Terms of Reference

Responsibilities

The Scholarships and Awards Committee of University Council is responsible for:

  1. Recommending to Council on matters relating to the awards, scholarships and bursaries under the control of the University.
  2. Recommending to Council on the establishment of awards, scholarships and bursaries.
  3. Granting awards, scholarships, and bursaries that are open to students of more than one college or school.
  4. Recommending to Council rules and procedures to deal with appeals by students with respect to awards, scholarships and bursaries.
  5. 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.

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.
  • Vice-President, Academic of the USSU
  • Vice-President, Finance of the GSA
  • An Indigenous representative from the Office of the Vice-Provost Indigenous Engagement

Ex Officio Members

  • Provost and Vice-President, Academic or designate
  • Dean of the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies or designate
  • Vice-Provost, Students and Learning or designate
  • Vice-President, University Relations or designate (non-voting member)
  • 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

  • Office of the Registrar

Voting Members

Name Nature of Appointment College or Unit Term on Committee
Jason Perepelkin (Chair) University Council Pharmacy and Nutrition July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027
Kyle Anderson University Council Medicine July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027
Jamesy Patrick University Council Law September 26, 2024-June 30, 2025
Veronika Makarova University Council Arts and Science July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027
Juxin Liu GAA Arts and Science July 1, 2023-June 30, 2026
Amanda Lalonde GAA Arts and Science July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027
Kerry Mansell GAA Pharmacy and Nutrition July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027
Randi Strunk GAA Engineering July 1, 2022-June 30, 2025
FangXiang Wu GAA Engineering July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027
Amaranta Sokol Como Indigenous Representative from OVPIE Senior Strategic Officer, Indigenous Engagement
Leah Johnson ex officio Designate for Dean, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Pirita Mattola ex officio Designate for Vice-Provost, Students & Learning
Jerome Cranston ex officio Designate for Provost and Vice-President Academic
Elisabeth Bauman Student appointee USSU (VP Academic Affairs) May 1, 2024-April 30, 2025
Lindsay Gray Carlson Student appointee GSA (VP Finance & Operations) May 1, 2024-April 30, 2025

Non-Voting Members

Name Nature of Appointment College or Unit
Ashlyn Yablonski ex officio Designate for Vice-President, University Relations

 

Committee Support
Alex Beldan- Student Finance and Awards

Meeting Quorum
50% +1 of voting members

Meeting Schedule

  • October 2, 2024 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • December 4, 2024 10:00am – 11:00am
  • January 15, 2025 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • May 1, 2025 10:00am – 11:00am

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