Agenda for next meeting

SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

AGENDA – OPEN SESSION

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 – 5:30 pm

Room 3210 West Mall Complex

1.  Approval of the Agenda

2. Minutes of the Open Session on April 2, 2012 (Draft)

3. Business Arising from the Minutes

4. Report of the Chair

5. Question Period *

6. Reports of Committees

     A) Senate Committee on University Priorities (SCUP)

          i)    Suspension of Admission and Dissolution of the Geography and

                Economics Environmental Specialty BA Joint Major Program - S.12-73

          ii)   Graduate Certificate in Visual Analytics in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology - S.12-74

          iii)  SCUP Annual Report 2011 – 2012 (For Information) - S.12-75

     B) Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS)

          i)    Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (For Information) - S.12-76

          ii)   Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Applied Sciences (For Information) - S.12-77

          iii)  Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology  - S.12-78

          iv)  Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Education (For Information) - S.12-79

          v)   Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Science (For Information) - S.12-80

     C) Senate Graduate Studies Committee (SGSC)

          i)    General Graduate Regulation 1.3.6 and 1.3.8 - S.12-81

          ii)   Curriculum Revisions - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (For Information)- S.12-82

          iii)  Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology - S.12-83

          iv)  Curriculum Revisions – Faculty of Science (For Information) - S.12-84                                                                                                                                                          

7. Other Business

     i)  Revision to the Rules of Senate – Notice of Motion (For Information) - S.12-85

8. Information

     i)  Date of the next regular meeting – Monday, June 11, 2012.

Agenda items and papers for the June meeting will be required by the Secretary at noon on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Submissions may be e-mailed to shelley_gair@sfu.ca but must be followed up by signed paper submissions. These items will be considered by the Senate Committee on Agenda and Rules on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 with Senate distribution on Friday, June 1, 2012.

Detailed curriculum papers can be found on Docushare at

https://docushare.sfu.ca/dsweb/View/Collection-12682

Papers for Senate meetings are also accessible in the Library Reserves (SEN.000).

Kate Ross

Registrar and Secretary of Senate

*   Questions should be submitted in writing to Kate Ross (email kuross@sfu.ca) with Senate Question in the subject line by Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:00 am.

SENATE OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

AGENDA - CLOSED SESSION

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 – 5:30 pm

Room 3210 West Mall Complex

1. Approval of the Agenda

2. Approval of the Minutes of the Closed Session of April 2, 2012.

3. Business Arising from the Minutes

4. Report of the Chair

5. Report of Faculties regarding students who have met requirements for Degrees, Certificates, and Diplomas

     a) Candidates – Graduate Credentials* - S.C. 12-6

     b) Candidates – Undergraduate Credentials* - S.C. 12-7                                     

6. Other Business

Kate Ross

Registrar and Secretary of Senate