University Service
Senate Standing Committees 2025-2026
Each year faculty are asked to express an interest in serving on Senate Committees. The selection to fill vacancies is made by the Nominating Committee.
Academic Planning Committee
Dr. Michael Boudreau (27)
Dr. Jim Gilbert-Walsh, Chair (26)
Dr. Peter Toner (27)
Student Representative
Admissions and Academic Standing
Dr. Tom Bateman, Chair (26)
Dr. Michael George (27)
Dr. Sarah Vannier (26)
Ms. Maureen Barnes, (or designate) (ex officio)
Ms. Michelle Wright, (or designate) (ex officio)
Student Representative
Appointments to Academic Staff
Dr. Michael Boudreau, Chair (26)
Dr. Michael Dawson (27)
Dr. Lisa Mitchell (26)
Dr. Colleen Wolstenholme (26)
Campus Planning Committee
Dr. Derek Simon, Chair (27)
Dr. Michelle Greason (26)
Dr. Mihailo Perunovic (26)
Dr. Shaunda Wood (27)
Student Representative
Curriculum Committee
Dr. Scott Stapleford, Chair (26)
Dr. Dawne Clarke (27)
Dr. Amanda DiPaolo (27)
Dr. Susan Machum, (ex officio)
Ms. Maureen Barnes, (ex officio)
Student Representative
External Review Coordinating Committee:
Dr. Dawne Clarke (26)
Dr. Csilla Dallos (26)
Dr. Michael Dawson (27)
Dr. Cecilia Francis (27)
Dr. André Loiselle, (Chair, ex officio)
Dr. Susan Machum, (Chair, ex officio)
Learning and Teaching Development
Dr. Monika Stelzl, LTD Officer, Chair (27)
Dr. Michael George (27)
Dr. Laura Levick (27)
Prof. Josephine Savarese (27)
2 Student Representatives
Research Committee
Dr. Kristi Allain (27)
Dr. Doris Chow (26)
Prof. Charles Furlotte (26)
Dr. Michelle Lafrance (26)
Dr. Laura Levick (27)
Dr. Matte Robinson (26)
Dr. Carey Watt, (Chair, ex officio)
Nominating Committee
Dr. Michael Dawson (26)
Dr. Dev Gupta (27)
Dr. Arielle Dylan (27)
Dr. Kim Fenwick, (Chair, ex officio)
Student Academic Grievance Committee
Dr. Mihailo Perunovic, Chair (26)
Dr. Dawne Clarke (27)
Dr. Gemma Porter (26)
Ms. Maureen Barnes, (or designate) (ex officio)
Student Representative
International Education Committee:
Dr. Michael Boudreau (27)
Dr. Lisa Mitchell (26)
Dr. Jasmina Terzioska (27)
Dr. André Loiselle, (Chair, ex officio)
Ms. Maureen Barnes, (or designate) (ex officio)
Ms. Michelle Wright, (or designate) (ex officio)
Student Representative
Senate Committee on Reconciliation
Dr. Sara Carder (26)
Dr. Gemma Porter (26)
Dr. Kim Fenwick, (Chair, ex officio)
Dr. André Loiselle, (ex officio)
Dr. Susan Machum, (ex officio)
Hon. Graydon Nicholas, (ex officio)
Ms. Sonja Perley, (ex officio)
Ms. Chelsey Harris-Carr
Ms. Bailey Sappier
Grand Chief Ron Tremblay, Elder
Elizabeth Augustine, Elder
2 Student Representatives
Updated September 26, 2025
St. Thomas University Committee (Non-Senate)
President’s Advisory Committees
AIDS
Accessibility
Athletics
Campus Ministry
Chair, Catholic Theology
Chair, Gerontology
Chair, Native Studies
Social Work
Aquinas Programme Steering Committee
BAA-CJ Internal Advisory Committee (Criminal Justice)
BAAJ Internal Advisory Committee (Journalism)
BAAJ (Joint) Management Committee (Journalism)
BAAG Internal Advisory Committee (Gerontology)
BAAG (Joint) Management Committee (Gerontology)
Employment Equity Committee
Guest Lecture Committee
Humanities 1003 Advisory Committee
Intersession Committee
Merit Award Committee
Occupational Health and Safety Committee
Pension Advisory Committee
Research Ethics Board
Standing Grievance Committee
Teaching Excellence Award Committee
Website Advisory Committee
Library Users Committee
CAPT Definition of Service
For minimum standards applied by committee on academic staff, please see Appendix E the “Collective Agreement between St. Thomas University and the Faculty Association of the University of St. Thomas."
The full- and part-time collective agreements are available at Administrative Offices > Human Resources > Policies & Agreements.