Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning

Standing committee (Reporting Category "B")

Last updated October 02, 2023

Members	Conditions	Term	Expiry Date	Name
Associate Vice-President, Learning and Teaching	Chair. Ex-officio (non-voting except in case of a tie)
Faculty Member (Applied Sciences)	Elected by Senate	3 years	May 31, 2025	Diana Cukierman
Faculty Member (Arts and Social Sciences)		3 years	May 31, 2026	Martin Santamaria
Faculty Member (Business Admin)		3 years	May 31, 2025	Kathleen Burke
Faculty Member (Communication, Art & Technology)		3 years	May 31, 2024	Susan Clements-Vivian
Faculty Member (Education)		3 years	May 31, 2024	Suzanne Smythe
Faculty Member (Environment)		3 years	May 31, 2024	Scott Harrison
Faculty Member (Health Sciences)		3 years	May 31, 2024	Rochelle Tucker
Faculty Member (Science)		3 years	May 31, 2026	Sarah Johnson
Senator	Elected by and from Senate	3 years	May 31, 2024	John Stockie
Undergraduate Student	Elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2024	Aaron Fung
Undergraduate Student	Elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2024
Undergraduate Student (Alternate)	Elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2024
Graduate Student	Elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2024	Quang Vuong
Graduate Student (Alternate)	Elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2024	Parsa Rajabi
Senior Director, Centre for Educational Excellence	Ex-officio (voting)			Nanda Dimitrov
Dean of Lifelong Learning (or designate)	Ex-officio (voting)			Julia Denholm
Associate Dean of Libraries, Learning and Research Services (or designate)	Ex-officio (voting)			Ebony Magnus
Executive Director, Student Affairs (or designate)	Ex-officio (voting)			Tracey Mason-Innes
Director, Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines (or designate)	Ex-officio (voting)			Sheri Fabian
Associate Director, Application Services, ITS (or designate)	Ex-officio (voting)			Mike Stanger
Recording Secretary (avp_ltsec@sfu.ca)	Ex-officio (non-voting)			Rita Boustani

NOTE: In general, a delegate (non-voting) may attend meetings when a regular member is not available with prior notice to the Chair.

Meetings

Meetings are held monthly. Upcoming 2023/2024 meetings:

Wednesday, September 13 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3103)
Wednesday, October 11 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3103)
Wednesday, November 8 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3103)
Wednesday, December 13 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3101)
Wednesday, January 10 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3101)
Wednesday, February 14 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3101)
Wednesday, March 13 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3101)
Wednesday, April 10 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3103)
Wednesday, May 8 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3103)
Wednesday, June 19 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (SH 3101)

Terms of Reference

Purpose

To provide institutional oversight on matters related to teaching and learning. These include but are not limited to educational goals, curriculum development and assessment, teaching and course evaluation processes, instructional development needs, and evolving teaching practices.
To provide advice, guidance, and support to relevant University bodies and stakeholders on matters related to teaching and learning.
To consider the teaching and learning needs of all campuses and diverse academic disciplines in our work.
To consider such matters, related to teaching and learning, referred to the Committee by Senate and its committees.

Operation

The Committee quorum shall be nine members.
The Committee may establish sub-committees to gather information, develop expertise, conduct pilot projects or perform other tasks as assigned.
Committee meetings shall be open.
In general an "alternate" member may attend meetings when a regular member is not available with prior notice to the Chair.
Committee meetings will be held monthly at times established before the beginning of each semester.
The Committee shall report to Senate in May of each year.
The Committee shall regularly solicit and review teaching and learning related surveys such as the annual SFU Undergraduate Survey, as well as reports of various units including but not limited to the Centre for Educational Excellence and the Student Learning Commons (SLC).
The Committee shall regularly communicate with other relevant committees. At the present time (Fall 2021) these committees include the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, the Education Systems Stewardship Committee, the Learning Spaces Design Committee, and the Academic Integrity Committee.