Senate Committee on International Activities
Standing Committee (Reporting Category "B")
Updated on 23 May 2012
For SCIA procedures and templates, please click here
| Members | Conditions | Term | Expiry Date | Name |
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| President (or designate) | Chair, Ex-officio | James Busumtwi-Sam | ||
| Vice-President, Academic (or designate) | Ex-officio | Nicole Cameron |
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| Faculty Member (Applied Sciences) | Elected by Senate (with at least three Senators being elected) |
2 years | May 31, 2013 | Cenk Sahinalp (Senator) |
| Faculty Member (Arts and Social Sciences) | 2 years | May 31, 2013 | Tom Perry (Senator) | |
| Faculty Member (Business Admin) | 2 years | May 31, 2012 | Johnny Jermias | |
| Faculty Member (Communcation, Art & Technology) | 2 years | May 31, 2013 | Yuezhi Zhao | |
| Faculty Member (Education) | 2 years | May 31, 2012 | Kelleen Toohey | |
| Faculty Member (Environment) | 2 years | May 31, 2013 | John Welch | |
| Faculty Member (Health Sciences) | 2 years | May 31, 2012 | ||
| Faculty Member (Science) | 2 years | May 31, 2012 | Joan Sharp | |
| Faculty Member (Continuing Studies) | 2 years | May 31, 2012 | ||
| Registrar (or designate) | Ex-officio | Kate Ross | ||
| Undergraduate Student Senator | Elected by Senate | 2 years | May 31, 2013 | |
| Graduate Student (at-large) | Elected by Senate | 2 years | May 31, 2013 | Marena Brinkhurst |
| Director Internationalization, SFU International (or designate) | Ex-officio | |||
| Staff representative, SFU International | Ex-officio Secretary (non-voting) scia@sfu.ca | Corinna Lougheed |
- The Committee shall meet at least once each semester and at the call of the Chair.
- Quorum shall be a simple majority of the voting members.
- The Committee may strike sub-committees as required.
- Director Internationalization, SFU International (or designate) is designated as Vice Chair.
Meeting Schedule
Please note:
- All meetings are from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
- Agenda items and supporting documentation must be submitted by the date indicated below to the SCIA Secretary at scia@sfu.ca
- All supporting documentation must be sent as an email attachment.
- A representative for your agenda item must attend the meeting to answer any questions from the committee. All representatives should arrive when the meeting begins and be prepared to wait until called upon by the committee.
Date of Meetings |
Deadline for Submissions |
Location of Meeting |
January 11, 2012 |
December 14, 2011 |
Registrars Boardroom MBC 3107 |
March 14, 2012 |
February 15, 2012 |
Finance Boardroom SH3009 |
May 9, 2012 |
April 11, 2012 |
Registrars Boardroom MBC 3107 |
July 11, 2012 |
June 13, 2012 |
Finance Boardroom SH3009 |
September 12, 2012 |
August 15, 2012 |
Registrars Boardroom MBC 3107 |
November 14, 2012 |
October 17, 2012 |
Finance Boardroom SH3009 |
Terms of Reference
- To ensure that proposals for international activities meet the conditions and criteria established by the University Policy on International Activities, and by the University Policy on Service Contracts.
- To ensure broad consultation prior to the final approval of any proposal covered by this policy for which human rights considerations are likely to be a concern.
- To advise the President with respect to the desirability of entering into international activities that are proposed to be undertaken by the University on the basis of a contract, contribution agreement, letter of understanding, or similar document.
- To maintain an overview and familiarity with international agreements that are entered into by academic or administrative units.
- To make recommendations to the President on the establishment of any new international or domestic undergraduate or graduate student exchange agreements.
- *To formulate selection criteria for undergraduate and graduate student participation in international and domestic exchange programs, in consultation with partner institutions and appropriate SFU authorities.
- *To monitor and where necessary recommend and implement changes to application materials, procedures and deadlines, in consultation with appropriate SFU authorities.
- *To select successful candidates for exchange programs, based on rigorous application procedures and guidelines.
- To report annually to Senate.
* Responsibilities delegated by SCIA to SFU International
Procedures
1. The Committee shall be provided with copies of international activity proposals and whatever other information is needed to administer this Policy, based on procedures to be determined by the Committee.
2. Every proposal shall indicate that it has the approval of the appropriate Chair or Director and Faculty Dean and shall contain a statement of goals and objectives, a clear disclosure of the proposed activities and a budget.
3. Proposals shall be submitted to the Secretary of SCIA for distribution to the Committee.
4. The Committee shall review each proposal to ensure compliance with the University Policy on International Activities and shall recommend acceptance, modification or rejection to the President. Where approval of the Senate or the Board of Governors is required, the President shall inform the appropriate body(ies) of the Committee's recommendation.
5. Where there is concern on the part of SCIA that any international activity which uses the University's name or resources may be in non-compliance with this Policy, the Committee shall be entitled to receive further information and shall report to the President regarding any violations that may be discovered.
6. Copies of international activity contracts or other agreements shall be provided to SFU International where they shall be kept on file and be open for inspection by members of the University community.
SCIA Minutes
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