SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Senate Committee on University Priorities

S.03-89

TO: Senate

FROM:

John Waterh

Chair, SCUP

Vice Preside

DATE:

September 1

RE:

Gerontology Program and Research

Centre External Review

As a result of the recommendations of its year 2000 External Review, the Gerontology

Program and Research Centre was asked by the Senate Committee on University

Priorities (SCUP) to provide a report on the unit's progress towards increased peer-

reviewed publishing on annual basis for three years. Subsequently, Dr. Gloria Gutman,

Director of Gerontology, has submitted to SCUP an annual report on peer-reviewed

publishing in Fall 2001, 2002 and 2003. At its September 17, 2003 meeting, SCUP

received the final report as well as a summary report from Gerontology and passed the

following motion:

"That SCUP accept the final update report and the four year overview from the

Gerontology Program and Research Centre in relation to publishing in peer-reviewed

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publications. Furthermore, with the receipt of these reports, SCUP would like to advise

Senate that the Gerontology Program and Research Centre has successfully fulfilled

the recommendations which were put forward by SCUP in December 2000 as a result

of the May 2000 external review report."

The summary report is provided to Senate for information.

end.

C:

Dr. G. Gutman, Director, Gerontology

Dr. B. Krane, Associate Vice-President Academic

Dr. J. Pierce, Dean, Faculty of Arts

Ms. L. Summers, Director, Academic Planning

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