Senate Committee on Academic Standards

The Senate Committee on Academic Standards oversees and advises Senate on those broad areas of academic standards that affect the welfare and reputation of the university, including policies on grading and academic integrity.  The committee also approves, on behalf of Senate, the granting of degrees (other than honorary degrees).

Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference.

Click here for the Posthumous Degree, Diploma and Certificate Guidelines.

Annual Reports
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019

Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2024

  Name                                Faculty or Department       Composition

Danu Stinson *
(term ends June 30, 2025)		 Graduate Studies 
12 faculty members representing the faculties and divisions
(at least 2 of whom shall be senators*)
      (voting)         
Yasmine Kandil *
(term ends June 30, 2025)		 Fine Arts
Andrew Newcombe *
(term ends June 30, 2027)		 Law
Tim Haskett
(term ends June 30, 2025)		 Humanities
Robert Hancock *
(term ends June 30, 2027)		 Social Sciences
Sorin Rizeanu
(term ends June 30, 2026)		 Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Laura Vizina
(term ends June 30, 2026)		 Continuing Studies
Tim Pelton
(term ends June 30, 2025)		 Education
Yang Shi
(term ends June 30, 2026)		 Engineering and Computer Science
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2027)		 Science
Hōkūlani Aikau *
(term ends June 30, 2026)		 Human and Social
Development
Vacancy
(terms ends June 30, 2026)
 Medical Sciences
Evan Maher
(term ends June 30, 2025)		 Student Senator

    4 students including at least 1 student member of Senate and 1 graduate student representative
(voting)
Paige Thombs
(term ends June 30, 2025)		 Student Senator
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2025)
 UVSS student
representative
Vacancy
(term ends June 30, 2025)		 GSS student
representative
Alivia Wang
(term ends June 30, 2027)		 1 convocation member of Senate
(voting)
Cedric Littlewood
 Faculty of Graduate Studies Vice-President Academic and Provost's designate
(ex-officio, voting)
Vacancy   President or nominee
(ex-officio, voting)
Andrea Giles Executive Director Executive Director, Cooperative Education and Career Services
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Wendy Taylor
 Acting Registrar Registrar
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Ashley de Moscoso
 Acting Associate Registrar
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Diana Varela

 Associate Dean, Academic Advising (Faculties of Science, Social Sciences, and Humanities)
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey Associate Vice-President Academic Programs
(ex-officio, non-voting)
Ada Saab Associate University Secretary Secretary