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    Degree Committee of Convocation

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    Functions of the Degree Committee1

    The Degree Committee shall have the power to act in the name of Convocation except as regards the granting and conferring of degrees in course. All their proceedings must be reported to the subsequent meeting of Convocation.

    Any member of the University community may recommend candidates to the Degree Committee for degrees honoris causa. The Degree Committee shall approve the recipients of all such honorary degrees.

    The Chancellor, or in the absence of the Chancellor the Vice-Chancellor, shall be the Chair of the Degree Committee.

    The Secretary-General shall be the Secretary of the Degree Committee.

    Composition and Membership of the Degree Committee2

    The members of the Degree Committee are:

    • the Chancellor, Chair of the Degree Committee3;
    • the Principal and Vice-Chancellor,
    • the Vice-Principal Academic;
    • the Chair of Bishop’s Council;
    • the Chair of the Board of Governors;
    • the Academic Deans; and
    • seven members of the faculty elected by the Faculty Council

    Members 2022-2023

    Chancellor:Daniel Fournier
    Principal and Vice-Chancellor:Michael Goldbloom
    Vice-Principal Academic & ResearchAndrew Webster
    Chair of the Bishop’s Council:Yolande James
    Chair of the Board of Governors:Robert Hall
    Dean of Arts:Michele Murray
    Dean of Science:Kerry Hull
    Dean of Education:Julie Desjardins
    Dean of Business:Reena Atanasiadis
    Seven members of faculty named by Faculty Council:Jim Benson
    Lin Jenson
    Robert Sproule
    Dale Stout
    Catherine Tracy
    Maxime Trempe
    Dawn Wiseman
    Secretary to the CommitteeDenise Lauzière, Interim Secretary General

    1 As set out in s. 6.6 of the Statutes
    2 As set out in s. 6.5 of Division I of the Statutes
    3 As set out in s. 6.6.3 of Division I of the Statutes