Board Members present:  M. Francis, Chair, B. Louie, Chancellor;
M. Stevenson, President; A. Barton; L. Brown-Ganzert; A. Dhillon;
P. Dhillon; K. Harding; D. Pekarsky; P. Percival; J. Zaichkowsky

Regrets:  B. Elton; J. McPhee; B. Taylor


OPEN SESSION

A. Finance and Administration

1. Fundraising Progress Reports: The Board noted year-to-date progress reports as follows:

   Month	Fundraising Progress Reports For Information 2009/2010 Year to Date
   To May 31, 2009	$483,951
   To June 30, 2009	$2,297,573

2. The Board approved the Terms of Reference for:

• The City of Surrey Memorial Employee Entrance Award; 
• The Robin Blaser Endowment Fund supporting the Contemporary Literature Graduate Research Award; 
• The RedFM 93.1 Annual Music Scholarship;
• The Aleta Iberg Annual Memorial Award in the Faculty of Education. 

3. The Board approved revisions to Policy GP 16, Advertsiing, Selling or Smoking Tobacco on Campus, effective immediately.  The revisions, which respond to a non-compliance order issued to SFU by WorkSafe BC, strengthen the section of the Policy that deals with reporting procedures and the role of Campus Security with respect to non-compliance.

4. The Board approved the dissolution of the Community Advisory Committee of the SFU Community Trust, effective December 31, 2009.

5. The Board approved the Institutional Accountability Plan and Report for 2009/10 to 2011/12 to be presented to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
6. The Board received for information a draft schedule for the 2010-2011 budget process and related community consultations.
7. The Board approved the appointments of Drs. Gary Parker and Karel Hrazdil as Trustees of the Academic Pension Plan representing Faculty for two-year terms from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011, and the appointment of Martin Pochurko as a Trustee of the Academic Pension Plan representing the University for an indefinite term.
8. The Board noted the Financial Year-to-Date Position as of May 31, 2009.

B. Academic Operations

1. The Board approved the following action recommended by Senate:

• The Certificate in Cultural Resource Management in the Department of Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. 

2. Other matters dealt with by Senate on June 1, and July 6, 2009 were noted.

3. The Board received for information revisions to the Teaching Faculty Policy A 12.01.

C. Other

1. The Board was informed that Order-in--Council Board member, Bob Elton, has been re-appointed to a second three-year term ending July 13, 2012.
2. The Board learned that SFU has been accepted as a candidate for membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
3. The Board was informed that a final budget letter would be received from government after September 1, 2009.
4. The Board learned that President Stevenson met briefly with the new Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Dr. Moira Stilwell, and that a visit to SFU Surrey is being arranged.
5. The Board heard a brief report from L. Brown-Ganzert, Chair of the newly formed External Relations Committee, on matters discussed at the Committee's meetings of June 17 and July 17, 2009, including arrangements for a breakfast on September 30, 2009 at the Segal Graduate School of Business that will help build networks for the Faculty of Business Administration and the University, and recognize Dr. Nancy McKinstry's contributions as a member and past Chair of the Board of Govenors.
6. The Board received an update from the Vice-President, Research on research-related matters.
7. The Board received an update from the Vice-President, Academic on the Three-Year Academic Planning process, the Task Force on Teachng and Learning, enrollment information for Semester 09-2, and other matters.

CLOSED SESSION

A. Finance and Administration

1. The Board received fundraising progress reports for May and June 2009.
2. The Board approved that a contract be awarded to Stuart Olson Constructors Inc. for construction management services for the Chemistry Building Renewal project.
3. The Board approved that a contract be awarded to Henriquez Partners Ltd. for architectural, engineering and prime consultant services for the Chemistry Buidling Renewal project.
4. The Board received for information correspondence to government officials regarding a federal government capital funding opportunity.
5. Other matters were discussed.

B. Academic Operations

1. Faculty Appointments

The following academic appointments were approved and have been accepted:

1.  
   1. Dr. Kenneth Seigneurie, Associate Professor with tenure, World Literature Program,
      15 Aug 09
   2. Dr. Judith Sixsmith, Professor with tenure, Public Policy Program, 1 Aug 09
   3. Ms. Dana Claxton, Ruth Wynn Woodward Endowed Chair, Women's Studies,
      1 Sep 09 - 31 Aug 10

2. Administrative Appointments

The following administrative appointments were appproved and have been accepted:

1. Dr. John Pierce, Dean, Faculty of Environment, 1 Sep 09 - 31 Aug 14
2. Dr. Don Read, Chair, Psychology, 1 Sep 09 - 31 Aug 12
3. Dr. Catherine Murray, Chair, Women's Studies, 1 Sep 09 - 31 Aug 12 

3. Other

The Board approved:

1.  
   1. Dr. June Beynon, Professor Emerita, 1 Sep 08 (retroactive)

4. The President's Report on 2008/2009 Contract Renewal, Tenure and Promotion Considerations was received by the Board for information:

CONTRACT RENEWAL CONSIDERATIONS

FACULTY	DEPT/SCHOOL	NAME	RANK
Applied Sciences	Computing Science	D. Beyer A. Federova	Ass’t Professor Ass't Professor
	Engineering Science	C. Menon P. Saeedi M. Sarunic L. Shannon	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
Arts & Social Sciences	Criminology	M. Andresen B. Morrison	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Economics	G. Dunbar	Ass’t  Professor
	English	T. Alkan P. Cramer	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	French	J. Calderon G. Planchenault C. Vigouroux	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	History	A. Geiger D. Krallis P. Sedra	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Political Science	A. Ayers G. Fuji Johnson	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Urban Studies	P. Hall	Ass’t  Professor
	World Literature	P. Horta	Ass’t  Professor
Business Administration	Business Administration	B. Cohen P. Jula R. Krishnan J. Peloza	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
Communication, Art and Technology	Communication	P. Chow-White D. Jin	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Contemporary Arts	C. Pavsek	Ass’t  Professor
	Masters of Publishing	J. Maxwell	Ass’t  Professor
	SIAT	H. Erhan	Ass’t  Professor
Education	Education	A. Chinnery M. Jacquet S. Marshall M. Nilson N. Popadiuk C. Sabatier N. Sinclair D. Van Der Wey	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
Environment	Geography	V. Crooks I. Tromp-van Meerveld J. Venditti	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Resource & Environ. Management	K. Kohfeld	Ass’t  Professor
Health Sciencees	Health Sciences	R. Allen L. Zeng	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
Science	Biological Sciences	S. Bisgrove	Ass’t  Professor
	Earth Sciences	S. Dashtgard D. Kirste	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Mathematics	R. Fetecau Z. Lu T. Stephen	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Physics	A. Frolov L. Pogosian	Ass’t  Professor Ass’t  Professor
	Statistics & Actuarial Science	L. Zeng	Ass’t  Professor

TENURE CONSIDERATIONS

FACULTY	DEPT/SCHOOL	NAME	RANK
Arts & Social Sciences	Archaeology	J. Welch	Assoc Professor
	Criminology	L. Bell	Assoc  Professor
Environment	Resource & Environ. Management	J. Welch	Assoc  Professor
Health Sciences	Health Sciences	J. Somers	Assoc  Professor

PROMOTION CONSIDERATIONS

FACULTY	DEPT/SCHOOL	NAME	NEW RANK
Applied Sciences	Computing Science	U. Glaesser	Professor
Arts & Social Sciences	Criminology	J. Wong	Ass't Professor
	Political Science	K. Chenard	Ass't Professor
	Psychology	M. Liotti	Professor
	Sociology & Anthropology	W. Chan D. Lacombe J. Pulkingham	Professor Professor Professor
	Women’s Studies	H. Zaman	Professor
Communication, Art and Technology	Contemporary Arts	D. Kugler	Professor
Education	Education	J. Sugarman	Professor
Environment	Geography	L. Lesack N. Schuurman	Professor Professor
Science	Biological Sciences	L. Lesack	Professor
	Chemistry	D. Leznoff H. Yu	Professor Professor
	Mathematics	R. Choksi J. Jedwab S. Ruuth M. Trummer	Professor Professor Professor Professor
	Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MBB)	F. Brinkman M. Leroux	Professor Professor

TENURE AND PROMOTION CONSIDERATIONS 

FACULTY	DEPT/SCHOOL	NAME	NEW RANK
Applied Sciences	Computing Science	G. Hamarneh V. Kabanets J. Liu A. Sarkar R. Vaughan R. Zhang	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
	Engineering Science	F. Beg	Assoc Professor
Arts & Social Sciences	Criminology	G. Davies D. MacAlister	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
	Economics	A. Karaivanov M. Rekkas S. Woodcock	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
	English	J. Derksen M. Levy	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
	History	E. Chenier W. Keough	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
	Humanities	S. Gandesha	Assoc Professor
	Linguistics	J. Alderete P. Pappas Y. Yang	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
	Master of Public Policy	K. Stewart	Assoc Professor
	Psychology	M. Schmitt	Assoc Professor
	Women’s Studies	H. Leung	Assoc Professor
Business Administration	Business Administration	D. Chung D. Cyr S. Gupta M. Lazarova E. Maine A. Rubin	Professor Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
Communication, Art and Technology	Communication	S. Gunster K. McAllister	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
Environment	Resource & Environ. Management	S. Cox M. Rutherford	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor
Health Sciences	Health Sciences	M. Morrow	Assoc Professor
Science	Biological Sciences	D. Green H. Hutter	Assoc Professor Professor
	Chemistry	M. Eikerling	Assoc Professor
	Earth Sciences	G. Williams-Jones	Assoc Professor
	Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology	M. White	Assoc Professor
	Mathematics	N. Bruin	Assoc Professor
	Physics	D. Broun E. Emberly	Assoc Professor Assoc Professor

C. Other

1. The Board approved an option to secure funding for the completion of the School for the Contemporary Arts.
2. The Board received for information the President's Activity Report for May and June 2009, and heard an update on a meeting subsequently held with government officials.
3. Other matters were discussed.
4. At the conclusion of the Board meeting, the Board heard a short presentation from and engaged in a discussion with Mr. Gordon Harris, President and CEO of the SFU Community Trust, about the UniverCity development and the work of the Trust. Board members and Vice-Presidents then accompanied Mr. Harris on a short walking tour of UniverCity.