The Senate Policy and Governance Committee (SPGC) is a standing committee of the Senate and makes recommendations to the Senate.
Mandate
- receive proposals for new policies or substantial changes to policies;
- review proposed new academic policies and procedures and to advise the Senate on those proposals;
- review revisions/updates to existing academic policies and procedures and to advise the Senate on such changes;
- review Faculty bylaws and recommend them to the Senate (University Act, section 39(1));
- advise the Senate on Board matters where the Board must seek advice from the Senate on educational policy (University Act, section 35.2(6));
- advise the Senate on procedures for the recommendation and selection of candidates for president and other officers of the University (University Act 27(2)(f));
- advise the Senate on governance processes;
- advise the Senate on revisions/updates to the Senate Bylaws; and
- review and recommend to the Senate the Terms of Reference of Senate subcommittees (Senate Bylaws, section 8.4).
2025 - 2026 Membership
| (Voting) Members | |
|---|---|
| Chair of Senate | Laureen Styles |
| Vice-Chair of Senate | Alan Jenks |
| Administrator | Brad Martin |
| Faculty | Corey Muench (Chair) |
| Faculty | Susan Gardner |
| Faculty | Julia Black |
| Faculty* | |
| Staff | Trula Fountaine |
| Student | Sofia Hughes |
| (Non-Voting) Resource Members | |
| Administrator | Jordon Lovig |
| Director, Risk Management | Jacquetta Goy |
| *one additional faculty member will be added if the Vice-Chair of Senate is not a faculty member | |
See Also:
- Terms of Reference (pdf)
- Meeting Schedule (pdf)