Senate committee on University Priorities

2025 Meeting Schedule

SCUP meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00pm. Occasionally meetings may be cancelled or there may be room changes so please confirm meeting dates and Zoom information with Recording Secretary at ucil@sfu.ca.

Quorum - Six Members

SCUP meetings will be held in-person on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00pm in Strand Hall 3101. Occasionally meetings may be cancelled or there may be room changes so please confirm meeting dates.

Should you need to attend via Zoom videoconferencing please contact the Recording Secretary at ucil@sfu.ca.

SCUP reports to Senate in May of each year.

1. To be responsible for the operation of the system of academic planning established in the Senate Guidelines for Academic Plans.
2. To recommend the priorities that should be attached to the central allocation of resources required to implement approved new programs and strengthen existing programs.
3. To review and approve letters of intent for submission to the provincial program review process.
4. To consider and make recommendations to Senate on proposals for new undergraduate and graduate programs and the discontinuance of programs.
5. To be responsible for the operation of the system of external review of academic units set out in the Senate Guidelines for External Reviews.
6. 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.
7. 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:
   1. 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.
   2. Consult with the university community concerning the preparation of the operating and capital budgets.
   3. 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.)