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 other 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
December 2024 November 21, 2024 November 26, 2024 December 5, 2024
February 2025 January 23, 2025 January 28, 2025 February 6, 2025
April 2025 March 20, 2025 March 25, 2025 April 3, 2025
June 2025 May 22, 2025 May 27, 2025 June 5, 2025
August 2025 July 24, 2025 July 29, 2025 August 7, 2025
October 2025 September 18, 2025 September 23, 2025 October 2, 2025
November 2025 November 20, 2025 November 25, 2025 December 4, 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].