As part of York University governance, elected LA&PS community members serve as LA&PS representatives on Senate. Our representatives and committees liaise with their colleagues on Senate to ensure fair, transparent and effective governance of LA&PS and its fair representation across the University.
York Senate is responsible for the University’s academic policy. It oversees admission standards, sets the contents and curricula of all courses, establishes graduation requirements and confers degrees. There are up to 168 elected and ex-officio members of Senate who are representative of the University community. Senate carries out its business through committees which report to the Senate at regular meetings.
LA&PS Representatives Elected-at-Large (16)
| Name | Department/School | Term End |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Karakul | School of Administrative Studies | June 30, 2023 |
| Sirvan Karimi | School of Public Policy and Administration | June 30, 2023 |
| Patrick Phillips | Department of Philosophy | June 30, 2023 |
| Leslie Sanders | Writing Department | June 30, 2021 |
| Ricardo Grinspun | Department of Economics | June 30, 2021 |
| Richard Wellen | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2021 |
| Markus Reisenleitner | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2021 |
| Nirupama Agrawal | School of Administrative Studies | June 30, 2022 |
| Kymberly Bird | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2022 |
| Nergis Canefe | Department of Politics | June 30, 2022 |
| Natalie Neill | Department of English | June 30, 2022 |
| Ron Ophir | School of Administrative Studies | December 31, 2020 |
| Gail Vanstone | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2022 |
| Robert Zacharias | Department of English | June 30, 2022 |
| Julie Allen | Department of Philosophy | June 30, 2021 |
| Carolyn Steele | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2021 |
LA&PS Designated Members (21)
School and Department Chairs/Directors (20) & Dean (1)
| Name | Department/School |
|---|---|
| J.J. McMurtry | Dean |
| Nelson Waweru | School of Administrative Studies |
| Shubhra Gururani | Department of Anthropology |
| TBA | Department of Communication Studies |
| Kin Chung Lo | Department of Economics |
| Tina Choi | Department of English |
| Merle Jacobs | Department of Equity Studies |
| Christiane Dumont | Department of French Studies |
| Frances Latchford | School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies |
| Stephen Brooke | Department of History |
| Elicia Clements | Department of Humanities |
| Parbudyal Singh | School of Human Resource Management |
| Sotirios Liaskos | School of Information Technology |
| Maria Joao Dodman | Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics |
| Michael Giudice | Department of Philosophy |
| Karen Murray | Department of Politics |
| Alena Kimakova | School of Public Policy & Administration |
| Uwafiokun Idemudia | Department of Social Science |
| Maurice Poon | School of Social Work |
| Leslie Wood | Department of Sociology |
| Kim Michasiw | Department of Writing |
Student Representatives (6)
| Name | Term End |
|---|---|
| Michelle Cobblah | June 30, 2022 |
| Dylan Gruspier | June 30, 2021 |
| Muhammad Shahmir Masood | June 30, 2022 |
| Alexander Bajic | June 30, 2021 |
| Issa Jamaa | June 30, 2021 |
| Naquee Blake | June 30, 2022 |
LA&PS Representatives on Senate Committees (3)
| Name | Senate Committee | Department/School | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Sanders | APPRC | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2023 |
| Richard Wellen | Executive | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2022 |
| Laura Kwak | Honorary Degrees | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2021 |