Senate Council
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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.
Meetings will be held online from 1:00-3:00 p.m until further notice. Please visit our upcoming events webpage for details about attending online meetings.
Members of Senate Council
2020 - 2021 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 |
| Kline, Scott |
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| Kolentsis, Alysia | English |
| 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 |
| Meehan, Peter | President and Vice Chancellor - Chair |
| Vanin, Cristina | Vice President Academic and Dean (Interim) - Vice-Chair |
| Austen, Veronica | Associate Dean |
| Vacant | Vice President Administration (non-voting) |
| Arnou, John | Director, Student Affairs (acting) (non-voting) |
| Brubacher, Sue | Director, Enrollment and Upper-Year Transitions (non-voting) |
| MacDonald, Zack | Assistant Librarian |
| Rourke, Lorna | Associate Librarian |
| Poletes Montgomery, Viola | Director, Advancement (non-voting) |
| Vacant | UW Faculty Member (non-voting) |
| Watkinson, Carter | 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 | |
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| Kaczala, Katrina | Executive Assistant |
Senate Council Committees
The SJU Senate Council Standing Committees for 2020-2021 are as follows:
Governance Committee
- Carol Acton (to August 31, 2023)
- Tristanne Connolly (to August 31, 2022)
- Peter Meehan (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)
- John Arnou (Acting Director, Student Affairs; ex officio; non-voting)
- Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Susan Brophy (Chair of Sociology and Legal Studies; ex officio)
- Sue Brubacher (Director, Enrollment and Upper-Year Transistions; ex officio; non-voting)
- Norm Klassen (Acting Chair of Religious Studies; ex officio)
- Kerry Lappin-Fortin (Chair of Italian and French Studies; Acting Chair of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies; ex officio)
- John Rempel (Chair of Psychology; ex officio)
- Lorna Rourke (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Ryan Touhey (Chair of History; ex officio)
- Bruno Tremblay (Chair of Philosophy; ex officio)
- Carter Watkinson (Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
- Chad Wriglesworth (Chair of English; ex officio)
- 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)
- David Perrin (to August 31, 2021)
- Anastasia Tataryn (to August, 2022)
- David Williams (to August, 2022)
Library Advisory Committee
- Lorna Rourke, Chair (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Carol Acton (to August 31, 2022)
- 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, 2022)
Experiential Learning Advisory Committee
- Veronica Austen, Chair (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- John Arnou (Acting Director, Student Affairs; ex officio)
- Roberta Cauchi-Santoro (to August, 2022)
- Zack MacDonald (Assistant Librarian; ex officio)
- Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2021)
- Cristina Vanin (Interim Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
Senate Council Meetings
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2020-2021 Senate Council Meetings
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October 23, 2020
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November 20, 2020
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December 11, 2020
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January 29, 2021
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February 26, 2021
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March 26, 2021
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April 30, 2021
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May 28, 2021
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June 18, 2021
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Meetings will be held online from 1:00-3:00 p.m until further notice.
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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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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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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2016-2017 Senate Meetings
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| 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