Nominations are occurring from January 7-28, 2026. This site will be updated with all candidates.
2026 Senate Election – Outgoing Senators
The following are the names of those members of Senate whose terms of office expire that year and whether such members are eligible for a further term of service:
Faculty Senators
Arts:
Shana MacDonald; and
James Skidmore (2nd term – cannot run again)
Engineering: Christopher Nielsen
Health: Michael Barnett-Cowan
Mathematics: Achim Kempf (2nd term – cannot run again)
Science: Colleen Maxwell
There are no vacancies in Environment for the 2026 Elections.
Faculty-at-Large Senators
Nadine Ibrahim
James Nugent
Mark Ferro
Peter Hall
Christiane Lemieux (2nd term – cannot run again)
Blake Madill (2nd term – cannot run again)
Stan Woo
Kevin Hare (resigning effective August 31, 2026)
Graduate Student Senators:
Nicholas Pellegrino
Rindlisbacher, Jessica
Undergraduate Senators:
Andrew Chang - Arts
Katie Traynor - Environment
Jordan Bauman - Science
Alex Pawelko - Math
Christopher Lim - Health
Misha Khan – Student at Large
Rida Sayed - Engineering
2026 Senate Nominees
Nominee list updated on: January 16th, 2026
Nominees are added within 1 business day of the nomination being confirmed by the Secretariat.