a Bachelor's degree program.
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    Senate established an inter-faculty committee to administer this
    interdisciplinary program to be chaired by the Dean of Science
    with three representatives from the Faculty of Science, one from the
    Faculty of Education, and one from the Faculty ofArts.
    The matter of a high level committee to go into the more general
    problems of interdisciplinary programs was referred to the University
    Long Range Academic Planning Committee.
    The inter-faculty committee chaired by the Dean of Science was
    charged with the task of pushing on with the degree program in the
    Study of Human Movement.
    The outline of the program which had been submitted with the
    Calendar material in January was approved and will appear in the
    1967-68 Calendar.
    3.
    Honorary eees
    The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees reported to Senate and
    recommended a number of candidates for the May 20th Congregation.
    Senate discussed the recommendations of the Committee and decided to send
    invitations to a number of people to be honorary degree recipients
    at this Congregation.
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    Re
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    Lay Members of Se-nate
    Senate decided to accept as the official gown for lay members of
    Senate thegown which had been approved some time ago for the Board
    of Governors, namely a black doctoral gown with a gold border.
    5.
    Simon _Fraser _Student Societ
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    Constitution and B--laws
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    The Simon Fraser Student Society Constitution and By-laws had
    been considered very carefully by the Faculty Council which had asked
    the students to make certain amendments. These amendments were
    incorporated and the Faculty Council recommended the Simon Fraser
    Student Society Constitution to Senate for approval.
    The Senate approved the Constitution and By-laws as recommended by
    the Faculty Council. It was noted that any amendments to the Constitution
    or By-laws would require the approval of Faculty Council and Senate.
    6.
    The next meeting of Senate will be held oJay, March 6, 1967, at 1:30 pm.
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    .Prtson
    Secretary

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