Guiding Principles
Student success – Maintain a focus on student success that balances academic achievement (measured through effective and inclusive assessment strategies) with professional/career preparedness and personal wellness.
Scholarly excellence – Ensure ongoing excellence in academic program design and delivery that promotes innovation and evidence-based pedagogical approaches, while ensuring academic freedom and the support and dissemination of ground-breaking research.
Sustainability – Promote institutional agility that ensures ongoing, responsive change and improvement supported by clear institutional governance and policies; Promote financial stability, expansion and effective use of resources.
Accessibility – Ensure that educational and scholarly activities embody principles of equity, diversity and inclusion and promote access to and active participation in education programs.
Engagement – Commit to broad participation of the University community in planning and implementation; Ensure continued collaboration with local and global university communities, to meet society’s rapidly evolving needs
Core Members
| Chris Buddle, Associate Provost, Teaching and Academic Programs - chair | Gillian Nycum, Registrar and Executive Director, Enrolment Services |
| Manuel Balán, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Institute for the Study of International Development, and Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Arts | Laura Pavelka, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science |
| John Mac Master, Assistant Professor, Department of Music Performance, Schulich School of Music | María Sierra Cordoba Serrano, Assistant Dean (Curriculum and Program Development), School of Continuing Studies |
| Annette Majnemer, Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy and Vice-Dean (Education), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | Laura Winer, Director, Teaching and Learning Services |
| Richard Martin, Executive Director, Analysis, Planning and Budget, OPVPA | Leigh Yetter, Senior Director, Strategy and Operations, Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) |
| Claire Guyatt, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant | Shanti Nachtergaele, Graduate Student Research Assistant |
Faculty Liaisons
| Faculty | Faculty Liaisons |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Arts | Paul Yachnin, Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies |
| Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | Saji George, Professor, Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Jessica Head, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences |
| School of Continuing Studies | Kenyon Gannon, Assistant Dean of Digital Learning Carmen Sicilia, Director, Indigenous Relations Initiative |
| Faculty of Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences | Samer Abi-Nader, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Dental Education Peter Chauvin, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Dental Education |
| Faculty of Education | Tina Montreuil, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology Caroline Riches, Associate Professor and Director, Teacher Education Programs & Certificates and MA Programs, DISE |
| Faculty of Engineering | Lawrence Chen, Academic Lead, Enhanced Learning and Teaching in Engineering Roni Khazaka, Associate Dean, Academic Programs |
| Faculty of Law | Jaye Ellis, Associate Professor |
| Desautels Faculty of Management | David Schumacher, Associate Professor, Finance Geneviève Bassellier, Vice Dean, Programs |
| Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | Beth-Ann Cummings, Assistant Dean, Health Professions Education Terry Hebert, Assistant Dean, Biomedical Education Aimee Ryan, Associate Dean, Graduate and Postgraduate Studies |
| Schulich School of Music | Peter Schubert, Professor, Department of Music Research |
| Faculty of Science | Linan Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Tamara Western, Associate Professor, Department of Biology |