Academic Review Committee

Mandate and Functions of the Academic Review Committee1

The function of the Academic Review Committee is to hear complaints against any academic decision taken in the University by a faculty member, a Departmental Chairperson, a Dean or the Vice-Principal, and to adjudicate all infractions of University academic policy referred to it by any member of the University community.

Composition and Membership of the Academic Review Committee

The Academic Review Committee (ARC) shall consist of five voting members:

• two faculty members, who shall be members of Senate and chosen by the Senate Nominating Committee,
• two students who shall be members of Senate and chosen by the Senate Nominating Committee, and
• one academic officer of the University, (Dean or Vice-Principal) who shall be named by the Chair of Senate (the Principal).

The Academic Review Committee shall elect annually a Chairperson whose name will be communicated to the Secretary of Senate.

Three alternate members shall also be selected by the Senate Nominating Committee:

• two students, and
• one faculty member.

(i) The Committee year extends from May 1 through April 30 of the following calendar year. The Committee shall remain constituted for the entire year.

(ii) Faculty members shall serve a term of two years, renewable once, after which they must step down for at least one full year. Student members shall serve a term of one year,
renewable once. Senate shall make provisions (through its Nominating Committee) for timely replacement of members whose terms are expiring.

(iii) The Committee is authorized by Senate to select which alternate members will replace regular members who must leave the Committee before the end of their term or who are unavailable during the summer months.

¹ Academic Calendar

Where an asterisk (*) appears beside a name or position, the position is in the process of being populated or renewed.

Committee Members

Name	Position	Nominated by:	First Term	Second Term
M. Peros	Faculty member – not a member of Senate	Principal	24/25 25/26
J. Ruan	Faculty Senate member	Nominating Committee	25/26 26/27
M. Trempe	Faculty Senate member	Nominating Committee	25/26 26/27
M. Iliza	Student Senate member	Students’ Representative Council	25/26
E. Miller	Student Senate member	Students’ Representative Council	25/26