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 3 to 4:30 pm). The meetings take place virtually, via Microsoft Teams.

Deadline for Call for Agenda is two (2) weeks in advance, deadline for agenda items inclusion is one (1) week in advance and agenda will be shared to the committee members seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

Month
Call for Agenda
Deadline – Agenda items inclusion
Senate Meeting
December November 23, 2023 November 30, 2023 December 7, 2023
January n/a n/a
[No meeting in January]
February January 18, 2023 January 25, 2024 February 1, 2024
March February 22, 2024 February 29, 2024 March 7, 2024
April March 21, 2024 March 28, 2024 April 4, 2024
May April 18, 2024 April 25, 2024 May 2, 2024
June May 23, 2024 May 30, 2024 June 6, 2024
July June 20, 2024 June 27, 2024 July 4, 2024
August n/a n/a [No meeting in August]
September August 22, 2024 August 29, 2024 September 5, 2024
October September 19, 2024 September 26, 2024 October 3, 2024
November October 24, 2024 October 31, 2024 November 7, 2024
December November 21, 2024 November 28, 2024 December 5, 2024

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].