COUNCIL OF THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES
MINUTES
Two Hundred and Sixtieth Meeting
Wednesday 15 September 1993
4 p.m.
D.J. Bercuson (Chair)
PRESENT:C.I. Archer, T. Bisztriczky, H. Buss, M. Davis, S. Drabek, J. Dugan, J. Eggermont,
L. Eslinger, S. Franklin, J.S. Frideres, B.R. Gaines, R. Garrison, E. Ghent, G. Ghent,
J. Goren, J. McNeill (for B.E. Griffith), E. Guilfoyle, D.G. Hatt, J. Humphrey,
F.T. Johnson, M. Kapoor, B. Keay, L.A. Knafla, G. Krivy, B.W. Langan, M. Lashuk,
H. Laue, D. MacCarthy, P. Mathews, K. Magnusson, A. Mehrotra, E.D. Pask,
P. Rogers, M.G. Sideris, C. Slagorsky, P. Sokol, R.A. Stein, S. Stone-Blackburn,
S. Tenove, C. Triggle, L. Tutty, R.X. Ware, P. Willis, E.A. Wilman, D. Woods,
W.L. Zwerman
REGRETS:I.G. Bryden, K. Dobson, E. Enns, J. Goulet, B.E. Griffith, R. Hawkes, R.R. O'Reilly,
R. Page, R.D. Revel
VISITOR:E. Schieman and J. McNeill (for Item 260.5.2, Master of Education Program for Distance
Learners)
260.1Welcome to New Members and Approval of Agenda
The Chairman welcomed new and continuing members. He welcomed S. Stone-Blackburn, new
Associate Dean in the Faculty of Graduate Studies as of September 1, 1993. The
Chairman announced that D.G. Hatt's term as Associate Dean ends June 30, 1994.
It was MOVED by S. Tenove, SECONDED by A. Mehrotra that the Agenda be approved.
CARRIED
260.2Minutes of the Last Meeting
It was MOVED by S. Drabek, SECONDED by A. Mehrotra that the Minutes of the Last Meeting be
approved.
CARRIED
260.6Poon Kam Kai Institute of Management
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The Chairman invited M. Davis to comment on this item as he was not able to be present for the
entire Council meeting.
The Chairman reported that, since May, 1993, developments have occurred whereby a University of
Calgary MBA degree will be offered in Hanoi, Republic of Vietnam. He was
pleased to report that President Fraser had signed the agreement on today's date,
September 15, 1993. The Chairman indicated that the program is, in every respect, a
University of Calgary degree, i.e. course content, who teaches the course, residence
requirement, etc. He pointed out that this is not a new degree program, but it is a
new method of delivering an existing program.
M. Davis indicated that the degree offering in Hanoi follows the Western Canadian Deans of
Graduate Studies Guidelines for Distance Delivery Education that had been
previously endorsed by Council.
M. Davis briefly outlined the Letter of Agreement between the University of Hong Kong and The
University of Calgary, which included admissions, course schedule, course content,
grading, faculty, project administration, finance, and awarding of degrees.
In response to a query by J. Eggermont, D.J. Bercuson indicated that the financial aspect of this
program had been dealt with by the Associate Vice President (Academic), T.
Mathews.
There was some discussion regarding library facilities. D.J. Bercuson indicated that The University
of Calgary would not allocate funds to support library resources. He indicated that J.
Robinson of the Faculty of Management had visited the library facilities in Hong
Kong and was satisfied that the facilities were appropriate. Although G. Ghent
expressed some concern regarding the library facilities, D.J. Bercuson indicated that
he was satisfied that the basic resources do exist to support this course-based
program.
The Chairman indicated that this Agreement would set a precedent, and invited departments to
consider offering similar programs.
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260.3Dean's Report
260.3.1Priorities and the Year Ahead
Budget and GRS
The Chairman briefly discussed the ongoing budget difficulties that the University faces. He assured
Council that the GRS portion of the budget of the Faculty of Graduate Studies would
not be reduced. He indicated that a new three-year GRS procedure would be
implemented whereby one-third of the departments would be selected at random and
would apply every three years. Departments would be permitted to apply each year
if they wished.
Fee Remission
Regarding fee remission, the Chairman indicated that the Faculty would be polling departments to
see how many students would be eligible for fee remission as of April, 1994,
September 1994, and into the 1995 planning process.
Telephone Registration
The Chairman indicated that some difficulties had been brought to his attention regarding telephone
registration. He invited departments to provide feedback regarding difficulties they
may have encountered with regard to telephone registration.
Recruitment Fair
The Chairman reminded Council that the annual Recruitment Fair would be held on Monday,
September 27, 1993. He pointed out that the Faculty was interested in attracting
good students to Graduate Studies at The University of Calgary. He invited
departments to contact Mary Fisk in the Faculty of Graduate Studies Office for
further information.
SSHRC/NSERC Visit
The Chairman reported that representatives of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
of Canada (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada (NSERC) would be visiting the University on September 28, 1993. He
invited departments to contact Andrea Hawkes in the Faculty of Graduate Studies
Office for further information.
260.3.2Executive Group Authority for June/July/August
The Chairman reported that no Council business was conducted over the summer months.
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260.3.3"GOPHER" System
The Chairman reported that the Gopher system was a system whereby students, faculty, etc. could
access information about each other's universities across the country. He pointed out
that such a system would save time and money. The Chairman indicated that
Carleton University was the first Canadian university to participate in this program.
The Chairman pointed out that advantages to using the Gopher system were (1)
information could be updated at any time, (2) students or supervisors in remote
locations could access such information through E-mail at any time.
Ian P. Mitchell, Program Analyst in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, indicated that the Gopher
system is a campus-wide information system that is available twenty-four hours a
day. He indicated that information could be easily updated and that the fees involved
were minimal, if not zero. I.P. Mitchell was hopeful that departments would
participate in the Gopher system, and invited departments to submit information to
him on diskette by October 1 if possible.
Prospectus
The Chairman reported that a new Graduate Program Prospectus would be produced which would
contain fewer pages and which would contain the Gopher address on it. The
Chairman suggested that departments might want to include the Gopher address on
their departmental letterhead.
260.3.4Faculty of Graduate Studies Operational Handbook for Graduate Coordinators and Graduate
Secretaries
The Chairman thanked Andrea Hawkes for preparing the first version of the Faculty of Graduate
Studies Operational Handbook for Graduate Coordinators and Graduate Secretaries.
He invited departments to submit comments, additions, etc. regarding the Handbook.
He urged departments to refer to the Handbook.
260.3.5Degree Designation Committee
A memo dated July 22, 1993, to G. Krivy from D.J. Bercuson was distributed with the Agenda
material. The Chairman reported the that Degree Designation Committee (R.B.
Church, Medical Biochemistry; M.F. Mohtadi, Chemical and Petroleum
Engineering; and T.M. Penelhum, Religious Studies) had agreed to serve on this
Committee to examine the current degree designations with a view to determining
whether or not there is any way of rationalizing them. The Chairman stressed that
this Committee would not be examining programs or program content, but would be
examining only the designations we use to identify the different types of graduate
degrees we offer.
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The Chairman indicated M.F. Mohtadi was serving as the convenor, and that T.M. Penelhum would
be responsible for preparing a report for Council. The Chairman invited departments
to submit comments to M.F. Mohtadi.
260.3.6Questions
There were no questions
260.4Elections
Documentation regarding Striking Committee nominations was distributed at the meeting.
260.4.1Policy Committee
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve on the Policy Committee for a
two-year term.
J. Eggermont
Psychology
E. Einsiedel
Communication Studies (declined)
A. MehrotraChemical and Petroleum Engineering (declined)
R. Revel
Committee on Resources and the Environment
S. Tenove
Nursing
C. Triggle
Cardiovascular/Respiratory Sciences
No nominations were made from the floor.
It was MOVED by J. Goren, SECONDED by S. Drabek that nominations cease.
CARRIED
Membership of the 1993-94 Policy Committee is as follows:
J. Eggermont
Psychology
K. C. Magnusson
R. Revel
S. Tenove
C. Triggle
R.X. Ware
Educational Psychology
Committee on Resources and the Environment
Nursing
Cardiovascular/Respiratory Sciences
Philosophy
260.4.2Graduate Scholarship Committee
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve on the Graduate Scholarship
Committee for a two- or three-year term:
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J. Baker
Philosophy
H. Buss
A. Calvert
S. Franklin
B. Gaines
S. Herrero
R. N. Johnston
M. Lashuk
A. Marini
R. A. Stein
L. Tutty
English
Art
Geography (declined)
Computer Science
Environmental Design (declined)
Medicine
Physical Education (declined)
Teacher Education and Supervision
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Social Work (declined)
E. WilmanEconomics
The following individuals were nominated from the floor:
A. McClelland
Social Work
W.T. Perks
Environmental Design
It was MOVED by J. Goren, SECONDED by M. Kapoor that nominations cease.
CARRIED
Membership of the 1993-94 Graduate Scholarship Committee is as follows:
J. BakerPhilosophy
H. BussEnglish
A. CalvertArt
K. G. DeLongMusic
B. GainesComputer Science
R. N. JohnstonMedical Biochemistry
A. MariniTeacher Education and Supervision
W. T. PerksEnvironmental Design
A. P. RussellBiological Sciences
P. Sokol
Medical Sciences
R. A. Stein
Electrical and Computer Engineering
E. A. Wilman
Economics
260.4.3Appeals Panel
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve on the Appeals Panel for a
one-year term:
M. Davis
Management
K. Dobson
Clinical Psychology
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S. Drabek
E. Einsiedel
E. Enns
J.-G. Goulet
M. Kapoor
K. Magnusson
D. Pask
P. Rogers
S. Tenove
P. Willis
D. Woods
W.L. Zwerman
Political Science
Communication Studies (declined)
Germanic, Slavic & East Asian Studies
Anthropology
Biological Sciences
Educational Psychology (declined)
Law
Mechanical Engineering
Nursing
French, Italian and Spanish
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Sociology
There were no nominations from the floor.
It was MOVED by P. Sokol, SECONDED by D. MacCarthy that nominations cease.
CARRIED
Membership of the 1993-94 Appeals Panel is as follows:
K. Dobson
S. Drabek
E. Enns
J.-G. Goulet
M. Kapoor
D. Pask
P. Rogers
S. Tenove
P. Willis
D. Woods
W.L. Zwerman
Clinical Psychology
Political Science
Germanic, Slavic & East Asian Studies
Anthropology
Biological Sciences
Law
Mechanical Engineering
Nursing
French, Italian and Spanish
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Sociology
260.4.4Graduate Student Funding Committee
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve on the Graduate Student
Funding Committee for a two-year term:
B. Griffith
Curriculum and Instruction
J. Humphrey
Greek, Latin and Ancient History
P. Mathews
Archaeology
D. McKerlie
Philosophy
A. Nishimura
Art
S.C. Wirasinghe
Civil Engineering (declined)
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P. Mathews indicated that he would be prepared to serve for a one-year term as he would be going
on sabbatical leave.
There were no nominations from the floor.
It was MOVED by S. Drabek, SECONDED by H. Buss that nominations cease.
CARRIED
Membership of the 1993-94 Graduate Student Funding Committee is as follows:
B. Griffith
J. Humphrey
H. Laue
E. Love
P. Mathews
D. McKerlie
Curriculum and Instruction
Greek, Latin and Ancient History
Physics and Astronomy
Community Health Sciences
Archaeology
Philosophy
260.4.5Academic Programme Committee
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve on the Academic Programme
Committee for a three-year term:
N. Bankes
Law (declined)
L. Eslinger
P. McCallum
A. Mehrotra
J.B. Rattner
Religious Studies
English (declined)
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Medical Biochemistry
A. McWhir, English, was nominated from the floor to serve on the Academic Programme
Committee.
It was MOVED by J. Goren, SECONDED by B.W. Langan that nominations cease.
CARRIED
Membership of the 1993-94 Academic Programme Committee is as follows:
D.G. HattChair, Faculty of Graduate Studies
M.R.C. CoulsonGeography
L. Eslinger
Religious Studies
A. Mehrotra
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
S. Mendaglio
Educational Psychology
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J.B. Rattner
*
Medical Biochemistry
K.E. Sanderson
Biological Sciences
S. Roth
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
*continues to serve as a member of a sub-committee
260.4.6Silver Anniversary Graduate Fellowship Committee
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve on The University of Calgary
Silver Anniversary Graduate Fellowship Committee for a two-year term:
D. Jones
G. Levin
Educational Policy and Administrative Studies
Music (declined)
There were no nominations from the floor.
It was MOVED by M. Kapoor, SECONDED by W.L. Zwerman that nominations cease.
CARRIED
Membership for the 1993-94 University of Calgary Silver Anniversary Graduate Fellowship
Committee is as follows:
D. Jones
R. G. Lee
J. MacIntosh
R.A. Stebbins
Educational Policy and Administrative Studies
Clinical Neurosciences
Philosophy
Sociology
260.4.7Senate Representative
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve as Senate representative for a
one-year term:
C. Archer
J. Goren
Social Sciences (declined)
Medical Biochemistry
There were no nominations from the floor.
It was MOVED by H. Buss, SECONDED by G. Krivy that nominations cease.
CARRIED
J. Goren was elected to serve as Council's representative to the Senate for a one-year term.
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260.4.8University Research Grants Committee
The Striking Committee nominated the following individuals to serve on the University Research
Grants Committee, a Committee of Research Services, for a one-year term, with the
possibility of renewal for a second year:
T. Schryvers
H. J. Stam
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Psychology
The following individuals were nominated from the floor:
H. Buss
T. Rogers
K. Stevenson
English (declined)
Psychology
Biological Sciences
It was MOVED by M. Kapoor, SECONDED by B.W. Langan that nominations cease.
CARRIED
T. Schryvers and T. Rogers were elected to serve on the University Research Grants Committee. T.
Rogers declined as he would be going on sabbatical leave. Thus, H.J. Stam has
agreed to serve on this Committee.
L.A. Knafla suggested that the Striking Committee be more thorough in its work by nominating
more individuals to serve on the various committees of Council. The Chairman
indicated that the Striking Committee did do a thorough job and did its best in
suggesting names to Council for service on various committees, but that there were
many nominees who declined.
260.5Reports of Standing Committees of Council
260.5.1Academic Programme Committee
Guidelines for the Preparation of Graduate Program Proposals, as approved by the Academic
Programme Committee on July 15, 1993, had been distributed with the Agenda
material.
A document entitled Proposed Schedule for 1995-96 Calendar
Submissions was distributed at the meeting.
D.G. Hatt reported that the Committee had met over the summer and had a number of items before
it. D.G. Hatt invited departments to contact him if they were contemplating new
program proposals.
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Regarding the proposed schedule for 1995-96 calendar submissions, G. Krivy pointed out that the
CARC dates had not yet been finalized and that the dates, may in fact, be reverted
back to the regular dates.
260.5.2Master of Education Program for Distance Learners
Documentation regarding an MEd program for Distance Learners had been distributed with the
Agenda material. The Chairman indicated that this program is basically an existing
program with a different method of delivery. He indicated that it follows the
guidelines that the Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies endorsed on
distance education.
The Chairman welcomed E. Schieman and J. McNeill, who were prepared to answer questions
regarding this program.
In response to a query by H. Buss, E. Schieman indicated that the department was attempting to
define what constitutes a rural student. He was hopeful that such a definition would
be resolved shortly.
The Chairman pointed out that, in the MBA Hanoi agreement, no University funds were being
devoted to it.
260.7Faculty's Response to the Baker Report Regarding Women in the Nineties
The Chairman reported that Council would shortly be receiving a number of motions for approval in
order to operationalize the motions that were passed last year as a result of the Baker
Report on Women in the Nineties. The Chairman indicated that, should Council
members not have a copy of the Baker Report or the Women in the Nineties Report,
Council members should contact Shelley Wind in the Faculty Office to obtain a
copy.
260.8Meeting Dates for 1993 - 1994
A schedule of 1993-94 Council meeting dates had been distributed with the Agenda material for
information.
260.9Membership List for 1993 - 1994
An updated 1993-94 Council membership list had been distributed with the Agenda material for
information.
260.10Other Business
There was no other business.
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260.11Adjournment
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
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