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 2020-21
- 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) Siva Sivathayalan (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Anne Bowker (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Winnie Ye (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Kareem AlWazir (Undergraduate Student) Nathaniel Bruni (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) Philippe Lagasse (Faculty of Public Affairs) Pamela Wolff (Faculty of Science, Senator) Julie Garlen (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Siva Sivathayalan (Faculty of Engineering and Design, Senator) Julia Wallace (Faculty of Science) Peter Thompson (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Merridee Bujaki (Sprott School of Business) Vacant – 2 faculty positions Benjamin Jelley (Undergraduate Student) Sonya Stuhec Leonard (Graduate Student) Marissa Parker (Undergraduate Student, Alternate) (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)
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) John Logan (SUSC) Vacant (Sprott School of Business) Paul Keen (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) James Opp (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) Peter Thompson (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Jerome Talim (Faculty of Engineering and Design) David Mendeloff (Faculty of Public Affairs) Pamela Wolff (Faculty of Science) Gaurish Kohli (Undergraduate Student) Najla Mohamed (Undergraduate Student – alternate) Tina Beynen (Graduate Student) Zaheed Kara (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)
Farah Hosseinian (Faculty of Science) Nadiya Slobodenyuk (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Perry Legakis, Director, Student Awards (Secretary) Designate of the VP, Finance & Administration – Valerie Evans Designate of the Chief Advancement Officer – Elizabeth DiSabato 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) – Maureen Varette, Erika Strathearn, Amy Bifolchi, Dotty Nwakanma and Anne Young
- 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) Samuel Ajila (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Johannes Wolfart (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Donald Russell (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Paul Wilson (Faculty of Public Affairs) Shazia Sadaf (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Vacant (One Faculty member) Elisabeth Guthrie (Undergraduate Student) Benjamin Faveri (Graduate Student)
- Senate Library Committee
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Senate Library Committee
Anne Bowker (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Chair) Amber Lannon (University Librarian) Jennifer Browning (Professional Librarian) Alicia Ott (Committee Secretary) Clair Switzer (Library Staff) Siobhain Bly Calkin (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Tracey Lauriault (Faculty of Public Affairs) Hilary Becker (Sprott School of Business) Omair Shafiq (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Liam Young (Faculty of Public Affairs) Hannah Whale (Undergraduate Student) Sancho Angulo (Graduate 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) 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) Vacant (Faculty of Public Affairs) Jane Gilbert (Alumni Representative) Leonard Halladay (Graduate Student)
Feruz Dglel Tesfay (Undergraduate Student) Resource: Director, Department of University Communications
- Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC)
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Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC)
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 Burke (Faculty of Science) Evaluation Officer – Susan McConnell Petitions Officer – Natalie Phelan Assistant Registrar, Undergraduate Appeals Secretariat – James Moretton
- Senate Student Academic Integrity Appeal Committee (SSAIAC)
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Senate Student Academic Integrity Appeal Committee (SSAIAC)
James Cheetham (Chair) Sandy Mazereeuw (Registrar’s Office) (non-voting) (Secretary) Oren Petel (Faculty of Engineering and Design) Troy Anderson (Sprott School of Business) Morgan Rooney (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) Ridah Khan (Undergraduate Student) Vacant (Undergraduate Student) Alaa Sarji (Graduate Student) Dong Ngo (Graduate Student – alternate)
- Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee
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Student Academic Accommodations Appeal Committee
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
***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)
Donald Russell (Chair) Pablo Heidrich (Faculty of Public Affairs) Roshdy Hafez (Faculty of Engineering & Design)( Paul Keen (Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs) Rodney Nelson (Sprott School of Business) Justin Paulson (FASS) Farah Hosseinian (Faculty of Science) Taina Roberts (Undergraduate Student) Veronica Dhindsa (Undergraduate Student) Sancho Angulo (Graduate Student) Vacant (Graduate Student) (OIRP) (non-voting)