{"id":14,"date":"2010-11-10T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T16:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:01:38","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2026-2027 Senate<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chancellor<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/membership\/bu-chancellor\/\">Mary Jane McCallum<\/a> (term expires May 2027)<\/p>\n<p><strong>President &amp; Chair<\/strong>: Christine Bovis-Cnossen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Provost and Vice President (Academic)<\/strong>: Greg Gatien (Acting)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice President (Administration &amp; Finance)<\/strong>: Peter Hickey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice President (Research &amp; Graduate Studies):<\/strong> Bernadette Ardelli<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deputy Minister of Education &amp; Training<\/strong> <strong>or designate<\/strong>:\u00a0 Grant Prairie (Director of Post-Secondary Education Programs)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deans and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dean of Arts<\/strong>: Gregory Kennedy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dean of Science<\/strong>: Christophe LeMoine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dean of Education<\/strong>: Alysha Farrell<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dean of Music<\/strong>: Leanne Zacharias (Acting)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dean of Health Studies<\/strong>: Linda Ross (Acting)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Director of Educational Technology<\/strong>: Curt Shoultz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chief Information Officer: <\/strong>Melanie Sucha<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dean of Students: <\/strong>Katie Whelpton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Representative Appointed by the Board of Governors<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Katheryne Lumgair (term expires after June 16, 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>One Representative Elected by Each Faculty or School:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Faculty of Arts<\/strong>: Ravi Dwivedula (term expires 2027)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faculty of Science<\/strong>: Bryan Hill (term expires 2027)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faculty of Education<\/strong>: Matteo Di Muro (term expires 2027)<\/li>\n<li><strong>School of Music<\/strong>: Gretta Sayers (term expires 2028)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faculty of Health Studies<\/strong>: Nora Ahmad (term expires 2027)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Six Professors or Associate Professors:<\/strong><br \/>\n(elected by professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominique Hetu (term expires 2027)<\/li>\n<li>Serena Petrella (term expires 2028)<\/li>\n<li>4 vacant positions (terms expire 2028)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Two Assistant Professors or Lecturers:<\/strong><br \/>\n(elected by faculty at large)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Baker (term expires 2027)<\/li>\n<li>Vacant (term expires 2028)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>One Professional Associate:<\/strong><br \/>\n(elected by Professional Associates)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marsha Harris (term expires 2027)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Students Elected by the Student Body:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BUSU Representative<\/strong>: Oluwatosin Salau<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arts Senator<\/strong>: Vivian Uwadi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Science Senator<\/strong>: Oladipupo (Samuel) Kayode<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health Studies<\/strong>: Favour Imooje<\/li>\n<li><strong>Education Senator<\/strong>: Caden Pedlow<\/li>\n<li><strong>Music Senator<\/strong>: TBE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two Senators at Large<\/strong>: Emmanuella Williams-Joel; 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