Terms of Reference
Responsibilities
The Research, Scholarly and Artistic Works Committee of University Council is responsible for:
- Recommending to Council on issues and strategies to support research, scholarly, and artistic work.
- Recommending to Council on policies and issues related to research integrity and ethics in the conduct of research, scholarly, and artistic work.
- Recommending to Council and providing advice to the Vice-President, Research on community engagement and knowledge translation activities related to research, scholarly, and artistic work.
- Providing advice to the Vice-President, Research and reporting to Council on issues relating to the granting agencies that provide funding to the University.
- Providing advice to the Vice-President, Research, the Vice-Provost, Teaching, Learning, and Student Experience, and the Dean of the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on the contributions of undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to the research activity of the University.
- Provide advice on proposals for the establishment of any institute or centre engaged in research, scholarly, or artistic work at the University by delegating an RSAW member to serve on the Centres Subcommittee of Council.
- Receiving annual reports from the Vice-President, Research and the Dean of College of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies.
- Receiving and reporting to Council the University’s research ethics boards’ annual reports.
- Designating individuals to act as representatives of the Committee on any other bodies, when requested, where such representation is deemed by the Committee to be beneficial.
- Considering the priorities of the University community, such as Indigenization and internationalization, when assessing current and new research, scholarly, and artistic work activities.
Membership
- Nine members of the General Academic Assembly, at least three of whom will be elected members of Council, normally one of whom will be chair.
- One of the nine members will be an Assistant or Associate Dean with responsibility for research.
- One of the nine members will be an Assistant or Associate Dean with responsibility for research.
- One undergraduate student appointed by the USSU
- One graduate student appointed by the GSA
Ex Officio Members
- Vice-President, Research
- Dean of the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
- Dean of the University Library or designate
- President (non-voting member)
- Chair of Council (non-voting member)
Resource Officers (non-voting)
- Resource Officers are to be identified at the end of each academic cycle for the following year (May committee meetings) by the Council Committee, and in consultation with the Governance Office.
Committee Coordination
- Governance Office
| Name | Nature of Appointment | College or Unit | Term on Committee |
| Vacant | University Council | TBD | |
| Kevin Read | University Council | Library | July 1, 2026-June 30, 2029 |
| Michael Wu | University Council | WCVM | September 26, 2024-June 30, 2027 |
| Keith Walker | University Council | Education | July 1, 2026-June 30, 2029 |
| Mariam Komeili | GAA | Medicine | July 1, 2026-June 30, 2029 |
| Dean McNeill | GAA | School for the Arts | July 1, 2026-June 30, 2029 |
| Lingling Jin | GAA | Arts and Science | July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028 |
| Janet Okoko | GAA | Education | July 1, 2025-June 30, 2028 |
| Stephen Milosavljevic | GAA | Medicine | July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027 |
| Debby Burshtyn | ex officio | Dean, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | |
| Baljit Singh | ex officio | Vice-President, Research | |
| Karim Tharani | ex officio | Designate for Dean, University Library | |
| Ashley Mendez Rosales | Student appointee | USSU (VP Academic Affairs) | April 30, 2027 |
| Laila Valila | Student appointee | GSA (VP Indigenous Engagement) | April 30, 2027 |
Committee Support
Danielle Rudulier
Meeting Quorum
50% +1 of voting members
Meeting Schedule
Research, Scholarly and Artistic Work Committee meets Thursday's, 2:30-4:30pm
| 2026-2027 |
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