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Request for authorization to offer Undergraduate Programming under the Development and

Sustainability program

(DEVS)

Attached please find a memo from the Director of the Development and Sustainability Program (DEVS),

Dr. Robert Anderson, outlining the Development and Sustainability Program Steering Committee's

request

to offer undergraduate programs. The rationale is as follows:

The DEVS program is proposing to initiate undergraduate programming in the form of a Minor in

Development and Sustainability, for which a Notice of Intent has been forwarded together with this

request for joint approval by SCUP. As the DEVS program is graduate only at present, this step to request

authority to offer undergraduate programs

is required as a preliminary.

This initiative

at the undergraduate level is supported by the Dean's Advisory Committee of the Faculty

of Environment,

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This letter requests your support at Senate to enable us to establish an undergraduate

instruction program

under the Development and Sustainability (DEVS) Program, which at

present is authorized to offer graduate programming only. This step will enable the

Program

to initiate new undergraduate programming.

The university approved a Graduate Certificate in Development and Sustainability in early

2010. SFU has also adopted a strong agenda to change its operations and outlook to be 'more

sustainable'

and our place in the new faculty will be a strong signal to undergraduates. Given

these reasons we are confident that this new undergraduate programming will strengthen

our

program, and thus the Faculty and SFU as a whole. The high level of teaching and research of

the faculty involved

in this program is consistent with SFU's emphasis on internationalization.

Most universities in North America have programs in development and a great number of

those programs also have a 'sustainability' focus.

DEC has a new Institute of Environment,

Resources,

and Sustainability. UVic has a program on Business and Sustainability. Our

undergraduate focus on development and sustainability will complement others at SFU.

Any

resources that are required for this new undergraduate programming will be detailed

under specific programming initiatives and approvals will be sought at the appropriate time.

The

DEVS program will continue to develop within the new Faculty and in collaboration with

other interdisciplinary teaching, research

and programming throughout the University. The

Development

and Sustainability Program has a Steering Committee that has approved this

request to offer undergraduate programming. The Committee comprises members from nine

units across the university

vvho consult regularly with their own departmental committees and

chairs/ directors. We expect this collaborative process to continue

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undergraduate teaching responsibili ty.

Respectfully

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Bob Anderson, Director

Development

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Sustainability Progranl

cc: Steering Committee, DEVS

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