Senate 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 2019-20
- Senate Executive Committee
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Senate Executive Committee
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) Andrea Chandler (Faculty of Public Affairs) Anne Bowker (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Winnie Ye (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Afreen Ahmad (Undergraduate Student) Hemant Gupta (Graduate Student)
- Senate Quality Assurance and Planning Committee
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Senate Quality Assurance and Planning Committee
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) Daniel Siddiqi (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Senator) Pamela Wolff (Faculty of Science, Senator) Wei Shi (Faculty of Engineering and Design, Senator) Siva Sivathayalan (Faculty of Engineering and Design, Senator) Jonathan Malloy (Faculty of Public Affairs) Julia Wallace (Faculty of Science) Peter Thompson (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Merridee Bujaki (Sprott School of Business) Emma Maddock (Undergraduate Student) Nathaniel Bruni (Graduate Student) Adrian Larose (Graduate Student, Alternate) (CUASA Observer) 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)
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) Richard Mann (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Naomi Cappuccino (Faculty of Science) James Opp (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) Paul Keen (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) David Mendeloff (Faculty of Public Affairs) ***vacant (Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee Representative) Jerome Talim (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Bijan Toufighi (Sprott School of Business) Sarah Shires (Undergraduate Student) ***vacant (Undergraduate Student – alternate) Jhansi Rani Boggavarapu (Graduate Student) ***vacant (Graduate Student – alternate) 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 Student Awards
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Senate Committee on Student Awards
Paul Peters (Chair)
Perry Legakis, Director, Student Awards (Secretary) Delegate of VP (Finance and Administration) Delegate of Chief Advancement Officer Nadiya Slobodenyuk (Faculty) Farah Hosseinian (Faculty) ***vacant (Student Member) ***vacant (Student Member)
- Senate Committee on Medals and Prizes
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Senate Committee on Medals and Prizes
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
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)
Clerk of Senate (ex officio) (Chair) Angela Dionisi (Sprott School of Business) Paul Keen (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) Samuel Ajila (Faculty of Engineering and Design, Senator) Johannes Wolfart (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Senator) Daniel Siddiqi (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Senator)***Vacant (Faculty) Qusai Yusuf Undergraduate Student) Ashley Courchene (Graduate Student)
- Senate Library Committee
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Senate Library Committee
Anne Bowker (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Chair) Amber Lannon (Interim University Librarian) Heather MacDonald (Professional Librarian) Alicia Ott (Committee Secretary) ***vacant (Library Staff) Siobhain Bly Calkin (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Tracey Lauriault (Faculty of Public Affairs) Hilary Becker (Sprott School of Business) Toby Zeng (Faculty of Science) Omar Shafiq (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Paul Keen (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) ***Vacant (Graduate Student) Ved Shimpi (Undergraduate Student)
- Honorary Degrees Committee
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Honorary Degrees Committee
Vice-President (Research and International) (ex-officio) (Chair) President (ex-officio) Clerk of Senate (ex-officio) (Secretary) Donald Wiles (retired faculty member) Nicolas Papadopoulos (Sprott School of Business) Anne Bowker (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Michel Nakhla (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Chris Dornan (Faculty of Public Affairs) ***vacant (Faculty of Science) Jane Gilbert (alumni representative) ***vacant (graduate student)
Tyler Boswell (undergraduate student) Resource: Director, Department of University Communications
- Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC)
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Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC)
Anne Bowker (Chair) Susan Birkwood (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Nigel Waltho (Faculty of Science alternative) Richard Dansereau (Faculty of Engineering & Design) Shibu Pal (Sprott School of Business) Mira Sucharov (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Senate Student Academic Integrity Appeal Committee (SSAIAC)
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Senate Student Academic Integrity Appeal Committee (SSAIAC)
James Cheetham (Chair) James Moretton (Registrar’s Office) (non-voting) (Secretary) Oren Petel (Faculty Member) Troy Anderson (Faculty Member) Morgan Rooney (Faculty Member) Taylor Green (Graduate Student) ***Vacant (Graduate Student) Shakira Chaitoo (Undergraduate Student) ***Vacant (Undergraduate Student) ***Vacant (Undergraduate Student)
- Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee
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Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee
Beth Hughes (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
***vacant (Faculty of Science) ***vacant (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Ian Lee (Sprott School of Business) Siva Sivathayalan (Faculty of Engineering and Design) ***vacant (Faculty of Public Affairs) ***vacant (Graduate Student)
- Senate Review Committee (SRC)
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Senate Review Committee (SRC)
***vacant (Chair) Chris Worswick (Faculty of Public Affairs) Roshdy Hafez (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Justin Paulson (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) ***vacant (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) Raili Pollanen (Sprott School of Business) Farah Hosseinian (Faculty of Science) ***vacant (undergraduate student) ***vacant (undergraduate student) ***vacant (graduate student) (OVFPA) (non-voting) (OIRP) (non-voting)