APPROVED BY SENATE

Minutes of a Meeting of the Senate of Simon Fraser University held on

M onday, December 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm at the West M all Complex (Room 3210)

Open

Session

Present:

Petter, Andrew, President and Chair

A cier no, K y le

Bl

ack,

Sam

Brennand, Tracy (also representing John Pierce)

Br i nkhurst, M arena

Chapman, Glenn

Cor bett, K i t ty

Cr ai g, John

Cuppl es, Cl ai r e

Dhillon, Arinder

Dri v er, Jon

East

on,

Stephen

Eckman, Charl es

Fizzell, M aureen

Gar neau-Scott, Chr i sti

Geisler, Cher yl

Gordon, Robert

Janes,

Cr

ai

g

Kong, Shuyu

Kopahi, Moe

K r ane, Bill

L ee, Benjami n

M acGr otty , A l y si a

M yers, Gordon

O’N eil, John

Par k house, Wade

Per civ al, Coli n

Peter

s,

Joseph

Pinto, M ario

Rajapakse, N i mal

Ruben, Peter

Saif, M ehrdad

Shaw , Chris

Somers, Julian

Toohey, Kelleen (representing K. M agnusson)

Tashakor, Pasha

van der Wey, Dolores

War ner, D ’A rcy

Woodbury, Rob

Wussow, Helen

H inchliffe, Jo, A ssistant Registr ar (representi ng K. Ross)

Gair, Shelley, Recording Secretary

A bsent:

Bezgl asnyy, A nt on

Br andhorst, Bruce

Cyr, Dianne

Dow, Greg

Francis, June

Golnaraghi, Farid

Kropinski, M ary Catherine

Laitsch, Dan

Law, Mona

Lew is, Cynthia

Leznoff, Daniel

Li, Fiona

Loui e, Br andt

Mann, Geoff

M cA rthur, James

M oghad d amjoo, Sar ah

M or r i son, John

Patel, Rav i

Paterson, Dav id

Patidar, Risha

Patidar, Trisha

Pav sek , Chr i st op her

Per ci v al , Paul

Russell, Robert

Sahi nal p , Cenk

Shapir o, Daniel

I n attendance:

Geiger, Andrea

H anki v sky, Ol ena

L acombe, D any

Rose, Gor d on

Spector

,

Stephen

Verdun-Jones, Simon

Weinberg, Hal

Zand v liet, Dav id

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1.

Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved as distributed.

2.

Approval of the Minutes of the Open Session of November 1, 2010

The minutes were approved as distributed.

3.

Business Arising from the Minutes

There was no business arising from the minutes.

4.

Report of the Chair

The chair, on behalf of Senate, welcomed PashTa ashakor, a graduate student senator from the

Faculty of Applied Sciences, to his first meeting of Senate.

The chair commented that his visit to the academic units is almost complete and has been very

helpful to meet people and to become familiar with the institutio. nIn February, a strategic

visioning process, called Envision SFU, will begin within the university and the external

community. Lynn Copeland will be assisting the rpesident with this process. Three suggested

touchstones for that process are as follows: an institution that is student centered, research driven,

and community engaged. The final result will be a strategic vision document that will replace the

president’s agenda and will help to provide guidance over the next five years. The hcair also

commented on how steps have been taken to maintaicn ontact with the government during this

time of change.

The assistant registrar spoke about a new resource that will soon be available to the public that

allows for online searching of Senate documents dating back to 1965.

5.

Question Period

There were no questions submitted for Question Period.

6.

Reports of Committees

A) Senate Committee on University Priorities (SCUP)

(postponed item from November 1, 2010 Senate meeting)

Olena Hankivsky, Director of the Institute, was in attendance to respond to questions.

Moved by Jon Driver, seconded by Kitty Corbet t

“that Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the name change of the

Institute for Critical Studies in Gender and eHalth to the Institute for Intersectionality

Research and Policy.”

A question was raised regarding whether the field

has changed enough over the last five years to

justify a name change. It was explained that a more integrated approach to this field has been used

over the past fewy ears instead of gender being the primary way of explaining people’s

experiences and health needs.

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Question was called and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

ii) External Review of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

S.10-135

Dany Lacombe, Acting Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, was in attendance to respond to

questions.

Moved by Jon Driver, seconded by John Craig

“that Senate approve the recommendation from the Senate Committee on University

Priorities to implement the Action Plan for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

that resulted from its External Review.”

Question was called and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

iii) External Review of School of Engineering Science

S.10-146

Moved by Jon Driver, seconded by Maureen Fizzell

“that Senate approve the recommendation from the Senate Committee on University

Priorities to implement the Action Plan for the School of Engineering Science that resulted

from its External Review.”

A question was raised as towh y faculty was being hired now for the Mechatronics program when

there was approval to hire faculty before he t program began. Senate was advisedtha t due to delays

with the budgeting and hiring approval process, three positions that were approved are still vacant

and the hope is that two of those positions will be filled over the next two years.

Question was called and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

iv) Creation of the Institute for Environmental Learning

S.10-147

David Zandvliet, from the Faculty of Education, was in attendance to respond to questions.

Moved by Jon Driver, seconded by Steve Easton

“that Senate approve the creation of the Institute for Environmental Learningaa n s Institute

for a 5 year term” .

Clarification was requested on whether there would be opportunities for undergraduate students

to be involved with this institute. It was nficormed that through independent study terms and a

new undergraduate research assistant program, undergraduates will be encouraged to become

involved in research activities.

Questions were raised regarding the number of members involvead t the centre and the number

of published research papers that will originate from the centre. Senate was advisethd at ten active

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researchers are interacting with approximately 800 network members and that an estimated

twenty to thirty papers will be published per year.

Question was called and a vote taken.

MOTION CARRIED

v) Creation of the Institute for Values in Policy and Science

S.10-148

Moved by Jon Driver, seconded by Alysia MacGrotty

“that Senate approve the creation of the Institute for Values in Poly iacnd Science (VIPS) as

an Institute for a 5 year term.”

Clarification was requested aboutth e focus of the institute, the choice of ai redctor from

philosophy, and the specific meaning of the word “values” uas sed in this context. It was agreed

that the values with which the institute is concerned would not be limited to those studied by

philosophy. A suggestion, to include students on the steering committe, ewas accepted and will be

raised with the steering committee.

Question was called and a vote akt en.

MOTION CARRIED

vi) Centres and Institutes Report 2009/2010 (For Information)

S.10-149

Senate received the Centresa nd Institutes report for 2009/2010 as information.

B) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS)

i) Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Applied Sciences

(For Information)

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, acting under

delegated authority, approved minor revisions to existing courses in the Faculty of Applied

Sciences.

ii) Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

(For Information)

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, acting under

delegated authority, approved minor revisions to existing courses in the Faculty of Arts and Social

Sciences.

iii) Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Business Administration

(For Information)

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, acting under

delegated authority, approved minor revisions to existing courses in the Faculty of Business

Administration.

iv) Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Communication, Art and

S.10-153

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Technology (For Information)

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, acting under

delegated authority, approved new courses and minor revisions to existing courses and programs

in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology.

v) Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Education (For Information)

S.10-154

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, acting under

delegated authority, approved minor revisions to existing courses in the Faculty of Education.

vi) Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Science (For Information)

S.10-155

Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, acting under

delegated authority, approved minor revisions to existing courses in the Faculty of Scie. nce

i) Closure of Student Record (For Information)

S.10-156

Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under delegated

authority, approved the closure of a student’s record when Senate awards a graduate student’s

credential.

ii) Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

(For Information)

Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting under delegated

authority, approved new courses and minor revoisni s to existing courses and programs in the

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

D) Senate Committee on Continuing Studies (SCCS)

i) Annual Report (For Information)

S.10-158

Senate received the 2009/2010 SCCS annual report for information.

i) Annual Report (For Information)

S.10-159

A question was raised regarding whether the library g-esopacial materials and mapping resources

are reviewed by the library committee or a different committee. An answer will brbe

ought to the

next Senate meeting since there was no one to respond to this question. aSete nreceived the

2009/2010 SLC annual r eport for information.

F) Research Ethics Board (REB)

i) Annual Report (For Information)

S.10-160

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S. Verdun-Jones, Chair of the Research Ethics Board, wasin attendance to respond to questions.

Senate received the annual erport for information.

i) Annual Report (For Information)

S.10-161

The following were in attendance to respond to questions: Jo Hinchliffe, Assistant Registrar and

Academic Integrity Coordinator; Gordon Rose, Coordinator, Univeirtsy Board on Student

Discipline; and Andrea Geiger, Chair, Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals.

A question was raised regarding specific efforts to decrease the percentage of international students

who haveaca demic dishonesty issues. The response was that efforts should be made to work

together with departments, SFU Internationa, land Admissions to orient international students

regarding the standards at SFU and what resources are available.

In May 2009, a new academic dishonesty policy was implemented which centralized information

and improved the reporting structure.I t was pointed out that even though the

number of

reported cases has increased, which is likelydue to faculty having more information and an easier

reporting system, the number of repeat cases is small.

The annual report was received by Senate following the above discussion.

H) Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning (SCUTL)

i) Report - Evaluating How We Evaluate (For Information)

S.10-162

Stephen Spector, Chair of SCUTL, was in attendance in order to respond to questions.

Senate was advised by the vic-epresident, academic that his intention is toa ket this report,

together with the recommendations of the taskfor ce on Teaching and Learning, and tode velop a

document on best practices that can be used by academic units, departments, schools, and faculties

to develop measures of performance, for anyone that has an instructional role, that would be

relevant to the kinds of teaching and learning that takes place in different academic units. This

process will involve consultation with the people being evaluated as well as students and should

take place over the next year. Af ew suggestions were voiced by senators to be considered

throughout this process.

I) Senate Nominating Committee (SNC)

i) Elections

S.10-163

A revised Senate paper, distributed prior to the start of the meeting,s howed all positions that

were elected by acclamation, a position on CRUA that required ballotin, gand outstanding

vacancies that would be carried forward to the next Senamete eting. [Note: Laura Stewart was

elected as an undergraduate student (regular) to CRUA for term off icoe f to May 31, 2011.]

7.

Other Business

There was no other business.

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8.

Information

The dateof the next meeting of Senate is MondayJa, nuary 10, 2011 in the West Mall Complex

(room 3210).

Open session adjourned at8:00 pm and Senate moved directly into closed esssion.

Jo Hinchliffe

Assistant Registrar