Faculty Relations Committee

The general role of the Faculty Relations Committee is to provide a regular forum for discussion of matters of mutual interest to the Faculty Association and the University Administration, namely issues which affect faculty members. 

The Faculty Relations Committee also reviews new or amendments to policies which concern terms and conditions of employment of faculty members.  Approval authority for Class “F” faculty policies is joint between the Senate and the Faculty Relations Committee, as approval by both bodies is required. 
The Faculty Relations Committee has joint responsibility with the Staff Relations Committee for Class “FS” policies. 

Please see Policy 1 for more details.

This Committee meets on a bi-weekly basis and minutes of these meetings are confidential to the Committee.

The Secretary to the Committee is Tim Weber-Kraljevski.

Faculty Relations Committee - Membership

Members 2023-2024

Last Updated: August 22, 2024

Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo (FAUW)
(Named Positions - Terms of Reference)

Position Name
President, FAUW David Porreca [Chair]

Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo (FAUW)
(Three Members of the FAUW Board of Directors, appointed by the FAUW President)

Position Name
Vice-President, FAUW Graham Murphy
Director, FAUW Leia Minaker
Director, FAUW Mario Ioannidis
Director, FAUW George Lamont

Senior Administrators
(Appointed by the President and Vice-Chancellor)

Position Name
Vice-President, Academic & Provost James Rush [Chair]
Associate Vice-President, Faculty, Planning and Policy Christine McWebb
Dean, Faculty of Environment Johanna Wandel (acting Dean)
Dean, Faculty of Math Mark Giesbrecht
Dean, Faculty of Health Lili Liu

Chairs: Alternating between the Vice-President, Academic and Provost and the President of the Faculty Association

Faculty Relations Committee - Meeting Dates

2024-25 Meeting Dates

Date Time Location
September 5, 2023 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
September 19, 2024 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
October 3, 2024 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
October 17, 2024 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3308
October 31, 2024 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
November 14, 2024 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
November 28, 2024 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
December 12, 2024 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
January 9, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
January 23, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
February 6, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
February 20, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
March 6, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
March 20, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
April 3, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
April 17, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
May 1, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
May 15, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
May 29, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
June 12, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318
June 26, 2025 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Needles Hall 3318