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Membership of the Committee on By-Laws

2024-2025 (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)

Membership of the Committee on By-Laws
NameComposition
Santee SmithChancellor
David FarrarPresident
Andrea Thyret-KiddSecretary of the Senate
Jaeyoon SongMember of Senate
Saara Greene (Chair)Member of Faculty
Blaise BourdinMember of Faculty

Terms of Reference

Article IX of the Senate By-Laws states:

131.  The Committee on By-laws shall consist of the Chancellor; the President; and four members appointed by the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate and one of whom shall be the University Secretary; and three members of the Committee constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof.

132.  The Committee shall make recommendations to the Senate:

(a) for the appropriate form of any amendment to any by-law and of any new by-law, of the Senate or of a Council or of a Faculty, that the Senate has approved in principle;

(b) for any alteration of any by-law, of the Senate or of a Council or a Faculty, deemed by the Committee to be necessary as a consequence of any amendment or of any new by-law approved by the Senate or to be desirable for reasons of consistency or the like;

(c) on any matter pertaining to the by-laws of the Senate or of a Council or of a Faculty that may be referred to the Committee by the Senate, or on any such matter that the Committee may deem appropriate for the attention of the Senate.

Revised: June 7, 2023