We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Academic Council Members 2019 - 2020

Name	Position	Term
Ex-Officio Members
Noreen Taylor	Chancellor
Steven Murphy	President (Chair)
Lori Livingston	Provost & VP Academic
Les Jacobs	Academic Administrator Responsible for Research
Lori Livingston	Academic Administrator Responsible for Quality Enhancement
Langis Roy	Dean Graduate Studies
Catherine Davidson	University Librarian
Joe Stokes	Registrar
Michael Bliemel	Dean of Business & Information Technology
Robin Kay¹	Dean of Education
Akira Tokuhiro	Dean of Energy Systems & Nuclear Science
Tarlochan Sidhu	Dean of Engineering & Applied Science
Bernadette Murphy¹	Dean of Health Sciences
Greg Crawford	Dean of Science
Peter Stoett	Dean of Social Science & Humanities
Olivia Petrie	Senior Administrator Responsible for Student Life
tbd	Governor
Ramiro Liscano	COU Academic Colleague (non-voting)
Elected Members
Shahram Heydari	Faculty of Business & Information Technology	2021
Mehdi Hossein Nejad	Faculty of Business & Information Technology	2022
VACANT	Faculty of Business & Information Technology
Ann LeSage	Faculty of Education	2020
Hossam Gaber	Faculty of Energy Systems & Nuclear Science	2021
Hossam Kishawy	Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science	2022
Qusay Mahmoud	Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science	2021
Shahryar Rahnamayan	Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science	2022
Meghann Lloyd	Faculty of Health Sciences	2020
Janet McCabe	Faculty of Health Sciences	2021
Elita Partosoedarso	Faculty of Health Sciences	2021
Jean-Peal Desaulniers	Faculty of Science	2020
Fedor Naumkin	Faculty of Science	2022
VACANT	Faculty of Science
Olga Marques	Faculty of Social Science & Humanities	2021
Jen Rinaldi	Faculty of Social Science & Humanities	2021
Phillip Shon	Faculty of Social Science & Humanities	2021
Ramiro Liscano	Faculty At-Large	2022
Amir Mostaghim	Faculty At-Large	2021
Kimberly Nugent	Faculty At-Large	2020
Tess Pierce	Faculty At-Large	2021
Hannah Scott	Faculty At-Large	2021
Terry Wu	Faculty At-Large	2020
Ahmad Barari	Faculty At-Large	2022
VACANT	Faculty At-Large
Osama Khalid	Undergraduate Student	2020
Alyssa Williams	Undergraduate Student	2020
Owen Davis	Undergraduate Student	2020
VACANT	Undergraduate Student
Sarah Habibi	Graduate Student	2020
Lyndsay Woolridge	Graduate Student	2020
Jessica Clarke	Administrative Staff Member	2020
Alyson King	COU Academic Colleague Alternate	2022

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