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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 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. until further notice. Please visit our upcoming events webpage for details about attending online meetings.
Members of Senate Council
2022 - 2023 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 |
| Leroux-Demir, Carlie | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Lobb, Diana | English |
| Nicholas, Jane | History and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Rempel, John | Psychology |
| Rodrigue, Carl | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Rye, BJ | Psychology |
| Seljak, David | Religious Studies |
| Serafini, Toni | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Spielmacher, Mark | English |
| Stumpf, Andrew | Philosophy |
| Sutherland, Siobhan | Psychology and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Tataryn, Anastasia | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Terzian, Sylvia | English |
| Touhey, Ryan | History |
| Tremblay, Bruno | Philosophy |
| Underhill, Angela | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies (on leave) |
| Vanin, Cristina | Religious Studies |
| 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 |
| MacGregor, Carol Ann | Vice President Academic and Dean - Vice-Chair |
| Austen, Veronica | Associate Dean |
| Moule, Saphron | Executive Director, Finance and Administration (non-voting) |
| Vorsteveld, Jessica | Director, Student Affairs (non-voting) |
| Catania, Serena | Registrar (non-voting) |
| Atkin, Michelle | Associate Librarian |
| Vacant | Director, Advancement (non-voting) |
| Vacant | UW Faculty Member (non-voting) |
| Roehrig, Caitlin | One Executive Officer of the Students’ Union appointed by the Students' Union Executive |
| Elected Members | |
| Name | Title |
| Hutter, Dan | Contract Academic Staff member elected by/for the Contract Academic Staff |
| Vacant | Student member elected by/for students registered at SJU |
| Recording Secretary | |
| Name | Title |
| Schwendinger, Christine | Academic Administration Coordinator |
Senate Council Committees
The SJU Senate Council Standing Committees for 2022-2023 are as follows:
Governance Committee
- Carol Acton (to August 31, 2023; on sabbatical July 1-December 31, 2022)
- Kieran Bonner (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023)
- Susan Brophy (to August 31, 2024)
- Tristanne Connolly (to August 31, 2025; on sabbatical January 1-June 30, 2023)
- Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Peter Meehan (President and Vice Chancellor; ex officio)
Academic Committee
- Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Steven Bednarski (Co-Director, Medieval Studies; ex officio guest; non-voting)
- Susan Brophy (Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies; ex officio)
- Serena Catania (Registrar; ex officio; non-voting)
- John Rempel (Chair, Psychology; ex officio)
- Caitlin Roehrig (Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
- Andrew Stumpf (Acting Director, Health Humanities; ex officio guest; non-voting)
- Ryan Touhey (Chair, History; ex officio)
- Bruno Tremblay (Chair, Italian and French Studies; Chair, Philosophy; ex officio)
- Cristina Vanin (Chair, Religious Studies; ex officio)
- Jessica Vorsteveld (Director, Student Affairs; ex officio; non-voting)
- Denise Whitehead (Chair, Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies; ex officio)
- David Williams (Chair, English; ex officio)
- TBD (2nd Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
Committee on Research and Scholarship
- Anastasia Tataryn, Chair (Research Officer; ex officio; on sabbatical January 1-June 30, 2023)
- Carol Acton (to August 31, 2023; on sabbatical July 1-December 31, 2022)
- Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Susan Brophy (July 1-December 31, 2022; Acting Chair, Research Officer, ex officio, January 1-June 30, 2023)
- David Seljak (to August 31, 2024)
- Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2024)
Library Advisory Committee
- Michelle Atkin, Chair (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Steven Bednarski (to August 31, 2023)
- Stephanie Gregoire (to August 31, 2024)
- Laureen Harder-Gissing (Conrad Grebel University College Librarian)
- Sandra Keys (University of Waterloo Librarian)
Experiential Learning Advisory Committee
- Veronica Austen, Chair (Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Carm De Santis (to August 31, 2024)
- Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Jessica Vorsteveld (Director, Student Affairs; ex officio)
- Denise Whitehead (to August 31, 2023)
- Resource: Michelle Metzger (Service Learning Program Coordinator)
Renewal, Tenure, and Promotions Committee
- Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Steven Bednarski (to June 30, 2025)
- Kieran Bonner (interim, to December 31, 2022)
- Fred Desroches (to June 30, 2024)
- Alysia Kolentsis (to June 30, 2023)
- Appointed member from the corresponding University of Waterloo department (non-voting)
- Alternate: Carol Acton (to June 30, 2024; on sabbatical July 1-December 31, 2022)
Senate Council Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
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2022-2023 Senate Council Meetings
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September 30, 2022
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October 28, 2022
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November 25, 2022
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December 16, 2022 - Cancelled
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February 17, 2023 - Cancelled
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2021-2022 Senate Council Meetings
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December 10, 2021 - Cancelled
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2020-2021 Senate Council Meetings
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September 25, 2020
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October 5, 2020 - Special Meeting
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October 23, 2020
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November 20, 2020
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December 11, 2020 - Cancelled
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January 29, 2021 - Cancelled
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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 - Cancelled
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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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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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| 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