Mandate
The Senate Micro-Credential Committee (SMC) is a subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum (SSCC). In support of AC15 Micro-credentials policy and procedure, SMC is the body which has the subject expertise to recommend approval of micro-credential proposals, in accordance with criteria set out in the policy and by the Senate Standing Committee on Curriculum.
The Senate Micro-credential Committee (SMC) is a SSCC subcommittee with a mandate to:
- Create and make available a micro-credential outline form.
- SMC will oversee an expedited approval process for micro-credentials.
- Review micro-credential outlines and make recommendations for approval by the provost for non-credit-bearing micro-credentials or by the provost, SSCC and Senate for micro-credentials that are credit-bearing or embedded within credit-bearing courses or programs or recognized as requisite for KPU courses or degree requirements.
- Review micro-credentials that have not been offered for a period of two years and recommended by the provost for discontinuance.
- Regularly provide a report of all reviewed credit-bearing and non-credit-bearing micro-credentials to SSCC.
- Review the criteria for micro-credentials and make recommendations for revision to SSCC.
- Review periodically the mandate, membership composition, and processes of the SMC, and make recommendations to SSCC concerning these matters as appropriate.
- Make recommendations for amendments to AC15, Micro-credentials policy and procedures as they pertain to micro-credentials.
- Other duties as assigned by Senate.
Membership Composition
Chair: Elected by the committee for a three-year term
The SMC will have an elected chair from among the following members:
Voting Members
- One faculty member from each Faculty
- One representative from the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic
- One representative from Continuing and Professional Studies
- One decanal representative
Non-Voting
- Vice-Chair of Senate
- University Registrar or designate
Terms of Office
- Faculty members: three-year term
The Chair will inform the committee if a member’s absences exceed three meetings. The committee will discuss the situation and the chair, in conjunction with the committee, may declare the position vacant.
2023–2024 Membership
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
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Sharmen Lee | Decanal Representative | August 31, 2025 |
Nadine Siriban | Representative, Continuing and Professional Studies | August 31, 2026 |
Meredith Laird | Representative, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | August 31, 2026 |
FACULTY MEMBERS | ||
Anjela Godber | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | August 31, 2026 |
Victoria Nicholson | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2025 |
Jovita Vytasek | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2025 |
Faculty of Health | ||
Daniel Anvari | Faculty of Horticulture | August 31, 2025 |
John Singh, Chair | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2025 |
Wiktor Tutlewski | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2025 |
Marga Lopez | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2026 |
NON-VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
Catherine Schwichtenberg, Vice-Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Nadia Henwood | University Registrar | Ex officio |
2023–2024 Meeting Schedule
Location: All meetings will be over MS Teams.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE | MEETING DATE | AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | Friday, September 22, 2023 (cancelled) | ||
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | Friday, October 6, 2023 | October 6, 2023 | October 6, 2023 |
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | Friday, October 20, 2023 | October 20, 2023 | October 20, 2023 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Friday, November 3, 2023 (cancelled) | ||
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | Friday, November 17, 2023 | November 17, 2023 | November 17, 2023 |
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | Friday, December 1, 2023 | December 1, 2023 | December 1, 2023 |
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 | Friday, January 12, 2024 (cancelled) | ||
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | Friday, January 26, 2024 (cancelled) | ||
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | Friday, February 9, 2024 | February 9, 2024 | February 9, 2024 |
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | Friday, February 23, 2024 (cancelled) | ||
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | Friday, March 8, 2024 (cancelled) | ||
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | Friday, March 22, 2024 | March 22, 2024 | March 22, 2024 |
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 | Friday, April 12, 2024 | April 12, 2024 | April 12, 2024 |
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | Friday, April 26, 2024 | April 26, 2024 | April 26, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | Friday, May 10, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | May 10, 2024 |
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | Friday, May 24, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | May 24, 2024 |
Membership Archives
2022-2023
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
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Sharmen Lee | Decanal Representative | August 31, 2025 |
Winnie Wong | Representative, Continuing and Professional Studies | August 31, 2025 |
David Burns | Representative, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | August 31, 2025 |
FACULTY MEMBERS | ||
Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | ||
Victoria Johnston-Hatch | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2025 |
Jovita Vytasek | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2025 |
Faculty of Health | ||
Daniel Anvari | Faculty of Horticulture and Science | August 31, 2025 |
John Singh | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2025 |
Wiktor Tutlewski | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2025 |
Carley Hodgkinson, Vice-Chair | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2025 |
NON-VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
Amy Jeon | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Nadia Henwood | University Registrar | Ex officio |
2021–2022
VOTING | ROLE | FACULTY | TERM END |
---|---|---|---|
Faculty member | Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | ||
Faculty member | Faculty of Arts | ||
Jovita Vytasek | Faculty member | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2025 |
Daniel Anvari | Faculty member | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2025 |
Sharon Leitch Joss | Faculty member | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2025 |
Wiktor Tutlewski | Faculty member | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2025 |
John Singh | Faculty member | Faculty of Trades and Technology | August 31, 2025 |
Carley Hodgkinson | Faculty member | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2025 |
David Burns | Representative, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | August 31, 2025 | |
Diana Christie | Representative, Continuing and Professional Studies | August 31, 2025 | |
Sharmen Lee | Decanal Representative | August 31, 2025 | |
NON VOTING | ROLE | FACULTY | TERM END |
Amy Jeon | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio | |
Zena Mitchell | University Registrar or designate | Ex officio |
2020–2021
VOTING | DEPARTMENT | FACULTY | TERM END |
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Amir Azaron, Chair | Business Quants | Melville School of Business | August 31, 2023 |
Allyson Rozell | Mathematics | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2023 |
Mariana Gatezva | Sociology | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2023 |
Victor Martinez | Product Design | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2023 |
NON-VOTING | ROLE | TERM END | |
Masako Ishihara | Academic Advisor | August 31, 2023 | |
David Burns | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Meeting Archives
2022–2023
AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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September 16, 2022 | September 16, 2022 |
December 9, 2022 | December 9, 2022 |
January 13, 2023 | January 13, 2023 |
February 24, 2023 | February 24, 2023 |
April 14, 2023 | April 14, 2023 |
2021–2022
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