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St. Jerome’s University is committed to a bicameral governance structure. SJU Senate Council is composed of members of the University administration, faculty members, contract academic staff, student representatives, and a representative from the University of Waterloo. It is the governing body responsible for academic policy development and programs.
SJU Senate Council recommends to the University of Waterloo Senate for academic matters pertaining to UWaterloo degrees, or to the St. Jerome’s University Board of Governors for academic matters pertaining to St. Jerome’s University degrees.
Members of Senate Council
2024 - 2025 Membership
| All full-time members of the faculty holding academic rank | |
| Name | Department |
| Acton, Carol | English |
| Bednarski, Steven | History / Medieval Studies |
| Bonner, Kieran | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Brabazon, Honor | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Brophy, Susan | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Burris, Chris | Psychology |
| Cauchi-Santoro, Roberta | Italian and French Studies |
| Connolly, Tristanne | English |
| Deman, Andrew | English |
| De Santis, Carm | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Desroches, Fred | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Drysdale, Maureen | Psychology |
| Gregoire, Stephanie | Philosophy |
| Hutchison, Jesse | English |
| Klassen, Norm | English |
| Kline, Scott |
Religious Studies
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| Kolentsis, Alysia | English |
| Leroux-Demir, Carlie | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Lobb, Diana | English |
| Nicholas, Jane | History |
| Rempel, John | Psychology |
| Rodrigue, Carl | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Rye, BJ | Psychology |
| Sangalli, Yuri | Italian and French Studies |
| Seljak, David | Religious Studies |
| Serafini, Toni | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Spielmacher, Mark | English |
| Stumpf, Andrew | Philosophy / Religious Studies |
| Sutherland, Siobhan | Psychology |
| Tataryn, Anastasia | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Terzian, Sylvia | English |
| Touhey, Ryan | History |
| Tremblay, Bruno | Philosophy |
| Vanin, Cristina | Religious Studies |
| Whitehead, Denise | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies / Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Williams, David | English |
| Wriglesworth, Chad | English |
| Zunic, Nikolaj | Philosophy |
| Ex-officio Members | |
| Name | Title |
| Meehan, Peter | President and Vice Chancellor - Chair |
| MacGregor, Carol Ann | Vice President Academic and Dean - Vice Chair |
| Austen, Veronica | Associate Dean |
| Moule, Saphron | Executive Director, Finance and Administration (non-voting) |
| McCourt, Clayton | Director, Student Affairs (non-voting) |
| Catania, Serena | Registrar (non-voting) |
| Atkin, Michelle | Associate Librarian |
| Vacant | Director, Advancement (non-voting) |
| Vacant | UW Faculty Member (non-voting) |
| Aiello, Rosina | One Executive Officer of the Students’ Union appointed by the Students' Union Executive |
| Elected Members | |
| Name | Title |
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Diebold, Alishau
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Contract Academic Staff member elected by/for the Contract Academic Staff |
| Vacant | Student member elected by/for students registered at SJU |
| Recording Secretary | |
| Name | Title |
| Schwendinger, Christine | Academic Operations Manager |
Senate Council Committees
The SJU Senate Council Standing Committees for 2024-2025 are as follows:
Governance Committee
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Kieran Bonner (to August 31, 2026; on sabbatical January 1-June 30, 2025)
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Tristanne Connolly (to August 31, 2025; on sabbatical January 1-June 30, 2025)
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Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
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Peter Meehan (President and Vice Chancellor; ex officio)
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Carl Rodrigue (to August 31, 2027)
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TBD (January 1-June 30, 2025)
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TBD (January 1-June 30, 2025)
Academic Committee
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Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
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Rosina Aiello (Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
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John Arnou (Student Advisor; ex officio; non-voting)
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Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
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Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
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Steven Bednarski (Co-Director, Medieval Studies; ex officio)
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Serena Catania (Registrar; ex officio; non-voting)
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Roberta Cauchi-Santoro (Acting Chair, Italian and French Studies; ex officio)
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Clayton McCourt (Director, Student Affairs; ex officio; non-voting)
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John Rempel (Chair, Psychology; ex officio)
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Andrew Stumpf (Acting Director, Health Humanities; ex officio)
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Anastasia Tataryn (Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies; ex officio)
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Ryan Touhey (Chair, History; ex officio)
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Cristina Vanin (Chair, Religious Studies; Director, Master of Catholic Thought; ex officio)
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Denise Whitehead (Chair, Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies; ex officio)
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David Williams (Chair, English; ex officio)
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Nikolaj Zunic (Chair, Philosophy; ex officio)
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TBD (2nd Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
Research Officer
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Steven Bednarski (to June 30, 2025)
Committee on Research and Scholarship
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Steven Bednarski, Chair (Research Officer; ex officio)
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Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
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Fred Desroches (to August 31, 2026)
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Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2026)
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Nikolaj Zunic (to August 31, 2025)
Library Advisory Committee
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Michelle Atkin, Chair (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
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Steven Bednarski (to August 31, 2025)
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Laureen Harder-Gissing (Conrad Grebel University College Librarian)
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Sandra Keys (University of Waterloo Librarian)
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Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2026)
Experiential Learning Advisory Committee
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Veronica Austen, Chair (Associate Dean; ex officio)
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Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
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Carm De Santis (to August 31, 2026)
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Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
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Clayton McCourt (Director, Student Affairs; ex officio)
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Cristina Vanin (to August 31, 2025)
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Resource: Michelle Metzger (Service Learning Program Coordinator)
Renewal, Tenure, and Promotions Committee
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Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
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Steven Bednarski (to June 30, 2025)
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David Seljak (to June 30, 2027)
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Anastasia Tataryn (to June 30, 2026)
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Appointed member from the corresponding University of Waterloo department (non-voting)
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Alternate: Nikolaj Zunic (to December 31, 2026)
Senate Council Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
2024-2025 Senate Council Meetings
Fridays, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
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Meeting Agenda
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Approved Meeting
Minutes
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September 27, 2024
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October 25, 2024
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November 29, 2024
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January 24, 2025
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March 21, 2025
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April 25, 2025
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May 23, 2025
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June 20, 2025
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Meetings will be held in person from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Senate Council Terms of Reference