The Senate was established through the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Act, 1972 and is responsible for academic programs, educational policies, faculty appointments and tenure, qualifications for degrees and diplomas, conferring honorary degrees and appointing the Chancellor. The Senate also has the power, subject to the approval of the Board insofar as the expenditures of funds is concerned, to create, modify or remove schools, institutes, departments or chairs.Ìý
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The composition of Senate is representative of the University community, with both elected and ex-officio membership. ÌýSenators include faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, governors and administrative staff. The Act requires that the Senate have a majority of elected faculty members.
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The Senate conducts its business through committees that bring recommendations to the Senate at regularly scheduled meetings through the governance year. ÌýMeetings include open session, which guests are welcome to attend, and closed sessions reserved for Senators.
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- The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Vivek Goel, is the Chair of Senate.
- The Vice-President, Academic and Provost, Dr. James Rush, is the Vice-Chair of Senate.
- The Secretary of Senate is Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour, with Mike Grivicic designated as the Associate University Secretary for Senate.
Information for Visitors (non-Senators) interested in attending a meeting of Senate is available here.
Members 2024-2025
| Name |
Position |
Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jagdeep Singh Bachher |
Member, Chancellor |
July 1, 2024 |
June 30, 2027 |
| Murray Gamble Ìý |
Member, Chair, Board of Governors |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Vivek Goel [Chair] |
Member, Ex-Officio, President |
July 1, 2021 |
June 30, 2026 |
| James Rush [Vice-Chair] |
Member, Ex-Officio, Vice-President, Academic and Provost |
Ìý | |
| Jacinda Reitsma |
Member, Ex-Officio, Vice-President, Administration &ÌýFinance |
Ìý | |
| Charmaine Dean |
Member, Ex-Officio, Vice-President, Research & International |
Ìý | |
| Jean Becker |
Member, Ex-Officio, Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Relations |
Ìý | |
| Christopher Taylor |
Member, Ex-Officio, Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism |
Ìý | |
| David DeVidi |
Member, Ex-Officio, Associate Vice-President, Academic |
Ìý | |
| Clarence Woudsma [interim] |
Member, Ex-Officio, Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs |
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| Paul Fieguth |
Member, Ex-Officio, Associate Vice-President, Academic Operations |
Ìý | Ìý |
| Lili Liu |
Member, Ex-Officio, Dean of Health |
Ìý | |
| AlexieÌýTcheuyap |
Member, Ex-Officio, Dean of Arts |
Ìý | |
| Mary Wells |
Member, Ex-Officio, Dean of Engineering |
Ìý | |
| Bruce Frayne |
Member, Ex-Officio, Dean of Environment |
July 1, 2022 |
June 30, 2027 |
| Mark Giesbrecht |
Member, Ex-Officio, Dean, of Mathematics |
Ìý | |
| Chris Houser |
Member, Ex-Officio, Dean of Science |
Ìý | |
| Beth Sandore Namachchivaya |
Member, Ex-Officio, University Librarian |
Ìý | |
| Cathy Newell Kelly |
Member, Ex-Officio, Registrar |
Ìý | |
| Marcus Shantz |
Member, Ex-Officio, President, Conrad Grebel |
Ìý | |
| Marc Jerry |
Member, Ex-Officio, President, Renison |
Ìý | |
| Peter Meehan |
Member, Ex-Officio, President, St. Jerome’s University |
Ìý | |
| Richard Myers |
Member, Ex-Officio, Principal, United College |
Ìý | |
| DavidÌýPorreca |
Member, Ex-Officio, President, Faculty Association of |
Ìý | |
| Damian Mikhail |
Member, Ex-Officio, President, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ |
Ìý | |
| Meray Sadek |
Member, Ex-Officio, President, Graduate Student |
Ìý | |
| Aubrey Basdeo |
Member, Ex-Officio, Board of Governors |
Ìý | |
| John Saabas |
Member, Ex-Officio, Board of Governors |
Ìý | |
| Teresa Fortney |
Member, Ex-Officio, Board of Governors |
Ìý | |
| Vacancy | Member, Ex-Officio, Board of Governors | Ìý | |
| Veronica Kitchen |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Arts) |
May 1, 2022 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Shana MacDonald |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Arts) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| James Skidmore |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Arts) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Mary Robinson |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Christopher Nielsen |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| En-Hui Yang |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Jennifer LynesÌý |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Environment) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Vacancy |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Environment) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Johanna Wandel |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Environment) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Ellen MacEachen |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Health) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Vacancy | Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Health) | May 1, 2022 | August 31, 2025 |
| Vacancy |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Health) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2027 |
| Achim Kempf |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Cecilia Cotton |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Laura Deakin |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Science) |
May 1, 2022 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Colleen Maxwell |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Science) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Kirsten Muller |
Member, Faculty Representative (Faculty of Science) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2027 |
| Troy Osborne |
Member, Faculty Representative AFIW (Conrad Grebel University College) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Kristiina Montero |
Member, Faculty Representative AFIWÌý(Renison University College) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Scott Kline |
Member, Faculty Representative AFIW (St. Jerome's University) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Carol Ann MacGregor |
Member, Faculty Representative AFIW (St. Jerome’s University) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Veronica Austen |
Member, Faculty Representative AFIW (St. Jerome’s University) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2027 |
| John Abraham |
Member, Faculty Representative AFIW (United College) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| David Ha |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Arts) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Neil Randall |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Arts) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| NasserÌýAbukhdeir |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Marc Aucoin |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| SivaÌýSivoththaman |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| NadineÌýIbrahim |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Rob Gorbet |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Environment) |
May 1, 2022 |
August 31, 2025 |
| JamesÌýNugent |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Environment) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Mark Seasons |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Environment) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| MarkÌýFerro |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Health) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Peter Hall |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Health) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Martin Cooke |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Heatlh) |
May 1, 2024 |
AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Brad Lushman |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Changbao Wu |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2022 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Christiane Lemieux |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Blake Madill |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2026 |
| Hans De Sterck |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2024 | AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Kevin Hare |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2024 | AugustÌý31, 2027 |
| Sachin Kotecha |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2027 |
| Ondrej Lhotak |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2027 |
| Kim Cuddington |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Science) |
May 1, 2022 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Stan Woo |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Science) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Natalie Hutchings |
Member, Faculty-at-LargeÌýRepresentative (Faculty of Science) |
May 1, 2022 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Andrew Chang |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Faculty of Arts) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Asher Scaini |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Faculty of Engineering) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Katie Traynor |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Faculty of Environment) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Avery Akkerman |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Faculty of Health) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Catherine Dong |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Faculty of Mathematics) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Jordan Bauman |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Faculty of Science) |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Bilal Ahmed |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Student-at-Large) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Rida Sayed |
Member, Undergraduate Student Representative (Student-at-Large) |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Judy Castaneda |
Member, Graduate Student |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2025 |
| Stephanie Maaz |
Member, Graduate Student |
May 1, 2023 |
AugustÌý31, 2025 |
| Vacancy |
Member, Graduate Student |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Nicholas Pellegrino |
Member, Graduate Student |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Acey Kaspar |
Member, Alumni Representative |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Sharon Tucker |
Member, Alumni Representative |
May 1, 2023 |
August 31, 2026 |
| Vikas Gupta |
Member, Alumni Representative |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2027 |
| Diana Vangelisti |
Member, Alumni Representative |
May 1, 2024 |
August 31, 2027 |