Faculty of Arts Council and committees

Upcoming Faculty Council meetings

Faculty Council members

Full Faculty Council membership includes

Dean of the Faculty of Arts (ex-officio, voting)
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts (voting)
The President of the University of Calgary or their delegate (ex-officio)
All full-time academic staff
All tenured or tenure stream faculty with an appointment of 0.5 FTE or more in the Faculty
of Arts
All contingent and limited term academic staff with an appointment of 0.5 FTE or more in
the Faculty of Arts
One (1) non-academic staff member chosen by and from AUPE
One (1) non-academic staff member chosen by and from MaPS
Two (2) graduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the
Graduate Students’ Association
Two (2) undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the
Students’ Union
Two (2) undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the
Student Association (FASA)
Two (2) representatives chosen by and from the term-certain staff

Member terms

Appointed members may be appointed for a term of up to 2 years, with eligibility for re-appointment for an additional term of up to 2 years. A member’s term will continue until the term start date of the member’s successor or on the expiry date of the member’s appointment if there is no successor. Members having served the maximum 4 consecutive years will be eligible for appointment to the Council after a minimum of 2 years has elapsed since the expiration of their last term.

Members of Full Faculty Council

Dean, Faculty of Arts (ex-officio, voting)
Aoife Mac Namara, chair
Vice-dean, Faculty of Arts (voting)
Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, vice chair
President, University of Calgary (ex-officio)
Ed McCauley
All full-time academic staff (voting)
All tenured or tenure stream faculty with an appointment of 0.5 FTE or more in the Faculty of Arts (voting)
All contingent and limited term academic staff with an appointment of 0.5 FTE or more in the Faculty of Arts (voting)
One non-academic staff member chosen by and from AUPE
Two-year term, voting
Anthony Reimer
term ending 2024-06-30
One non-academic staff member chosen by and from MaPS
Two-year term, voting
Kristi Fitzpatrick
term ending 2024-06-30
Two graduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the Graduate Students’ Association
One-year term, voting
- Berenice Cancino González
  term ending 2024-06-30
- TBD
  term ending 2024-06-30
Two undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the Students’ Union
One-year term, voting
- Tanner Neigel
  term ending 2024-04-30
- Siraaj Shah
  term ending 2024-04-30
Two undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the Faculty of Arts Students’ Association
One-year term, voting
- Valentina Gasca Castro
  term ending 2024-04-30
- Luis Armando Sanchez
  term ending 2024-04-30
Two term-certain representatives elected from the term-certain staff
Two-year term, voting
- Nichole Flynn
  term ending 2024-06-30
- Linda Vennard
  term ending 2024-06-30

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_{Current as of November 23, 2023}

Arts Representatives to General Faculties Council

Nine academic staff members elected by Faculty Council

Three-year term

Marie-Andree Bergeron
SLLLC
term ending 2026-06-30
Bruce Barton
SCPA
term ending 2025-06-30
Mél Hogan
Communication, Media and Film
term ending 2024-06-30
W2024 replacement: Wei Cai, SLLLC
Jackie Jenkins
English
term ending 2026-06-30
Jean-René Leblanc
Art and Art History
term ending 2024-06-30
Tom O’Neill
Psychology
term ending 2026-06-30
Jewel Spangler
History
term ending 2025-06-30
Peter Toohey
Classics and Religion
term ending 2024-06-30
David Walls
Economics
term ending 2025-06-30

Two appointed academic staff members from the Faculty of Arts

Three-year term

Clara Joseph
English
term ending 2025-06-30
Jennifer Winter
Economics
term ending 2026-12-30

For more information about this committee

Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca

_{Current as of August 15, 2023}

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Chair

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Student Affairs
Jason Wiens

Vice-chair

TBC

Committee members, chosen by and from each department and school

Two-year term

Anthropology and Archaeology
Christopher Holdsworth
term ending 2024-06-30
Art and Art History
Gerald Hushlak
term ending 2025-06-30
Classics and Religion
Jim Hume
term ending 2024-06-30
Communication, Media, and Film
Ron Glasberg
term ending 2024-06-30
Economics
Kunio Tsuyuhara
term ending 2024-06-30
English
Jenny McKenney
term ending 2025-06-30
Geography
Darren Bender
term ending 2024-06-30
History
David Marshall
term ending 2024-06-30
Philosophy
Ishtiyaque Haji
term ending 2025-06-30
Political Science
Mark Baron
term ending 2025-06-30
Psychology
Tom O’Neill
term ending 2024-06-30
SCPA
Patrick Finn
term ending 2025-06-30
SLLLC
Elizabeth Ritter
term ending 2025-06-30
Sociology
Qian Liu
term ending 2025-06-30

Two graduate students chosen by the Graduate Students' Association

One-year term, to 2024-04-30

Allyson King
TBC

Two undergraduate students chosen by the Students' Union

One-year term, to 2024-04-30

Tanner Neigel
Daniel Fine

More information about this committee

Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca

_{Committee details current as of January 22, 2024.}

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Chair and co-chair

Associate Dean, Research
Chair: Amelia Kiddle

Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Student Engagement
Co-chair: Dawn Johnston

Four members elected by Faculty Council

Two-year term, ending 2024-06-30

English
Kit Dobson
Classics and Religion
Hanne Sigismund Nielsen
Sociology
Annette Tézli
RSL F2023, replacement: Jean-Rene Leblanc (Art & Art History)
School of Creative and Performing Arts
Christine Brubaker
RSL W2024, replacement: Jean-Rene Leblanc (Art & Art History)

Four members appointed by the dean

Two-year term, ending 2024-06-30

Communication, Media and Film
Charlene Elliott
Economics
Arvind Magesan
Political Science
Mark Baron
Political Science
Pablo Policzer

Senior research advisor (non-voting)

Kinga Olszewska

For more information about this committee

Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca

_{Committee details current as of January 12, 2024}

Chair

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Student Affairs
Jason Wiens

Vice-chair

Dennis Storoshenko

Committee members chosen by and from each department and school

Anthropology and Archaeology
Christopher Holdsworth
term ending 2025-06-30
Art and Art History
Heather Leier
term ending 2024-06-30
Arts and Science Honours Academy
Dawn Johnston
term ending 2027-06-30
Classics and Religion
Jim Hume
term ending 2025-06-30
Communication, Media and Film
Tania Smith
term ending 2025-06-30
Economics
Lucia Vojtassak
term ending 2025-06-30
English
David Sigler
term ending 2025-06-30
Geography
William Holden
term ending 2025-06-30
History
Amie Kiddle
term ending 2024-06-30
Philosophy
Jeremy Fantl
term ending 2024-06-30
Political Science
Jack Lucas
term ending 2025-06-30
Psychology
TBC
term ending 2025-06-30
SCPA
Allan Bell
term ending 2025-06-30
SLLLC
Dennis Storoshenko
term ending 2024-06-30
Sociology
Michael Adorjan
term ending 2025-06-30

One undergraduate student chosen by the Students' Union

One-year term, ending 2024-04-30

Tanner Neigel

For more information about this committee

Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca

_{Committee details current as of November 22, 2023.}

Chair

Associate Dean, Graduate
Lisa Hughes

Vice-chair

Saulesh Yessenova

Committee members chosen by and from each department and school

Anthropology and Archaeology
Saulesh Yessenova
Art and Art History
Judy Anderson
Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies
Alexander Hill
Classics and Religion
Peter Toohey
Communication, Media and Film
Tamara Shepard
Economics
Stefan Staubli
English
Morgan Vanek
Geography
Eliot Tretter (thesis)
Yvonne Martin (course-based)
History
Petra Dolata
Philosophy
Richard Zach
Political Science
Terry Terriff
Psychology
Sheri Madigan (clinical)
Josh Bourdage (experimental)
RSL W2024, replacement: Giuseppe Iaria and Andrea Protzner
School of Creative and Performing Arts
Clem Martini (drama)
Laurie Radford (music)
School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Elena Bratishenko (languages, literatures and cultures)
Amanda Pounder (linguistics)
Sociology
Matt Patterson

Representative from the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Daniel McGrath

One student member chosen by the Graduate Students' Association

Shazia Hafiz Ramji

For more information about this committee

Please contact Miles Grindey, Graduate Student Centre
miles.grindey@ucalgary.ca

_{Current as of January 11, 2024}

Senior leaders and partners

Dean
Aoife Mac Namara
Vice-Dean
Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot
Associate Dean, Research
Brian Moorman
Associate Dean, Research
Amelia Kiddle
Associate Dean, Research, Graduate
Lisa Hughes
Associate Dean, Pluralism and Inclusion
Aruna Srivastava
Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Student Engagement
Dawn Johnston
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs and Student Affairs
Jason Wiens
Finance Partner
Joh Smolders
Human Resources Partner
Gabe Dugan
Director, Development
Cathy Billington
Director, Communications
Marion Garden

Department heads, schools directors and centre directors

Anthropology and Archaeology
Kathryn Reese-Taylor
Art and Art History
Joelle Welling
Calgary Institute for the Humanities
Jim Ellis
Centre for Military, Security & Strategic Studies
Robert Huebert
Classics and Religion
W. David Walls
Communication, Media and Film
Samantha Thrift
Economics
Rob Oxoby
English
Ozouf Senamin Amedegnato
Geography
Andrea Freeman
History
Jewel Spangler
Philosophy
Mark Migotti
Political Science
Roberta Rice
Psychology
Michael Antle
Sociology
Ariel Ducey
SCPA
Bruce Barton
SLLLC
Mark Conliffe

For more information about this committee

Please contact Kate Rollestone, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
kate.rollestone@ucalgary.ca

_{Current as of January 26, 2024}

Chair

Associate Dean, Pluralism and Inclusion
Aruna Srivastava

Vice-chair

Rachel Bruce

Five committee members elected by Faculty Council

Two-year term

Anthropology and Archaeology
Saulesh Yessenova
Term ending 2025-06-30
Geography:
Ryan Burns
Term ending 2024-06-30
RSL F23-W24, replacement: Motilola Akinfemisoye-Adejare (ANAR)
History
Nancy Janovicek
Term ending 2025-06-30
Psychology
Andrea Protzner
Term ending 2025-06-30
School of Creative and Performing Arts
Pil Hansen
RSL W24, replacement: TBC
Term ending 2025-06-30

Members appointed by the Chair

Two-year term, ending 2024-06-30

Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, Philosophy
Joe Kadi
SLLLC
Ozouf Senamin Amedegnato
F23-W24 replacement: Erin Sutherland (AAH)

Two staff members

Two-year term, ending 2024-06-30

AUPE
Constantina Caldis Roberts
MaPS
Rachel Bruce

One graduate student chosen by the Graduate Students' Association

One-year term, ending 2024-06-30

Leslie Salgado

One undergraduate student chosen by the Students' Union

One-year term, ending 2024-04-30

Naomie Bakana

One undergraduate student chosen by Faculty of Arts Students' Association

One-year term, ending 2024-04-30

Luis Armando Sanchez

For more information about this committee

Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca

_{Committee details current as of January 3, 2024.}

Chair

Dean
Aoife Mac Namara

Vice-chair

Matt Walls

Committee members chosen by and from each department and school

Anthropology and Archaeology
Matt Walls
term ending 2024-06-30
Art and Art History
Rob Furr
term ending 2025-06-30
Classics and Religion
Noreen Humble
term ending 2024-06-30
Communication, Media and Film
Ron Glasberg
term ending 2024-06-30
Economics
Aidan Hollis
term ending 2024-06-30
English
Jackie Jenkins
term ending 2025-06-30
Geography
Dan Jacobson
term ending 2024-06-30
RSL F23-W24, replacement: Gwen Blue
History
Glenn Wilkinson
term ending 2025-06-30
Philosophy
Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri
term ending 2024-06-30
Political Science
Maureen Hiebert
term ending 2025-06-30
Psychology
Melanie Noel
term ending 2025-06-30
SCPA
Marie France Forcier
term ending 2025-06-30
Sociology
Nazario Robles Bastida
term ending 2024-06-30
SLLLC
A.W. Barber
term ending 2025-06-30

For more information about this committee

Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca

_{Committee details current as of January 3, 2024}

Unable to attend a meeting?

Please send the name of a representative to Kate Rollestone at kate.rollestone@ucalgary.ca as early as possible so that adjustments can be made accordingly.