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Departmental Committees

Undergraduate Studies Committee

  • Nick Blomley (Chair 2023-2026)
  • Lance Lesack
  • Peter Keller
  • Leanne Roderick
  • Gabrielle Wong (UGrad Rep)
  • Tracy Brennand, Ex Officio
  • Ravinder Multani/Tessa Haywood - UG Advisors (non-voting)

Graduate Studies Committee

  • Kirsten Zickfeld (Chair 2021-2024)
  • Rosemary Collard
  • Suzana Dragicevic
  • Magie Ramirez
  • Liam Kennedy-Slaney (Grad Rep)
  • Tracy Brennand, Ex Officio
  • Curtis Platson, GSC Assistant (non-voting)

Communications & Events Committee

  • Nadine Schuurman (Chair 2021-2024)
  • Nick Hedley
  • Sharon Luk
  • Stella Harden, Grad rep
  • Weichu Wu, Undergrad rep
  • Tracy Brennand, Ex Officio
  • Joyce Chen, Staff Rep

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee

  • May Farrales
  • Bing Lu
  • Margaret Schmidt (fall 2023)
  • Shiv Balram (spring & summer 2024)
  • Chimuka, Rachel (Grad rep)
  • Irina Lipnitskaya (Ugrad rep)
  • Tracy Brennand, Ex-Officio
  • Curtis Platson, Staff Rep

Tenure and Promotions Committee

  • Tracy Brennand (Chair)Tracy Brennand (Chair)
  • Lance Lesack
  • Eugene McCann
  • Rosemary Collard
  • Jesse Hahm
  • Sharon Luk
  • Tara Holland

Strategic Planning Committee

  • Tracy Brennand (Chair)
  • Peter Keller
  • Eugene McCann
  • Kirsten Zickfeld
  • Anker Baker (non-voting)
  • B-Jae Kelly (resources only/non-voting)
  • Tyler Cole  (resources only/non-voting)

Other positions

  • Academic Integrity Advisor – Shiv Balram
  • Library Rep – Bing Lu
  • FIC Liaison – Tara Holland

Department Meeting Student Reps

  • Grad Student Rep – Tyler Cole
  • Undergrad Rep – Gabrielle Wong

Geography Student Union co-Presidents

  • Gabrielle Wong & Isabel Nelson

Geography Graduate Association President

  • Liam Kennedy-Slaney

The normal term for committees is September 1 to August 31 except for the CEC, which is from May 1 to April 30 and TPC which is April 15 – April 14.