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OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH

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Senate Committee on University Planning (SCUP)

LJROM Norbert Haunerland. Associate Vice President. Research

RE Institute for Values in Policy and Science IVIPS)

DATE October 22.2010

Attached is a proposal from Dr. S. Black, for the establishment of the "Institute for

Values in

Policy and Science" (VIPS).

I recommend approval as a research Institute according to Policy 40.01. Once approved

by

SCUP the proposal should be sent to Senate and the Board of Governors for

information.

Nlotion:

That SCUP approves the "Institute for Values

(VIPS)

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for a 5 year term.

Dr. Norbert Haullcrland

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Vice-President, Research

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MEMORANDUM

FOR: Mario Pinto, Vice-President Research

DATE: October 14, 2010

FROM: Lisa Shapiro, Chair Philosophy, Sam Black Multidisciplinary Liaison Officer

Philosophy

RE: Institute for Values in Policy and Science (VIPS)

During the period of Oct 7-9, 2010, the members of the provisional Steering

Committee reviewed and approved by electronic ballot, the proposal for the

creation

of the Institute for Values in Policy and Science. We request that you bring

the proposal forward for SCUP and Senate approval.

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Proposal

Institute

for Values in Policy and Science

Submitted to Mario

Pinto

Vice-President, Research

Simon Fraser University

Tuesday,

October 12,2010

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Statement of Purpose

The proposed

Institute for Values in Policy and Science aims to foster deliberation

on ethics and science-based policy questions of importance to the education of the

broader community by drawing on expertise from around the University. Topics will vary

from year

to year, but a sample of relevant topics includes: obligations to future

generations; ethics and globalization; ethics

and the diagnosis of disease; values and

environmental policy; research integrity and education of new scientists; computer

technology and the value of privacy; and the ethical implications of population growth

and aging.

In pursuit of that goal the Institute aims, firstly, to create opportunities for discussion

between scholars with expertise

in the sciences who have normative interests and

scholars who specialize in pure and applied ethics. Secondly. the Institute aims to

communicate results to students and to create opportunities for students to be involved.

Need

for the Institute

Science and technology play an increasingly important role in public policy, from

evidence-based medicine, to international climate change policies and resource

management. Deliberation about the ethics of such science-based public policies

can

draw on expertise that is currently distributed across Simon Fraser University. This puts

the University

in a key position to facilitate discussion and research in the Lower

Mainland area

on these ethical issues. However, at present, there is no institutional

venue that serves as a focal point for faculty members

with common interests in this

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area. There is consequently a problem of intellectual fragmentation within the University,

and that problem

may be exacerbated by the recent creation of new Faculties. The

Institute will provide a much-needed institutional resource designed to foster connections

between science- and policy-minded faculty.

The

Institute is unique in British Columbia. It differs from the Centre for Applied

Ethics at

USC in virtue of the scope of its interdisciplinary commitment; its institutional

structure, comprising a Steering committee with representation from across the

University; and

its commitment to publicly-oriented activities, such as sponsoring a

public lecture series.

The

Institute is affiliated with Simon Fraser University and specific benefits for the

University include: enhanced visibility among both the broader

public, as well as among

private and

public sector decision-makers with science-based policy concerns; an

enhanced international profile as a place of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research; and

an enhanced pedagogic experience for students exposed to top-flight experts from

around the

world.

Core Activities

Research-oriented activities include: sponsoring seminars by distinguished

researchers, hosting prominent visitors for extended periods and facilitating interaction

between these visitors and

SFU faculty and students; encouraging inter-disciplinary

research

by hosting event announcements and mailing lists to keep faculty up-to-date on

relevant and complementary research at SFU; and sponsoring postdoctoral fellows.

Pedagogic and publicly-oriented activities include: sponsoring a

public lecture series,

town hall meetings between the public and a

panel of experts drawn from Universities as

well as the private and public sectors, hosting resources for teaching research ethics

and scientific integrity

in current science courses, and facilitating courses taught jointly

by

faculty in separate academic units.

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II Governa nce

The

Institute will conduct its activities in accordance with Simon Fraser University

policies (R 40.01, Research Centres and Institutes). If the Constitution of the Institute

and University policies differ on an issue, University policy will prevail. This Institute will

be established for a 5-year period, which may be renewable according to terms

described

in paragraph 3.6.3 of A40.01

According to R40.01, paragraph 3.5.3, the Institute falls under the direct authority of

the Vice President, Research. The Vice President, Research will be the administrative

officer responsible for the governance and budgetary accounts of the Institute.

Internal Governing Procedure

The propose governance structure

is as follows:

I nstitute Director

The Director of the

Institute is appointed by the Vice President. Research. The

Director

will normally be a member of the Department of Philosophy. The term of office

for the Director will normally be three years, with the possibility of renewal.

The Director's tasks include the following responsibilities, which he/she may delegate

but not abrogate.

• Chairing the Steering Committee;

• Overseeing the Institute's finances;

• Recruiting members;

• Hiring Institute personnel, including support staff and research assistants;

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Preparing the annual report to the Vice-President, Research.

Steering Committee:

The Institute will be governed by a Steering Committee whose composition is

described below. Members of the Steering Committee will be appointed by the Vice

President, Research on recommendation from the Steering Committee. Appointment will

normally

be one year, with the possibility of renewal. The Steering Committee will

oversee the academic direction of the Institute and its management. The Steering

Committee operates

by consensus, but when necessary may make decisions by a vote

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of the majority, including recommendations for the appointment of new members of the

Steering Committee to the Vice President Research.

The Steering Committee comprises representatives from: Applied Science

(1).

Health Sciences, (1), Environment (1), Business (1), Education (1), Science (1),

Communications, Art, and Technology (1),

Faculty of Arts and Sciences (3) including two

members from Philosophy.

Initial Steering Committee members are:

Heesoon Bai

Faculty of Education, Associate Professor

Research:

Philosophy of education; moral education; ecophilosophy; and Daoist and

Buddhist philosophies

Sam Black

Department of Philosophy, Associate Professor

Research:

Social and Political Philosophy; Ethics; History of 17th Century Philosophy

Bruce Brandhorst

Department

of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Professor and Chair

Research: Embryonic development

of marine invertebrates; the metamorphosis and

evolution of

larvae, regulation of stem cell research

John Jones

School of Engineering Science, Associate Professor, Research: Interactions of science,

technology and society; thermodynamics, and heat transfer

Arthur Robson

Department

of Economics, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Economic Theory and

Evolution

Research: Game Theory; the

evolution of economic characteristics (e.g., attitudes

toward risk, time preference,

social status, and longevity); the biological basis of

strategic behavior

Lisa Shapiro

Department of Philosophy, Associate Professor and

Chair

Research: Moral Psychology; Perception and Emotions; Early Modern Philosophy (17th

and 18th centuries)

Jeremy Snyder

Faculty

of Health Sciences, Assistant Professor

Research:

Moral obligations toward vulnerable populations; health worker migration;

prices

of medical services; ethics of pharmaceutical testing; and markets in human

organs

Janet Sturgeon

Department

of Geography, Associate Professor

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Research: society and environment; property rights in natural resources; governance;

ethnicity,

China, Thailand. Laos, Canada

Mark Wexler

Faculty of Business Administration, Professor

Research: Business Ethics and Management

III Funding

Initial funding for the activities of the Institute has been provided by the Dean of Arts

and Social Science.

Additional and ongoing funding

will be secured from sources both internal and

external to the university.

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Mission Statement

Institute for Values in Policy and Science

Tuesday,October12,2010

I. Institute Objectives

The primary objective of the Institute

for

Values in Policy and the Science (ViPS) is to

provide a university-wide forum for discussion and research on values within the

sciences and

public policy.

In pursuit of this goal, the Institute aims to create opportunities for discussion between

scholars with expertise

in the sciences who have normative interests and scholars and

other experts who specialize in pure and applied ethics.

In addition, the Institute aims to communicate results to students and to create

opportunities for students to

be involved. The Institute also aims to engage with and

educate the broader public about ethical issues in science-based policy.

II. Activities

The Institute will serve the Lower Mainland by bringing experts at the cutting edge of

scientific research together with ethicists, philosophers, policy-makers, and economists

to address contemporary issues in science and policy, such as: sustainability; climate

change; technology and privacy; research integrity and education of new scientists;

population growth and aging; and the diagnosis of disease.

Research-oriented activities

include: sponsoring seminars by distinguished researchers,

hosting prominent visitors for an extended periods and facilitating interaction between

these visitors

and SFU faculty and students; encouraging inter-disciplinary research by

hosting event announcements and

mailing lists to keep faculty up-ta-date on relevant

and complementary research at SFU; and sponsoring postdoctoral fellows.

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Pedagogic and publicly-oriented activities include: sponsoring a public lecture series,

town hall meetings between the public and a panel of experts drawn from Universities as

well as the private and public sectors, hosting resources for teaching research ethics

and scientific integrity

in current science courses, and facilitating courses taught jointly

by faculty in separate academic units.

III Institutional Structure

The multidisciplinary character of the Institute is reflected in its Steering

Committee, which comprises representatives from

Applied Science (1), Health Sciences,

(1), Environment

(1), Business (1), Education (1), Science (1), Communications, Art, and

Technology (1), Faculty of Arts and Sciences (3), including two members from

Philosophy.

IV. Relation to Other Ethics Centres

The

Institute is unique in British Columbia. It differs from the Centre for Applied Ethics at

the UBC

in virtue of the scope of its interdisciplinary commitment; its focus on science

and policy; its institutional structure, comprising of a

Steering Committee with

representation from across the University; and its commitment to sponsoring a public

lecture

series. Also, the Institute aims to attract scholars in-residence so as to serve as

a hub for formulating and answering questions related to values in policy and the

sciences.

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Centre for Research on International Education

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B.Sc. in Biomedical Physiology (School of Kinesiology)

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CMNS 357

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Institute for Environmental Learning

Institute for Values in Policy and Science,

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Jack Austin Centre for Asia Pacific Business Studies

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MACM 203, 204, 294

MBB 242. 461, 566, 821, 822. 823, 861. 862, 863

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POL 311, 338, ,350, 450, 452

PSYC 391

PUB 401

WL330

WS 350

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BUS 467,489

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