The Program Curriculum Working Committees support the work of the Senate’s University Curriculum Committee (UCC), by providing direct guidance and oversight for all curricular changes. These working committees are tasked with ensuring that changes to the curriculum are only considered based on a complete proposal, as per guidelines provided by UCC and which support UCW’s Mission and strategic directions. The Committees’ responsibility is to:

  • Oversee new courses and course updates for graduate and undergraduate programs, including calls for applications, new, revised or discontinued courses.
  • Work with UCC to develop the criteria and guidelines for Course Outlines/Syllabi.
  • Receive and review all new, revised and discontinued course outlines/syllabi that require UCC approval.
  • Refine submissions where needed to forward and recommend to UCC for approval.
  • Advise and make recommendations to UCC on policies that impact curriculum (such as Policy 5012 – Course Syllabus).
  • Provide resolutions and explanations for outstanding issues in proposals and curriculum submissions for recommendation to the University Curriculum Committee.

Committee Membership

Undergraduate Curriculum Working Committee (UCWC)

Position/Member
Name
Term
Chair – Undergraduate Faculty Representative
Costa Karavas
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Undergraduate Faculty Representative
Wahiba Chair
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Undergraduate Faculty Representative
Gitanjaly Chhabra
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Program Chair Representative
George Drazenovic
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Representative by Registrar
Anna Lee Boulton
 Ex Officio
Representative – University Librarian
Ifran Ali
 Ex Officio
Director, Curriculum and Quality Assurance
Harpreet Ahluwalia
 Ex Officio

Graduate Curriculum Working Committee (GCWC)

Position/Member
Name
Term
Chair – Faculty Representative – LPM
Ozen Asik
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Faculty Representative – MSE
Aigerim Shilibekova
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Faculty Representative – QS
Mazyar Zahedi-Seresht
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Program Chair Representative – LPM Michele Vincenti 2023.11 – 2025.10
Program Chair Representative – MSE Gelareh Farhadian 2023.11 – 2025.10
Program Chair Representative – QS
Pooja Lekhi
 2023.11 – 2025.10
Representative by Registrar
 Manda Li Ex Officio
Representative – University Librarian
 Bamidele Oladipupo Ex Officio
Director, Curriculum and Quality Assurance Harpreet Ahluwalia Ex Officio

The Working Committees meet once a month (or as needed); meetings are usually closed.