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Membership of the Committee on Ceremonials & Insignia

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

Membership of the Committee on Ceremonials & Insignia
NameComposition
Santee SmithChancellor
David FarrarPresident
Miriam SpinnerUniversity Bedel
Claudia EmersonMember of Senate
David FeinbergMember of Senate
Eugenia ZuroskiMember of Senate
Stacey Ritz (Chair)Member of Senate
Sonia AnandMember of Senate
TBDMember of Senate
Sanamdeep MatharuGraduate Student Senator
Siying LuUndergraduate Student Senator
Darran FernandezConsultant - Registrar
Sarah MooneyConsultant Convocation & Curriculum Officer

Terms of Reference

Article IX of the Senate By-Laws states:

129.  The Committee on University Ceremonials and Insignia shall consist of the Chancellor; the President; the University Bedel; and eight members of the Senate, one of whom shall be a graduate student and one of whom shall be an undergraduate student; and five members of the Committee constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. The University Registrar and the Assistant Registrar, Records shall be consultants to the Committee.

130.  (a) The Committee shall be responsible for the planning and conduct of all University ceremonials, including all Convocations; and shall keep under continual review the form of and procedure at such ceremonials and all matters relating thereto.

(b) The Committee shall also be responsible for reviewing and making decisions, or recommendations to the Senate or the Board of Governors, on matters relating to heraldic practice and policy.

Revised: June 7, 2023