Senate Committees
Nominations are currently being accepted for faculty and students to serve on Senate Standing Committees.
There are 11 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 2022-23
- 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)
- Sean Maguire (Undergraduate Student)
- Milan Sanghani (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)
- Augustine Park (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Maitham Shams (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Julie Garlen (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Chelsea McCormick (Sprott School of Business)
- Mary Francoli (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Andrew Runka (Faculty of Science)
- VACANT (faculty position)
- Jeff Frank (Undergraduate Student)
- Sara Berkes (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
- Howard Nemiroff (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)
- Vacant (Sprott School of Business)
- Dan Siddiqi (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs)
- Ali Arya (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs)
- Augustine Park (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Jerome Talim (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- David Mendeloff (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Julia Wallace (Faculty of Science)
- Jennifer Ramnarine (Undergraduate Student)
- Laura Hnatiw (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 – Valerie Evans
- Designate of the Chief Advancement Officer – Elizabeth DiSabato
- Shaolin-Rose Gawat (Student Member)
- Sean Cruz (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) – Kevin McEwan, Amy Fraser, Dotty Nwakanma and Ashley Kingston
- Senate Educational Equity Committee
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Senate Educational Equity Committee Members
- Vice-President (Students and Enrolment) (ex officio) (Chair)
- Dominique Marshall (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Ana Dammert (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Troy Anderson (Sprott School of Business)
- Vacant (Faculty of Science)
- Ralph Mason (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 and Design)
- Shazia Sadaf (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Rodney Nelson (Sprott School of Business)
- Scott Bennett (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Mary Francoli (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- VACANT (faculty member)
- Karl Alary (Undergraduate Student)
- Georgette Morris (Graduate Student)
- Senate Library Committee
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Senate Library Committee Members
- Anne Bowker (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences) Chair
- Kim Stratton (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Amber Lannon (University Librarian)
- Jennifer Browning (Professional Librarian)
- Vacant (Committee Secretary)
- Clair Switzer (Library Staff)
- David Mould (Faculty of Science)
- Jurek Sasiadek (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Fidel Khouli (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Omair Shafiq (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Ally Kruegger-Kischak (Undergraduate Student)
- Disha Behere (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)
- Nicolas Papadopoulos (Sprott School of Business)
- Peter Watson (Retired Faculty)
- Graham Smart (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- VACANT (Faculty of Science)
- Qi Jun Zhang (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Yanling Wang (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Jane Gilbert (Alumni Representative)
- VACANT (Graduate Student)
- Asha Berbeck (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)
- Mira Sucharov (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Shibu Pal (Sprott School of Business)
- Robert Langlois (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Michael Hogue (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Robert Burk (Faculty of Science)
- Evaluation Officer – Susan McConnell
- Evaluation Officer – Alex Haarbosch (until January 2023)
- 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
- James Cheetham (Chair)
- Jenny Leppard (Registrar’s Office) (non-voting) (Secretary)
- Cristina Ruiz Martin (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Troy Anderson (Sprott School of Business)
- Julie Murray (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Jesse Monteith (Undergraduate Student)
- Chelsie Smith (Graduate Student)
- Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee
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Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee Members
- Vacant (Chair) (Faculty Member)
- Director, Student Affairs (Secretary)
- Roy Hanes (Faculty Member)
- Diana Majury (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)
- Mike Murphy (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Paul Wilson (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Mason Rodney (Graduate Student)
- Renee De Laire (FGPA, Secretary) (non-voting)
- Senate Review Committee (SRC)
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Senate Review Committee (SRC) Members
- Donald Russell (Chair)
- Pablo Heidrich (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Roshdy Hafez (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Ali Arya (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs)
- Rodney Nelson (Sprott School of Business)
- VACANT (FASS)
- VACANT (Faculty of Science)
- Kaniz Sinethyah (Undergraduate Student)
- Anthony Valenti (Undergraduate Student)
- Farzam Kharvari (Graduate Student)
- Reza Sohrabi (Graduate Student)
- Resource – (OIRP) (non-voting)