Mandate
(approved by Senate, November 20, 2023)
- Advise Senate on issues in teaching, learning and related scholarship.
- Advise Senate on student success scholarship and practice at the qualifying, vocational, undergraduate, and graduate levels of instruction.
- Identify challenges of and opportunities for faculty and learners that may be addressed or supported by the Teaching and Learning Commons.
- Receive reports and provide guidance to the operation and planning of teaching and learning events, scholarship, initiatives and environments.
- Identify the forms of support needed to maintain excellence in teaching and make recommendations to Senate and other bodies as needed (such as information technology, student services, accessibility, academic integrity, etc.).
- Establish other subcommittees as needed to fulfill the committee’s responsibilities.
- Other duties as assigned by Senate.
Membership Composition
(approved by Senate, November 20, 2023)
Voting Members
- Chancellor
- President
- Student senator
- Faculty senator or representative from each Faculty
- Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning or designate
- Two deans or designates
Non-voting Members
- Vice-Chair of Senate
- Associate Vice-President, International, or designate
- Associate Vice-President, Research, or designate
- Chief Information Officer, or designate
- Dean, Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation, or designate
- Librarian
- Representative, Office of Teaching and Learning
- Educational consultant
2023–2024 Membership
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Student Senator | ||
Sharmen Lee | Dean | August 31, 2024 |
Andhra Goundrey | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Leeann Waddington | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
FACULTY SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Diane Van der Gucht | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2026 |
Faculty of Arts | ||
Jovita Vytasek | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2026 |
Connie Klimek | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2024 |
Catherine Chow | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2026 |
Mike Mann | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2026 |
Christina Page, Chair | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2026 |
Michael Cober | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2024 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Catherine Schwichtenberg | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Carole St. Laurent | Associate Vice-President, International | Ex officio |
Wallapak Polasub | Designate, Associate Vice-President, Research | August 31, 2025 |
Reza Khakbaznejad | Chief Information Officer | Ex officio |
Mitra Gorjipour | Designate, Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2026 |
Gillian Sudlow | Educational Consultant | August 31, 2024 |
Melissa Smith | Librarian | August 31, 2025 |
Nishan Perera | Representative, Office of Teaching and Learning | August 31, 2025 |
2023–2024 Meeting Schedule
Location: MS Teams
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE | MEETING DATE | AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | Thursday, September 28, 2023 | September 28, 2023 | September 28, 2023 |
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 | Thursday, October 26, 2023 | October 26, 2023 | October 26, 2023 |
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | Thursday, November 30, 2023 | November 30, 2023 | November 30, 2023 |
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | Thursday, January 25, 2024 (cancelled) | ||
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | Thursday, February 22, 2024 - in person (2400 Arbutus) | February 22, 2024 | February 22, 2024 |
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Thursday, March 21, 2024 | March 21, 2024 | March 21, 2024 |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | Thursday, April 25, 2024 | April 25, 2024 | April 25, 2024 |
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | Thursday, May 30, 2024 - in person | May 30, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
Membership Archives
2022–2023
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Rajmale Kaur | Student Senator | August 31, 2023 |
Sharmen Lee | Dean | August 31, 2024 |
Andhra Goundrey | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Leeann Waddington | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
FACULTY SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Diane Van der Gucht | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2026 |
Faculty of Arts | ||
Christina Page, Chair | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2023 |
Connie Klimek | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2024 |
Catherine Chow | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2026 |
Faculty of Trades and Technology | ||
Lyndsay Passmore, Vice-Chair | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2023 |
Wilson School of Design | ||
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Amy Jeon | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Carole St. Laurent | Associate Vice-President, International | Ex officio |
Wallapak Polasub | Designate, Associate Vice-President, Research | August 31, 2025 |
Reza Khakbaznejad | Chief Information Officer | Ex officio |
Jovita Vytasek | Designate, Director of The Learning Centres | August 31, 2026 |
Gillian Sudlow | Educational Consultant | August 31, 2024 |
Melissa Smith | Librarian | August 31, 2025 |
Nishan Perera | Representative, Office of Teaching and Learning | August 31, 2025 |
2021–2022
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Olivia Takaoka, Vice-Chair | Student Senator | August 31, 2022 |
Rajiv Jhangiani | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Sharmen Lee | Dean | August 31, 2024 |
Andhra Goundrey | Dean | August 31, 2022 |
FACULTY SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Joanna Daley | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2024 |
Fiona Whittington-Walsh | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2024 |
Christina Page, Chair | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2023 |
Connie Klimek | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2024 |
Jennifer DeBenedictis | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2024 |
Faculty of Trades and Technology | ||
Lyndsay Passmore | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2023 |
Natasha Campbell | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2024 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Amy Jeon | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Carole St. Laurent | Associate Vice-President, International | Ex officio |
Wallapak Polasub | Designate, Associate Vice-President, Research | August 31, 2025 |
Reza Khakbaznejad | Chief Information Officer | Ex officio |
Lyn Benn | Director of The Learning Centres | Ex officio |
Celia Brinkerhoff | Librarian | August 31, 2023 |
Leeann Waddington | Representative, Office of Teaching and Learning | August 31, 2023 |
Gillian Sudlow | Educational Consultant | August 31, 2024 |
2020–2021
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kim Baird | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Patrick Lui | Student | August 31, 2021 |
Rajiv Jhangiani | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Sharmen Lee | Dean | August 31, 2024 |
Andhra Goundrey | Dean | August 31, 2022 |
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Joanna Daley | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2024 |
Farhad Dastur | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2021 |
Christina Page | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2023 |
Connie Klimek | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2024 |
Faculty of Trades and Technology | ||
FACULTY SENATORS | ||
Amy Jeon | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2021 |
Lyndsay Passmore | School of Business | August 31, 2023 |
Heather Clark | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2023 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
David Burns | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Carole St. Laurent | Associate Vice-President, International | Ex officio |
James McCartney | Designate, Associate Vice-President, Research | August 31, 2023 |
Reza Khakbaznejad | Chief Information Officer | Ex officio |
Lyn Benn | Director of The Learning Centres | Ex officio |
Celia Brinkerhoff | Librarian | August 31, 2023 |
Leeann Waddington | Representative, Office of Teaching and Learning | August 31, 2023 |
Larissa Petrillo | Teaching Fellow | August 31, 2022 |
2019–2020
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
George Melville | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Mansi | Student Senator | August 31, 2020 |
Rajiv Jhangiani | Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning or designate | Ex officio |
Harjit Dhesi | Dean | August 31, 2023 |
Andhra Goundrey | Dean | August 31, 2022 |
SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE | ||
Melody Geddert | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation | August 31, 2021 |
Farhad Dastur | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2021 |
Christina Page | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2023 |
Catherine Schwichtenberg | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2022 |
Faculty of Science | ||
Lee Boudier | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2021 |
Robert Ironside, Chair | School of Business | August 31, 2020 |
Heather Clark | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2021 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
David Burns | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Carole St. Laurent | Associate Vice-President, International or designate | Ex officio |
James McCartney | Associate Vice-President, Research or designate | August 31, 2023 |
Reza Khakbaznejad | Chief Information Officer or designate | Ex officio |
Librarian | ||
Leeann Waddington | Representative, Office of Teaching and Learning | August 31, 2023 |
Larissa Petrillo | Teaching Fellow | August 31, 2022 |
2018–2019
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
George Melville | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Stephanie Chu | Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Student | ||
David Florkowski | Dean / Associate Dean | Provost Appointment |
Carolyn Robertson | Dean / Associate Dean | Provost Appointment |
FACULTY MEMBERS | ||
Melody Geddert | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation | August 31, 2021 |
Farhad Dastur | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2021 |
Christina Page | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2021 |
Faculty of Health | ||
Louis Saumier Demers | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2021 |
Lee Boudier | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2021 |
Robert Ironside | School of Business | August 31, 2021 |
Heather Clark | School of Design | August 31, 2021 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Reza Khakbaznejad | Chief Information Officer, or designate | Ex officio |
David Burns, Chair | Vice-Chair, Senate | Ex officio |
Nancy Norman | Teaching Fellow | August 31, 2021 |
Deepak Gupta | Associate Vice-President, Research or designate | Ex officio |
Carole St. Laurent | (Interim) Associate Vice-President, International or designate | Ex officio |
2017–2018
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
George Melville | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Stephanie Chu | Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Amanda Grey | Student | August 31, 2018 |
Patrick Donahoe | Dean / Associate Dean | Provost Appointment |
Carolyn Robertson | Dean / Associate Dean | Provost Appointment |
FACULTY MEMBERS | ||
Meolody Geddert | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation | August 31, 2021 |
Farhad Dastur | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2021 |
Christina Page (nominee) | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2021 |
Balbir Gurm | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2021 |
Louis Saumier Demers | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2021 |
Lee Boudier | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2021 |
School of Business | ||
School of Design | ||
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Chief Information Officer, or designate | Ex officio | |
David Burns | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Nancy Norman | Teaching Fellow | |
Stephanie Chu | Associate Vice-President, Research, or designate | Ex officio |
Associate Vice-President, International | Ex officio |
Meeting Archives
2022–2023
2021–2022
2020–2021
2019–2020
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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October 3, 2019 | October 3, 2019 |
November 7, 2019 | November 7, 2019 |
January 9, 2020 | January 9, 2020 |
March 5, 2020 | March 5, 2020 |
May 7, 2020 | May 7, 2020 |
May 22, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
2018–2019
2017–2018
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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May 1, 2018 | May 1, 2018 |
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