The Games Institute acknowledges that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (also known as Neutral), Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.
The Games Institute (GI) is governed by Policy 44 – Research Centres and Institutes as a University Research Institute (approved in 2017).
Games Institute Org Chart
The Institute’s governance structure aligns with Policy 44 and is highlighted in the chart below.
Advisory Board
The GI’s Advisory Board acts as its Governing Body as defined in Policy 44, with the Vice-President, Research and International, as its Responsible Officers. The primary responsibility of the Advisory Board is to ensure the appropriate governance of the institute, the fulfilment of its goals and vision, to provide direction and advice on the development of strategic directions for the Institute, and the promotion of collaborative inter-and transdisciplinary research.
The Advisory Board’s membership includes the GI Executive and Associate Directors, three Waterloo Deans, GI researchers, and representatives of the GI’s industry and academic partners.
University of Waterloo Members
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Charmaine Dean – Vice-President, Research and International - ex officio |
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Statford School | |
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Lennart Nacke – Associate Director, Graduate Studies, Stratford School |
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Kishonna Gray – Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, University of Kentucky |
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Bart Simon – Institute Director, Milieux Institute, Concordia University |
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Evan Jones – Founder and Creative Director/Producer, Stitch Media, Toronto |
Andrea Kerswill – Assistant Vice President Innovation, The Farm Mutual Reinsurance Plan |
Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADE) Committee
To ensure the continued awareness and expansion of understanding of issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, the GI formed the Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADE) Committee in 2020.
The mandate of the ADE Committee is to establish policies, practices, and education for GI members, associates, partners, and colleagues. The committee is composed of faculty and student members of the GI and is supported by GI Executive and Associate Directors and GI Administration.
Please see the ADE Committee page for more information and member bios.
Chair
- Gerald Voorhees, Communication Arts
Members
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Alessandra Luz, Computer Science
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Arielle Grinberg, Management Sciences
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Muhammad Umair Shah, Management Sciences
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Oliver Schneider, Management Sciences
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Ahmed Anwar, Management Sciences
Auxillary Members
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Ben Feng, Statistics and Actuarial Science
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Daniel Harley, Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
Ex Officio
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Agata Antkiewicz, Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Administration
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Mark Hancock, Associate Director, Management Sciences
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Neil Randall, Executive Director, Arts
Student Council
A goal of the GI has been to support and promote innovative, cross-disciplinary graduate training and mentorship for our HQP membership.
The Student Council is a governance structure that will assist us to respond to the needs and interests of the GI’s largest demographic more readily – our students.
Membership of the Students Council will be updated soon.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the Executive and Associate Directors, Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Administration (acting as Managing Director), the Chair of the Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, and two representatives from the Student Council and two representatives from the Games Institute faculty.
The student and faculty members of the Executive Committee must represent different Waterloo Faculties. The Executive Committee will make recommendations to the Games Institute leadership pertaining to the planning of the annual budget, research directions and programs, outreach and expansion of membership, day-to-day operations, etc.
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Jennifer Whitson – Associate Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies |
Jim Wallace – Associate Professor, School of Public Health Sciences |
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Administration
The GI Administration is overseen by the Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Administration (acting as Managing Director) and includes project management, research communications, operations, community curation and technical support staff.
The Executive Director works closely and continually with the Administration staff to guarantee a tight, effective implementation of all GI activities.
Membership
The GI’s active membership currently includes over 150 members (student and faculty) from all six faculties and 20 departments. The overall GI membership doubled since its status changed from an Arts-based institute to a university-level research institute in early 2017.
Please see our members list for contact information and detailed bios of each member.