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Membership of the University Student Fees Committee

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

Membership of the University Student Fees Committee
NameTypePosition
Matheus GrasselliEx OfficioDeputy Provost (Chair)
Steve HranilovicEx OfficioVice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies (Vice-Chair)
Sean Van KoughnettEx OfficioAssociate Vice-President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students (Vice-Chair)
Melissa PoolEx OfficioAssociate Vice-President, Finance and Planning (Academic), Provost’s Office
Diana NurediniEx OfficioExecutive Director, Education Services, Faculty of Health Sciences
Lou MittonEx OfficioController, Financial Affairs
Darran FernandezEx OfficioUniversity Registrar
VacantStudent Member *Graduate Student Representative
Akanksha SharmaStudent Member *Full-time Undergraduate Student Representative
VacantStudent Member *Part-time Undergraduate Student Representative
Andrijana OlaizolaConsultantDirector, Finance and Administration [Student Affairs]
Stephanie BaschieraConsultantAssociate Registrar and Graduate Secretary [School of Graduate Studies]
Rita MukherjeeConsultantAssistant Registrar, Government Aid Programs [Registrar’s Office]
Dianna CreamerConsultantManager, Accounts Receivable [Financial Affairs]
Saad KhanConsultantStaff member from Financial Affairs**
Aba WaddenConsultantStaff member from Financial Affairs**
Joanne GittensConsultantStaff member from Institutional Research and Analysis**
Eric AmaralConsultantStaff member from Institutional Research and Analysis**
Andrea Thyret-KiddCommittee SecretaryUniversity Secretary

*Student members are selected from applicants for a one-year term (terms are renewable once)

**approved by the Committee annually

Terms of Reference

The Board of Governors By-Law No. 1, section 15, sub-section 5 (h) states:

The University Student Fees Committee shall be a sub-committee of the University Planning Committee with the following membership:

Ex Officio

Deputy Provost, who shall be Chair

Associate Vice-President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students, who shall be Vice-Chair

Vice-Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, who shall be Vice-Chair

Associate Vice-President, Finance and Planning (Academic)

Executive Director, Education Services, Faculty of Health Sciences

Controller, Financial Affairs

University Registrar

 

Student Members

Graduate Student Representative – selected from applicants for a one-year term

Full-time Undergraduate Student Representative – selected from applicants for a one-year term

Part-time Undergraduate Student Representative – selected from applicants for a one-year term

*Student positions are renewable once.

 

Consultants

Director, Finance and Administration, Student Affairs

Associate Registrar and Graduate Secretary, School of Graduate Studies

Assistant Registrar, Government Aid Programs

Manager, Accounts Receivable, Financial Affairs

Two staff members from Financial Affairs (approved by the Committee annually)

Two staff members from Institutional Research and Analysis (approved by the Committee annually)

The University Student Fees Committee shall:

(i) recommend all revisions to tuition (undergraduate and graduate degree, diploma and certificate) and supplementary fees to the Budget Committee;
(ii) establish deadlines for the submission of all proposed tuition and supplementary fees to the University Student Fees Committee;
(iii) recommend policy guidelines to the Budget Committee that outline services and materials for which fees can be charged;
(iv) recommend policy guidelines to the Budget Committee for charging fees for existing and new programs that are not funded through grants from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities;
(v) ensure that all proposed changes to existing student fees and all proposed new fees are reasonable, conform to government regulations and have been approved through appropriate processes within the University; and
(vi) ensure that proposed changes to student fees are feasible and do not involve undue complications to calculate and administer; where appropriate, determining the most tax efficient method for students who are being charged these fees.

All meetings of this Committee are in Closed Session.

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