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³ÉÈË´óÆ¬ Senate
The Senate is the academic policy making body of ³ÉÈË´óƬ.
The Senate consists of 51 elected representatives of the faculty, librarians, students and alumni, and 18 ex-officio members of the administration, including the Chancellor. Senate is chaired by the President.
| Senate Members 2021-2022 |
Appointment Type | ||
| Checkland, David | Faculty | Arts | Philosophy |
| Jamal, Amina | Faculty | Arts | Sociology |
| Lee-Loy, Anne-Marie | Faculty | Arts | Chair, English |
| Spaniol, Julia | Faculty | Arts | Psychology |
| Burke, Tara | Faculty | At Large | Psychology, Faculty of Arts |
| Moore, Paul | Faculty | At Large | Sociology, Faculty of Arts |
| Moore, Paul | Faculty | At Large | Nursing, Faculty of Community Services |
| Escandon, Lorena | Faculty | The Creative School | Creative Industries |
| Ott, Robert | Faculty | The Creative School | Chair, Image Arts |
| Shuman, Layal | Faculty | The Creative School | Graphic Communications Management |
| Thompson, Cheryl | Faculty | The Creative School | Creative Industries |
| Ignagni, Esther | Faculty | Community Services | Disability Studies |
| McCartney, Shelagh | Faculty | Community Services | Urban & Regional Planning |
| Vahabi, Mandana | Faculty | Community Services | Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing |
| Young, Ian | Faculty | Community Services | Occupational and Public Health |
| Laurie Jacklin | Faculty | CUPE | |
| Sakinovsky, Ian | Faculty | Ryerson Faculty Association | |
| Michael Doxtator | Faculty | Indigenous Faculty | |
| Umapathy, Karthi | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Biomedical Engineering |
| Oguamanam, Donatus | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Chair, Mechancial & Industrial Engineering |
| Ravindran, Ravi | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Mechanical Engineering |
| Zarrin, Hadis | Faculty | Engineering and Architectural Science | Chemical Engineering |
| Benvie, Sam | Faculty | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Architectural Science |
| Clements-Cortes, Amy | Faculty | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Schmidt, Jane | Faculty | Library | |
| George, Noel | Faculty | Science | Chemistry & Biology |
| Kolasa, Lawrence | Faculty | Science | Mathematics |
| McWilliams, Andrew | Faculty | Science | Chair, Chemistry and Biology |
| Sabatinos, Sarah | Faculty | Science | Chemistry & Biology |
| Farshadfar, Sadi | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Chair, Accounting |
| Rakhmayil, Sergiy | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Accounting & Finance |
| Schneider, Tom | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Business Management |
| Scofield, David | Faculty | Ted Rogers School of Management | Business Management |
| Surty, Ayman | Student | At Large | Faculty of Arts, Politics & Governance |
| Chen, Naomi | Student | At Large | The Creative School, Media Production |
| Gubych, Oksana | Student | At Large | Ted Rogers School of Management, Information Management |
| Aurony, Nousheen Zaima | Student | Faculty of Arts | International Economics & Finance |
| Sivasundaram, Prashajini | Student | Faculty of Community Services | Collaborative Nursing |
| Smith, Andrew | Student | The Creative School | Creative Industries |
| Ali, Abdul Sami | Student | Engineering and Architectural Science | Industrial Engineering |
| Jalayer, Bardia | Student | Lincoln Alexander School of Law | |
| Alvi, Saher | Student | Faculty of Science | Biology |
| Makawi, Hana Salih | Student | Ted Rogers School of Management | Global Management Studies |
| Brahmbhatt, Harsh | Student | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Business Administration |
| Idzik, Claudia | Student | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Psychology |
| Khansari, Zeinab | Student | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Data Analytics |
| Rodriguez, Janet | Student | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Indigenous Knowledges and Experiences |
| Fast, Maddy | President, Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson (CESAR) | ||
| Kaur, Tarman | Vice-President Education, Ryerson Student' Union (RSU) | ||
| Ferworn, Charlotte | President, Ryerson Graduate Students' Union (RGSU), (Non-voting) | ||
| Ali, Syeda Jaana | Alumni | ||
| Rodrigues, Meghan | Alumni | ||
| Fukakusa, Janice | Ex-Officio | Chancellor | |
| McMillen, Jen | Ex-Officio | Vice Provost, Students | |
| Mishkel, Ian | Ex-Officio | Vice President, University Advancement and Alumni Relations | |
| Simpson, Jennifer S. | Ex-Officio | Provost and Vice-President Academic | |
| Liss, Steven | Ex-Officio | Vice President, Research and Innovation | |
| Parr, Robyn | Ex-Officio | Registrar (Interim) | |
| Lachemi, Mohamed | Ex-Officio | President and Vice-Chancellor | |
| MacKay, Kelly | Ex-Officio | Vice Provost, Academic | |
| O’Neil Green, Denise | Ex-Officio | Vice President, Equity and Community Inclusion | |
| Craney, Glenn | Ex-Officio | Deputy Provost & Vice Provost, University Planning | |
| Zolfaghari, Saeed | Ex-Officio | Vice President, Administration and Operations | |
| Iannacito-Provenzano, Roberta | Ex-Officio | Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs | |
| Sugiman, Pam | Ex-Officio | Arts | Dean |
| Falzon, Charles | Ex-Officio | The Creative School | Dean |
| Gharabaghi, Kiaras | Ex-Officio | Community Services | Dean |
| Duever, Thomas | Ex-Officio | Engineering and Architectural Science | Dean |
| Young, Donna | Ex-Officio | Faculty of Law | Dean |
| Cramb, David | Ex-Officio | Science | Dean |
| Taras, Daphne | Ex-Officio | Ted Rogers School of Management | Dean |
| Hepburn, Gary | Ex-Officio | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | Dean |
| Shepstone, Carol | Ex-Officio | Library | Chief Librarian |
| Searcy, Cory | Ex-Officio | Yeates School of Graduate Studies | Vice Provost & Dean |
| Brinsmead, Anne-Marie | Senate Associate | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Patterson, Lena | Senate Associate | G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education | |
| Elder Dallaire, Joanne | Senate Associate | Indigenous | |
| Caribou, Jeremie | Senate Associate | Indigenous | |
| McFadden, Shawn | Senate Associate | Canadian Union of Public Employees | |
| Train, Kelly | Senate Associate | Canadian Union of Public Employees | |
| Bell, Donna | Secretary of Senate |
For more information and updates, see ryerson.ca/senate (opens in new window) .