Membership of the UVic Senate

July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024

Jump to a section: Ex officio | Elected by faculties | Elected by the faculty members | Elected by student associations | Elected by the convocation | Additional members | Secretary of the Senate | By invitation 

Ex officio (University Act: section 35 (2) (a-f))

Name Position
Marion Buller Chancellor (term to 12-31-24)
Kevin Hall, Chair President and Vice-Chancellor
Elizabeth Croft Vice-President Academic and Provost
Lisa Kalynchuk Vice-President Research and Innovation
Anita Bhappu Dean of Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
JoAnne Clarke Dean of Continuing Studies
Vanessa Andreotti Dean of Education
Mina Hoorfar Dean of Engineering and Computer Science
Allana Lindgren Dean of Fine Arts
Robin Hicks, Vice-Chair Dean of Graduate Studies
Annalee Lepp Dean of Humanities
Michael Prince Acting Dean of Human and Social Development
Freya Kodar Dean of Law
Peter Loock Dean of Science
Lois Harder Dean of Social Sciences
Jonathan Bengtson University Librarian

Elected by the faculties (section 35 (2) (g))

Name Faculty Term
Sudhir Nair Peter B. Gustavson School of Business to 06-30-2025
Brock Smith Peter B. Gustavson School of Business to 06-30-2027
Breanna Lawrence Education to 06-30-2025
Anita Prest Education to 06-30-2026
Rishi Gupta Engineering and Computer Science to 06-30-2025
Henning Struchtrup Engineering and Computer Science to 06-30-2026
Dennine Dudley Fine Arts to 06-30-2027
Catherine Harding
Fine Arts to 06-30-2025
Martha McGinnis

Graduate Studies

to 06-30-2026
Danu Stinson Graduate Studies to 06-30-2025

Hōkūlani Aikau

Human and Social Development to 06-30-2027
Simon Minshall Human and Social Development to 06-30-2025
Loren Gaudet Humanities to 06-30-2025
Lynne Marks Humanities to 06-30-2027
Deborah Curran Law to 06-30-2025
Andrew Newcombe Law to 06-30-2026
Mark Laidlaw Science to 06-30-2026
Travis Martin Science to 06-30-2026
April Nowell Social Sciences to 06-30-2027
CindyAnn Rose-Redwood Social Sciences to 06-30-2026

Elected by the faculty members (section 35 (2) (g))

Name Faculty Term
Erin Campbell Fine Arts to 06-30-2026
Jason Colby Humanities to 06-30-2027
Chris Eagle Science to 06-30-2026
Rob Hancock Social Sciences to 06-30-2027
Sara Humphreys Humanities to 06-30-2026
Yasmine Kandil Fine Arts to 06-30-2026
Anastasia Mallidou Human and Social Development  to 06-30-2026
Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya Engineering and Computer Science to 06-30-2025
Maureen Ryan Human and Social Development to 06-30-2027
Jill Walshaw Humanities to 06-30-2025
Andrew Weaver Science to 06-30-2027
Lina Zhou Engineering and Computer Science to 06-30-2026

Elected by student associations (section 35 (2) (h))

Name Term
Sonja Foss to 06-30-2025
Emily Goodman to 06-30-2025
Moronke Harris to 06-30-2025
Jenn Hodge to 06-30-2025
Norman Kaminski to 06-30-2025
Cole Kennedy to 06-30-2025
Artem Kuklev to 06-30-2025
Evan Maher to 06-30-2025
Anthony Ryan to 06-30-2025
Justin Salinas to 06-30-2025
Ayla Starkey to 06-30-2025
Paige Thombs to 06-30-2025
Vacancy to 06-30-2025
Vacancy to 06-30-2025
Vacancy to 06-30-2025
Vacancy to 06-30-2025

Elected by the convocation (section 35 (2) (i))

Name Term
Kelly Diether to 06-30-2027

Kate Donovan

to 06-30-2027
Alivia Wang to 06-30-2027
Victoria Wyatt to 06-30-2027

Additional members (section 35 (2) (k))

Name Position Term
Bruce Wright Head, Division of Medical Sciences  
Inba Kehoe Member elected by the Professional Librarians to 06-30-2027
Matthew Koch Continuing Sessional Lecturer to 06-30-2026

Secretary of Senate (section 64 (2))

Name Position
Carrie Andersen University Secretary

By invitation

Name Position
Helga Hallgrímsdóttir Deputy Provost
Jim Dunsdon Associate Vice-President Student Affairs
Wendy Taylor Acting Registrar
Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey Associate Vice-President Academic Programs
Ada Saab Associate University Secretary