Senate Committee on Continuing Studies

The Senate Committee on Continuing Studies, on behalf of Senate, reviews and makes recommendations to the Division of Continuing Studies regarding academic policies affecting Continuing Studies programs, and reviews and recommends proposals for new programs and changes to existing Continuing Studies programs to the Senate Committee on Planning.

Meeting dates and deadlines for 2025/26:

Deadline for Agenda Items  Meeting Dates
October 8, 2025  October 15, 2025
November 5, 2025 November 12, 2025
January 12, 2026 January 19, 2026
February 4, 2026 February 11, 2026
March 4, 2026 March 11, 2026
April 13, 2026 April 20, 2026

Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference

Annual Reports
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020

Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2025

  Name                                Faculty or Department       Composition

Jo-Anne Clarke (Chair) Dean, Division of Continuing Studies
Dean of Continuing Studies, Chair
(ex-officio, voting)   
Brock Smith *
(term ends June 30, 2027)
Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 9 faculty members representing the faculties
(at least 2 of whom shall be senators*)
      (voting)   
Valerie Irvine
(term ends June 30, 2028)
Education
Jens Weber *
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Engineering and Computer Science
Alexis Luko
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Fine Arts
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2028)
Health
Colin Macleod
(term ends June 30, 2028)
Humanities
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2028)
Law
Chris Eagle *
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Science
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2028)
Social Sciences
Aarav Aggarwal
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Student Senator

  2 students, including 1 undergraduate student and 1 graduate student, at least
one of whom must be a student member of Senate (voting)

Sarah Roberts
(term ends June 30, 2026)
GSS student
representative
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2026)
Student from Continuing Studies 1 student representative from the diploma or certificate program in Continuing Studies appointed by the Senate
(voting)
Natasha Thambirajah
(term ends June 30, 2028)
1 Alumni Association representative (voting)

Kate Donovan
(term ends June 30, 2027)

1 convocation member of Senate (voting)
Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey Chair, Senate Committee on Planning Chair, Senate Committee on Planning
(ex-officio, voting)
Vacancy   President or nominee
(voting)
Kirsten Kopp Office of the Dean, Division of Continuing Studies Secretary