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About the Senate

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 Meeting Info [3]

 Governing Documents [4]

 Board & Committee Info [5]

 Ad-Hoc Committee Info [6]


The University of Guelph Senate was established through the University of Guelph Act, 1964 and is responsible for academic programs, regulations and policies.

Comprised of a membership that is representative of the University community, with both elected and ex-officio members, responsibilities of Senate include:

  • electing the Chancellor;
  • to control, regulate and determine the educational policy of the University;
  • to determine the courses of study and standards of admission to the University and continued membership therein, and qualifications for degrees and diplomas;
  • to conduct examinations and appoint examiners;
  • to deal with all matters arising in connection with the awarding of fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, medals, prizes and other awards;
  • to confer the degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctor and all other degrees and diplomas in all branches of learning that may appropriately be conferred by a University;
  • to confer honorary degrees in any department of learning;
  • to create faculty councils or committees and committees generally to exercise its powers.
     

The President & Vice-Chancellor of the University is ex-officio Chair of Senate. The current Chair of Senate is Dr. Charlotte Yates [7]. A list of past Presidents is available below. 

Past Presidents & Vice-Chancellors

John D. MacLachlan

1964 - 1967

William (Bill) Winegard

1967 - 1975

Donald F. Forster

1975 - 1983

Burton C. Matthews

1984 - 1988

Brian Segal

1988 - 1992

Mordechai (Mort) Rozanski

1993 - 2003

Alastair Summerlee

2003 - 2014

Franco Vaccarino

2014-2020

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[1] https://uoguelph.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?type=43 [2] https://uoguelph.civicweb.net/document/209080 [3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/menu/senate/senate-meeting-dates-and-information [4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/menu/senate/senate-bylaws-governing-documents [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/menu/senate/senate-board-committee-information [6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/secretariat/menu/senate/senate-ad-hoc-committees-working-groups [7] https://www.uoguelph.ca/president/