University Canada West is committed to academic governance that incorporates formal and structured input from faculty, staff, and students related to program and institute-wide academic decisions. The Senate’s primary focus is the academic quality of all new and existing programs.
The Senate is the senior academic body of the university. Formerly the Academic Council, it was renamed the Senate in 2023. Among other things, it advises on university academic standards, academic policies, and program approval and review. While business decisions are made by the President in consultation with the Board, the determination that a program meets the academic requirements and standards of the University is that of the Senate.
Visit the Senate Elections page for more information about the elections.
Meetings
The Senate meets monthly, on every first Thursday of the month (from 3PM to 4:30PM). The meetings take place virtually, via Microsoft Teams.
Deadline for Call for Agenda is 2-weeks in advance, deadline for agenda items inclusion is 1-week in advance and agenda will be shared to the committee members 7-days prior to the meeting.
Month |
Call for Agenda |
Deadline – Agenda items inclusion |
Senate Meeting |
---|---|---|---|
May 2024 | April 18, 2024 | April 25, 2024 | May 2, 2024 |
June 2024 | May 23, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | June 6, 2024 |
July 2024 | June 20, 2024 | June 27, 2024 | July 4, 2024 |
August 2024 | — | — | [No meeting in August] |
September 2024 | August 22, 2024 | August 29, 2024 | September 5, 2024 |
October 2024 | September 19, 2024 | September 26, 2024 | October 3, 2024 |
November 2024 | October 24, 2024 | October 31, 2024 | November 7, 2024 |
December 2024 | November 21, 2024 | November 28, 2024 | December 5, 2024 |
January 2025 | — | — | [No meeting in January] |
February 2025 | January 23, 2025 | January 30, 2025 | February 6, 2025 |
March 2025 | February 20, 2025 | February 27, 2025 | March 6, 2025 |
April 2025 | March 20, 2025 | March 27, 2025 | April 3, 2025 |
May 2025 | April 17, 2025 | April 24, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
Meetings are open to the community members; if you would like to attend a Senate meeting, please send a note to the Senate Secretary at [email protected].
Minutes
Please find the list below of the most recent Senate meeting minutes; please note that the files are PDF files (we recommend downloading them on your local machine and opening them in Adobe Reader).
For minutes of meetings older than 1 year, please contact the Senate Secretary at [email protected].