Agenda

Composition

4 Senators (2 student members of Senate, 1 convocation member of Senate, and 1 dean)
Quorum: 4 voting members

Terms of Reference
  • To prepare an agenda for Senate meetings.
  • To discuss matters referred to it by Senate or by the chair of Senate for report to Senate.
  • To consider and take action on behalf of the Senate on all matters that may be referred to the Senate by the Board (Senate minutes, 21 May 1975, p. 6397).
  • To consider matters relating to the implementation of the University Act (Senate minutes, 15 October 1980, p. 7409).
  • To annually collect and prepare for Senate discussion topics of broad academic interest (Senate minutes, 16 May 2006).
  • To advise the Secretary on the orientation program for new and returning members of Senate (Senate minutes, 22 July 2020).
Membership

Elected from Senate
Dr. John Gilbert
Kareem Hassib (Student)
Kamil Kanji (Student) (Chair)
Prof. Ngai Pindell

Ex Officio
Chancellor
President
Dr. Rella Ng, Registrar (non-voting)
Chair of the Senate Academic Policy Committee, Kin Lo
Chair of the Senate Admissions Committee, Joanne Fox (Vice-Chair)
Chair of the Senate Awards Committee, Lawrence Burr
Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee, Catherine Rawn
Chair of the Senate Nominating Committee, Paul Harrison
​Chair of the Senate Research & Scholarship Committee,
Chair of the Senate Teaching & Learning Committee, Karen Smith

Meeting Schedule

For the Senate Agenda Committee schedule, please see Senate Meetings.