Committees of the Board of Governors and the Senate
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Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel
2023-2024 Membership
The Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel consists of the following members:
Members appointed by Senate:
| Faculty | Name | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Staff | ||
| Business | Yufei Yuan | 2026 |
| Business | Benson Honig | 2025 |
| Business | John Maheu | 2026 |
| Engineering | vacancy | |
| Engineering | Douglas Down | 2026 |
| Engineering | Carlos Filipe | 2025 |
| Health Sciences | Gail Gauvreau | 2023 |
| Health Sciences | Brenda Vrkljan (Chair) | 2024 |
| Health Sciences | Mark Walton | 2024 |
| Humanities | Steve Streeter | 2026 |
| Humanities | Paula Gardner | 2025 |
| Humanities | Stephanie Springgay | 2024 |
| Science | Nick Bock | 2025 |
| Science | Aaron Childs | 2024 |
| Science | Matt Valeriote | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | James Benn | 2025 |
| Social Sciences | Mirna Carranza | 2025 |
| Social Sciences | Stephen McBride | 2023 |
| Undergraduate Students | ||
| Social Sciences | Emilie Kueber | 2025 |
| Science | Visali Manimaran | 2025 |
| vacancy | ||
| Graduate Students | ||
| Engineering | Kangze (Brian) Ren | 2025 |
| Engineering | Yara Soliman | 2025 |
| Social Sciences | Maddie Brockbank | 2025 |
Members appointed by the Board of Governors:
| Staff | Name | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| TMG | Jennifer Boyko | 2025 |
| TMG | Vacancy | |
| TMG | Lynn Giordano | 2025 |
| TMG | George Hamilton | 2025 |
| TMG | Jennifer McCleary | 2025 |
| TMG | Maria White | 2025 |
| UNIFOR | Chika Agbassi | 2025 |
| UNIFOR | Meighan Colterjohn | 2025 |
| UNIFOR | Julie Gross | 2025 |
| UNIFOR | Kathleen O’Neill | 2025 |
| UNIFOR | Lisa Rudd-Scott | 2025 |
| UNIFOR | Paige Maylott | 2026 |
Terms of Reference
Article IX of the Senate By-Laws states:
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(a) The Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel shall consist of eighteen tenured faculty members appointed by the Senate after consultation with the Faculty Association, three graduate and three undergraduate students appointed by the Senate, and twelve full-time staff members who have been employees of the University for at least two years appointed by the Board of Governors after consultation with the appropriate staff associations.
(b) Members of the Panel shall be appointed for staggered renewable three-year terms. The Chair and one Vice-Chair of the Panel shall be appointed by Senate from among the tenured faculty members; one Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Board of Governors from among the staff members. In addition, the Chair of the Panel has the authority to appoint, on an ad hoc basis, faculty, staff and students who are not members of the Panel to serve on Hearings Committees as auxiliary Panel members. For meetings of the Panel that do not relate to a specific case, fifteen members of the Panel constitute a quorum.
(c) The Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel shall
(i) receive all cases of alleged research misconduct referred to it and arrange the adjudication of them in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Research Integrity Policy and approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors, and
(ii) when deemed appropriate, review the policy and procedures relating to academic ethics and allegations of research misconduct and make recommendations to the Senate and the Board of Governors on policy changes or new policies deemed necessary by the Panel.
(d) The hearing of any case referred to the Panel shall be conducted before a Hearings Committee, established according to the procedures outlined in the Research Integrity Policy.
(e) The conduct of hearings before a Hearings Committee of the Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel shall be in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Research Integrity Policy.
Revised: December 9, 2020
Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence
2023-2024 Membership
The Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence consists of the following members:
Members appointed by Senate:
| Faculty | Name | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching staff | ||
| Business | Trish Ruebottom | 2026 |
| Engineering | Hatem Zurob | 2026 |
| Health Sciences | Dr. Sandeep Raha | 2025 |
| Humanities | Joëlle Papillon | 2024 |
| Science | Colin Seymour (Chair) | 2025 |
| Social Sciences | Yana Stainova | 2024 |
| Undergraduate students | ||
| Business | Tyler Woo | 2023 |
| Health Sciences | Zenab Gill | 2024 |
| Social Sciences | Kiara Thomas | 2024 |
| Graduate students | ||
| Engineering | Anooshe Sadat Mirhakimi | 2025 |
| Science | Noah Britt | 2024 |
| Social Sciences | Alexe Bernier | 2024 |
Members appointed by the Board of Governors:
| Staff | Name | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| TMG | Sarah Bouma | 2025 |
| TMG | Paula Brown-Hackett | 2025 |
| TMG | vacancy | |
| UNIFOR | vacancy | |
| UNIFOR | Tanya Nesvit | 2025 |
| UNIFOR | Paige Maylott | 2026 |
Terms of Reference
Article VIII of the Senate By-Laws states:
141.
(a) The Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence shall consist of six faculty members, three undergraduate students and three graduate students appointed by the Senate; and six staff members appointed by the Board of Governors. The Chair and one Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Senate from among the faculty members appointed by the Senate, and one Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Board of Governors from among the members appointed by the Board. Student members shall serve for staggered two-year terms and faculty and staff members for staggered three-year terms. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive terms, but on the expiration of two years after having served the second of two consecutive terms, such person may again be eligible for membership on the Hearing Panel. In addition, the Chair of the Panel has the authority to appoint, on an ad hoc basis, faculty, staff and students who are not members of the Panel to serve on Hearings Committees as auxiliary Panel members. For meetings of the Panel that do not relate to a specific case, ten members of the Panel constitute a quorum.
(b) The Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence shall:
(i) receive all Referrals to Hearing / Formal Requests for a Hearing and arrange for their adjudication in accordance with procedures approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors, and
(ii) when deemed appropriate, review the policy and procedures relating to discrimination, harassment, and/or sexual violence and make recommendations, through the Senate Executive Committee, to the Senate and the Board of Governors on policy changes or new policies deemed necessary by the Panel.
(c) The hearing of any case referred to the Panel shall be before a tribunal consisting of three members of the Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence. These members shall be free of conflict of interest and shall be chosen by the Chair, or a Vice-Chair as appropriate, of the Hearing Panel in accordance with procedures approved by the Senate and Board of Governors.
(d) Hearings before a tribunal of the Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors.
Revised: December 14, 2016