Senate Council

St. Jerome’s University is committed to a bicameral governance structure. Senate Council is composed of members of the University administration, faculty members, contract academic staff, student representatives, and a representative from the University of Waterloo. It is the governing body responsible for academic policy development and programs.

Senate Council recommends to the University of Waterloo Senate for academic matters pertaining to UWaterloo degrees, or to the St. Jerome’s University Board of Governors for academic matters pertaining to St. Jerome’s University degrees.

St. Jerome's University Senate Council Terms of Reference

Members

2024 - 2025 Membership

All full-time members of the faculty holding academic rank

Name	Department
Acton, Carol	English
Bednarski, Steven	History / Medieval Studies
Bonner, Kieran	Sociology and Legal Studies
Brabazon, Honor	Sociology and Legal Studies
Brophy, Susan	Sociology and Legal Studies
Burris, Chris	Psychology
Cauchi-Santoro, Roberta	Italian and French Studies
Connolly, Tristanne	English
Deman, Andrew	English
De Santis, Carm	Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies
Desroches, Fred	Sociology and Legal Studies
Drysdale, Maureen	Psychology
Gregoire, Stephanie	Philosophy
Hutchison, Jesse	English
Klassen, Norm	English
Kline, Scott	Religious Studies
Kolentsis, Alysia	English
Leroux-Demir, Carlie	Sociology and Legal Studies
Lobb, Diana	English
Nicholas, Jane	History
Rempel, John	Psychology
Rodrigue, Carl	Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies
Rye, BJ	Psychology
Sangalli, Yuri	Italian and French Studies
Seljak, David	Religious Studies
Serafini, Toni	Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies
Spielmacher, Mark	English
Stumpf, Andrew	Philosophy / Religious Studies
Sutherland, Siobhan	Psychology
Tataryn, Anastasia	Sociology and Legal Studies
Terzian, Sylvia	English
Touhey, Ryan	History
Tremblay, Bruno	Philosophy
Vanin, Cristina	Religious Studies
Whitehead, Denise	Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies / Sociology and Legal Studies
Williams, David	English
Wriglesworth, Chad	English
Zunic, Nikolaj	Philosophy

Ex-officio Members

Name	Title
Meehan, Peter	President and Vice Chancellor - Chair
MacGregor, Carol Ann	Vice President Academic and Dean - Vice Chair
Austen, Veronica	Associate Dean
McCourt, Clayton	Director, Student Affairs (non-voting)
Catania, Serena	Registrar (non-voting)
Atkin, Michelle	Associate Librarian
Vacant	Director, Advancement (non-voting)
Vacant	University of Waterloo Faculty Member (non-voting)
Aiello, Rosina	One Executive Officer of the Students’ Union appointed by the Students' Union Executive

Elected Members

Name	Title
Diebold, Alishau	Contract Academic Staff member elected by/for the Contract Academic Staff
Vacant	Student member elected by/for students registered at St. Jerome's University

Recording Secretary

Name	Title
Schwendinger, Christine	Academic Operations Manager

Committees

Senate Council Committees

The St. Jerome's University Senate Council Standing Committees for 2024-2025 are as follows:

Governance Committee

Kieran Bonner (to August 31, 2026; on sabbatical January 1-June 30, 2025)
Tristanne Connolly (to August 31, 2025; on sabbatical January 1-June 30, 2025)
Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
Peter Meehan (President and Vice Chancellor; ex officio)
Carl Rodrigue (to August 31, 2027)
TBD (January 1-June 30, 2025)
TBD (January 1-June 30, 2025)

Academic Committee

Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
Rosina Aiello (Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)
John Arnou (Student Advisor; ex officio; non-voting)
Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
Serena Catania (Registrar; ex officio; non-voting)
Roberta Cauchi-Santoro (Acting Chair, Italian and French Studies; ex officio)
Clayton McCourt (Director, Student Affairs; ex officio; non-voting)
John Rempel (Chair, Psychology; ex officio)
Andrew Stumpf (Acting Director, Health Humanities; ex officio)
Anastasia Tataryn (Chair, Sociology and Legal Studies; ex officio)
Ryan Touhey (Chair, History; Acting Co-Director, Medieval Studies; ex officio)
Cristina Vanin (Chair, Religious Studies; Director, Master of Catholic Thought; ex officio)
Denise Whitehead (Chair, Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies; ex officio)
David Williams (Chair, English; ex officio)
Nikolaj Zunic (Chair, Philosophy; ex officio)
TBD (2^nd Student Representative; ex officio; non-voting)

Research Officer

Steven Bednarski (to June 30, 2025)

Committee on Research and Scholarship

Steven Bednarski, Chair (Research Officer; ex officio)
Veronica Austen (Associate Dean; ex officio)
Fred Desroches (to August 31, 2026)
Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2026)
Nikolaj Zunic (to August 31, 2025)

Library Advisory Committee

Michelle Atkin, Chair (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
Steven Bednarski (to August 31, 2025)
Laureen Harder-Gissing (Conrad Grebel University College Librarian)
Sandra Keys (University of Waterloo Librarian)
Sylvia Terzian (to August 31, 2026)

Experiential Learning Advisory Committee

Veronica Austen, Chair (Associate Dean; ex officio)
Michelle Atkin (Associate Librarian; ex officio)
Carm De Santis (to August 31, 2026)
Carol Ann MacGregor (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
Clayton McCourt (Director, Student Affairs; ex officio)
Cristina Vanin (to August 31, 2025)
Resource: Michelle Metzger (Service Learning Program Coordinator)

Renewal, Tenure, and Promotions Committee

Carol Ann MacGregor, Chair (Vice President Academic and Dean; ex officio)
Steven Bednarski (to June 30, 2025)
David Seljak (to June 30, 2027)
Anastasia Tataryn (to June 30, 2026)
Appointed member from the corresponding University of Waterloo department (non-voting)
Alternate: Nikolaj Zunic (to December 31, 2026)

Meetings, Agendas and Minutes

2024-2025 Senate Council Meetings

Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Meetings will be held in person from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Meeting Date	Meeting Agenda	Approved Meeting Minutes
September 27, 2024
October 25, 2024
November 29, 2024
January 24, 2025
March 21, 2025
April 25, 2025
May 23, 2025
June 20, 2025