Mandate
- Receive and review concept papers, full program proposals, and program revisions for all programs seeking Senate approval.
- Review general curricular guidelines or requirements for programs.
- Report with recommendations to Senate on the status of concept papers, full program proposals, program implementations, and program revisions in such a manner and at such times as the program approval/implementation process and Senate may require.
- Receive and review all new, revised, and discontinued course outlines whose revisions require approval by the Senate and recommend approval to Senate, in accordance with the criteria defined in the Course Outline Manual.
- Advise Senate Standing Committee on Policy in regard to policies that impact curriculum as required, and report with recommendations to the committee and to Senate.
- Oversee the Course Outline Manual and recommend approval of any non-operational revisions to the Senate.
- Establish such subcommittees as needed to fulfill the committee's responsibilities and to consider their recommendations and forward as appropriate for approval by Senate.
- Establish guidelines for program approval.
- Other duties as assigned by Senate.
Membership Composition
Voting Members
- Chancellor
- President
- University Registrar or designate
- Student senator or student representative
- Faculty senator or representative from each Faculty
- Two deans or designates
- Academic advisor
Non-voting Members
- Vice-Chair of Senate
- University Registrar or designate
- Senator or representative, Co-operative Education
- Provost and Vice-President, Academic or designate
- Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning or designate
- Senator or representative, Office of Teaching and Learning
2023–2024 Membership
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Krista Gerlich-Fitzgerald | Designate, University Registrar | August 31, 2026 |
Navleen Kaur | Student Senator | August 31, 2024 |
Shelley Boyd | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Brett Favaro | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Theresa Voorsluys | Academic Advisor | August 31, 2024 |
FACULTY SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Ian Stanwood | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2025 |
Conrad King | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2027 |
Jen Adams | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2024 |
Sherilyn Sweeney | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2026 |
Richard Popoff | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2026 |
Ron Murray | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2026 |
Katherine Carpenter, Vice-Chair | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2024 |
Lindsay Norris | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2026 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Catherine Schwichtenberg, Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Nadia Henwood | University Registrar | Ex officio |
Senator or representative, Co-operative Education | ||
David Burns | Designate, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | August 31, 2024 |
Leeann Waddington | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Nishan Perera | Representative, Office of Teaching and Learning | August 31, 2025 |
2023–2024 Meeting Schedule
Location: MS Teams Online
Time:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE | MEETING DATE | MEETING time | AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | September 13, 2023 | September 13, 2023 |
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | October 11, 2023 | October 11, 2023 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | November 8, 2023 | November 8, 2023 |
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - Special Meeting | 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | November 15, 2023 | November 15, 2023 | |
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | December 6, 2023 | December 6, 2023 |
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | January 10, 2024 | January 10, 2024 |
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | February 7, 2024 | February 7, 2024 |
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | 4:15 p.m. - 7:15p.m. | March 6, 2024 | March 6, 2024 |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | 4:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. | April 10, 2024 | April 10, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | May 15, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - in person | 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | June 5, 2024 | June 5, 2024 |
Subcommittees
- Senate Micro-Credentials Committee
- Subcommittee on Quantitative Courses
- Subcommittee on Writing-Intensive Courses
Membership Archives
2022 / 2023
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Krista Gerlich-Fitzgerald | Designate, University Registrar | August 31, 2026 |
Navleen Kaur | Student Senator | August 31, 2023 |
Shelley Boyd | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Brett Favaro | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Theresa Voorsluys | Academic Advisor | August 31, 2024 |
FACULTY SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Ian Stanwood | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2025 |
Parthiphan Krishnan | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2023 |
Jen Adams | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2024 |
Sherilyn Sweeney | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2023 |
Faculty of Science | ||
Ron Murray | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2023 |
Katherine Carpenter, Vice-Chair | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2024 |
Lindsay Norris | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2023 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Amy Jeon, Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Nadia Henwood | University Registrar | Ex officio |
Senator or representative, Co-operative Education | ||
David Burns | Designate, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | August 31, 2024 |
Leeann Waddington | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
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 |
Nadia Henwood | Designate, University Registrar | August 31, 2022 |
Olivia Takaoka | Student Senator | August 31, 2022 |
Greg Millard | Dean | August 31, 2024 |
Jeff Dyck | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Theresa Voorsluys | Academic Advisor | August 31, 2024 |
FACULTY SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Bogdan Bryja | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2022 |
Parthiphan Krishnan | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2023 |
Jen Adams | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2024 |
Sherilyn Sweeney | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2023 |
Gregory Harris | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2023 |
Ron Murray | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2023 |
Katherine Carpenter, Vice-Chair | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2024 |
Lindsay Norris | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2023 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Amy Jeon, Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Zena Mitchell | University Registrar | Ex officio |
Melissa Krahn | Senator and representative, Co-operative Education | August 31, 2022 |
David Burns | Designate, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | August 31, 2024 |
Rajiv Jhangiani | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Leeann Waddington | Representative, Teaching and Learning Commons | August 31, 2022 |
2020 / 2021
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kim Baird | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Simi Dhaliwal | Student Representative | August 31, 2021 |
Deepak Gupta | Associate Vice-President, Research | Ex officio |
Diane Purvey | Dean | August 31, 2021 |
Elizabeth Worobec | Dean | August 31, 2021 |
Deborah Henderson | Director of a Research Institute | August 31, 2021 |
Joel Murray | Designate, Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | August 31, 2024 |
SENATORS OR REPRESENTATIVES | ||
Daniel Bernstein, Chair | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2024 |
Karen Meijer-Kline | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2021 |
Sundeep Varaich | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2022 |
Mandeep Pannu | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2021 |
Victor Martinez | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2021 |
Paul Ohler | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2022 |
Paul Adams | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2023 |
Mark Vardy | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2023 |
NON-VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
David Burns | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
2019 / 2020
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
George Melville | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Nadia Henwood | University Registrar or designate | August 31, 2022 |
Student Senator | ||
Diane Purvey | Dean or Associate Dean | August 31, 2020 |
Elizabeth Worobec | Dean or Associate Dean | August 31, 2020 |
Nick Bransford | Academic Advisor | August 31, 2023 |
SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE | ||
Randal Thiessen | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation | August 31, 2022 |
Parthiphan Krishnan | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2020 |
Jen Adams | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2021 |
Laurel Tien | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2023 |
Gregory Harris | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2020 |
Ron Murray | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2020 |
Anton Kietaibl | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2021 |
Lindsay Norris | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2023 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
David Burns, Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Zena Mitchell | University Registrar or designate | Ex officio |
Leanne MacKenzie | Senator or representative, Co-operative Education | August 31, 2020 |
Sandy Vanderburgh | Provost and Vice-President, Academic or designate | Ex officio |
Rajiv Jhangiani | Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning or designate | Ex officio |
Leeann Waddington | Educational Developer | August 31, 2022 |
2018 / 2019
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
George Melville | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Jane Fee | Deputy Provost | Ex officio |
Diane Purvey | Dean | Provost appointment |
Elizabeth Worobec | Dean | Provost appointment |
Nadia Henwood | University Registrar or designate | August 31, 2022 |
Herbie Atwal | Academic Advisor | August 31, 2021 |
Christina Wilcox | Student | August 31, 2019 |
FACULTY MEMBERS | ||
Randal Thiessen | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation | August 31, 2019 |
Parthiphan Krishnan | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2020 |
Jen Adams | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2021 |
Laurel Tien | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2022 |
Gregory Harris | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2020 |
Ron Murray | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2020 |
Anton Kietaibl | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2021 |
Paola Gavilanez | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2020 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Leanne MacKenzie | faculty Member, Co-operative Education | August 31, 2020 |
faculty Member, Library | ||
David Burns, Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Sal Ferreras | Provost and Vice-President, Academic or designate | Ex officio |
Stephanie Chu | Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning or designate | Ex officio |
Zena Mitchell | University Registrar | Ex officio |
2017 / 2018
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
George Melville | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Jane Fee | Deputy Provost | Ex officio |
Diane Purvey | Dean | Provost appointment |
Elizabeth Worobec | Dean | Provost appointment |
Nadia Henwood | Representative, Office of the Registrar | August 31, 2019 |
Herbie Atwal, Senator | Academic Advisor | August 31, 2018 |
Sheamus Collins | Student | August 31, 2018 |
FACULTY MEMBERS | ||
Denise Nielson, Senator | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation | August 31, 2019 |
Parthiphan Krishnan | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2020 |
Leanne MacKenzie | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2020 |
Leeann Waddington, Senator | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2018 |
Gregory Harris | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2020 |
Ron Murray | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2020 |
Doug Fletcher | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2019 |
Paola Gavilanez, Senator | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2020 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Leanne MacKenzie | faculty Member, Co-operative Education | August 31, 2020 |
Linda Rogers | faculty Member, Library | June 30, 2018 |
David Burns, Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Sal Ferreras | Provost and Vice-President, Academic | Ex officio |
Stephanie Chu | Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Zena Mitchell | University Registrar | Ex officio |
2016 / 2017
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
George Melville | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Jane Fee | Deputy Provost | Ex officio |
Diane Purvey | Dean | Provost appointment |
Elizabeth Worobec | Dean | Provost appointment |
Nadia Henwood | Representative, Office of the Registrar | Registrar appointment |
Herbie Atwal | Senator and Educational Advisor | August 31, 2018 |
Caitlin McCutchen | Senator and Student | August 31, 2017 |
Brenda Snaith | Senator | August 31, 2017 |
FACULTY MEMBERS | ||
Denise Nielson | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation | August 31, 2019 |
David Burns | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2017 |
Leanne MacKenzie | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2020 |
Leeanne Waddington | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2019 |
Gregory Harris | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2017 |
Faculty of Trades and Technology | ||
Doug Fletcher | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2019 |
Michael Pope | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2017 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END |
Khairunnisa Ali | Co-operative Education | August 31, 2017 |
Linda Rogers | Library | August 31, 2017 |
Jennifer Au, Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Sal Ferreras | Provost and Vice-President, Academic | Ex officio |
Stephanie Chu | Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Zena Mitchell | University Registrar | Ex officio |
Meeting Archives
2022 / 2023
2021 / 2022
2020 / 2021
2019 / 2020
2018 / 2019
2017 / 2018
2016 / 2017
2015 / 2016
2014 / 2015
2013 / 2014
2012 / 2013
2011 / 2012
2010 / 2011
2009 / 2010
2008 / 2009
Degree Proposal Assessment Committee Archives (pre-Senate)
2007 / 2008
2006 / 2007
2005 / 2006
2004 / 2005
2003 / 2004
2002 / 2003
2001 / 2002
2000 / 2001
1999 / 2000
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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September 15, 1999 | September 15, 1999 |
October 5, 1999 | October 5, 1999 |
December 8, 1999 | December 8, 1999 |
January 12, 2000 | January 12, 2000 |
February 9, 2000 | February 9, 2000 |
March 8, 2000 | March 8, 2000 |
April 5, 2000 | April 5, 2000 |
May 24, 2000 | May 24, 2000 |
June 7, 2000 | June 7, 2000 |
1998 / 1999
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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September 9, 1998 | September 9, 1998 |
October 14, 1998 | October 14, 1998 |
November 9, 1998 | November 9, 1998 |
February 10, 1999 | February 10, 1999 |
March 14, 1999 | March 14, 1999 |
May 5, 1999 | May 5, 1999 |
June 9, 1999 | June 9, 1999 |
1997 / 1998
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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September 10, 1997 | September 10, 1997 |
October 8, 1997 | October 8, 1997 |
February 25, 1998 | February 25, 1998 |
May 20, 1998 | May 20, 1998 |
June 10, 1998 | June 10, 1998 |
1996 / 1997
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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September 11, 1996 | September 11, 1996 |
October 23, 1996 | October 23, 1996 |
November 13, 1996 | November 13, 1996 |
December 11, 1996 | December 11, 1996 |
January 15, 1997 | January 15, 1997 |
February 12, 1997 | February 12, 1997 |
March 12, 1997 | March 12, 1997 |
1995 / 1996
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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April 24, 1996 | April 24, 1996 |
May 29, 1996 | May 29, 1996 |