Senate Committee on Agenda and Governance
The Senate Committee on Agenda and Governance assists the Chair of Senate in the preparation of the Senate agenda while ensuring that the agenda items clearly state a purpose and intent; recommends revisions to Senate’s Rules to Govern and deals with all matters of procedure that fall within the duties and power of Senate. The committee considers and make recommendations to Senate with respect to the membership, procedures, structure and terms of reference of the Senate committees, and recommends to Senate appointments to the Senate standing committees and some advisory committees requiring Senate representation.
Meeting dates and deadlines for 2024/25:
| Deadline for Agenda Items (12:00 pm) | Meeting Dates |
| September 18, 2024 | September 20, 2024 |
| October 16, 2024 | October 18, 2024 |
| November 20, 2024 | November 22, 2024 |
| December 11, 2024 | December 13, 2024 |
| January 22, 2025 | January 24, 2025 |
| February 19, 2025 | February 21, 2025 |
| March 19, 2025 | March 21, 2025 |
| April 15, 2025 | April 17, 2025 |
Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference
Annual Reports2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2024
Name Faculty or Department Composition
| Kevin Hall (Chair) | President and Vice-Chancellor | President as Chair of Senate (ex-officio, voting) |
| Robin Hicks (Vice-Chair) (term ends October 4, 2024) |
Graduate Studies |
Vice-chair of Senate (voting) |
| Mark Laidlaw * (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Social Sciences |
5 members of Senate who are either faculty members, a professional librarian or a continuing sessional *2 members from this category shall be elected to the Committee by Senate, in accordance with section 55.00 of the Senate Rules and Procedures |
| Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya* (term ends June 30, 2025) |
Engineering and Computer Science |
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| Vacancy (term ends June 30, 2025) |
TBD | |
| Martha McGinnis (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Graduate Studies |
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| Inba Kehoe (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Librarian | |
| Moronke Harris (term ends June 30, 2025) |
1 student member of Senate (voting) |
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| Alivia Wang (term ends June 30, 2027) |
1 convocation member of Senate (voting) |
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| Elizabeth Croft |
Vice-President Academic and Provost (ex-officio, voting) |
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| Carrie Andersen | University Secretary (ex-officio, non-voting) |
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| Ada Saab | Associate University Secretary | Secretary |
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Kathy MacDonald |
Senate Coordinator | Recording Secretary |