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ASSOCIATION.des ETUDIANTS SIMON FRASER

MEMORANDUM

Senate

Jed Harrison,

From

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Senator

Motions re: strike

2/4/79

Date....................................................................................

1) Whereas it is

theeXPreSs responsibility of Senate to deal with

matters pertaining to the academic quality of education at the

University . .

and Whereas the current labour dispute at SFU has severely disrupted

a pumber of courses Offered by this institution, reduced the

number and quality of acadernic.serViCeS available on campus

normally expected to maintain academic standards, endanqered

the morale of-both faculty and students, and has the potential to

seriously disrupt the grading process should the dispute be

prolonged;

.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Senate recognize that the

current

ur_management dispute has had a setiere impact on the

quality of education at SFU and that Senate express its concern

over

the disruption of the educational process and the desir-

ability of the maintenance of recognized academic standards,

and request the President to relay this concern to the parties

involved in the dispute, and to express the view of Senate that

these factors should be considered in the bargaining process.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: Senate request the President to

inform the Ministry of Education of the position taken b

y

this

body.

2) Whereas

student tuition fees constitute 10% of the University's

budget;

and Whereas students are hard-hit academically and denied services

that they would normally recieve;

and Whereas

it is

the responsibility of Senate to see to matters

of financial aid;

THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED,-THAT: Senate recommend to the

Board of Governors that 10% of the money saved due to the

strike

be returned

to students in the form of a contribution

to the University

Center Building Bursary Fund.

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