Faculty of Arts Council and committees
Upcoming Faculty Council meetings
Council memberships and Terms of Reference
Faculty Council members
- 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
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.
- 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
Constantina Caldis Roberts
term ending 2026-06-30 - One non-academic staff member chosen by and from MaPS
Two-year term, voting
Kristi Fitzpatrick
term ending 2026-06-30 - Two graduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the Graduate Students’ Association
One-year term, voting- Ayoola Oladele
term ending 2025-06-30 - TBC
term ending 2025-06-30
- Ayoola Oladele
- Two undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the Students’ Union
One-year term, voting- Simchah Atanda
term ending 2025-04-30 - Aitazaz Shah
term ending 2025-04-30
- Simchah Atanda
- Two undergraduate students currently enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and chosen by the Faculty of Arts Students’ Association
One-year term, voting- Luis Sanchez Diaz
term ending 2025-04-30 - Amisha Grewal
term ending 2025-04-30
- Luis Sanchez Diaz
- Two term-certain representatives elected from the term-certain staff
Two-year term, voting- Durga Kale
term ending 2025-04-30 - Linda Vennard
term ending 2025-04-30
- Durga Kale
Current as of August 22, 2024
View Terms of Reference and past meeting minutes
Arts Representatives to General Faculties Council
Three-year term
- Bruce Barton
School of Creative and Performing Arts
term ending 2025-06-30 - Jewel Spangler
History
term ending 2025-06-30 - W. David Walls
Economics
term ending 2025-06-30 - Marie-Andree Bergeron
School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
term ending 2026-06-30 - Jackie Jenkins
English
term ending 2026-06-30 - Tom O’Neill
Psychology
term ending 2026-06-30 - Shelley Alexander
Geography
term ending 2027-06-30
Winter 2025 replacement: Charles Tepperman - Antonio Franceschet
Political Science
term ending 2027-06-30 - Jessalynn Keller
Communication, Media and Film
term ending 2027-06-30
Three-year term
- Clara Joseph
English
term ending 2025-06-30
W2025 substitute TBC - Jennifer Winter
Economics
term ending 2026-12-30
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Current as of July 3, 2024
Faculty committees
Arts Faculty Council Committee Terms of Reference
Faculty of Arts Standing Committees Terms of Reference
Appeals committee
Associate Dean, Student Success
Jason Wiens
TBC
Two-year term
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Motilola Akinfemisoye-Adejare
term ending 2026-06-30 - Art and Art History
Gerald Hushlak
term ending 2025-06-30 - Classics and Religion
Craig Maynes
term ending 2026-06-30 - Communication, Media, and Film
Ryan Pierson
term ending 2026-06-30 - Economics
Atsuko Tanaka
term ending 2026-06-30 - English
Jenny McKenney
term ending 2025-06-30 - Geography
Shelley Alexander
term ending 2026-06-30 - History
Frank Towers
term ending 2026-06-30 - Philosophy
Ann Levey
term ending 2026-06-30 - Political Science
Mark Baron
term ending 2025-06-30 - Psychology
Joshua Bourdage
term ending 2026-06-30 - School of Creative and Performing Arts
Patrick Finn
term ending 2025-06-30 - School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Elizabeth Ritter
term ending 2025-06-30 - Sociology
Stephan Dumas
term ending 2026-06-30
One-year term, to 2024-04-30
- TBC
- TBC
One-year term, to 2024-04-30
- Edom Girma
- Martin Al-Najar
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Committee details current as of August 15, 2024.
Awards Committee
Associate Dean, Research and Communities
Chair: Amelia Kiddle
Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Student Engagement
Co-chair: Dawn Johnston
Two-year term, ending 2026-06-30
- English
Kit Dobson - Sociology
Alex Bierman - Art and Art History
Tia Halliday - School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Martin Wagner
Term ending 2026-06-30
- Communication Media and Film
Victoria Guglietti - Psychology
Simon Spanswick
Term ending 2025-06-30
- Psychology
Keith Yeates - History
George Colpitts
Kinga Olszewska
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Committee details current as of August 20, 2024
Curriculum and Academic Review Committee
Associate Dean, Academic
Melissa Boyce
Joelle Welling
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Ben McKay
term ending 2026-06-30 - Art and Art History
Trevor Stark
term ending 2026-06-30 - 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
Anthony Camara
term ending 2026-06-30 - Geography
Aaron Williams
term ending 2026-06-30 - History
Hendrik Kraay
term ending 2026-06-30 - Philosophy
Jeremy Fantl
term ending 2024-06-30 - Political Science
Jack Lucas
term ending 2025-06-30 - Psychology
Kathleen Hughes
term ending 2026-06-30 - School of Creative and Performing Arts
Joelle Welling
term ending 2026-06-30 - School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Rachel Friedman (as of August 1, 2024)
term ending 2026-06-30 - Sociology
Annette Tézli
term ending 2026-06-30
One-year term, ending 2025-04-30
- Simchah Atanda
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Committee details current as of September 5, 2024.
Curriculum and Academic Review Committee – Graduate
Associate Dean, Graduate
Lisa Hughes
TBC
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Saulesh Yessenova
term ending 2025-06-30 - Art and Art History
David Simmonds
term ending 2025-06-30 - Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies
Tim Stapleton
term ending 2025-06-30 - Classics and Religion
Peter Toohey
term ending 2025-06-30 - Communication, Media and Film
Tamara Shepard
term ending 2025-06-30 - Economics
Stefan Staubli
term ending 2025-06-30 - English
Morgan Vanek
term ending 2025-06-30 - Geography
Eliot Tretter (thesis)
term ending 2025-06-30
Victoria Fast (course-based)
term ending 2026-06-30 - History
Paul Chastko
term ending 2025-06-30 - Philosophy
Richard Zach
term ending 2026-06-30 - Political Science
Kim-Lee Tuxhorn
term ending 2026-06-30 - Psychology
Sheri Madigan (clinical)
term ending 2025-06-30
Josh Bourdage (experimental)
term ending 2025-06-30 - School of Creative and Performing Arts
Pil Hansen (drama)
term ending 2026-06-30
Laurie Radford (music)
term ending 2025-06-30 - School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Wei Cai (languages, literatures and cultures)
term ending 2026-06-30
Dimitrios Skordos (linguistics)
term ending 2026-06-30 - Sociology
Matt Patterson
term ending 2025-06-30
Melissa Boyce
Daniel McGrath
Please contact Arts Graduate Student Centre
artsgradsc@ucalgary.ca
Current as of August 20, 2024
Dean’s Advisory Committee
- Dean
Aoife Mac Namara - Vice-Dean
Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot - Associate Dean, Research and Infrastructure
Steig Johnson - Associate Dean, Research and Communities
Amelia Kiddle - Associate Dean, Graduate
Lisa Hughes - Associate Dean, Academic
Melissa Boyce - Associate Dean, Student Success
Jason Wiens - Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Student Engagement
Dawn Johnston - Finance Partner
Joh Smolders - Human Resources Partner
Gabe Dugan - Director, Development
Cathy Billington - Director, Communications
Marion Garden
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Warren Wilson - Art and Art History
Charles Tepperman - 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
Aidan Hollis - English
Ozouf Senamin Amedegnato - Geography
Andrea Freeman - History
Jewel Spangler - Philosophy
Mark Migotti - Political Science
Roberta Rice - Psychology
Michael Antle - Sociology
Ariel Ducey - SCPA
Joelle Welling - SLLLC
Mark Conliffe
Please contact Kate Rollestone, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
kate.rollestone@ucalgary.ca
Current as of August 15, 2024
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Associate Dean, Research and Communities
Chair: Amelia Kiddle
Associate Dean, Academic
Co-Chair: Melissa Boyce
Two-year term
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Saulesh Yessenova
Term ending 2025-06-30
Winter 2025 substitute TBC - School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Wei Cai
Term ending 2026-06-30 - History
Nancy Janovicek
Term ending 2025-06-30
Winter 2025 substitute TBC - Psychology
Andrea Protzner
Term ending 2025-06-30
Fall 2024/Winter 2025 substitute TBC - Political Science
Pablo Policzer
Term ending 2025-06-30
Two-year term, ending 2026-06-30
- Philosophy
Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri - English
Uchechukwu Umezurike
Two-year term, ending 2026-06-30
- AUPE
Alexandra Lyons
Two-year term, ending 2025-06-30
- MaPS
Rachel Bruce
One-year term, ending 2025-06-30
- TBC
One-year term, ending 2025-04-30
- Martin Al-Najar
One-year term, ending 2025-04-30
- Amisha Grewal
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Committee details current as of August 22, 2024
Executive Committee
Dean
Aoife Mac Namara
TBC
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Sabrina Peric
term ending 2026-06-30 - Art and Art History
Rob Furr
term ending 2025-06-30 - Classics and Religion
Craig Ginn
term ending 2026-06-30 - Communication, Media and Film
Gregory Taylor
term ending 2026-06-30 - Economics
Trevor Tombe
term ending 2026-06-30 - English
Jackie Jenkins
term ending 2025-06-30 - Geography
Dan Jacobson
term ending 2026-06-30 - History
Glenn Wilkinson
term ending 2025-06-30 - Philosophy
Ken Waters
term ending 2026-06-30 - Political Science
Maureen Hiebert
term ending 2025-06-30 - Psychology
Melanie Noel
term ending 2025-06-30 - School of Creative and Performing Arts
Marie France Forcier
term ending 2025-06-30 - School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
A.W. Barber
term ending 2025-06-30
Winter 2025 replacement: Dennis Storoshenko - Sociology
Dean Curran
term ending 2026-06-30
Fall 2024 substitute Cora Voyageur
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Committee details current as of August 9, 2024
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.
Research and Creativity Committee
Associate Dean, Research and Infrastructure
Steig Johnson
TBC
Two-year term, ending 2025-06-30
- Art and Art History
Jennifer Eiserman - School of Creative and Performing Arts
Bruce Barton - Economics
Aamir Hashmi - Political Science
Josh Goldstein - Psychology
Giuseppe Iaria - Geography
Brian Moorman
Two-year term, ending 2025-06-30
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Vivek Venkataraman - Communication, Media and Film
Julia Chan - Sociology
Pallavi Banerjee
One-year term, ending 2025-04-30
TBC
One-year term, ending 2025-04-30
Edom Girma
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Committee details current as of July 3, 2024
Teaching and Learning Committee
Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Student Engagement
Dawn Johnston
Janna Klosterman
- Communication, Media and Film
Maria Victoria Guglietti
term ending 2025-06-30 - Geography
Eliot Tretter
term ending 2025-06-30 - English
Jenny McKenney
term ending 2026-06-30 - Communication Media and Film
Art Modgill
term ending 2026-06-30 - Philosophy
Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri
term ending 2026-06-30 - School of Creative and Performing Arts
Jane MacFarlane
term ending 2026-06-30
Two-year term
- Anthropology and Archaeology
Motilola Akinfemisoye-Adjare ending 2026-06-30 - Sociology
Janna Klosterman Term ending 2025-06-30
One-year term, ending 2025-04-30
- Aitazaz Shah
- TBC
term ending 2026-06-30
Please contact Erin Lowden, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
403.210.5453
erin.lowden@ucalgary.ca
Committee details current as of August 8, 2024
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