Senate Sub-Committee Membership

Sub- Committees of Senate 

2023 – 2024

Notes:

  • The Chair of Senate is an ex-officio member of all standing committees.
  • Elections and appointments for a number of committees are still underway; membership lists will be updated as soon as possible.

Executive Committee

  • President (Chair): David Docherty
  • Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Kofi Campbell
  • Arts:
  • Science:
  • Education:
  • Music:
  • Health Studies:
  • Student Senator: Chukwuanugo Okudo

Support: Andrea McDaniel, Registrar; TBD, Academic Governance Assistant

Academic Integrity Committee:

  • Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Chair): Kofi Campbell
  • Dean of Students: Katie Whelpton
  • Faculty/School Dean: Heather Duncan
  • Faculty/School Dean (Alternate): Greg Gatien
  • Arts-elected: Mostafa Torabi (term ends 2024)
  • Arts-elected alternate: Dale Lakevold (term ends 2024)
  • Science-elected: Simon Pattison (term ends 2024)
  • Science-elected alternate: Jack Lindsay (term ends 2024)
  • Education-elected: TBE (term ends 2025)
  • Education-elected alternate: TBE (term ends 2025)
  • Music-elected: TBE  (term ends 2025)
  • Music-elected alternate: TBE (term ends 2025)
  • Health Studies-elected: Laura Irwin (term ends 2024)
  • Health Studies-elected: Jennifer Adair (term ends 2024)
  • Undergraduate student: Chukwuanugo Okudo
  • Undergraduate student alternate: Taylor Holland
  • Graduate student: Dzigbordzi Mable
  • Graduate student alternate: FeliNtenhene
  • Secretary (non-voting): Andrea McDaniel

Support: TBD, Academic Governance Assistant

Curriculum and Academic Planning Committee

  • Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Chair): Kofi Campbell
  • Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts: Balfour Spence
  • Acting Dean, Faculty of Science: Christophe Lemoine
  • Dean, Faculty of Education: Heather Duncan
  • Dean, School of Music: Greg Gatien
  • Acting Dean, Faculty of Health Studies: Linda Ross
  • Dean of Students: Katie Whelpton
  • Chief Information Officer: Melanie Sucha
  • Arts-elected: Steve Robinson alternate Reinhold Kramer
  • Science-elected: TBE
  • Education-elected: Chris Brown
  • Music-elected: TBE
  • Health Studies-elected: Stacey Beeston
  • BUSU Council-appointed: Chukwuanugo Okudo
  • BUSU Council-appointed: Joy Chidimma Chikezie
  • Secretary: Andrea McDaniel

Support: TBD, Academic Governance Assistant

Graduate Studies Committee

  • Acting Dean, Graduate Studies (Chair): Kofi Campbell
  • Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts: Balfour Spence
  • Acting Dean, Faculty of Science: Christophe Lemoine
  • Dean, Faculty of Education: Heather Duncan
  • Dean, School of Music: Greg Gatien
  • Acting Dean, Faculty of Health Studies: Linda Ross
  • Dean of Students: Katie Whelpton
  • Chief Information Officer: Melanie Sucha
  • Arts-elected: Doug Ramsey
  • Science-elected: TBE
  • Education-elected: Jackie Kirk
  • Music-elected:
  • Health Studies-elected: Jane Karpa (July 2023 – December 2023) Candice Waddell-Henowitch (January 2024 – May 2024)
  • Graduate Student #1: Dzigbordzi Mable
  • Graduate Student #2: Felix Ntenhene
  • Secretary: Andrea McDaniel

Support: Amber Barbeau, Curriculum & Student Records Assistant, Registrar’s Office

Indigenous Education Committee

  • Provost and Vice-President (Academic): Kofi Campbell
  • Three members of Senate, including a BUSU representative: Greg Gatien/Alysha Farrell/Haley Bone
  • Arts-elected: William Cook
  • Science-elected: Vincent Chen
  • Education-elected: Zahra Kasamali
  • Music-elected: Jason Young
  • Health Studies-elected: Karen Batson
  • Dean of Students: Katie Whelpton
  • Chief Information Officer: Melanie Sucha
  • Five Indigenous students: Denise Henry, Stephanie Spence, Ethan Laugher, Marvind Spence
  • Director, Indigenous Peoples’ Centre: Eva Goulet (Co-Chair)
  • One faculty member, PENT: John Minshull
  • One member, Department of Native Studies: Velvet Maud
  • One member, Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council: Michele LeTourneau
  • Indigenous representative, Brandon School Division Administration: (Declined membership as of April 2018)
  • Indigenous representative, Manitoba Métis Federation:
  • Indigenous representative, Assiniboine Community College: Vacant
  • Anishanabek Knowledge Keeper: Barb Blind
  • Dakota Knowledge Keeper: Lorraine Pompana
  • 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: TBE
  • Science-elected: TBE
  • Education-elected:Burcu Yaman Ntelioglou
  • Music-elected: TBE
  • Health Studies-elected: Abbie O’Neill
  • Dean of Students: Katie Whelpton
  • University Registrar: Andrea McDaniel
  • Student Services-elected:
  • Director, International Activities: David Rowland
  • MUSU  International Students’ Director: Tolulope Oke
  • Representative, BUSU Council: TBE

Committee to Administer Knowles Distinguished Visiting Professorship

  • Provost and Vice-President (Academic) or designate (Chair): Kofi Campbell
  • Arts-elected: Mostafa Torabi
  • Science-elected: TBE
  • Education-elected: TBE
  • Music-elected: TBE
  • Health Studies-elected: TBE
  • Student Senator, elected by Senate: TBE

Support: Administrative Assistant, Office of the Provost & Vice-President (Academic)

Library & Archives Committee

  • Chief Information Officer (Chair): Melanie Sucha
  • Arts-elected: Jonathan Allan
  • Science-elected: Dion Wiseman
  • Education-elected: TBE
  • Music-elected: TBE
  • Health Studies-elected:Nadine Henriquez
  • BUSU Council-appointed: Hrishikesh Patel
  • BUSU Council-appointed: Linden Haubrick
  • Librarian:
  • Librarian:
  • University Archivist: Christy Henry
  • Senate Representative: TBE

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
  • 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: Rory Lucyshyn-Wright (term expires May 2023)
  • Member elected by BU Research Committee:
  • Undergraduate student elected by Senate: TBE
  • Graduate student elected by Senate: TBE

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: LKeith Edmunds alternate Susan Medd
  • Science-elected: TBE
  • Education-elected: Sandy Margetts
  • Music-elected: TBE
  • Health Studies-elected: Denise Hardy
  • Director, Recruitment & Retention: Leanne Barcellona
  • Director, Indigenous Peoples’ Center & Aboriginal Initiatives: Eva Goulet
  • Senate-elected: TBE
  • Secretary (non-voting): Andrea McDaniel

Support: Carolyn Vodon, Scholarships & Awards Clerk

     Student Appeals Committee

    • Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Chair): Kofi Campbell
    • Dean of Students: Katie Whelpton
    • Arts-elected:  Alison Marshall (term ends 2025)
    • Science-elected: Rashed Nekvi (term expires in 2024)
    • Education-elected: Tom Skinner (term expires in 2025)
    • Music-elected:  Sarah Hall (term expires in 2024)
    • Health Studies-elected:  Pamela How (term expires in 2024) (temporary replacement: Laura Van Mulligen (January 23, 2023 – April, 2023))
    • BUSU Undergraduate students appointed: Joy Chidinma Chikezie
    • BUSU Undergraduate students appointed:
    • BUSU Graduate student appointed: Dzgbordzi Mabel
    • Secretary (non-voting): Andrea McDaniel

    Support: TBD, Academic Governance Assistant