Joint Committees
Joint Committees with Senate
Joint Committee on Honorary Degrees
For information on this joint committee see the following URL:
https://www.smu.ca/webfiles/HonouraryDegreesCommittee.pdf
Members appointed by Senate 2023-2024
Dr Heather Sanderson
Dr James O'Brien
Joint Academic Committee of the Atlantic School of Theology and Saint Mary’s University
Affiliation with the Atlantic School of Theology
Since March 2002 Saint Mary’s University (SMU) has been affiliated with the Atlantic School of Theology (AST) in Halifax. Both institutions are committed to establishing and promoting joint and complementary academic courses and programs. They are also committed to achieving the operational efficiencies that will strengthen each institution to fulfill each other’s educational mission and service to the churches and to society. While each institution retains its independent status and grants its own degrees, there are opportunities for joint programming that are a regular part of SMU’s program offerings. Students at SMU are able to explore new avenues for theological education such as inter-faith dialogue, which is becoming a major part of the societal context in which ministry now must exercise its calling.
Members appointed by Senate 2023-2024
Dr Alexander Soucy
Dr Syed Adnan Hussain
SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS
For information on the Board of Governors see the following URL:
https://www.smu.ca/about/board-of-governors.html
Membership elected by Senate
BOARD OF GOVERNORS - Six eligible full-time faculty elected by the Academic Staff of the University for a three-year term and shall be eligible for re-election or re-appointment.
2023-2026 |
2022-2025 |
2024-2027 |
Ather Akbari, ECON |
Mohamed Drira, ACCT |
Bill Sewell HIST |
Jason Rhinelander, EGNE |
Rituparna Kanungo, PHYS |
Rylan Higgins, ANTH |
2021-2024 (Completing a term on Aug 31, 2024) Lucie Kocum and Tony Charles |
Staff Observer – Board of Directors - election of one member of the permanent full-time support staff to serve on the Board of Governors with observer status for a two-year period.
Representative |
Service |
Julianna Wiens, Career Services |
Sept 1, 2022 – August 31, 2024 |