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 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)
- 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 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)
- 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) 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)
- 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 Members
- 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 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) – Maureen Varette, Erika Strathearn, Amy Bifolchi, Dotty Nwakanma and Anne Young
- 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)
- 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 Members
- 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 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)
- Vacant (Faculty of Public Affairs)
- Jane Gilbert (Alumni Representative)
- Leonard Halladay (Graduate Student)
- Feruz Dglel Tesfay (Undergraduate Student)
- Resource: Chief Information 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 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) Members
- James Cheetham (Chair)
- James Moretton (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 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
- 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) Members
- 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)
- Resource – (OIRP) (non-voting)