Senate Committee on Agenda and Governance
The Senate Committee on Agenda and Governance assists the Chair of Senate in the preparation of the Senate agenda while ensuring that the agenda items clearly state a purpose and intent; recommends revisions to Senate’s Rules to Govern and deals with all matters of procedure that fall within the duties and power of Senate. The committee considers and make recommendations to Senate with respect to the membership, procedures, structure and terms of reference of the Senate committees, and recommends to Senate appointments to the Senate standing committees and some advisory committees requiring Senate representation.
Meeting dates and deadlines for 2023/24:
| Deadline for Agenda Items (12:00 pm) | Meeting Dates |
| September 20, 2023 | September 22, 2023 |
| October 18, 2023 | October 20, 2023 |
| November 15, 2023 | November 17, 2023 |
| December 13, 2023 | December 15, 2023 |
| January 17, 2024 | January 19, 2024 |
| February 14, 2024 | February 16, 2024 |
| March 20, 2024 | March 22, 2024 |
| April 17, 2024 | April 19, 2024 |
Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference
Annual Reports2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2023
Name Faculty or Department Composition
| Kevin Hall (Chair) | President and Vice-Chancellor | President as Chair of Senate (ex-officio, voting) |
| Robin Hicks (Vice-Chair) (term ends October 4, 2024) |
Graduate Studies |
Vice-chair of Senate (voting) |
| Mark Laidlaw * (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Social Sciences |
5 members of Senate who are either faculty members, a professional librarian or a continuing sessional *2 members from this category shall be elected to the Committee by Senate, in accordance with section 55.00 of the Senate Rules and Procedures |
| Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya* (term ends June 30, 2025) |
Engineering and Computer Science |
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| Joseph Salem (term ends June 30, 2025) |
Fine Arts | |
| Martha McGinnis (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Graduate Studies |
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| Lara Wilson (term ends June 30, 2024) |
Librarian | |
| Benjamin Fyfe (term ends June 30, 2024) |
1 student member of Senate (voting) |
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| Alivia Wang (term ends June 30, 2024) |
1 convocation member of Senate (voting) |
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| Elizabeth Croft |
Vice-President Academic and Provost (ex-officio, voting) |
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| Carrie Andersen | University Secretary (ex-officio, non-voting) |
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| Ada Saab | Associate University Secretary | Secretary |
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Kathy MacDonald |
Senate Coordinator | Recording Secretary |