Standing Committees
Senate Committees
There are 13 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 2025-26
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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)
- VACANT(Faculty member)
- Rebecca Renfroe (Sprott School of Business)
- Achim Hurrelmann (Faculty of Public & Global Affairs)
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student)
- VACANT (Graduate Student)
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Senate Quality Assurance and Planning Committee Members
- Vice-Provost and Associate VP (Academic) (ex officio) (Chair, non-voting)
- Jeffrey Erochko (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- David Amundsen (Faculty of Science)
- John Anderson (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Siva Sivathayalan (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Paul Keen (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- VACANT (Sprott School of Business)
- Vandna Bhatia (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- VACANT (Faculty of Science, School of Computer Science)
- VACANT (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- Madhav Sewpal (Undergraduate Student)
- VACANT (Graduate Student)
- Chair of SCCASP
- (CUASA Observer) – Marylynn Steckley
- Resources: AVP (Academic Programs & Strategic Initiatives, Librarian, Undergraduate and Curriculum and Calendar Officer, Graduate Curriculum and Calendar Officer, Vice-Provost (Graduate Studies), Office of Vice-Provost and AVP (Academic) Subject Matter Experts
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Senate Committee on Curriculum, Admissions and Studies Policy (SCCASP) Members
- David Mendeloff (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)
- Rebecca Renfroe (Sprott School of Business)
- Pascal Gin (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- VACANT (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- VACANT (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- VACANT (Faculty of Science)
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student)
- Mohammed Mirza (Graduate Student)
- Resources: Director of Admissions Services, Graduate Curriculum and Calendar Officer, Undergraduate Curriculum and Calendar Officer, Associate University Registrar, Associate Vice-President (Enrolment Management), Director, Graduate Services and Registrar, Director, Office of Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Representative from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning (OIRP), Assistant Registrar, Academic Evaluation and Curriculum Management, Manager, Student System Support, Vice-Provost (Graduate Studies)
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Senate Committee on Student Awards Members
- Nadiya Slobodenyuk (Faculty member, FASS) (CHAIR)
- Rodney Nelson (Faculty member, Sprott School of Business)
- David Sabatino (Faculty member, Science)
- Hamza abo el Ella (Faculty member, Engineering & Design)
- Lisa Mills (Faculty member, Public & Global Affairs)
- Director, Awards & Financial Aid (Secretary)
- Associate Vice-Provost (Awards & Professional Development)
- Designate of the VP, Finance & Administration – Jonathan Lee
- Designate of the Chief Advancement Officer – Elizabeth DiSabato
- Jacky Chan (Undergraduate Student Member)
- Oluwadamilola Omotuyi (Graduate Student Member)
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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 and Global Affairs, Sprott School of Business, Science, and Engineering and Design
- Associate University Registrar, Secretary
- Director, Graduate Studies & Registrar
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Senate Academic Governance Committee (SAGC) Members
- Clerk of Senate (ex officio) (Chair)
- Ruth McKay (Sprott School of Business)
- David Mendeloff (Faculty of Public & Global Affairs)
- Christian Viau (Faculty of Engineering & Design
- Rodney Nelson (Sprott School of Business)
- Kevin Graham (Faculty of Science)
- Shazia Sadaf (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student)
- Victoria Andrews (Graduate Student)
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Honorary Degrees Committee Members
- Rafik Goubran, Vice-President (Research and International) (Chair)
- President (ex-officio)
- Clerk of Senate (ex-officio)(Secretary)
- Shani Pupco (Sprott School of Business)
- Lynn Campbell (Retired Faculty)
- Nduka Otiono (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- Seyda Ipek (Faculty of Science)
- Halim Yanikomeroglu (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Jose Galdo (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- VACANT (Alumni Representative)
- Nazanin Habibpourkouchaki (Graduate Student)
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student)
- Resource: Chief Communications Officer, Department of University Communications
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Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC) Members
- Bob Burk (Chair)
- Neil Gerlach (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- Ernest Kwan (Sprott School of Business)
- Shawn Kenny (Faculty of Engineering and Design)
- Susan Birkwood (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
- David Brock (Faculty of Science)
- Evaluation Officer – Susan McConnell
- Petitions Officer – Alex Haarbosch
- Assistant Registrar, Undergraduate Appeals Secretariat – Karla Creech
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Senate Student Academic Integrity Appeal Committee (SSAIAC) Members
- Rob Langlois (Faculty of Engineering and Design) (Chair)
- Jean Daudelin (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- Bob Burk (Faculty of Science)
- Hassan Bashir (Faculty of Public & Global Affairs)
- Beth Hughes (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Karla Creech (Registrar’s Office) (non-voting) (Secretary)
- Adrian Ponce (Undergraduate Student #1)
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student #2)
- Elham Rezazadeh (Graduate Student #1)
- Rebecca Kempe (Graduate Student #2)
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Senate Educational Equity Committee – Note that this committee is currently inactive and undergoing review.
- Vice-President Students & Enrolment (Chair)
- VACANT (Faculty Member, FASS)
- VACANT (Faculty Member, FPGA)
- VACANT (Faculty Member, FED)
- VACANT (Faculty Member, Science)
- VACANT (Faculty Member, Sprott)
- VACANT (Graduate Student)
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student)
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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)
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Graduate Student Appeal Committee Members
- Hassan Bashir CHAIR (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- Jeffrey Erochko (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Mike Murphy (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences)
- Safaa Bedawi (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- VACANT (Faculty member)
- Guncha Annayeva (Graduate Student)
- Renee De Laire (Graduate Studies, Secretary) (non-voting)
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Senate Review Committee (SRC) Members
- Gabriel Wainer (Chair, Faculty member)
- VACANT (Faculty of Public and Global Affairs)
- Jeremy Laliberte (Faculty of Engineering & Design)
- Sana Mohsni (Sprott School of Business)
- Farah Hosseinian (Faculty of Science)
- Julie Murray (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student)
- VACANT (Undergraduate Student)
- Chimaobi Amadi(Graduate Student)
- Nya Lual (Graduate Student)
- Resource – (OIRP) (non-voting)