Senate Committees
There are 14 standing committees that report to Senate. Members of committees include faculty, students and non-academic staff.
To learn more about Senate Committees, please refer to Article 9 of the Academic Governance of the University policy.
Membership 2023-24
- Senate Executive Committee
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Senate Executive Committee Members
- President (ex officio) (Chair)
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (ex officio)
- Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) (non-voting) (ex officio)
- Clerk of Senate (ex officio)
- Root Gorelick (Faculty of Science)
- Pamela Wolff (Faculty of Science)
- Jonathan Malloy (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Shaun Seneviratne (Undergraduate Student)
- Elie Abou Zeid (Graduate Student)
- Senate Quality Assurance and Planning Committee
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Senate Quality Assurance and Planning Committee Members
- Vice-Provost and Associate VP (Academic) (ex officio) (Chair, non-voting)
- Librarian (ex officio) (non-voting)
- Assistant VP Academic (ex officio) (non-voting)
- Associate Dean, Programs, Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs (ex officio)
- Pamela Wolff (Faculty of Science, Senator)
- Julia Wallace (Faculty of Science)
- Paul Keen (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Siva Sivathayalan (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Julie Garlen (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Irene Lu (Sprott School of Business)
- VACANT (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- VACANT (Faculty of Science)
- David Mendeloff (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Nir Hagigi (Undergraduate Student)
- Gerardo Kanter (Graduate Student)
- (CUASA Observer) – Josh Horton
- Resource: Calendar Editor
- Senate Committee on Curriculum, Admissions and Studies Policy (SCCASP)
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Senate Committee on Curriculum, Admissions and Studies Policy (SCCASP) Members
- Daniel Siddiqi (Chair)
- Clerk of Senate (ex officio)
- Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) (ex officio)
- Vice-President (Students and Enrollment) and University Registrar (Secretary) (ex officio)
- Emily Gray (Sprott School of Business)
- Mike Hildebrand (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs)
- Pascal Gin (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Samuel Ajila (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Vandna Bhatia (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Julia Wallace (Faculty of Science)
- Emily Udle (Undergraduate Student)
- Sarah Ferguson (Graduate Student)
- Resources: Director of Admissions Services, Calendar Editor, Associate University Registrar, Calendar Editor, Graduate Registrar, Manager, Quality Assurance (Academic Programs) OR Designate, Representative from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning (OIRP)
- Senate Committee on Undergraduate Student Awards
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Senate Committee on Undergraduate Student Awards Members
- Nadiya Slobodenyuk (Faculty member)
- Rodney Nelson (Sprott School of Business) (Chair)
- Edward Cyr (Faculty of Science)
- Perry Legakis, Director, Student Awards (Secretary)
- Designate of the VP, Finance & Administration – Sandy Mazereeuw
- Designate of the Chief Advancement Officer – Elizabeth DiSabato
- Shanorah Brown (Student Member)
- Ryan Lyster (Student Member)
- Senate Committee on Medals and Prizes
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Senate Committee on Medals and Prizes Members
- Clerk of Senate, (Chair)
- The Dean (or his/her designate) from each of the Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Public Affairs, Sprott School of Business, Science, Engineering and Design, and Graduate Studies
- Chair, Senate Committee on Student Awards
- University Registrar, Secretary (voting)
- Senate Educational Equity Committee
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Senate Educational Equity Committee Members – Note this committee is currently inactive and is undergoing review.
- Vice-President (Students and Enrolment) (ex officio) (Chair)
- VACANT (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- VACANT (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- VACANT (Sprott School of Business)
- VACANT (Faculty of Science)
- VACANT (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Vacant (Graduate Student)
- Vacant (Undergraduate Student)
- Senate Academic Governance Committee (SAGC)
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Senate Academic Governance Committee (SAGC) Members
- Clerk of Senate (ex officio) (Chair)
- Donald Russell (Faculty of Engineering &Design)
- Joana Rocha (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Rodney Nelson (Sprott School of Business)
- Scott Bennett (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Kevin Graham (Faculty of Science)
- Dan Siddiqi (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Anthony Valenti (Undergraduate Student)
- Maryam Usman (Graduate Student)
- Senate Library Committee
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Senate Library Committee Members
- Anne Bowker – Chair
- Amber Lannon (University Librarian)
- Shelley Gullikson (Professional Librarian)
- Patti Harper (Committee Secretary)
- Alistair MacRae (Library Staff)
- Tracey Lauriault (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- David Mould (Faculty of Science)
- Jurek Sasiadek (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Hillary Becker (Sprott School of Business)
- James Brunet (Faculty of Engineering & Design – School of Information Technology)
- Siobhan Bly Calkin (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Anya Roth (Undergraduate Student)
- Rohan Sikka (Graduate Student)
- Honorary Degrees Committee
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Honorary Degrees Committee Members
- Vice-President (Research and International) (ex-officio) (Chair)
- President (ex-officio)
- Clerk of Senate (ex-officio)(Secretary)
- Stelios Zyglidopoulos (Sprott School of Business)
- Peter Watson (Retired Faculty)
- Jennifer Evans (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Seyda Ipek (Faculty of Science)
- Donald Russell (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Chris Worswick (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Louise Hayes (Alumni Representative)
- Farzad Alizadeh (Graduate Student)
- Ineza Karake (Undergraduate Student)
- Resource: Chief Communications Officer, Department of University Communications
- Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC)
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Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC) Members
- John Logan (Chair)
- Lisa Mills (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Ernest Kwan (Sprott School of Business)
- Robert Langlois (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Susan Birkwood (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Robert Burk (Faculty of Science)
- Evaluation Officer – Susan McConnell
- Evaluation Officer – Jenny Leppard
- Assistant Registrar, Undergraduate Appeals Secretariat – Karla Creech
- Senate Student Academic Integrity Appeal Committee (SSAIAC)
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Senate Student Academic Integrity Appeal Committee (SSAIAC) Members
- Cristina Ruiz Martin (Faculty of Engineering and Design) – Chair
- Jean Daudelin (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Sana Mohsni (Sprott School of Business)
- Pam Wolff (Faculty of Science)
- Julie Murray (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Karla Creech (Registrar’s Office) (non-voting) (Secretary)
- Jonathan Ojangole (Undergraduate Student)
- Ayshia Bailie (Graduate Student)
- Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee
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Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee Members – Note that this committee is currently inactive and undergoing review.
- VACANT (Chair) (Faculty Member)
- Director, Student Affairs (Secretary)
- VACANT (Faculty Member)
- VACANT (Faculty Member)
- Graduate Student Appeal Committee
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Graduate Student Appeal Committee Members
- Ian Lee (Sprott School of Business) Chair
- Christiane Wilke (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Bernadette Campbell (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Jeffrey Erochko (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Paul Wilson (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Harsh Thakkar (Graduate Student)
- Renee De Laire (FGPA, Secretary) (non-voting)
- Senate Review Committee (SRC)
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Senate Review Committee (SRC) Members
- Dan Siddiqi (Chair, Faculty member) – to be elected by/from Senate
- Isaac Odoom (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Roshdy Hafez (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Onita Basu (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs)
- Rodney Nelson (Sprott School of Business)
- Robert Collier (Faculty of Science)
- Shane Hawkins (FASS)
- Ryan Lyster (Undergraduate Student)
- Rana Saaid (Undergraduate Student)
- Farzam Sepanta (Graduate Student)
- Izuchukwu Maduekwe (Graduate Student)
- Resource – (OIRP) (non-voting)