Governance

Senate

The University of Winnipeg Act, passed by the Manitoba legislature, provides that governance of the University is shared between a Board of Regents and a Senate.  The Act sets out the roles, duties and powers of both governing bodies.

The Board of Regents determines overall policy for the University. This includes providing the administration with strategic direction and a broad framework of goals and objectives.

The Senate is responsible for the academic policy and practices of the University, faculty, staff and students. Examples of Senate responsibilities include curriculum development, setting academic standards. student appeals, and conferring of degrees.

The membership of Senate (voting) as of September, 2011:

• Pradeep Atrey, Applied Computer Science
• Harinder Aujla, Psychology
• German Avila-Sakar, Biology
  
• Lloyd Axworthy, President & Vice-Chancellor
• Jeff Babb, Mathematics & Statistics
  
• Tim Babcock, Theatre and Film
• Bill Balan, VP (Finance & Administration, Chief Administrative Officer)
• Michael Benarroch, Dean of Business & Economics 
• Tyler Blashko, UWSA
  
• Bruce Bolster, Psychology
• Lauren Bosc, UWSA President
  
• Derrick Bourassa, Psychology 
• Hinton Bradbury, Psychology
• Christopher Brauer, Theatre and Film
• Rebecca Brock-Freeman, UWSA 
• Jerry Buckland, IDS
• Edward Byard, Biology
  
• Jane Cahill, Classics
• Chelsea Caldwell, UWSA 
• Paul Campbell, Board of Regents Representative
• Shelagh Carter, Theatre and Film
  
• John Corlett, VP (Academic & Provost)
• Doug Craig, Chemistry
  
• James Currie, Acting Dean of Science
• Linda Dietrick, Modern Languages & Literatures
  
• Jane Duffy, Dean of Libraries
  
• Barry Edginton, Sociology
• David Fitzpatrick, Dean of Arts 
• Patricia Fitzpatrick, Geography
• Jens Franck, Biology
  
• Alexander Freund, German/Canadian Studies
• George Fulford, Anthropology
  
• Neil Funk-Unrau, Menno Simons College
• Mark Golden, Classics
• Doug Goltz, Chemistry
  
• Pauline Greenhill, Women's and Gender Studies
• Karen Harlos, Business & Administration 
• Judith Harris, Urban & Inner Studies
• Lana Hastings, UWSA
• Terry Hidichuk, Acting Dean of Theology
• Paul Holloway, Biology
• Catherine Hunter, English
• Peter Ives, Politics
• Richard Jochelson, Criminal Justice
• Dylan Jones-Drewniak, Board of Regents Representative
  
• Wendy Josephson, Psychology 
• Judith Kearns, Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications 
• Taylor Kell, UWSA
  
• Sandra Kirby, AVP (Academic), Dean of Graduate Studies
• Mark Krawetz, Geography
  
• Darshani Kumaragamage, Environmental/Urban Studies
• Claire Labrecque, History
  
• Christopher Leo, Politics
• Susan Lingle, Biology
  
• Maggie Liu, Business & Administration 
• Royden Loewen, Mennonite Studies
• Jorge Machin-Lucas, Modern Languages & Literatures
• Michael MacKinnon, Anthropology
  
• Ken McCluskey, Dean of Education
  
• Richard McCutcheon, Menno Simons College
• Marilou McPhedran, Principal, Global College
• Ortrud Oellermann, Mathematics & Statistics
  
• Grace O'Farrell, Business & Administration
• Robert Patterson, Collegiate
  
• Julie Pelletier, Aboriginal Governance
  
• Sorpong Peou, Politics
  
• Louesa Polyzoi, Education 
• Ernest Prokopchuk, Chemistry 
• Michael Rac, UWSA
  
• Sheela Ramanna, Applied Computer Science
• Laurel Repski, VP (HR, Audit and Sustainability)
• Will Ring, UWSA
  
• Mirjana Roksandic, Anthropology
• Eliakim Sibanda, History
• Jim Silver, Urban and Inner City Studies
  
• Robert Silver, Chancellor
• Lisa Sinclair, Psychology
• Laura Sokal, Education
  
• Erin Stewart, Dean of Continuing Education
• David Telles Langdon, Kinesiology
  
• James Townsend, Economics
  
• Ray Vander-Zaag, Developmental Studies
• Dwight Vincent, Physics
• Terry Visentin, Mathematics & Statistics
• Xiaoyu Wang, UWSA
  
• Mary Warmbrod, Aurora Family Therapy Centre
  
• Michael Weinrath, Criminal Justice
• Albert Welter, Religion & Culture
  
• Christopher Wiebe, Chemistry
• Jack Zupko, Philosophy
  

Senate Committees:

• Academic Planning Committee
• Academic Standards and Misconduct Committee
• Budget Review Committee
  
• Continuing Education Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• Ethics in Human Research and Scholarship Committee
• Executive Committee
• Faculty and Staff Awards Committee
• Graduate Studies Committee
• Honorary Degrees and Fellowships Committee
• Library Committee
• Nominating Committee
• Research Policy Committee
• Student Appeals Committee
• Student Services Committee

Senate Committee Membership

Contact Information:

All communications for Senate should be sent to the Committee Secretary.

Last updated November 15, 2011

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