CAUT’s Executive Committee appoints and oversees the Governance Committee. The committee advises the Executive on issues related to governance at universities and colleges.
Responsibilities
The committee focuses on recommending policies and initiatives about collegial or shared governance at Canada's post-secondary institutions.
Selection process
CAUT’s Executive Committee selects members based on experience relevant to the committee’s mandate and initiatives. Membership must reflect the diversity of CAUT as much as possible along regional, size and type of institution, employment category, linguistic, gender, and equity lines.
Committee members
- Marc Schroeder (Vice-President), Co-Chair
- Robin Whitaker (CAUT President), ex-officio
- David Robinson (CAUT Executive Director), ex-officio (non-voting)
- Martin Devitt (Ontario Public Services Employees Union)
- Lynne Marks (University of Victoria Faculty Association)
- Nick Papatheodorakos (Chair Contract Academic Staff Committee)
- Patrick Phillips (York University Faculty Association)
- Elizabeth Quinlan (University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association)
- Kristine Smitka (Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta)
- Julia Wright (Dalhousie Faculty Association)
CAUT staff
Caroline Lachance (Research Officer)
