Mandate
Advise Senate on academic matters related to research at the University including:
- Institutional policies and procedures related research
- Research aspects of university-level strategic planning
- Establishment, revision, or discontinuance of research centres and institutes
- The research environment, infrastructure, and other issues of importance to research at the University
- Research components of any proposal research-based graduate programs
- Integration of undergraduate research into curricula, via the Research Advancement Strategy (RAS) on research recommendations
- To meet or consult with other Senate committees as required
- Other duties as assigned by Senate
Membership Composition
Voting Members
- Chancellor
- President
- Student representative*
- One faculty senator or representative from each Faculty/School
- Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Leadership or designate
- Associate Vice-President, Research or designate
- Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning or designate
- Two deans or designates
- Director of a Research Institute / Centre
* An upper-level undergraduate or graduate student
Non-voting Members
- Vice-Chair of Senate
- Director, Office of Research Services or designate
2024–2025 Membership
VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
---|---|---|
Kwuntiltunaat (Kim Baird) | Chancellor | Ex officio |
Alan Davis | President | Ex officio |
Gayle Bedard | Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Leadership | Ex officio |
Deepak Gupta | Associate Vice-President, Research | Ex officio |
Leeann Waddington | Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning | Ex officio |
Shelley Boyd | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Amy Jeon | Dean | August 31, 2025 |
Sheena Dela Torre | Student Representative | August 31, 2025 |
Kent Mullinix | Director of a Research Institute | August 31, 2027 |
ONE FACULTY SENATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE | FROM EACH FACULTY / SCHOOL | |
Tara Lyons | Faculty of Arts | August 31, 2027 |
Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation | ||
Melissa Cuthill - Chair | Faculty of Educational Support and Development | August 31, 2027 |
June Kaminski | Faculty of Health | August 31, 2026 |
Paul Adams | Faculty of Science | August 31, 2026 |
Faculty of Trades and Technology | ||
Melville School of Business | ||
Michael Cober | Wilson School of Design | August 31, 2027 |
NON-VOTING MEMBERS | ROLE | TERM END |
Catherine Schwichtenberg | Vice-Chair of Senate | Ex officio |
Amit Shukla | Director, Office of Research Services | Ex Officio |
2024–2025 Meeting Schedule
Location: MS Teams
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE | MEETING DATE | AGENDA PACKAGE | APPROVED MINUTES |
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Friday, September 13, 2024 | Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - cancelled | May 28, 2024 | |
Friday, October 11, 2024 | Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 22, 2024 |
Friday, November 8, 2024 | Tuesday, November 19, 2025 | November 19, 2025 | November 19, 2025 |
Friday, December 20, 2024 | Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | January 7, 2025 | January 7, 2025 |
Friday, January 17, 2025 | Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | January 28, 2025 |
Friday, February 21, 2025 | Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | March 4, 2025 | March 4, 2025 |
Friday, March 21, 2025 | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | April 1, 2025 | April 1, 2025 |
Friday, April 17, 2025 | Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | April 29, 2025 | April 29, 2025 |
Friday, May 16, 2025 | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
Archived SSCR Membership, agendas and minutes
Administrative Support: Senate Office