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attention
Senate
from
Jon Driver, Vice-President, Academic and
date
December 12, 2012
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Provost, and Chair, SCUP
RE:
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Suspension of Admission to the Master of Arts in Latin
American Studies Program, School of International Studies (SCUP 12-44)
At its December 5, 2012 meeting
SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal to suspend admission to the
Master
of Arts in Latin American Studies Program in the School of International Studies within the Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences, effective Fall 2013.
Motion:
That Senate approve the suspension of admission to the Master of Arts in Latin American Studies Program
in the School of International Studies within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective Fall 2013.
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P. Budra
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
ENGAGING THE WORLD
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Dean of
Graduate Studies
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SCUP 12-44
TO:SCUP
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FROM
Wade Parkhouse, Dean, Graduate Studies
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RE Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
[GS2012.36]
CC
Paul Budra
DATE November 14, 2012
At its meeting of 5 November 2012, SGSC approved the following proposal to
suspend admission to the program and is foi'warding it to SCUP for consideration:
Effective Date is Fall 2013
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
[GS2012.36]
Latin American Studies Program
1. Discontinue admission to the MA in Latin American Studies
Senators wishing to consult a more detailed report of curriculum revisions
may do so by going to Docushare:
https://docushare.sfu.ca/dsweb/View/Collection-12682
If you are unable to access the information, please call 778-782-3168 or email
shelley gair@sfu.ca.
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SFU
FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ATTENTION Wade Parkhouse, Dean of Graduate Studies
FROM Paul Budra, assoc. dean FASS
RE Suspension of LAS
DATE Nov. U 2012
The FASS Graduate Curriculum Committee supports the suspension of admission
in the LAS graduate program and the eventual merging
of the program with the
School of International Studies.
Please bring the suspension of admission forward to SCGS and SCUP.
Many thanks,
SIMON IMJASHK UNIVERSITY
THINKING OF THE WORLD
SFU
SIMON fraser UNIVERSITY
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM
engaging the world
515 West Hastings Street Suite 7200
Vancouver BC Canada V6B 5K3
T 778.782.7148 | F 778.782.7837 Ihttp://www.las.sfu.ca/
November 9, 2012
To:
Sheilagh MacDonald, DGS
From: Alexander Dawson, Director, LAS
RE:
Suspension of Admissions to the LAS MA
Dear Sheilagh,
Attached is the information you requested, vis a vis the suspension of the LAS MA Program.
Please let me know if you need anything else.
1)
The impacted credential will be the LAS MA.
2] The Program is currently housed in the School of International Studies, at Harbour
Centre.
3) This is offered by the FASS, through the SIS.
4) We propose suspending admissions immediately, but maintaining the program until
all currently enrolled students complete their degree.
5) The program has lost five faculty members in the past three years. None have been
replaced. We can simply no longer continue to offer our courses and adequate
graduate student supervision. We have decided to instead integrate the LAS MA
program into the SIS MA program, where in the future LAS will be a stream within
the SIS MA. We have sufficient resources to do this, and it will guarantee that
students in the future will continue to be able to pursue an interdisciplinary
graduate education in Latin American Studies at SFU.
6) Primary consultations were made with the LAS Steering Committee (which has
student representatives) and all affiliated faculty. All consulted parties agreed that
this was the best course of action. LAS is a stand-alone program, so no departments
are directly affected, and programs with which we have a relationship (Soc/Anth,
and the FENV) have been consulted and are satisfied that our new position in the SIS
is a satisfactory result.
We also expect that the FASS will retain the services of a
Coordinator for the LAS program until all current students complete their
degrees. As of the end of Spring 2013 all current students in the programs will
have concluded their mandatory LAS coursework, and will either be enrolled
in electives or working on their theses. The LAS Coordinator will oversee their
work towards completion of degree.
7)
Admissions to the LAS MA program have been suspended in anticipation of the full
integration of the LAS graduate program into the Masters in International Studies.
8) Alexander Dawson. Professor of History and Director of Latin American Studies,
778-782-3405, aldawson@sfu.ca.
Alec Dawson
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Latin American Studies Program
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
MEMORANDUM
Paul Budra,Chair, Faculty ofArts and Social Sciences
Graduate Curriculum Committee
Alexander Dawson, Director, Latin American Studies
Suspension ofadmission into theLASMA program in Fall 2013
June 18,2012
FASSGSC 12-10
Atits meeting ofJune 18,2012, the LAS Steering Committee approved the suspension of
admission into the Latin American Studies program effective Fall 2013 due to feculty loss.
Would you please place this proposal on the agenda ofthe next meetmg ofthe Faculty ofArts
and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee.
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Alec Dawson
aldawson@sni.ca
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