Advisory Committee

The Arts First Advisory Committee was established in 2016 by the Dean of Arts. The central mandate of this committee is to provide a place for dialogue and consultation that will lead to the successful implementation of the undergraduate communication outcomes in the Arts Faculty. The advisory committee also works as a resource for the Director and Associate Director of Arts First in their leadership capacities.  Faculty members from across Arts sit on this committee, as do representatives from Renison University College, St. Jerome’s University, the Library, the Centre for Teaching Excellence, and the Writing and Communication Centre.


Arts First Advisory Committee, Winter 2020

  • Robert Danisch, Chair (effective August 2018)
  • Angela Carter, Associate Chair (effective August 2018)
  • Arts Faculty Representatives
    • Katherine Acheson, Associate Dean, Arts Undergraduate Programs
    • Clare Bergmingham, Director, Writing and Communication Centre
    • Kevin Carey, Communication Arts, Teaching Fellow
    • Veronica Austen, St. Jerome's, English Language and Literature
    • Victoria Lamont, English Langauge and Literature
    • Elise Lepage, French Studies
    • Denise Marigold, Renision, Social Development Studies
    • Trien Nguyen, Economics
    • Ann Marie Rasumussen, Germanic and Slavic Studies
    • Miranda Scambia, ASU VP Internal
    • Karin Schmidlin, Stratford School
    • Jessica Smith, Student, ASU President
    • Kari Weaver, Library
    • Paul Wehr, Psychology, Teaching Fellow
    • Heather Whiteside, Political Science
    • Julia Williamson, Renison, English Language Studies

Arts First Advisory Committee, Fall 2019

  • Robert Danisch, Chair (effective August 2018)
  • Angela Carter, Associate Chair (effective August 2018)
  • Arts Faculty Representatives
    • Katherine Acheson, Associate Dean, Arts Undergraduate Programs
    • Clare Bergmingham, Director, Writing and Communication Centre
    • Kevin Carey, Communication Arts, Teaching Fellow
    • Alysia Kolentsis, St. Jerome's, English Language and Literature
    • Victoria Lamont, English Langauge and Literature
    • Elise Lepage, French Studies
    • Denise Marigold, Renision, Social Development Studies
    • Trien Nguyen, Economics
    • Ann Marie Rasumussen, Germanic and Slavic Studies
    • Miranda Scambia, ASU VP Internal
    • Karin Schmidlin, Stratford School
    • Jessica Smith, Student, ASU President
    • Kari Weaver, Library
    • Paul Wehr, Psychology, Teaching Fellow
    • Heather Whiteside, Political Science
    • Julia Williamson, Renison, English Language Studies