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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

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 Committee Members 2022-2023

  • Academic Council Steering Committee

    List of Members of Academic Council Steering Committee

    Name Position Term End
    Steven Murphy President (Chair) Ex-officio
    Lori Livingston Provost Ex-officio
    Langis Roy CPRC Chair Ex-officio
    Langis Roy GSC Chair Ex-officio
    Les Jacobs Chair of Research Commitee Ex-officio
    Lauren Turner University Secretary (non-voting) Ex-officio
    Elita Partosoedarso Elected AC Member* July 2021 - June 2024
    Jeremy Bradbury Elected AC Member* July 2020 – June 2023
    Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen Elected AC Member* July 2021 – June 2024
    VACANT Elected AC Member*
    VACANT Elected AC Member*
    VACANT Elected AC Member*

    * Steering Committee membership provides for 3-6 elected AC members

  • Academic Appeals Committee

    List of Members of Academic Appeals Committee

    Name Position Term
    Wesley Crichlow Faculty(FSSH) July 2022 - June 2025
    Helene-Marie Goulding Faculty (FHSci) July 2021 – June 2024
    Brent MacRae Faculty July 2022 - June 2025
    Janice Strap Faculty July 2022 - June 2025
    Isabel Smith Student May 2022 - August 2023
    MaryCae Serote Student May 2022 - August 2023
    Corey Law Student September 2022 - August 2023
  • Governance and Nominations Committee*

    List of Members of Governance and Nominations Committee

    Name Position Term
    Steven Murphy President & Vice-Chancellor (Chair) Ex-officio
    Lori Livingston Provost & Vice-President, Academic Ex-officio
    VACANT Staff member of Academic Council Ex-officio
      Secretary of Academic Council (non-voting) Ex-officio
    Carol Rodgers Dean July 2021 – June 2024
    Ferdinand Jones (FBIT) Elected Teaching Staff*  July 2021 – June 2024
    Andrea Slane (FSSH) Elected Teaching Staff*  October 2021 – June 2024
    Wendy Barber (FEducation) Elected Teaching Staff*  November 2021 – June 2023
    Robert Bailey (FSci) Elected Teaching Staff*  October 2022 – August 2025
    Toba Bryant (FHSci) Elected Teaching Staff*  October 2022 – August 2025
    Mike Eklund (FEAS) Elected Teaching Staff* October 2020 – June 2023
    MaryCae Serote Student Member of AC  October 2022 – August 2023
    *GNC membership provides for 6 elected Teaching Staff members of Academic Council
    ** eligible for 1-year renewal
  • Graduate Studies Committee

    List of Members of Graduate Studies Committee

      Name Position Term
    Ex-Officio Members      
      Theodore (Ted) Christou Dean of School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS)  
      Les Jacobs VP, Research and Innovation  
      Jeremy Bradbury Associate Dean of SGPS  
      Ami Mamolo Assistant Dean of SGPS  
    Graduate Program Directors    
      Stephen Marsh Faculty of Business & Information Technology  
    Stephen Jackson Faculty of Business & Information Technology
    Karolina Krystyniak Faculty of Business & Information Technology
      Anne LeSage Faculty of Education  
      Jennifer McKellar Faculty of Energy Systems & Nuclear Science  
      Martin Angelin-Chaab Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science  
      Khalid Elgazzar Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science  
      Nick Wattie Faculty of Health Sciences  
      Dario Bonetta Faculty of Science  
      Greg Lewis Faculty of Science  
      Patrick Hung Faculty of Science  
      Brad Easton Faculty of Science  
      Leigh Harkins Faculty of Social Science & Humanities  
      James Walsh Faculty of Social Science & Humanities  
      Andrea Slane Faculty of Social Science & Humanities  
    Academic Council Faculty Members      
      Ramiro Liscano July 2021 – June 2024
      VACANT an elected AC faculty member with graduate faculty appointment  
    Student Members*      
      TBD Graduate Student Council representative  
      Michael Watterworth Elected graduate student September 2022 - August 2023
    Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members      
      Holly MacPherson Manager of SGPS  
      Lori Livingston Provost  
        Dean of each Faculty  
      Catherine Davidson University Librarian  
      Adam Wingate Office of the Registrar representative  
      Darryl Papke Centre for Institutional Quality Enhancement  
      Lauren Turner Secretary of Academic Council (or designate)  
    * at least one of the graduate students must be at the PhD level
    ** already reappointed for second term
  • Honorary Degrees Committee

    List of Members of Honorary Degrees Committee

    Name Position Term
    Mitch Frazer Chancellor Ex-officio
    Steven Murphy President  (Chair) Ex-officio
    Lori Livingston Provost Ex-officio
    James Barnett Vice-President, Advancement  Ex-officio
    Tess Pierce (FSSH) Faculty July 2021 – June 2024
    Adam Dubrowski Faculty  September 2022 - August 2025 
    Daniel Hoornweg Faculty September 2022 - August 2025
    Meaghan Good Student   September 2022 - August 2023
  • Research Committee

    List of Research Committee Members

    Name Position Term
    Les Jacobs VP Research, Innovation & International (Chair) Ex-officio
    Theodore (Ted) Christou Dean of School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Ex-officio
    Susanne Brown Manager Research Accounting* Ex-officio
    Jennifer Freeman  Executive Director, Research Services* Ex-officio
    Catherine Davidson Chief Librarian* Ex-officio
    Vivianne Sharpe Secretary to the Research Committee*  
    Carolyn McGregor Faculty (Business) June 2025
    Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen Faculty (Education) June 2023
    Shahram ShahbazPanahi Faculty (Engineering) June 2025
    Nick Wattie Faculty (Health Sciences) June 2025
    Sean Forrester Faculty (Science) June 2024
    Amy Leach Faculty (Social Science) June 2025

    *non-voting members

  • Undergraduate Studies Committee

    List of Members of the Undergraduate Studies Committee

    Name Position Term
    Ex-Officio Members    
    Langis Roy Senior academic administrator responsible for Quality Enhancement or designate (Chair) Designated by Provost Aug 2020
    Joe Stokes Registrar (or designate)  
    Chair of Undergraduate Curriculum Committee  
    Mehdi Hossein Nejad Faculty of Business & Information Technology  
    Wendy Barber Faculty of Education  
    Scott Nokleby Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science  
    Otto Sanchez Faculty of Health Sciences  
    Rupinder Brar Faculty of Science  
    Scott Aquanno Faculty of Social Science & Humanities  
    Academic Council Members    
    Ana Duff July 2021 – June 2024
      VACANT
    Student Members    
    Abdul Kareem Olatinwo September 2022 - August 2023
    Corey Law September 2022 - August 2023
    Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members    
    Holly MacPherson School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies representative  
    Adam Wingate Manager from Office of the Registrar, as designated by Registrar  
    Darryl Papke Centre for Institutional Quality Enhancement (or designate)   
    Lauren Turner Secretary of Academic Council (or designate)