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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.
Meetings will be held online from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. until further notice. Please visit our upcoming events webpage for details about attending online meetings.
Members of Senate Council
2023 - 2024 Membership
| All full-time members of the faculty holding academic rank | |
| Name | Department |
| Acton, Carol | English |
| Bednarski, Steven | History and 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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| Leroux, Carlie | Sociology and Legal Studies |
| Lobb, Diana | English |
| Nicholas, Jane | History |
| Rempel, John | Psychology |
| Rodrigue, Carl | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Rye, BJ | Psychology |
| Seljak, David | Religious Studies |
| Serafini, Toni | Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| Spielmacher, Mark | English |
| Stumpf, Andrew | Philosophy |
| Sutherland, Siobhan | Psychology and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies |
| 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 and 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 Kolentsis, Alysia |
Associate Dean (on sabbatical) Acting 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) |
| Zaidi, Saman | One Executive Officer of the Students’ Union appointed by the Students' Union Executive |
| Elected Members | |
| Name | Title |
| Moore, Andrew | Contract Academic Staff member elected by/for the Contract Academic Staff |
| Vacant | Student member elected by/for students registered at SJU |
| Recording Secretary | |
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| Schwendinger, Christine | Academic Administration Coordinator |
Senate Council Committees
The SJU Senate Council Standing Committees for 2023-2024 are as follows:
Governance Committee
- Kieran Bonner (to August 31, 2026)
- Susan Brophy (to August 31, 2024; on sabbatical November 1, 2023-April 30, 2024)
- Tristanne Connolly (to August 31, 2025)
- Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Peter Meehan (President and Vice Chancellor; ex officio)
Academic Committee
- Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- John Arnou (Student Advisor; ex officio; non-voting)
- Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Kieran Bonner (Acting Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies; ex officio; August 1, 2023-April 30, 2024)
- Serena Catania (Registrar; ex officio; non-voting)
- Alysia Kolentsis (Acting Associate Dean; ex officio)
- John Rempel (Chair, Psychology; ex officio)
- Anastasia Tataryn (Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies; ex officio; on leave August 1, 2023-April 30, 2024)
- Ryan Touhey (Chair, History; ex officio)
- Bruno Tremblay (Chair, Italian and French Studies; ex officio)
- Cristina Vanin (Chair, Religious Studies; ex officio [Director, Master of Catholic Thought; non-voting])
- Denise Whitehead (Chair, Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies; ex officio)
- David Williams (Chair, English; ex officio)
- Saman Zaidi (Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
- Nikolaj Zunic (Chair, Philosophy; ex officio)
- TBD (2nd Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
- Guest: Steven Bednarski (Co-Director, Medieval Studies; non-voting)
- Guest: Andrew Stumpf (Acting Director, Health Humanities; non-voting)
Research Officer
- Steven Bednarski (to June 30, 2025)
Committee on Research and Scholarship
- Steven Bednarski, Chair (Research Officer; ex officio)
- Alysia Kolentsis (Acting Associate Dean; ex officio)
- David Seljak (to August 31, 2024)
- Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2024)
- Nikolaj Zunic (to August 31, 2025)
Library Advisory Committee
- Michelle Atkin, Chair (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Steven Bednarski (to August 31, 2025)
- Stephanie Gregoire (to August 31, 2024)
- Laureen Harder-Gissing (Conrad Grebel University College Librarian)
- Sandra Keys (University of Waterloo Librarian)
Experiential Learning Advisory Committee
- Alysia Kolentsis, Chair (Acting Associate Dean; ex officio)
- Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
- Carm De Santis (to August 31, 2024)
- Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Clayton McCourt (Director, Student Affairs; ex officio)
- Cristina Vanin (to August 31, 2025)
- Resource: Michelle Metzger (Service Learning Program Coordinator)
Renewal, Tenure, and Promotions Committee
- Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
- Steven Bednarski (to June 30, 2025)
- Fred Desroches (to June 30, 2024)
- Anastasia Tataryn (to June 30, 2026; on leave August 1, 2023-April 30, 2024)
- Appointed member from the corresponding University of Waterloo department (non-voting)
- Alternate: Carol Acton (to June 30, 2024; on sabbatical January 1-June 30, 2024)
Senate Council Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
2023-2024 Senate Council Meetings
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September 29, 2023
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October 27, 2023
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November 24, 2023
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February 9, 2024
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March 22, 2024
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April 26, 2024
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May 24, 2024
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June 21, 2024
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Meetings will be held online from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
2022-2023 Senate Council Meetings
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September 30, 2022
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October 28, 2022
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November 25, 2022
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December 16, 2022 - Cancelled
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January 27, 2023
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February 17, 2023 - Cancelled
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March 24, 2023
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April 28, 2023
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May 26, 2023
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June 16, 2023 - Cancelled
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2021-2022 Senate Council Meetings
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September 24, 2021
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October 22, 2021
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November 19, 2021
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December 10, 2021 - Cancelled
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January 28, 2022
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February 18, 2022
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March 25, 2022
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April 29, 2022
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May 27, 2022
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June 17, 2022
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2020-2021 Senate Council Meetings
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September 25, 2020
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October 5, 2020 - Special Meeting
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October 23, 2020
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November 20, 2020
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December 11, 2020 - Cancelled
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January 29, 2021 - Cancelled
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February 26, 2021
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March 26, 2021
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April 30, 2021
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May 28, 2021
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June 18, 2021 - Cancelled
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2019-2020 Senate Council Meetings
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September 27, 2019
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October 25, 2019
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November 22, 2019 - Cancelled
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December 13, 2019 - Cancelled
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January 31, 2020
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February 28, 2020
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March 27, 2020 - Cancelled
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April 24, 2020
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May 22, 2020
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May 29, 2020
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June 19, 2020
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2018-2019 Senate Council Meetings
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September 21, 2018
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October 26, 2018
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November 23, 2018
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December 14, 2018
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January 18, 2019
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February 8, 2019
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March 29, 2019
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April 12, 2019 - Cancelled
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May 17, 2019
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June 14, 2019
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2017-2018 Senate Council Meetings
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September 22, 2017
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October 20, 2017
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November 17, 2017
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December 8, 2017 - Cancelled
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January 19, 2018
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February 9, 2018 - Cancelled
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March 16, 2018
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April 20, 2018
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May 17, 2018
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June 15, 2018 - Cancelled
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2016-2017 Senate Meetings
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| December 9, 2016 - Cancelled | - | - |
| January 27, 2017 | January 27, 2017 | |
| March 10, 2017 | March 10, 2017 | March 10, 2017 |
| April 7, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | April 7, 2017 |
| May 26, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | May 26, 2017 |
| June 9, 2017 - Cancelled | - | - |
Senate Council Terms of Reference