Degree Committee of Convocation

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 2024-2025

Chancellor:	Daniel Fournier
Principal and Vice-Chancellor:	Sébastien Lebel-Grenier
Vice-Principal Academic & Research:	Andrew Webster
Chair of the Bishop’s Council:	Yolande James
Chair of the Board of Governors:	Murielle Lortie
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities:	Jean Manore
Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences:	Matthew Peros
Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics:	Kerry Hull
Dean of the School of Education:	Julie Desjardins
Dean of the Williams School of Business:	Margaret BK Shepherd
Seven members of faculty named by Faculty Council:	James Benson Lin Jenson George Rideout Tavis Smith Robert Sproule Maxime Trempe Rafael Tadesqui
Secretary to the Committee:	Geneviève Gagné, 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