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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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 |
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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