University Canada West is committed to academic governance that incorporates formal and structured input from faculty, staff, and students related to program and institute-wide academic decisions. The Senate’s primary focus is the academic quality of all new and existing programs.
The Senate is the senior academic body of the university. Formerly the Academic Council, it was renamed the Senate in 2023. Among other things, it advises on university academic standards, academic policies, and program approval and review. While business decisions are made by the President in consultation with the Board, the determination that a program meets the academic requirements and standards of the University is that of the Senate.
Visit the Senate Elections page for more information about the elections.
Meetings
The Senate meets monthly, on every first Thursday of the month (from 3PM to 5PM). The meetings take place virtually, via Microsoft Teams.
The call for agenda items is circulated 14 days in advance of the meeting, with a deadline for items of 10 days prior to the meeting. Meeting materials are circulated 7 days prior to the meeting.
Month |
Call for Agenda |
Deadline – Agenda items inclusion |
Senate Meeting |
---|---|---|---|
June 2024 | May 23, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | June 6, 2024 |
July 2024 | June 20, 2024 | June 25, 2024 | July 4, 2024 |
August 2024 | — | — | [No meeting in August] |
September 2024 | August 22, 2024 | August 27, 2024 | September 5, 2024 |
October 2024 | September 19, 2024 | September 24, 2024 | October 3, 2024 |
November 2024 | October 24, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | November 7, 2024 |
December 2024 | November 21, 2024 | November 26, 2024 | December 5, 2024 |
January 2025 | — | — | [No meeting in January] |
February 2025 | January 23, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | February 6, 2025 |
March 2025 | February 20, 2025 | February 25, 2025 | March 6, 2025 |
April 2025 | March 20, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | April 3, 2025 |
May 2025 | April 17, 2025 | April 22, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
June 2025 | May 22, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | June 5, 2025 |
Meetings are open to the community members; if you would like to attend a Senate meeting, please send a note to the Senate Secretary at [email protected].
Minutes
Please find the list below of the most recent Senate meeting minutes; please note that the files are PDF files (we recommend downloading them on your local machine and opening them in Adobe Reader).
For minutes of meetings older than 1 year, please contact the Senate Secretary at [email protected].