Policy & Governance Committee

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).

(Voting) Members
Chair of Senate	Paul Dangerfield
Vice-Chair of Senate	Deb Jamison
Administrator	Caroline Depatie
Faculty	Corey Muench (Chair)
Faculty	Susan Gardner
Faculty	Julia Black
Faculty*
Staff	Trula Fountaine
Student	Vacant
(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