Senate Sub-Committee Membership
NOTE: The Senate Office is in the process of populating these committees and membership will be updated accordingly
2022 – 2023
Notes:
- The Chair of Senate is an ex-officio member of all standing committees.
Executive Committee
- President (Chair): David Docherty
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Kofi Campbell
- Arts:
- Science:
- Education:
- Music:
- Health Studies:
- Student Senator:
Support: Andrea McDaniel, Registrar; Kim Fallis, Administrative Assistant, Senate
Academic Integrity Committee:
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Chair): Kofi Campbell
- Dean of Students: Katie Gross
- Faculty/School Dean: Heather Duncan
- Faculty/School Dean (Alternate): Greg Gatien
- Arts-elected: Prof. Lindsay McLachlan (term ends 2023)
- Arts-elected alternate: Dominique Hétu (term ends 2023)
- Science-elected: (term ends 2024)
- Science-elected alternate: (term ends 2024)
- Education-elected: Jackie Kirk (term ends 2023)
- Education-elected alternate: Schad Richea (term ends 2023)
- Music-elected: (term ends 2024)
- Music-elected alternate: (term ends 2024)
- Health Studies-elected: (term ends 2024)
- Health Studies-elected: (term ends 2024)
- Undergraduate student:
- Undergraduate student alternate:
- Graduate student:
- Graduate student alternate:
Support: Andrea McDaniel, University Registrar: Kim Fallis, Administrative Assistant, Senate
Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Chair): Kofi Campbell
- Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts: Balfour Spence
- Dean, Faculty of Science: Bernadette Ardelli
- Dean, Faculty of Education: Heather Duncan
- Dean, School of Music: Greg Gatien
- Acting Dean, Faculty of Health Studies: Linda Ross
- Dean of Students: Katie Gross
- Chief Information Officer: Melanie Sucha
- Arts-elected: Lisa Robson
- Science-elected:
- Education-elected:
- Music-elected:
- Health Studies-elected:
- BUSU Council-appointed:
- BUSU Council-appointed:
Support: Andrea McDaniel, Registrar; Kim Fallis, Administrative Assistant, Senate
Graduate Studies Committee
- Acting Dean, Graduate Studies (Chair): Kofi Campbell
- Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts: Balfour Spence
- Dean, Faculty of Science: Bernadette Ardelli
- Dean, Faculty of Education: Heather Duncan
- Dean, School of Music: Greg Gatien
- Acting Dean, Faculty of Health Studies: Linda Ross
- Dean of Students: Katie Gross
- Chief Information Officer: Melanie Sacha
- Arts-elected: Wilder Robles
- Science-elected:
- Education-elected:
- Music-elected:
- Graduate Student #1:
- Graduate Student #2:
Support: Andrea McDaniel, Registrar; Barbara Harpe, Administrative Assistant, Registrar’s Office
Indigenous Education Committee
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Kofi Campbell
- Three members of Senate, including a BUSU representative: Mary Jane McCallum/Greg Gatje /Iyiola Sanya
- Arts-elected: Lorraine Mayer
- Science-elected: Darin DeWolf
- Education-elected: Zahra Kasamali
- Music-elected: Melody McKiver
- Health Studies-elected: Candice Waddell
- Dean of Students: Katie Gross
- Chief Information Officer: Melanie Sucha
- Five Indigenous students: TBE
- Director, Indigenous Peoples’ Centre: TBE
- One faculty member, PENT: John Minshull
- One member, Department of Native Studies: Lorraine Mayer
- One member, Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council: Amie Martin
- Indigenous representative, Brandon School Division Administration: (Declined membership as of April 2018)
- Indigenous representative, Manitoba Métis Federation: Kris Desjarlais
- Indigenous representative, Assiniboine Community College: Vacant
- Anishanabek Knowledge Keeper: Barb Blind
- Dakota Knowledge Keeper: TBE
- Inuit Knowledge Keeper: Martha Evaluardjuk-Palmer
- Métis Knowledge Keeper: TBE
- Cree Knowledge Keeper: Susie McPherson (Co-Chair)
Support: Suzanne Letaine, Administrative Assistant, Student Services
International Activities Committee of Senate
- Senator, elected by Senate (Chair): TBE
- Provost and Vice President (Academic): Kofi Campbell
- One Dean, elected by Dean’s Council: TBE
- Arts-elected: Ravikira (Ravi) Dwivedula
- Science-elected:
- Education-elected:
- Music-elected:
- Health Studies-elected:
- Dean of Students: Katie Gross
- University Registrar: Andrea McDaniel
- Student Services-elected:
- Director, International Activities: David Rowland
- President, International Students’ Collective: TBE
- Representative, BUSU Council:
Committee to Administer Knowles Distinguished Visiting Professorship
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic) or designate (Chair): Kofi Campbell
- Arts-elected:
- Science-elected:
- Education-elected:
- Music-elected:
- Health Studies-elected:
- Student Senator, elected by Senate:
Support: Susan Baker, Administrative Assistant, Office of the Provost & Vice-President (Academic)
Library & Archives Committee
- Chief Information Officer (Chair): Melanie Sucha
- Arts-elected: William Cook
- Science-elected:
- Education-elected:
- Music-elected:
- Health Studies-elected:
- BUSU Council-appointed:
- BUSU Council-appointed:
- Librarian:
- Librarian:
- University Archivist: Christy Henry
- Senate Representative:
Research Committee of Senate
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (or designate): Kofi Campbell
- Associate Vice-President (Research): Heather Duncan
- Chair of Research Ethics Sub-Committee: Jane Karpa (term expires 2022)
- Chair of Animal Care Sub-Committee: Christophe LeMoine (returns Jan. 1 2022)
- Chair of the Biosafety Sub-Committee: Kerry Murkin (term expires April 2022)
- Arts-elected: Ariane Hanemaayer (term expires Sept. 2024)
- Science-elected: Michael Charette (term expires Aug. 2024)
- Education-elected: Aloysius Anyichie (term expires Sept. 2024)
- Music-elected: Sheelagh Chadwick (term expires Nov. 2023)
- Health Studies-elected: Kim Ryan (term expires August 2024)
- Senator-elected: Breanna Lawrence (term expires May 2022)
- Member elected by BU Research Committee:
- Undergraduate student elected by Senate: Iyiola Sanya
- Graduate student elected by Senate: Titilayo Omojowo
Support: Kerry Murkin, Manager of Research Services;
Shannon Downey Administrative Officer to the Provost & Vice President (Academic) and Research Ethics Officer
Research Ethics Sub-Committee/Animal Care Committee/BioSafety Committee
All members appointed by the Senate Research Committee
Scholarships & Awards Committee
- Arts-elected: Abdella Abdou
- Science-elected: Ashraf Abdelbar
- Education-elected: Sandy Margetts
- Music-elected: Leanne Zacharias
- Health Studies-elected: Nadine Smith
- Director, Recruitment & Retention: Erin Mills
- Director, Indigenous Peoples’ Center & Aboriginal Initiatives: Chris Lagimodiere
- Senate-elected: Greg Gatien (Chair)
Support: Andrea McDaniel, Registrar; Carolyn Vodon, Scholarships & Awards Clerk
Student Appeals Committee
- Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Chair): Kofi Campbell
- Dean of Students: Katie Gross
- Arts-elected: Kurt Noll (term expires in 2023
- Science-elected: (term expires in 2024)
- Education-elected: Tom Skinner (term expires in 2023)
- Music-elected: (term expires in 2024)
- Health Studies-elected: (term expires in 2024)
- BUSU Undergraduate students appointed:
- BUSU Undergraduate students appointed:
Support: Andrea McDaniel, Registrar; Kim Fallis, Administrative Assistant, Senate