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.
Senate also has the authority to recommend on certain matters to the Board of Governors. The President and Vice-Chancellor is the Chair of Senate, and the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is the Vice-Chair of Senate.
Its membership includes: the Chancellor, the President and the Vice-Presidents of the University, Deans of Faculties, Directors of Schools, Faculty members elected by Faculty and School Councils, students elected by the students and representatives of the Board of Governors and the Alumni Association.
The Senate meets monthly from October to June.
Meeting schedules
- Senate and Senate Executive Committee 2020-2021 (PDF) (updated August 17, 2020)
- Senate Committee on Admissions 2020-2021 Fall - with submission deadlines (PDF)
- Senate Committee on Admissions 2021 Winter/Summer - with submission deadlines (PDF)
- Senate Committee on Curriculum and Course Changes - Timetable for Submissions 2020-2021 (PDF)
- Senate Committee on Instruction and Evaluation 2020-2021 (PDF)
- Senate Planning and Priorities Committee 2020-2021 (PDF)
- Senate Committee on University Research 2020-2021 - with submission deadlines (PDF)
Members
* Acting/Interim
Leading members
| Role | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair | Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor |
| Vice-chair | Janice Ristock, 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) | John Kearsey |
| Vice-President (Indigenous) | Catherine Cook |
| Vice-President (Research and International) | Digvir Jayas |
Deans
| Faculty | Dean |
|---|---|
| Agricultural and Food Sciences | Martin Scanlon |
| Architecture | Karen Wilson Baptist* |
| Arts | Jeffery Taylor |
| Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources |
Stephan Pflugmacher Lima |
| Education | Thomas Falkenberg* |
| Graduate Studies | Louise Simard* |
| I.H. Asper School of Business Faculty of Management |
Gady Jacoby |
| Kinesiology and Recreation Management | Douglas Brown |
| Law | David Asper* |
| Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music | Edward Jurkowski |
| Price Faculty of Engineering | Nariman Sepehri* |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Brian Postl |
| Science | Stefi Baum |
| Social Work | Michael Yellow Bird |
Directors of Schools
| School | Director |
|---|---|
| Director of the School of Art | Edward Jurkowski* |
| Dean of Extended Education | David Mandzuk* |
| 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 | Brian Postl |
| Nursing | Netha Dyck |
| Pharmacy | Lalitha Raman-Wilms |
| Rehabilitation Sciences | Reginald Urbanowski |
| University College | Jeffery Taylor* |
Students
| Faculty/School | Senator | End date |
|---|---|---|
| President of UMSU | Jelynn Dela Cruz | April 30, 2021 |
| Agricultural and Food Sciences | TBA | April 30, 2021 |
| Architecture | Emma Dicks | April 30, 2021 |
| Art, School of | Halley Ritter | April 30, 2021 |
| Arts | Lilja Best Anika Khan Amy Spearman |
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 |
| Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources |
Jade Tanner | April 30, 2021 |
| Education | Michelle Nguy Carlos Villa |
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 |
| Graduate Studies | Akeem Azeez William Dowie Rubel Talukder |
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 |
| I.H. Asper School of Business Faculty of Management |
Alexandre Morakis Lauren Slegers |
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 |
| Kinesiology and Recreation Management | Bryden Bukich | April 30, 2021 |
| Law | Evan Podaima | April 30, 2021 |
| Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music | Elishia Ratel | April 30, 2021 |
| Price Faculty of Engineering | David Abad Duncan Lamont |
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences: Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry Max Rady College of Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Rehabilitation Sciences |
Berardino Petrelli Joseph Asaminew Jessica Ritchie Heather Smeltzer TBA |
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 |
| Science | Dustin Erickson Emily Kalo Serena Phillips |
April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 |
| Social Work | Ashley Ginter | April 30, 2021 |
Alumni
| Area | Senator | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni | Mark Colley Efrem Teklemariam |
May 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 |
Persons elected by faculty council
| Faculty/School | Senator | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Food Sciences | Nazim Cicek Robert Currie Julieta Frank David Lobb |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
| Architecture | Mercedes Garcia-Holguera Shauna Mallory-Hill |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
| Art, School of | Oliver Botar | May 31, 2020 |
| Arts |
Mark Gabbert |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 December 31, 2020 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 |
| Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources |
Emdad Haque David Walker |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 |
| Education | Merli Tamtik Amy Farrell-Morneau |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
| Extended Education | Marcia McKenzie | May 31, 2023 |
| I.H. Asper School of Business Faculty of Management |
Kelley Main Malcolm Smith Robert Biscontri |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
| Kinesiology and Recreation Management | Steven Passmore Russell Field |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
| Law | David Ireland | May 31, 2022 |
| Libraries | Mê-Linh Lê Grace Romund Christine Neilson |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
| Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music | Colette Simonot-Maiello Victoria Sparks |
May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 |
| Price Faculty of Engineering | Derek Oliver James Blatz Shawn Clark Ian Jeffrey |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Chris Anderson Sanjiv Dhingra Mark Garrett Leslie Johnson Mojgan Rastegar Trenna Reeve Annette Schultz Noriko Boorberg Cheryl Dika Geoffrey Hicks Jason Peeler Afshin Raouf Genevieve Thompson Geoffrey Tranmer Silvia Alessi-Severini Eftekhar Eftekharpour Chase Figley Josée Lavoie Denise Mackey Quais Mujawar |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 |
| Science | Peter Blunden Mike Domaratzki Michael Shaw Gerd Prehna John Sorensen Johan van Lierop John Anderson Myrle Ballard Kevin Scott |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 |
| Social Work | Kendra Nixon Rusty Souleymanov Tracey Bone |
May 31, 2021 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
| Student Affairs | David Ness | May 31, 2023 |
Heads of affiliated or member institutions
| Member institution | Head |
|---|---|
| St. Andrew's College | Roman Bozyk* |
| St John's College | Christopher Trott, Warden |
| St. Paul's College | Christopher Adams, Rector |
| Université de Saint-Boniface | Sophie Bouffard |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Training (or designate) |
Sonya Penner (designate) |
Assessors
| Role | Individual |
|---|---|
| Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) | Jay Doering |
| Associate Vice-President (Research) | Gary Glavin |
| Deputy Provost (Academic Planning and Programs) | Todd Mondor |
| Enrolment Services, Executive Director | Jeff Adams |
| Extended Education, Associate Dean | Rod Lastra |
| Faculty of Graduate Studies, Associate Dean | Stephen Kirkland |
| Graduate Students' Association (GSA), President | Silvia Sekander |
| Registrar | Neil Marnoch |
| Senate Committee on Curriculum and Course Changes (SCCCC), Chair | Greg Smith |
| 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) | Orvie Dingwall |
| University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU), Vice-President | Kristin Smith |
| University 1 Students | Rezone Abir Cedric David Christian Pantel |
| Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) | Diane Hiebert-Murphy |
| Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning) and Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Executive Director |
Mark Torchia |
Board of Governors
TBA
TBA
Members at large
N/A
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
This document is available in alternate formats, upon request. Please contact Sandi Utsunomiya at Sandi.Utsunomiya@umanitoba.ca or at 204-474-8174.