Senate
Senate is the University's senior academic governing body. It has authority to determine matters of an academic nature, as described in The University of Manitoba Act.
Members
* Acting/Interim
Leading members
| Role | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair | Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor |
| Vice-chair | Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) |
| Secretary of Senate | Jeff Leclerc, University Secretary |
| Chancellor | Anne Mahon |
Vice-Presidents
| Role | Member |
|---|---|
| Vice-President (Administration) | Naomi Andrew |
| Vice-President (External) | Vanessa Koldingnes |
| Vice-President (Indigenous) | Catherine Cook |
| Vice-President (Research and International) | Mario Pinto |
Deans
| Faculty | Dean |
|---|---|
| Agricultural and Food Sciences | Martin Scanlon |
| Architecture | Mira (Mimi) Locher |
| Arts | Robert Hoppa* |
| Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources |
Stephan Pflugmacher Lima |
| Education | Jan Stewart |
| Graduate Studies | Kelley Main |
| I.H. Asper School of Business Faculty of Management |
Bruno Silvestre |
| Kinesiology and Recreation Management | Douglas Brown |
| Law | Richard Jochelson |
| Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music | Edward Jurkowski |
| Price Faculty of Engineering | Marcia Friesen |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Peter Nickerson |
| Science | Brian Mark |
| Social Work | Michael Yellow Bird |
Directors of Schools
| School | Director |
|---|---|
| Director of the School of Art | Edward Jurkowski* |
| Dean of Extended Education | Rod Lastra* |
| Vice-Provost (Libraries) and University Librarian | Lisa O'Hara |
| Vice-Provost (Students) | Laurie Schnarr |
Deans of constituent colleges
| College | Dean |
|---|---|
| Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry | Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis |
| Max Rady College of Medicine | Peter Nickerson |
| Nursing | Netha Dyck |
| Pharmacy | Lalitha Raman-Wilms |
| Rehabilitation Sciences | Reginald Urbanowski |
| University College | Robert Hoppa* |
Board of Governors
TBA
TBA
Alumni
| Area | Senator | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni | TBA TBA |
Members at large
John Anderson, Faculty of Science
Persons elected by faculty council
|
Agricultural and Food Sciences |
Nazim Cicek Jitendra Paliwal (leave replacement - David Lobb) Kateryn Rochon Peter Eck |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 (May 31, 2024) May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 |
| Architecture |
Mercedes Garcia-Holguera Ryan Coates |
May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 |
|
Art, School of |
Sarah Ciurysek |
May 31, 2025 |
|
Arts |
Shawna Ferris Jila Ghomeshi Mark Hudson Susan Prentice Robert Chernomas David Churchill Julia Gamble Dana Medoro (leave replacement - Jocelyn Thorpe) Greg Sobie Erin Keating Karine Levasseur |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 (June 30, 2024) May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 |
|
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources |
John Sinclair Michael Campbell |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2025 |
|
Education |
Sandra Kouritzin (leave replacement - Christopher Charles) Sreemali Herath |
May 31, 2025 (Dec. 31, 2023) May 31, 2026 |
|
Extended Education |
Marcia McKenzie |
May 31, 2026 |
|
I.H. Asper School of Business |
Nathan Greidanus Jieying Chen Robert Biscontri |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 |
|
Kinesiology and Recreation Management |
Sarah Teetzel (leave replacement - Trisha Scribbans) Shaelyn Strachan |
May 31, 2025 (Dec. 31, 2023) May 31, 2026 |
|
Law |
Kjell Anderson |
May 31, 2025 |
|
Libraries |
Maureen Babb Christine Shaw |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2025 |
|
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music |
Victoria Sparks (leave replacement - David Byrne) Will Bonness |
May 31, 2026 (Dec. 31, 2023) May 31, 2026 |
|
Price Faculty of Engineering |
Derek Oliver Shawn Clark Philip Ferguson BingChen Wang |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 |
|
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences |
Jean-Eric Ghia Andrew Halayko Laura MacDonald Kirk McManus Trenna Reeve Sandra Webber Fred Zeiler Lynda Balneaves Marnie Kramer Francine Laurencelle Donna Martin Jason Peeler Genevieve Thompson Geoffrey Tranmer Chase Figley Ted Lakowski Natalie Macleod Schroeder Puck Mai Hassan Marzban Mubeen Rafay |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 |
|
Science |
Andrea Bunt Peter Blunden (leave replacement - Sabine Kuss) Mike Shaw Julien Arino Adam Clay (leave replacement - Michelle Davidson) John Sorensen Margaret Docker Ankit Doshi Juliette Mammei |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 (May 31, 2024) May 31, 2024 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2025 (Dec. 31, 2023) May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2026 |
|
Social Work |
Hai Luo Rusty Souleymanov Ashley Stewart-Tufescu |
May 31, 2024 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 |
|
Student Affairs |
Monique Dumontet |
May 31, 2026 |
Indigenous Senators
| Faculty | Name | Term End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Debra Beach Ducharme | May 31, 2024 |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Melanie Morris | May 31, 2024 |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Marcia Anderson | May 31, 2025 |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Margaret Hart | May 31, 2025 |
| Arts | Jeremy Patzer | May 31, 2025 |
Students
| Faculty/School | Senator | End date |
|---|---|---|
| President of UMSU | Tracy Karuhogo | April 30, 2024 |
| Agricultural and Food Sciences | Carter Ives | April 30, 2024 |
| Architecture | TBA | April 30, 2024 |
| Art, School of | Rebecca Smith | April 30, 2024 |
| Arts | Yejin Cha Elbethel Masresha TBA |
April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 |
| Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources |
Conor McNab | April 30, 2024 |
| Education | Jana Biz Courtny Granberg |
April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 |
| Graduate Studies | Armin Aghajani Uche Nwankwo Hanieh Rezasoltani |
April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 |
| I.H. Asper School of Business Faculty of Management |
Avery Groenveld TBA |
April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 |
| Kinesiology and Recreation Management | Krupa Mashru | April 30, 2024 |
| Law | Cameron Giannotti | April 30, 2024 |
| Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music | Alfonso Diego | April 30, 2024 |
| Price Faculty of Engineering | Tristan Dobrowney TBA |
April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences: Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry Max Rady College of Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Rehabilitation Sciences |
TBA Michael Moore Behnam Behboodie Nejad Armaine Laureano TBA |
April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 |
| Science | Eldrec Abanto Cara Follows Hannah Garber |
April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 |
| Social Work | TBA | April 30, 2024 |
Heads of affiliated or member institutions
| Member institution | Head |
|---|---|
| St. Andrew's College | Roman Bozyk* |
| St John's College | Allison Abra, Warden |
| St. Paul's College | Christopher Adams, Rector |
| Université de Saint-Boniface | Sophie Bouffard |
| Deputy Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration (or designate) |
Joe Funk (designate) |
Assessors
| Role | Individual |
|---|---|
| Associate Vice-President (Indigenous) - Students, Community and Cultural Integration | Christine Cyr |
| Associate Vice-President (Indigenous) - Scholarship, Research and Curriculum | Cary Miller |
| Associate Vice-President (Partnerships, Knowledge Mobilization, and Innovation) | Hans-Joachim Wieden |
| Associate Vice-President (Research) | Annemieke Farenhorst |
| Executive Lead (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) | Tina Chen |
| Extended Education, Associate Dean | Kari Kumar |
| Faculty of Graduate Studies, Associate Dean | Dawn Sutherland |
| Graduate Students' Association (GSA), President | Christopher Yendt |
| Senate Committee on Curriculum and Course Changes (SCCCC), Chair | Dean McNeill |
| Senate Planning and Priorities Committee (SPPC), Chair | N/A |
| Student Engagement and Success, Executive Director | Brandy Usick |
| Student Support, Executive Director | Don Stewart |
| Université de St. Boniface | Debra Radi |
| University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) | Erik Thomson |
| University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU), Vice-President | Liam Pittman |
| University Registrar and Executive Director of Enrolment Services | Jeff Adams |
| University 1 Students |
TBA |
| Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) | Tracey Peter |
| Vice-Provost (Academic Planning and Programs) | Greg Smith |
| Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning) and Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Executive Director |
Mark Torchia |
Deputy Minister of Advanced Education and Training
Colleen Kachulak (designate)
Role of Senate
Under The University of Manitoba Act, Senate has general charge of all matters of an academic nature. Senate's powers include:
- establish faculty and school councils (and other bodies within the University), and delegate to them such powers/duties as Senate deems expedient
- hear appeals from decisions of faculty and school councils
- determine courses of study and locations where courses are offered/taught
- determine all matters relating to:
- teaching (including dates of academic terms)
- examinations
- degrees (including honorary degrees, diplomas and certificates)
- conditions of matriculation, entrance and standing for students
- management and conduct of libraries
- make rules and regulations respecting academic awards
- make recommendations to the Board on:
- building program
- budget policies
- procedures for academic staff appointments, promotions, salaries, tenure and dismissals
- establishment of/abolition of/changes to faculties, schools, institutes, departments, chairs, lectureships, bursaries, fellowships, and prizes
- establishment of/abolition of colleges (including affiliated colleges)
- contracts with other organizations respecting joint instruction, or instruction/examination of the other organizations' students
- any other matters the Senate considers to be of interest to the University
Resources
These documents are available in alternate formats, upon request. Please contact Melissa Watson at Melissa.Watson@umanitoba.ca or at 204-474-9593.