The Program Curriculum Working Committees support the work of the Senate’s University Curriculum Committee (UCC), by providing direct guidance and oversight for all curricular changes. These working committees are tasked with ensuring that changes to the curriculum are only considered based on a complete proposal, as per guidelines provided by UCC and which support UCW’s Mission and strategic directions. The Committees’ responsibility is to:
- Oversee new courses and course updates for graduate and undergraduate programs, including calls for applications, new, revised or discontinued courses.
- Work with UCC to develop the criteria and guidelines for Course Outlines/Syllabi.
- Receive and review all new, revised and discontinued course outlines/syllabi that require UCC approval.
- Refine submissions where needed to forward and recommend to UCC for approval.
- Advise and make recommendations to UCC on policies that impact curriculum (such as Policy 5012 – Course Syllabus).
- Provide resolutions and explanations for outstanding issues in proposals and curriculum submissions for recommendation to the University Curriculum Committee.
Committee Membership
Undergraduate Curriculum Working Committee (UCWC)
Position/Member |
Name |
Term |
|---|---|---|
| Chair – Undergraduate Faculty Representative |
Costa Karavas
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Undergraduate Faculty Representative |
Wahiba Chair
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Undergraduate Faculty Representative |
Gitanjaly Chhabra
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Program Chair Representative |
George Drazenovic
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Representative by Registrar |
Anna Lee Boulton
|
Ex Officio |
|
Representative – University Librarian
|
Ifran Ali
|
Ex Officio |
| Director, Curriculum and Quality Assurance |
Harpreet Ahluwalia
|
Ex Officio |
Graduate Curriculum Working Committee (GCWC)
Position/Member |
Name |
Term |
|---|---|---|
| Chair – Faculty Representative – LPM |
Ozen Asik
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Representative – MSE |
Aigerim Shilibekova
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Faculty Representative – QS |
Mazyar Zahedi-Seresht
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Program Chair Representative – LPM | Michele Vincenti | 2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Program Chair Representative – MSE | Gelareh Farhadian | 2023.11 – 2025.10 |
| Program Chair Representative – QS |
Pooja Lekhi
|
2023.11 – 2025.10 |
|
Representative by Registrar
|
Manda Li | Ex Officio |
|
Representative – University Librarian
|
Bamidele Oladipupo | Ex Officio |
| Director, Curriculum and Quality Assurance | Harpreet Ahluwalia | Ex Officio |
The Working Committees meet once a month (or as needed); meetings are usually closed. For any questions, please contact Director, Curriculum and Quality Assurance at [email protected]
