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Senate Council
St. Jerome’s University is committed to a bicameral governance structure. SJU Senate Council is composed of members of the University administration, faculty members, contract academic staff, student representatives, and a representative from the University of Waterloo. It is the governing body responsible for academic policy development and programs.
SJU Senate Council recommends to the University of Waterloo Senate for academic matters pertaining to UWaterloo degrees, or to the St. Jerome’s University Board of Governors for academic matters pertaining to St. Jerome’s University degrees.
Please join us for our next meeting taking place online.
Members of Senate Council
2019-2020 Membership
| All full-time members of the faculty holding academic rank | |
| Name | Department |
| Acton, Carol | English |
| Bednarski, Steven | History and Medieval Studies |
| Bonner, Kieran | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Brabazon, Honor | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Brophy, Susan | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Burris, Chris | Psychology |
| Cauchi-Santoro, Roberta | Italian and French Studies |
| Connolly, Tristanne | English |
| Deman, Andrew | English |
| De Santis, Carm | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Desroches, Fred | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Drysdale, Maureen | Psychology |
| Gregoire, Stephanie | Philosophy |
| Klassen, Norm | English |
| Kolentsis, Alysia | English |
| Komornicka, Jolanta | History |
| Lappin-Fortin, Kerry | Italian and French Studies |
| Nicholas, Jane | History and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Perrin, David | Religious Studies |
| Rempel, John | Psychology |
| Rye, BJ | Psychology and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Seljak, David | Religious Studies |
| Serafini, Toni | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Spielmacher, Mark | English |
| Stumpf, Andrew | Philosophy |
| Terzian, Sylvia | English |
| Touhey, Ryan | History |
| Tremblay, Bruno | Philosophy |
| Whitehead, Denise | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies and Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Williams, David | English |
| Wriglesworth, Chad | English |
| Zunic, Nick | Philosophy |
| Ex-officio Members | |
| Name | Title |
| Kline, Scott | President and Vice Chancellor (Interim) - Chair |
| Vanin, Cristina | Vice President Academic and Dean (Interim) - Vice-Chair |
| Austen, Veronica | Associate Dean |
| Vacant | Vice President Administration (non-voting) |
| Vacant | Registrar (non-voting) |
| MacDonald, Zack | Assistant Librarian |
| Rourke, Lorna | Associate Librarian |
| Poletes Montgomery, Viola | Director of Advancement (non-voting) |
| Vacant | UW Faculty Member (non-voting) |
| Malenfant, Josée-Claire | One Executive Officer of the Students’ Union appointed by the Students' Union Executive |
| Elected Members | |
| Name | Title |
| Vacant | Student member elected by/for students registered at SJU |
| Lobb, Diana | Contract Academic Staff member elected by/for the Contract Academic Staff |
| Recording Secretary | |
| Name | Title |
| Schwendinger, Christine | Academic Administration Coordinator |
Senate Council Committees
The SJU Senate Council Standing Committees for 2019-2020 are as follows:
Governance Committee
- Carol Acton, Chair (to August 31, 2020)
- Tristanne Connolly (to August 31, 2022)
- Scott Kline (Interim President and Vice Chancellor; ex officio)
- Lorna Rourke (to August 31, 2021)
- Cristina Vanin (Interim Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
Academic Committee
- Cristina Vanin, Chair (Interim Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Kieran Bonner (Acting Chair of Sociology and Legal Studies; ex officio)
- Maureen Drysdale (Chair of Psychology; ex officio)
- Norm Klassen (Acting Chair of Religious Studies; ex officio)
- Kerry Lappin-Fortin (Chair of Italian and French Studies; ex officio)
- Josée-Claire Malenfant (Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
- Lorna Rourke (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Toni Serafini (Chair of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies; ex officio)
- Ryan Touhey (Chair of History; ex officio)
- Bruno Tremblay (Chair of Philosophy; ex officio)
- Chad Wriglesworth (Chair of English; ex officio)
- Vacant (Registrar; ex officio; non-voting)
- Vacant (Student Representative #2; ex officio; non-voting)
Committee on Research and Scholarship
- Maureen Drysdale, Chair (Research Officer; ex officio)
- Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Norm Klassen (to August 31, 2020)
- Jane Nicholas (to August 31, 2020)
- David Perrin (to August 31, 2021)
Library Advisory Committee
- Lorna Rourke, Chair (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Carol Acton (to August 31, 2020)
- Jane Forgay (University of Waterloo Librarian)
- Laureen Harder-Gissing (Conrad Grebel University College Librarian)
- Zack MacDonald (Assistant Librarian; ex officio)
- David Perrin (to August 31, 2020)
Experiential Learning Advisory Committee
- Veronica Austen, Chair (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Maureen Drysdale (to August 31, 2020)
- Zack MacDonald (Assistant Librarian; ex officio)
- Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2021)
- Cristina Vanin (Interim Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Jessica Vorsteveld (Director of Student Affairs; ex officio)
Senate Council Meetings
2019-2020 Senate Council Meetings
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September 27, 2019
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October 25, 2019
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November 22, 2019 - Cancelled
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December 13, 2019 - Cancelled
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January 31, 2020
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February 28, 2020
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March 27, 2020 - Cancelled
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April 24, 2020
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May 22, 2020
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May 29, 2020
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June 19, 2020
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June 19, 2020
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Meetings are held in the Board and Senate Room (SH 1001) from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
* Please note that the April 24, 2020, May 22, 2020, May 29, 2020, and June 19, 2020 meetings will take place online.
2018-2019 Senate Council Meetings
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September 21, 2018
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October 26, 2018
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November 23, 2018
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December 14, 2018
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January 18, 2019
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February 8, 2019
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March 29, 2019
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April 12, 2019 - Cancelled
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May 17, 2019
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June 14, 2019
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Meetings are held in the Board and Senate Room (SH 1001) from 1:30-3:00 p.m.
2017-2018 Senate Council Meetings
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September 22, 2017
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October 20, 2017
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November 17, 2017
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December 8, 2017 - Cancelled
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January 19, 2018
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February 9, 2018 - Cancelled
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March 16, 2018
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April 20, 2018
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May 17, 2018
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June 15, 2018 - Cancelled
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Meetings are held in the Board and Senate Room (SH 1001) from 2:30-4:00 p.m.
2016-2017 Senate Meetings
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| September 23, 2016 | ||
| October 21, 2016 | ||
| November 18, 2016 | ||
| December 9, 2016 - Cancelled | - | - |
| January 27, 2017 | January 27, 2017 | |
| March 10, 2017 | March 10, 2017 | March 10, 2017 |
| April 7, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | April 7, 2017 |
| May 26, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | May 26, 2017 |
| June 9, 2017 - Cancelled | - | - |
Senate Council Terms of Reference