7740. for the Session 1981-82 was held on Wednesday, March ... · 7740. Wednesday, March 17, 1982 ....

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Wednesday, March 17, 1982 .

The Seventh regular meeting of the Senate of The University of British Columbi a

for the Session 1981-82 was held on Wednesday, March 17, 1982 at 8 :00 p .m. in the

Board and Senate Room.

Present: President D. T. Kenny (Chairman), Dr . R. A. Adams, Dean D. R. Birch,Mr. W. H. Birmingham, Mrs. M. F. Bishop, Dr. T. H. Brown, Mr. R. G. Bryan, Rev . P. C.Burns, Mr. G. D. Burnyeat, Dr. K. O. L. Burridge, Dr. D. J. Campbell, Dr . J. J. R.Campbell, Dr . D. J. Connor, Mr. B. J. Coulson, Mr. N. C. Delahunt, Dr . J. D. Dennison,Mrs. S. Dodson, Dr . A. J. Elder, Mr. D. B. Fields, Mr . H. J. Franklin, Mr . C. P. Fulker,Mrs. E. D. Fulton, Dean J. A. F. Gardner, Mr. R. C. Gill, Dr. R. F. Gray, Mr. R.Gyurkovits, Mr . S. T. Henderson, Dr. A. M. Hickling, Dr . H. E. Hirsch, Ms. S. J. Holmes ,Dr. R. F. Kelly, Dr. R . W. Kennedy, Mr. D. Kirshner, Dr . A Kozak, Mr. J. Kulich,Dean P. A. Larkin, Dr. D. S. Lirenman, Dr . D. Lupini, Dean P . A. Lusztig, Dean K . M.Lysyk, Mrs. A. Macdonald, Dr . J. P. Martin, Ms. C. E. McAndrew, Mr. M. A. McCann,Ms. D. N. McDonnell, Mr. D. McInnes, Mr. J. F. McWilliams, Mr . I . C. Miller, Ms. S. M.Provost, Dr . J. F . Richards, Dr . G . G. E. Scudder, Dr. M. Shaw, Mr . G. M. Shepard,Dr. C. E. Slonecker, Dr . R. H. T. Smith, Dr . R. A. Spencer, Miss L. M. Stenger, Dr. R.Stewart, Dr . P . Suedfeld, Dr. N. Sutherland, Mr . R. Tan, Miss C. L. V. Warren ,Dean W. A. Webber, Mr . V. G. Wellburn, Dean R . M. Will, Dr . D. LL. Williams, Dr . M. D.Willman, Dr . J. L. Wisenthal, Ms. D. Wong.

Observer : Mr. J. A. Banham

Messages of regret for their inability to attend were received from

Chancellor J . V. Clyne, Dr. C. E. Armerding, Dean G . S. Beagrie, Dr. G. D. Beliward,

Dr. J. Dahlie, Dean C. V. Finnegan, Dr. W. M. Keenlyside, Dean W . D. Kitts, Dr . L. M.

Lavkulich, Dr. A. J. McClean, Dr. W. R. Morford, Dean B. E. Riedel, Miss R. E.

Robinson, Dr. J. G. Silver, Dr . P. R. Tennant .

Minutes of the previous meetin g

Dean Larkin )

That the minutes of the Sixth regular meeting ofDr. Smith

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Senate for the Session 1981-82, having bee ncirculated, be taken as read and adopted .

Carried

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New senator s

The Chairman welcomed to Senate the following members:

Dr. D. J. Campbell - replacing Dr . M. Smith as representative ofthe Faculty of Medicine

Mr. G. M . Shepard - replacing Mr. R. L. Mullen as studentrepresentative at—large

Ms. S. M. Provost

replacing Mrs. E. M. Thomson as studen trepresentative at—large

Business arising from the Minute s

Budget Committee (P.7722)

Notice of motion had been given at the previous meeting.

Mr. Miller )

That the name of the Senate Budget Committe eMs. Wong )

be changed to the Senate Academic and Budgetar yPlanning Committee .

In presenting the motion Mr. Miller stated that the proposed new name of the

committee would reflect the expanded terms of reference approved at the previous

meeting .

Following a brief discussion the motion was put and lost.

From the Board of Governor s

Notification of approval in principle of Senate recommendations - subject, whereapplicable, to the proviso that none of the programs be implemented without forma lreference to the President and the formal agreement of the President ; and that theDeans and Heads concerned with new programs be asked to indicate the spac erequirements, if any, of such new programs .

(i) Course change recommended by the Faculty of Forestry (P.7729)

(ii) Master's Program in Pulp and Paper Engineering recommended by the Faculty o fApplied Science (P.7722-3 & P.7729-34)

(iii) Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture (MASA), option A, thesis option ,recommended by the Faculty of Graduate Studies (P .7723 & P.7734-6)

(iv) New courses and course changes recommended by the Faculty of Graduate Studie s(P.7736-7)

(v) New course and course changes recommended by the Faculty of Medicine (P .7738)

(vi) Aquatic Specialization, new courses and course changes (P .7738-9 )

(vii) New courses, program change and course deletions in Physiology recommended bythe Faculties of Medicine and Science (P .7739)

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Prizes, Scholarships and Bursaries

Mr. McWilliams ) That the new awards (listed in the Appendix) b eDr. Burridge

) accepted subject to the approval of the Board o fGovernors and that letters of thanks be sent tothe donors .

Attention was drawn to the Norton, Stewart, Norton, Cave & Scarlett Scholarshi p

in Real Estate Transactions. It was suggested that it should be stated in the descriptio n

that the award would be made to a student in the Faculty of Law. It was agreed tha t

the award would be accepted subject to clarification of the wording with the donors .

Attention was also drawn to the words "academic promise" in the Hawk Eilertson

Scholarships and it was suggested that the word "performance" would be better tha n

"promise". An opinion was expressed that since academic promise was judged on the

basis of previous performance it was not necessary to change the description of th e

award.

It was agreed that in the case of the Norton, Stewart, Norton, Cave & Scarlet t

Scholarship in Real Estate Transactions and the Fraser Hyndman Service Scholarship ,

the word "faculty" should read "Faculty" .

The motion was put and carried.

Reports of the Committees of Senat e

Admissions Committee

Faculty of Education - change in admission requirements for the One-yea rProqram (Secondary) for graduates of other Faculties

Dr. Smith presented the report . The committee recommended approval of

the following proposal :

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Reports of Committees of Senat e

Admissions Committee

Faculty of Education - change in admission requirements for the One-yea rprogram (Secondary) for graduates of other Faculties (continued)

"(I)

Change (1981-82 Calendar, p . III, col . 2, A.3. (b) para. 2) - sentence"Subjects marked with . . . theatre*. " to :

"Subjects marked with an asterisk must be accompanied by a concentrationin a subject not so marked: Agriculture*, anthropology*, art, Asian areastudies*, biological sciences, chemistry, Chinese*, commerce, economics* ,pnglih, French, geography, geology, German*, history, home economics* ,Italian*, Japanese*, library mathematics, music, physical education,physics, political science, Russian*, sociology*, Spanish* and theatre*."

(2) Delete (ibid. para. 3) sentence "Students with appropriate concentrations orwith a major in one or more of the social sciences (anthropology, Asia nstudies, sociology, economics and/or political science), and with at leas tthree units of history and three units of geography will be considered."

Rationale :( though important fields in the Secondary social studies program, these socia l

science subjects are not in themselves adequate preparation for secondary schoo lteaching. Students with such backgrounds need another teaching subject widel ytaught in British Columbia secondary schools ."

Dr . Smith )

That the proposal of the Faculty of Education t oDean Birch ) change the admission requirements for the One-

year Program (Secondary) for graduates of otherFaculties be approved.

During discussion of the proposal it was suggested that Physical Educatio n

and Political Science should have asterisks beside them and that the asterisks

beside Economics and Home Economics be removed.

It was explained that, in the case of Economics, if the requirement o f

another concentration were removed this matter would have to be taken up wit h

the Certification Department of the Ministry of Education and the Department of

Economics .

In amendment :

Miss Warren

) That the part dealing with Economics be referredMrs. Macdonald ) back to the Faculty of Education .

Lost

It was suggested that the proposal be referred back to the Senate Admissions

Committee.

Mr. Burnyeat

) That the proposal be tabled.Mrs. Macdonald )

Carried

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Reports of Committees of Senate (continued)

Nominating Committe e

Dr. Richards presented the report . In accordance with the motion passed at th e

February 17, 1982 meeting of Senate, the committee discussed the question of the

expansion of the membership of the Senate Budget Committee and recommended that :

1.

the membership of the Senate Budget Committee be expanded by four ; and2.

that the four additional members be :

Dr. A. J. McClean - LawDr. O. Slaymaker - GeographyI studentI convocation or Lt . Governor appointee member

Dr. Richards )

That the recommendations of the Nominatin gDr . Dennison )

Committee be approved .

Carried

Faculty of Forestry

Proposal to departmentalize the Faculty

The following proposal had been circulated:

"Over the past fifteen years the Faculty of Forestry has enlarged extensively i norder to attempt to meet the greatly increased requirements for graduates, post -graduates and research within the province . The teaching staff has been tripled s oas to include most of the wide range of forestry and related renewable resourc especialities . For several years it has been apparent that the administrative andleadership needs required by the size and diversity of interests and responsibilitesof the Faculty could not be met by one administrative office and in order t oprovide some relief Divisions were formed three years ago . The President'sReview Committee in its Report on the Faculty of Forestry in December 1980recommended that the Faculty be organized into departments and that additiona ladministrators be provided .

The Faculty of Forestry has discussed this recommendation at length and at it smeeting of February 26, 1982 unanimously passed the resolution :

"The Faculty of Forestry be organized into three Departments, namely th eDepartment of Harvesting and Wood Science, the Department of Fores tSciences, and the Department of Forest Resources Management ."

It is anticipated that, as the Faculty continues to grow as indeed it must to mee tthe increased requirements within the province, it will be possible to develop theDepartment of Harvesting and Wood Science into two Departments representingthe two interest areas."

Dean Gardner )

That the Faculty of Forestry be organized int oDr. A. Kozak ) three Departments, namely the Department of

Harvesting and Wood Science, the Department o fForest Sciences, and the Department of ForestResources Management.

Carried

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Centre for Continuing Education

(i) Phasing out of the Certificate Program in Early Childhood Educatio n

The following statement in connection with the phasing out of th e

Certificate Program in Early Childhood Education had been circulated:

"The current Certificate Program in Early Childhood Education, consisting of non -credit courses offered by the Centre for Continuing Education, has been i nexistence since its reorganization in 1972. The program is offered in cooperationwith the Faculty of Education.

With changes in the field of early childhood education during the last few years ,especially changes in licensing and advancement of personnel, applications fo radmission as well as completions of the program have declined . With thedevelopment and build-up of college-based programs in early childhood education ,the UBC program no longer is vital to the field . The UBC program has lately bee nused purely for in-service training and professional development, rather than forlicensing or advancement .

Due to the effects of retrenchment the Centre will no longer be able to carry o nthis program. We are not accepting any new applications for admission and afterApril I, we will not be able to offer any group instruction courses . Five guidedindependent study courses are available to enable those currently in the programwho wish to complete the program to do so .

The Centre for Continuing Education is proposing to set June 30, 1984 as the fina ldeadline for completion of the program by individuals currently in the certificat eprogram."

Dr. Kulich )

That students currently enrolled in the CertificateDr. Shaw

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Program in Early Childhood Education be givenuntil June 30, 1984 to complete the program .

Carried

(ii) Phasing out of the Criminology Certificate Progra m

The following statement in connection with the phasing out of the

Criminology Certificate Program had been circulated :

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Centre for Continuing Educatio n

(ii) Phasing out of the Criminology Certificate Program (continued)

"The current Criminology Certificate Program, consisting of credit course sprimarily in psychology, sociology and related disciplines, has been in existenc esince its reorganization in 1974. The program is based entirely on guide dindependent study courses.

Applications for admission to the program have decreased significantly, and th enumber of students admitted who become inactive or officially withdraw has beenincreasing rapidly since 1978.

The most important factor in the decrease in interest in the UBC program ha sbeen the number of other criminology progams established at other institutions i nBritish Columbia since the establishment of the UBC program in 1974. Amongthese are four pre-employment programs offered by B .C. colleges; anundergraduate degree program at Simon Fraser University ; a two-year certificateprogram (by correspondence) at SFU (with credits in this program applicabletoward the B .A. in Criminology); and the establishment of the Justice Institute ofBritish Columbia.

As a result of all these developments the UBC program, which in 1974 was apioneering venture, no longer is necessary for further professionalization of th efield of criminology which now is well served by programs based in otherinstitutions.

The Centre for Continuing Education proposes to phase out the Criminolog yCertificate Program over a period of four years . This will require the followingmeasures:

(I)

That effective immediately no new students be admitted to th eprogram .

(2)

That students currently in the program be given until June 30 ,1986 to complete the program.

Any adjustments to the program of studies, which may become necessary durin gthe phase-out period, will be taken to the Senate Curriculum Committee ."

Mr. Kulich )

That effective immediately no new students b eDr. Shaw ) admitted to the program and that students

currently enrolled in the program be given unti lJune 30, 1986 to complete the program .

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Progress report on the U .B.C . Engineering and Forestry Co-operative Education

Programs 1977-1982

The report had been circulated for information . Dr. Meisen, Chairman of the

President's Advisory Committee on Co-operative Education Programs, explained tha t

Co-operative Education Programs had been introduced on an experimental basis in 1977 ;

they were formalized and approved by Senate in 1979. He stated that growth i n

enrolment in the two programs, Forestry and Engineering, had been quite rapid, havin g

increased from 14 to an expected 150 this year . Far more students could have bee n

accommodated if there had not been a limitation on the number of suitable wor k

placements. The acceptance of the programs by the employers in the participating

industries and organizations had been very good. It was pointed out that the existing

programs would require some modification since both the Faculty of Applied Science

and the Faculty of Forestry were contemplating going from a five-year program to a

four-year program . There had been a number of discussions with other Faculties ,

principally the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, who had expressed an interest in thi s

kind of program. It was also pointed out that Co-operative Education Programs coul d

also be offered at the graduate level if the University wished to avail itself of th e

opportunity.

Representation on Senate for Teaching Assistant s

Mr. Kirshner )

That Senate, in accordance with the powers se tMr. Delahunt ) out in section 34 (2) (1) of the University Act

shall include in its ranks a representative orTeaching Assistants.

It was stated in the material circulated that Senate offered representation t o

constituencies which participated in and contributed to the academic life of th e

University. Teaching Assistants had a unique academic role in the community whic h

was not currently represented on Senate . Both Teaching Assistants and the Universit y

as a whole would benefit from such representation .

During the discussion that followed some members expressed the opinion tha t

since Teaching Assistants were also students the motion was in violation of the

University Act .

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Representation on Senate for Teaching Assistants (continued)

Dr. Spencer )

That the motion be tabled pending receipt of aMs. Wong ) legal opinion as to the meaning of sectio n

34 (2) (l) of the University Act and theimplication of the motion if it were passed.

Lost

It was argued that Teaching Assistants need not be excluded from membership o n

Senate since they could be elected under the category of student members at-large .

After further discussion the motion was put and lost .

Other business

Professor Kane

In reply to a query concerning Professor Kane, the Chairman stated that there ha d

been a press release on this matter and that a private communication had been sen t

to members of Faculty. However, on the advice of the University's Solicitors, he wa s

unable to make any public comment .

Noon-hour lectures,

Dr. Wisenthal gave notice of the following motion :

"That Senate adopt the following statement :

Senate, recognizing that special noon-hour events are a vital part ofthe intellectual and cultural life of the University community, requeststhe Registrar to ensure that as few classes as possible are scheduled a t12:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and reaffirm sthe existing policy that no classes be held on Thursday, between 12:30

and 2:30 p.m."

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Other business

Noon-hour lectures (continued)

In accepting the notice of motion the Chairman stated that he had already issue d

instructions that no classes be scheduled between 12 :30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on

Thursdays .

Student Senators

On behalf of the student senators, Mr. Gyurkovits expressed thanks and

appreciation for the support and encouragement given to the student senators .

The meeting adjourned at 9 :30 p.m.

The next regular meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 1982 .

Secretary

Confirmed,

Chairman

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APPENDI X

New awards recommended to Senat e

Architectural Institute of British Columbia Scholarships - Scholarships totalling$2,000 will be made to selected students who have high overall academic standing andwho have demonstrated significant progress and development in design . (Please notethat this scholarship will be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session .)

Braidwood, Nuttall, MacKenzie, Brewer Greyell & Company Service Scholarship — Ascholarship has been made available by Braidwood, Nuttall, MacKenzie, Brewer ,Greyell & Company to students proceeding from second to third year in the Facultyof Law. The award will consist of summer employment with the firm between secon dand third years and payment of the recipient's tuition fees for the third year of La wstudies. (Please note that this award will be made available in the 1982/83 Winte rSession with the summer employment available in the summer of 1982 . )

Tommy Burgess Memorial Nursing Scholarship - A scholarship in the amount of $40 0has been made available by Mrs . T. E. Burgess. The award will be made to a studentin the School of Nursing, on the recommendation of the faculty . (Please note thatthis award will be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session .)

Cannon Memorial Bursaries - This fund was established by the family and friends o fthe late Dr . G. Harry Cannon who was a member of the Faculty of Education and whodevoted much of his life to Development Education and latterly, the education o fNative Indians . From this fund one or more annual bursaries of $250 (minimum) wil lbe awarded to Native Indian students (Status or Non-status) who have completed a tleast one undergraduate year and are enrolled in the Faculty of Education . Recipientsmust have a good academic standing and need financial assistance . Further, 25% ofthe fund's income shall be made available to the Faculty of Education on an annua lbasis to be used either to support Native Indian Educational Research or to purchas eresource materials related to Native Indian Education . (Please note that this awardwill be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session .)

Class of 1930 Bursary - A bursary in the amount of approximately $300 has been madeavailable by members of the Class of 1930 on the occasion of their golden anniversar yin 1980. The award will be made to a student deserving financial assistance. (Pleasenote that this award will be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session.)

College of Dental Surgeons of B .C. Bursary for Dental Hygiene - A bursary in theamount of $500 has been made available by the College of Dental Surgeons of B .C. toassist a student in the Dental Hygiene program . (Please be advised that this awar dwill be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session.)

Commerce Public Speaking Prizes - Three prizes will be awarded annually to the to pstudents competing in the Annual Public Speaking contest conducted by the Facult yof Commerce and Business Administration. The contest is open to students taking th eundergraduate public speaking course offered by the Faculty . First prize is in theamount of one-half of the winner's tuition in Commerce during the next year ; secondand third prizes each consist of one-quarter of the amount of the tuition . (Pleasenote that this award is available in the 1981/82 Winter Session .)

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Wednesday, March 17, 1982 .APPENDI X

New awards recommended to Senate (continued )

Hawk Eilertson Scholarships - Scholarships to a total of approximately $6,000 havebeen made available by the late Hawk Eilertson. The awards will be made t oundergraduate students demonstrating academic promise . (Please note that thesescholarships will be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session .)

Fraser Hyndman Service Scholarship - A scholarship donated by Fraser Hyndman i savailable to students proceeding to third year in the Faculty of Law. The award wil lconsist of summer employment with the firm between second and third years an dpayment of the recipient's fees for the third year of Law studies . The award will b emade on the recommendation of the Faculty . (Please note that this award will bemade available for the 1982/83 Winter Session with the summer employment offe ravailable in the summer of 1982 .)

Industrial Relations Management Association Scholarship - A scholarship in theamount of $1,000 has been made available by the Industrial Relations Managemen tAssociation of British Columbia. The award will be made to a student proceeding tothe fourth year in the Industrial Relations Management option of the Faculty ofCommerce and Business Administration. While the award will be based mainly onscholastic achievement, participation in university and community activities may als obe considered . The award will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty .(Please note that this award will be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session .)

Willard Ireland Book Prize - A book prize in the amount of $75 has been madeavailable by the British Columbia Library Association to honour Willard Ireland ,Provincial Librarian and Archivist from 1946 to 1974, and to recognize hi soutstanding contribution in preserving and interpreting the documents of Britis hColumbia's and Canada's past . The award will be given to an outstanding student i narchival studies in the School of Librarianship. The award will be made on therecommendation of the School . (Please note that this award will be made available i nthe 1981 /82 Winter Session .)

Mechanical Engineering Communication Prize - A prize in the amount ofapproximately 5-95 will be awarded each year to promote and recognize outstandingcommunication skills in written or seminar presentations . The award will be made o nthe recommendation of the department to a third year engineering student in th eDepartment of Mechanical Engineering . (Please be advised that this award will bemade available in the 1981/ 82 Winter Session.

Norton, Stewart, Norton, Cave & Scarlett Scholarship in Real Estate Transactions - Ascholarship in the amount of $350 has been made available by Norton, Stewart ,Norton, Cave & Scarlett . The award will be made to a student in the Faculty of Lawachieving distinction in the subject of Real Estate Transactions. The award will bemade on the recommendation of the Faculty . (Please note that this award will bemade available in the 1981 /82 Winter Session .)

John Rose Memorial Bursary Fund - A memorial bursary fund has been established b ythe Vancouver Foundation to assist deserving students studying for a degree i nCommerce and Business Administration . The award is open to both graduates andundergraduates . A bursary in the amount of approximately $750 will be available to astudent combining financial need with a sound academic record . The winner will bechosen in consultation with the Vancouver Foundation. (Please be advised that thisaward will be made available in the 1982/83 Winter Session.)

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APPENDI X

New awards recommended to Senate (continued)

Royal Canadian Legion Shalom Branch 178 - Harris Hunter Memorial Scholarship - Ascholarship in the amount of $300 has been made available by the Royal CanadianLegion, Shalom Branch 178, to honour the memory of Harris Hunter . The scholarshipwill be awarded on the basis of academic merit to an outstanding student enteringfirst year Medicine. (Please be advised that this award will be made available in th e1982/83 Winter Session.)

Oscar Soderman Memorial Scholarship Fund - The annual income of approximatel y$5,000 from this fund, a bequest of the late Daisy Sidney Soderman, will be used t oprovide scholarships for worthy and deserving students beginning or continuing studie sin Forestry and allied fields or Forest Engineering . If no suitable candidates ar eeligible in these fields the income will be used for needy students in any year o rFaculty . (Please note that this fund will be made available in the 1982/83 WinterSession. )

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