Board Members present:  B. Taylor, Chair; A. Petter, President; C. Taylor, Chancellor; L. Brown-Ganzert; B. Cunningham;
J. Francis; A. Hall; J. Hinchliffe; A. Pilarinos; D. Poole; N. Schmitt; J. Singh

Regrets:  A. Giardini; W. Grant-John; J. Kim

OPEN SESSION

The Board Chair acknowledged the service of Nicolas Schmitt, Angie Hall and Andreas Pilarinos whose terms on the Board end effective May 31, 2013.

B. Taylor welcomed Peter Ruben to the open session of the meeting, noting that Dr. Ruben was elected to the Board by faculty for a three year term effective June 1, 2013, replacing N. Schmitt. 

A.        Finance and Administration

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

b.         The Board approved the Terms of Reference for the:

•         Illahie Foundation Annual Undergraduate Award;
•        Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Prize.

c.         The Board received for information the 2012 Annual Due Diligence Report.

d.         The Board received for information the 2012 report about SFU’s employee injury experience and related mitigating
            strategies.

e.         The Board received for information the 2012 Annual Report of SFU’s Human Rights Office.

f.          The Board approved an allocation of a portion of the cumulative carry forward from the year ending March 31, 2013 for
            expenditures in 2013-14.

g.         The Board approved the re-appointments of Drs. Jeremy Brown and Peter Klein as Trustees of the Pension Plan for
            Members of the Academic Staff as Faculty representatives for terms commencing July 1, 2013 and ending June 30,
            2015.

h.         The Board received a report from the Vice-President, Finance and Administration on the major activities in the
            departments within her portfolio.

B.         Academic Operations

a.         The Board approved the following actions recommended by Senate:

• Full Program Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction within the Faculty of Education, effective fall 2013;
•  Full Program Proposal for a Concurrent Bachelor’s-Master’s Program in the School for International Studies within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective fall 2013;
• Dissolution of the Joint Major and Joint Honours in Computing Science and Philosophy in the School of Computing Science and Department of Philosophy within the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective fall 2014;
• Full Program Proposal for a Minor in French Language in the Department of French within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective fall 2013;
• Full Program Proposal for a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in the School for the Contemporary Arts within the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, effective fall 2013.

b.         The Board received the following reports for information:

• The Annual Report of the Research Ethics Board 2011/2012;
• The Annual Report for 2012 of the Senate Appeals Board;
• The Annual Report of the Senate Committee on International Activities 2012;
• The Annual Report of the Senate Graduate Studies Committee 2011/2012;
• The Annual 2012-2013 Report of the Senate Committee on University Priorities.

c.         The Board received for information the Evaluation of Educational Goals document, approved by Senate in a five-part
            motion, which will formalize the implementation of practices and processes with the goal of enhancing the quality of
            academic programs at SFU.

d.         Other matters dealt with by Senate April 8 and May 23, 2013 were noted for information.

e.         The Board approved the revisions to Section 15.1(e) and Section 15.2(e) of Policy R20.01, Ethics Review of Research
            Involving Human Participants, effective immediately.

f.          The Board received for information a consolidation of the reports from each of the Faculty and support units in the
            portfolio of the Vice-President, Academic, documenting the progress made toward achieving the goals and objectives
            detailed in the 2010-2013 Academic Plan.

C.        External Relations

a.         The Board endorsed the Strategy for International Engagement at SFU.

b.         The Board endorsed the Government Relations Plan for SFU.

D.        Audit

a.         The Board approved the Annualized Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Report for the year ending March 31, 2013.

b.         The Board approved the Financial Statements of the University for the year ended March 31, 2013 on the basis that the
            Office of the Auditor General of BC, the University’s Auditor of Record, has indicated that a compliance opinion for fiscal
            year 2012/2013 will be issued.

E.         Other

a.         The President reported that he had met with numerous local candidates from the two leading provincial parties to
            highlight SFU and post-secondary education issues in the lead up to the election.  He indicated that work to build on
            those connections, including making the case for SFU Surrey, will begin once the new Cabinet is in place.

b.         A. Petter briefly commented on the May 22 Alumni Annual General meeting, ongoing preparations for the University’s
            50^th anniversary campaign, and planning for the fall SFU Public Square program.

c.         The Board received for information the countersigned copy of the annual agreement between the Minister of Advanced
            Education, Innovation and Technology, representing the Government of BC, and SFU on respective accountabilities,
            roles and responsibilities, including high level strategic priorities, public policy issues and performance expectations.

d.         The Board received a report from the Vice-President, Research (VPR) on research-related matters and notable
            achievements.  The Board Chair congratulated Dr. Mario Pinto, VPR, for receiving the Canadian Society for Chemistry
            Bader Award for 2013 in recognition of his outstanding research contributions in organic chemistry.

e.         The Board Chair thanked outgoing student Board members, Angie Hall and Andreas Pilarinos, and faculty Board
            member, Nicolas Schmitt, for their service to the Board ending May 31, 2013.  The Board was informed that that Peter
            Ruben has been elected by faculty to replace N. Schmitt from June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2016 and Yasmine Norouzi,
            graduate student, and Caleb Kwon, undergraduate student, have been elected by students to replace A. Hall and A.
            Pilarinos from June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014.

CLOSED SESSION

A.        Finance and Administration

a.         The Board approved the Five-Year Capital Plan for 2014/2015 to 2018/2019.

b.         The Board received for information a Capital Projects and Planning Program Status Report.

c.         The draft minutes of and report to the Investment Advisory Committee meeting of March 15, 2013 were received by the
            Board for information.

d.         The Board received for information a report prepared by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition with the
            collaboration of the SFU Living Wage Campaign.

e.         The Board authorized the University to pursue opportunities for the future provision of student residences at SFU
            Burnaby.

B.         Academic Operations

a.         Faculty Appointments

            The following academic appointments were approved and have been accepted:

• Dr. Benedikt Fischer, University Professor, Health Sciences, 1 Mar 13 – 28 Feb 18
• Dr. Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, 1 Jul 13 – 31 Aug 17
• Dr. Jamal-Aldin Nazari, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, 1 Aug 13 – 31 Aug 17
• Mr. Brent Lyons, Instructor, Beedie School of Business, 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 17
• Dr. David Clarke, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 17
• Dr. Adian Vining, re-appointed Centre for North American Business Studies Professorship,Beedie School of Business, 1 Jul 13 – 30 Jun 18
• Dr. Urs Ribary, Psychology, re-appointed British Columbia Leadership Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience in Childhood Health and Development, retroactive from 1 Jun 12 – 31 Jul 17

b.         Administrative Appointments

            The following administrative appointments were approved and have been accepted:

• Dr. David Burley, Chair, Archaeology, 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 16
• Dr. Alison Beale, re-appointed Director, Communication, 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 15
• Dr. Manfred Trummer, re-appointed Chair, Mathematics, 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 16
• Dr. Farid Golnaraghi, Director, Mechatronic Systems Engineering, 1 May 13 – 30 Apr. 16
• Dr. David Jacks, Chair, Economics, 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 16

c.         Other

            The Board approved:

• A modified appointment (60%) in Humanities, 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 14
• A modified appointment (50%) in English, 1 May 13 – 30 Apr 14
• A transfer from Sociology & Anthropology and First Nations, Kamloops to Linguistics (home department) and First Nations Studies, effective 1 Sept 13
• An early retirement in Psychology, effective 1 Dec 13
• A modified appointment (50%) in Criminology, 1 Apr 13 – 31 Mar 14
• A modified appointment (50%) in Criminology, 1 Apr 13 – 31 Mar 14

C.        Audit

a.         The Board received for information the Report from the Auditor for 2012/2013.

b.         The Board received for information the Internal Audit Annual Report for 2012-2013.

c.         The Board received the 2012-2013 Annual Insurance and Liability Report for information.

D.        Other

a.         The Board received the President’s Activities Report for March and April 2013.

b.         On behalf of Employee Relations Committee Chair A. Giardini, the Board Chair gave a brief update on Employee
            Relations matters.

c.         Other matters were discussed.

CONFIDENTIAL SESSION

a.         Other matters were discussed.

The next Board of Governors Meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Room 126 of the Halpern Centre, SFU Burnaby.