Senate Committee on Agenda and Governance
The Senate Committee on Agenda and Governance assists the Chair of Senate in the preparation of the Senate agenda while ensuring that the agenda items clearly state a purpose and intent; recommends revisions to Senate’s Rules to Govern and deals with all matters of procedure that fall within the duties and power of Senate. The committee considers and make recommendations to Senate with respect to the membership, procedures, structure and terms of reference of the Senate committees, and recommends to Senate appointments to the Senate standing committees and some advisory committees requiring Senate representation.
Meeting dates and deadlines for 2025/26:
| Deadline for Agenda Items (12:00 pm) | Meeting Dates |
| September 17, 2025 | September 19, 2025 |
| October 22, 2025 | October 24, 2025 |
| November 19, 2025 | November 21, 2025 |
| December 10, 2025 | December 12, 2025 |
| January 21, 2026 | January 23, 2026 |
| February 18, 2026 | February 20, 2026 |
| March 25, 2026 | March 27, 2026 |
| April 22, 2026 | April 24, 2026 |
Click here for the Committee's Terms of Reference
Annual Reports2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
Membership and Composition effective July 1, 2025
Name Faculty or Department Composition
| Kevin Hall (Chair) | President and Vice-Chancellor | President as Chair of Senate (ex-officio, voting) |
| Annalee Lepp (Vice-Chair) (term ends October 3, 2025) |
Humanities |
Vice-Chair of Senate (ex-officio, voting) |
| Mark Laidlaw * (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Social Sciences |
5 members of Senate who are either faculty members, a professional librarian or a continuing sessional *2 members from this category shall be elected to the Committee by Senate, in accordance with section 55.00 of the Senate Rules and Procedures |
| Rob Hancock * (term ends June 30, 2028) |
Social Sciences | |
| Jason Colby (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Humanities | |
| Martha McGinnis (term ends June 30, 2026) |
Graduate Studies |
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| Inba Kehoe (term ends June 30, 2027) |
Librarian | |
| Eva Thompson (term ends June 30, 2026) |
1 student member of Senate (voting) |
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| Alivia Wang (term ends June 30, 2027) |
1 convocation member of Senate (voting) |
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| Elizabeth Croft |
Vice-President Academic and Provost (ex-officio, voting) |
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| Carrie Andersen | University Secretary (ex-officio, non-voting) |
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| Ada Saab | Associate University Secretary | Secretary |
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Kathy MacDonald |
Senate Coordinator | Recording Secretary |