Composition
13 Senators (including 2 student members and 2 convocation members)
(Membership increased from 8 to 13, Senate minutes, 18 March 1987, p. 8960)
Ex Officio
Chancellor
President
Registrar
Director of Ceremonies
Quorum: 8 voting members (reduced from 12, Senate minutes, 15 October 2003, p. 03/04-12)
Terms of Reference
- To consider persons who are suggested to the Committee or whom it considers to be suitable recipients for honorary degrees, and to make recommendations to Senate.
- To make recommendations to Senate with respect to emeritus status (Senate minutes, 22 July 2020, pg. 51).
- To prepare a statement regarding deceased members of Senate to be recorded in the minutes.
- To consider matters related to regalia and academic dress, and to make recommendations thereon to Senate (Senate minutes, 22 July 2020, pg. 51).
- To consider rules governing procedure for the transaction of business by the convocation and congregation ceremonies, and to make recommendations thereon to Senate (Senate minutes 22 July 2020, pg. 51).
Membership
Elected from Senate
Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy
Dr. Dale Askey
Dr. Lawrence Burr
Dr. Dustin Garnet
Dr. Jan Hare
Dr. Christina Laffin
Dr. Minghao Li
Chaeyoung Lim (Student)
Bruce MacDougall
Priscilla Ng (Student)
Dr. James Olson
Dr. Gerry Turcotte
Dr. David P. Wilkinson
Ex Officio
Chancellor
President
Dr. Rella Ng, Registrar (non-voting)
Liz King Osadczuk, Director of Ceremonies