Mandate
- Assists the Chair of Senate in setting the senate meeting agenda
- Acts on behalf of Senate on urgent items of business between regular meetings of Senate. Such actions and decisions must be ratified by Senate at a subsequent meeting of Senate
- Other duties as assigned by Senate
- At the last regular meeting of the academic year, Senate empowers the Senate Executive Committee (SEC) to act for Senate on urgent items of regular business during the months of July, August, and December.
- Notice of any meetings of the SEC held under this authority (except those called for the purposes of the Executive dealing with its own regular business) shall be given to all members of Senate who may attend and vote.
- Any actions under this authority are reported to Senate at its next meeting.
Membership Composition
Chair: President
Voting Members
- Chancellor
- President
- Vice-Chair of Senate
- Two faculty or support staff senators
- Student senator
- Provost and Vice-President, Academic
- Two deans or designates
Non-voting Member
- University Registrar or designate
Quorum
When acting on behalf of Senate, quorum shall be two-thirds of the voting members.
2026–2027 Membership
| VOTING MEMBERS | TITLE | TERM END |
|---|---|---|
| Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
| Diane Purvey, Chair | President and Vice-Chancellor, pro tem | Ex officio |
| Catherine Schwichtenberg, Vice-Chair | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
| David Burns | Provost and Vice-President, Academic, pro tem | Ex officio |
| Alia Somji | Interim Dean | August 31, 2028 |
| Brett Favaro | Dean | August 31, 2027 |
| Allyson Rozell | Faculty Senator | August 31, 2027 |
| Faculty Senator | ||
| Student Senator | August 31, 2027 | |
| NON-VOTING MEMBER | TITLE | TERM END |
| Nadia Henwood | University Registrar | Ex officio |
2026–2027 Meeting Schedule
Location: MS Teams Online
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
| SUBMISSION DEADLINE | MEETING DATE |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Friday, September 18, 2026 |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | Friday, November 20, 2026 |
| Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | Friday, December 4, 2026 |
| Wednesday, January 20, 2027 | Friday, January 22, 2027 |
| Wednesday, March 10, 2027 | Friday, March 12, 2027 |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2027 | Friday, April 16, 2027 |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2027 | Friday, May 21, 2027 |
| Wednesday, June 16, 2027 | Friday, June 18, 2027 |
Administrative Support: Senate Office