Senate Committee on University Priorities
Standing (Reporting Category "A")
Members | Conditions | Term | Expiry Date | Name |
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Vice-President, Academic | Chair, Ex-officio | Catherine Dauvergne | ||
Dean and Associate Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (or designate) | Ex-officio | Jeff Derksen | ||
Dean | Selected by the Deans and the University Librarian |
Representation rotated on a two-year basis | May 31, 2023 | Gwen Bird |
Dean | May 31, 2022 | Eugene Fiume | ||
Dean | May 31, 2022 | Peter Hall | ||
Vice-President, Research | Ex-officio | Dugan O'Neil |
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Associate Vice-President, Academic | Ex-officio (non-voting) | Wade Parkhouse | ||
Registrar and Executive Director, Student Enrolment (or designate) |
Ex-officio (non-voting) | Tom Nault | ||
Faculty Senator (Applied Sciences) | Elected By Senate * |
2 years | May 31, 2022 | Glenn Chapman |
Faculty Senator (Arts and Social Sciences) | 2 years | May 31, 2022 | Gord Myers | |
Faculty Senator (Bus. Admin.) | 2 years | May 31, 2022 | Connie Liu | |
Faculty Senator (Communication, Art & Technology) |
2 years | May 31, 2023 | David Murphy |
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Faculty Senator (Education) | 2 years | May 31, 2023 | Daniel Laitsch | |
Faculty Senator (Environment) | 2 years | May 31, 2022 | Tracy Brennand | |
Faculty Senator (Health Sciences) | 2 years | May 31, 2023 | ||
Faculty Senator (Science) | 2 years | May 31, 2023 | Charles Walsby | |
Undergraduate Student Senator | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2022 | Brianna Malott |
Undergraduate Student Senator | 1 year | May 31, 2022 | Helen Pahou | |
Undergraduate Student Senator | 1 year | May 31, 2022 | Abhishek Parmar | |
Undergraduate Student Senator(Alternate) | 1 year | May 31, 2022 | ||
Graduate Student Senator | 1 year | May 31, 2022 | ||
Graduate Student Senator (Alternate) | 1 year | May 31, 2022 | ||
Convocation Senator | Elected by Senate | 3 years | May 31, 2023 | Stephen Spector |
Director, Office of Institutional Research and Planning | Ex-officio (non-voting) | Zareen Naqvi |
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Chief Information Officer | Ex-officio (non-voting) | Keith Fong | ||
Director, University Curriculum | Secretary ex-officio (non-voting) | Jill Sutherland | ||
Coordinator, University Curriculum |
Recording Secretary ex-officio (non-voting) | Michelle Grahame |
* In the event that a Faculty Senator is unable to attend a meeting of SCUP, the Faculty Dean is authorized to appoint a replacement.
NOTE: In general an "alternate" member is invited to attend meetings when a regular member is not available. Please confirm the role of the alternate member on this committee with the committee secretary.
2022 Meeting Schedule
SCUP meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00pm. The first meeting of each month will be held in-person in Strand Hall 3101 and the second meeting of the month will be held via Zoom videoconferencing. Occasionally meetings may be cancelled or there may be room changes so please confirm meeting dates and Zoom information with Recording Secretary, Michelle Grahame, at ucil@sfu.ca.
Date of Meeting (2022) |
Material Deadline | Distribution Date |
January 5, 2022 | December 10, 2021 | December 16, 2021 |
January 19, 2022 | January 7, 2022 | January 13, 2022 |
February 2, 2022 | January 21, 2022 | January 27, 2022 |
February 16, 2022 | February 4, 2022 | February 10, 2022 |
March 9, 2022 | February 25, 2022 | March 3, 2022 |
April 20, 2022 | April 7, 2022 | April 13, 2022 |
May 11, 2022 | April 29, 2022 | May 5, 2022 |
June 1, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | May 26, 2022 |
June 15, 2022 | June 3, 2022 | June 9, 2022 |
July 13, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | July 7, 2022 |
September 14, 2022 | August 25, 2022 | August 31, 2022 |
September 28, 2022 | September 9, 2022 | September 15, 2022 |
Octobr 19, 2022 | October 7, 2022 | October 13, 2022 |
November 2, 2022 | October 21, 2022 | October 27, 2022 |
November 16, 2022 | November 3, 2022 | November 9, 2022 |
December 7, 2022 | November 25, 2022 | December 1, 2022 |
Quorum - Six Members
Committee meetings normally are scheduled monthly on Wednesday at 2pm with adjournment not later than 5pm.
SCUP reports to Senate in May of each year.
Terms of Reference
- To be responsible for the operation of the system of academic planning established in the Senate Guidelines for Academic Plans.
- To recommend the priorities that should be attached to the central allocation of resources required to implement approved new programs and strengthen existing programs.
- To review and approve letters of intent for submission to the provincial program review process.
- To consider and make recommendations to Senate on proposals for new undergraduate and graduate programs and the discontinuance of programs.
- To be responsible for the operation of the system of external review of academic units set out in the Senate Guidelines for External Reviews.
- To receive and review recommendations for the establishment and disestablishment of academic departments and research units, and centres and institutes under Policy R40.01, and forward recommendations to Senate.
- To provide advice to the President on the annual operating budget, annual capital budget, and Five Year Capital Plan before they are submitted to the Board of Governors for their approval. In carrying out this responsibility, SCUP will:
- Maintain an overview and familiarity with the operating and capital funds of the University, with the current financial environment, and with financial opportunities and constraints impacting the University.
- Consult with the university community concerning the preparation of the operating and capital budgets.
- Have provided to it confidential and non-confidential budgetary and related documentation as required to assist in the conduct of its work. (Guidelines for SCUP budget considerations - see Senate Paper S.01-29.)
Annual Reports
2020/2021 - S.21-60 SCUP Annual Report
2019/2020 - S.20-52 SCUP Annual Report
2018/2019 - S.19-62 SCUP Annual Report
2017/2018 - S.18-59 SCUP Annual Report
2016/2017 - S.17-57 SCUP Annual Report
2015/2016 - S.16-53 SCUP Annual Report
2014/2015 - S.15-69 SCUP Annual Report
2013/2014 - S.14-74 SCUP Annual Report
2012/2013 - S.13-78 SCUP Annual report
2011/2012 - S.12-75 SCUP Annual Report
2010/2011 - S.11-65 SCUP Annual Report
2009/2010 - S.10-77 SCUP Annual Report
2008/2009 - S.09-70 SCUP Annual Report
2007/2008 - S.08-68 SCUP Annual Report
2006/2007 - S.07-73 SCUP Annual Report
2005/2006 - S.06-64 SCUP Annual Report
2004/2005 - S.05-70 SCUP Annual Report
2003/2004 - S.04-38 SCUP Annual Report
Meeting Minutes
2022
- January 5
- January 19 (cancelled)
- February 2
- February 16 (cancelled)
2021
- January 6 (cancelled)
- January 20
- February 3 (cancelled)
- February 17
- March 10 (Closed Session only)
- April 21
- June 2
- June 16 (cancelled)
- July 14
- September 8 (cancelled)
- September 22 (cancelled)
- October 6
- October 20
- November 3
- November 17
- December 1 (cancelled)
2020
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May (cancelled)
- June
- July
- September 9
- September 23
- October 7
- October 21
- November
- December 2 (Closed Session only)