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 | 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 | Kelley Main* |
| 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 | Marcia Friesen |
| 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 | Brendan Scott | April 30, 2022 |
| Agricultural and Food Sciences | Hayley Jenkins | April 30, 2022 |
| Architecture | TBA | April 30, 2022 |
| Art, School of | TBA | April 30, 2022 |
| Arts | Mary Bremfowaa-Mensah Sophe George Zlata Odribets |
April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 |
| Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources |
Matthew Koldon | April 30, 2022 |
| Education | TBA TBA |
April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 |
| Graduate Studies | A.K.M. Monsurul Alum William Dowie Rubel Talukder |
April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 |
| I.H. Asper School of Business Faculty of Management |
Kimberly Nicolasora TBA |
April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 |
| Kinesiology and Recreation Management | Joshua Cariou | April 30, 2022 |
| Law | Allison Kilgour | April 30, 2022 |
| Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music | TBA | April 30, 2022 |
| Price Faculty of Engineering | Manjyot Singh Kalkat Aayush Vij |
April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 |
| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences: Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry Max Rady College of Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Rehabilitation Sciences |
TBA Mira Villegas Suzan Palani Heather Smeltzer Anna McGregor |
April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 |
| Science | Kyra Cebula Serena Phillips Dana Segal |
April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 |
| Social Work | Katie O'Brien | April 30, 2022 |
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 |
Julieta Frank David Lobb Nazim Cicek Jitendra Paliwal |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 |
|
Art, School of |
Grace Nickel |
May 31, 2023 |
|
Arts |
Glenn Clark Michelle Faubert Kenneth MacKendrick (leave replacement Tammy Ivanco) Tina Chen (leave replacement Robert Chernomas) Greg Sobie David Watt Shawna Ferris Jila Ghomeshi Mark Hudson Tracey Peter |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 (June 30, 2021) May 31, 2023 (December 31, 2021) May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 |
|
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources |
David Walker John Sinclair |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2024 |
|
Education |
Merli Tamtik Amy Farrell |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
|
Extended Education |
Marcia McKenzie |
May 31, 2023 |
|
I.H. Asper School of Business |
Yuvraj Gajpal Robert Biscontri Nathan Greidanus |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 |
|
Kinesiology and Recreation Management |
Steven Passmore Russell Field |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 |
|
Law |
David Ireland |
May 31, 2022 |
|
Libraries |
Grace Romund Christine Neilson Maureen Babb |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 |
|
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music |
Colette Simonot-Maiello Victoria Sparks |
May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 |
|
Price Faculty of Engineering |
James Blatz Shawn Clark Ian Jeffrey Derek Oliver |
May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 |
|
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences |
Noriko Boorberg Cheryl Dika Geoffrey Hicks Jason Peeler Afshin Raouf Genevieve Thompson Geoffrey Tranmer Silvia Alessi-Severini Eftekhar Eftekharpour Chase Figley Josee Lavoie Denise Mackey Quais Mujawar Jean-Eric Ghia Andrew Halayko Laura MacDonald Mirk McManus Trenna Reeve Sandra Webber Fred Zeiler |
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 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 |
|
Science |
Gerd Prenha John Sorensen Johan van Lierop John Anderson Myrle Ballard Kevin Scott Andrea Bunt Peter Blunden Mike Shaw |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 |
|
Social Work |
Rusty Souleymanov Tracey Bone Hai Luo |
May 31, 2022 May 31, 2023 May 31, 2024 |
|
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) |
Grant Prairie (designate) |
Assessors
| Role | Individual |
|---|---|
| Associate Vice-President (Indigenous) - Students, Community and Cultural Integration | Christine Cyr |
| Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) | Jay Doering |
| Associate Vice-President (Research) | Gary Glavin |
| Deputy Provost (Academic Planning and Programs) | Todd Mondor |
| Extended Education, Associate Dean | Rod Lastra |
| Faculty of Graduate Studies, Associate Dean | Stephen Kirkland |
| Graduate Students' Association (GSA), President | Silvia Sekander |
| 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 | Emily Kalo |
| University Registrar and Executive Director of Enrolment Services | Jeff Adams |
| University 1 Students |
TBA |
| 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
Susan Prentice, Faculty of Arts
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.