SENATE SUMMARY
MEETING OF MARCH 4, 2013
1.
Report of the Chair
The Chair reported that the Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and
Technology, John Yap, has stepped down. The Minister’s replacement is Ralph
Sultan.
The Chair reported on the release of a Green Paper on Quality Assurance by the
Ministry of Advanced Education. The Chair reported that the research
universities would be submitting feedback through the Research Universities’
Council of British Columbia (RUCBC).
The Chair reported that the B.C. Provincial budget recently came down. The
main concern for the University is the $50 million cut to post-secondary education
over three years. The research universities continue to push the opportunity
agenda and the need for new investment to grow post-secondary spaces, to
provide better access for students, and a more strategic approach and commitment
to research.
The Chair reported on the one-year anniversary of the strategic vision and the
opportunity for the University community to participate in on-line and in-person
consultation on community engagement.
2.
Senate Committee on Enrolment Management and Planning - Enrolment
Plan 2013/2014; Undergraduate Admission Targets for 2013/2014 (S.13-39)
Senate approved and recommended to the Board of Governors:
•
the 2013/2014 Enrollment Plan attached as Appendix A to document titled
For SENATE March 4, 2013
•
the 2013/2014 Domestic undergraduate admission targets to each Faculty, by
semester and basis of admission category as indicated in Table C1 in
Appendix C
•
the 2013/2014 International undergraduate admission targets to each Faculty,
by semester and basis of admission category as indicated in Table C2 in
Appendix C
3.
Undergraduate Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
(S.13-41)
Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies,
acting under delegated authority, approved the following curriculum revisions
effective Fall 2013:
a) French
- Program: French &Humanities Joint Major
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b) Economics
- Course (number, prerequisite): ECON 210
- Course (prerequisite): BUEC 427W, ECON 302, ECON 325, ECON 331,
ECON 353, ECON 362, ECON 381, ECON 392, ECON 393
c) World Literature Program
- Course (prerequisite): WL 200
d) English
- Course (new): ENGL 380
- Course (deletion): ENGL 444
e) History
- Course (new): HIST 285
f) Criminology
- Program: Criminology Major, Police Studies Concentration
- Program: Criminology Minor
- Program: Legal Studies Minor
- Course (prerequisite): CRIM 480, CRIM 481
- Course (new): CRIM 464
g) First Nations Studies
- Program: First Nations Studies Co-operative Education Program
- Program: First Nations Studies Major
- Program: First Nations Studies Minor
- Program: First Nations Studies Research Certificate
- Program: First Nations Studies Post Baccalaureate Diploma
- Program: Archaeology and First Nations Studies Joint Major
- Program: First Nations Studies and Linguistics Joint Major
- Course (title): FNST 402
- Course (new): FNST 353
h) Linguistics
- Program: Linguistics Major
- Program: Linguistics Minor
- Program: Linguistics Extended Minor
4.
Undergraduate Curriculum Revisions – Beedie School of Business (S.13-42)
Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies,
acting under delegated authority, approved the following curriculum revisions
effective Fall 2013:
- Program: Business Minor
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5.
Undergraduate Curriculum Revisions – Communication, Art and
Technology (S.13-43)
Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies,
acting under delegated authority, approved the following curriculum revisions
effective Fall 2013:
a) Interactive Arts and Technology
- Course (new, breadth): IAT 210
b) Contemporary Arts
- Course (description): FPA 120, 229, 249, 253, 269-273, 289, 311, 312, 314,
322, 323, 337, 352, 370-373, 400-404, 406, 411,416, 425, 427, 428, 470-
473
6.
Undergraduate Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Environment (S.13-44)
Senate received information that the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies,
acting under delegated authority, approved the following curriculum revisions
effective Fall 2013:
a) Environment
- Course (number): ENV 198, ENV 199
b) Archaeology
- Course (title, description, prerequisite): ARCH 365
7.
Graduate Curriculum Revisions – Beedie School of Business (S.13-45)
Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting
under delegated authority, approved the following curriculum revisions effective
Fall 2013:
- Program: Master of Business Administration
- Courses (units): BUS 706
8.
Graduate Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Science (S.13-46)
Senate received information that the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, acting
under delegated authority, approved the following curriculum revisions effective
Fall 2013:
a) Statistics and Actuarial Science
- Program: Master of Science in Actuarial Science
- Program: Master of Science in Statistics
- Program: Modelling of Complex Social Systems (MoCSSY) Certificate and
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (see course deletions
STAT 801, 802, 804, 805)
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- Courses (new): STAT 830, STAT 831, STAT 840, STAT 841, STAT 842,
STAT 843, STAT 850, STAT 851, STAT 852, STAT 853, STAT 854,
STAT 856, STAT 857
- Courses (number): STAT 870, STAT 806
- Courses (deletion): STAT 801, 802, 804, 805
9.
Senate Committee Elections (S.13-47)
Senate received a revised summary from the Senate Nominating Committee of
nominations received and outstanding vacancies for positions on Senate
committees that are elected by Senate.
10.
Election Report to Senate (S.13-48)
Senate received the results of student elections to Senate and the Board of
Governors for information.
The approved Senate minutes will be available online following the next Senate meeting. For
more detailed information on each Senate item, please refer to the February Senate documents at
https://docushare.sfu.ca/dsweb/View/Collection-20256.
If you have any questions regarding this summary, please contact Kris Nordgren, Senate
Assistant, at 778-782-3168 or kristofer_nordgren@sfu.ca.
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