Senate committee on University Priorities
Standing Committee (Reporting Category "A")
Members | Conditions | Term | Expiry Date | Name |
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Vice-President, Academic | Chair, Ex-officio | Dilson Rassier | ||
Dean and Associate Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (or designate) | Ex-officio | Mary O'Brien | ||
Dean | Selected by the Deans and the University Librarian |
Representation rotated on a two-year basis | May 31, 2025 | Angela Brooks-Wilson |
Dean | May 31, 2026 | Dan Laitsch | ||
Dean | May 31, 2026 | Laurel Weldon | ||
Vice-President, Research | Ex-officio | Dugan O'Neil |
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Associate Vice-President, Academic | Ex-officio (non-voting) | Peter Hall | ||
Registrar and Executive Director, Student Enrolment (or designate) |
Ex-officio (non-voting) | Tom Nault | ||
Faculty Senator (Applied Sciences) | Elected By Senate * |
2 years | May 31, 2026 | Glenn Chapman |
Faculty Senator (Arts and Social Sciences) | 2 years | May 31, 2026 | Anke Kessler | |
Faculty Senator (Bus. Admin.) | 2 years | May 31, 2026 | Connie Liu | |
Faculty Senator (Communication, Art & Technology) |
2 years | May 31, 2025 | Brian Fisher |
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Faculty Senator (Education) | 2 years | May 31, 2025 | Cécile Bullock | |
Faculty Senator (Environment) | 2 years | May 31, 2026 | Tracy Brennand | |
Faculty Senator (Health Sciences) | 2 years | May 31, 2025 | Ralph Pantophlet | |
Faculty Senator (Science) | 2 years | May 31, 2025 | Vance Williams | |
Undergraduate Student Senator | Elected by Senate | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Abdulkarim El Hayek |
Undergraduate Student Senator | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Xi Lan (Landy) Liu | |
Undergraduate Student Senator | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Mishael Abu-Samhan | |
Undergraduate Student Senator (Alternate) | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Henry Do | |
Graduate Student Senator | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | Pok Man Tong | |
Graduate Student Senator (Alternate) | 1 year | May 31, 2025 | ||
Convocation Senator | Elected by Senate | 3 years | May 31, 2026 | Colin Percival |
Director, Office of Institutional Research and Planning | Ex-officio (non-voting) | Zareen Naqvi |
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Chief Information Officer | Ex-officio (non-voting) | Brian Stewart | ||
Director, University Curriculum | Secretary ex-officio (non-voting) | Jill Sutherland | ||
Coordinator, University Curriculum |
Recording Secretary ex-officio (non-voting) | Amanda Pataky |
* In the event that a Faculty Senator is unable to attend a meeting of SCUP, the Faculty Dean is authorized to appoint a replacement.
NOTE: In general an "alternate" member is invited to attend meetings when a regular member is not available. Please confirm the role of the alternate member on this committee with the committee secretary.
2024 Meeting Schedule
SCUP meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00pm. Occasionally meetings may be cancelled or there may be room changes so please confirm meeting dates and Zoom information with Recording Secretary at ucil@sfu.ca.
Date of Meeting (2024) |
Material Deadline | Distribution Date |
January 24, 2024 | January 10, 2024 | January 18, 2024 |
February 7, 2024 *Agenda full, not accepting new items | January 24, 2024 | February 1, 2024 |
February 21, 2024 | February 7, 2024 | February 15, 2024 |
March 6, 2024 | February 21, 2024 | February 29, 2024 |
March 20, 2024 | March 6, 2024 | March 14, 2024 |
April 10, 2024 |
March 26, 2024 | April 4, 2024 |
April 24, 2024 - Special Meeting to discuss Medical School FPP | N/A | N/A |
May 8, 2024 | April 24, 2024 | May 2, 2024 |
June 5, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | May 30, 2024 |
July 10, 2024 | June 26, 2024 | July 4, 2024 |
September 11, 2024 | August 28, 2024 | September 5, 2024 |
October 2, 2024 | September 18, 2024 | September 26, 2024 |
October 23, 2024 | October 8, 2024 | October 17, 2024 |
November 6, 2024 | October 23, 2024 | October 31, 2024 |
December 4, 2024 | November 20, 2024 | November 28, 2024 |
2025 Meeting Schedule
SCUP meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00pm. Occasionally meetings may be cancelled or there may be room changes so please confirm meeting dates and Zoom information with Recording Secretary at ucil@sfu.ca.
Date of Meeting (2025) |
Material Deadline | Distribution Date |
January 8, 2025 | December 11, 2024 | December 20, 2024 |
February 5, 2025 | January 22, 2025 | January 31, 2025 |
February 26, 2025 | February 12, 2025 | February 21, 2025 |
March 19, 2025 | March 5, 2025 | March 14, 2025 |
April 16, 2025 |
April 2, 2025 | April 11, 2025 |
May 14, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | May 9, 2025 |
June 18, 2025 | June 4, 2025 | June 13, 2025 |
July 9, 2025 | June 25, 2025 | July 4, 2025 |
September 10, 2025 | August 27, 2025 | September 5, 2025 |
October 1, 2025 | September 17, 2025 | September 26, 2025 |
November 5, 2025 | October 22, 2025 | October 31, 2025 |
December 3, 2025 | November 19, 2025 | November 28, 2025 |
Quorum - Six Members
SCUP meetings will be held in-person on Wednesdays from 2:00 - 4:00pm in Strand Hall 3101. Occasionally meetings may be cancelled or there may be room changes so please confirm meeting dates.
Should you need to attend via Zoom videoconferencing please contact the Recording Secretary at ucil@sfu.ca.
SCUP reports to Senate in May of each year.
Terms of Reference
- To be responsible for the operation of the system of academic planning established in the Senate Guidelines for Academic Plans.
- To recommend the priorities that should be attached to the central allocation of resources required to implement approved new programs and strengthen existing programs.
- To review and approve letters of intent for submission to the provincial program review process.
- To consider and make recommendations to Senate on proposals for new undergraduate and graduate programs and the discontinuance of programs.
- To be responsible for the operation of the system of external review of academic units set out in the Senate Guidelines for External Reviews.
- To receive and review recommendations for the establishment and disestablishment of academic departments and research units, and centres and institutes under Policy R40.01, and forward recommendations to Senate.
- To provide advice to the President on the annual operating budget, annual capital budget, and Five Year Capital Plan before they are submitted to the Board of Governors for their approval. In carrying out this responsibility, SCUP will:
- Maintain an overview and familiarity with the operating and capital funds of the University, with the current financial environment, and with financial opportunities and constraints impacting the University.
- Consult with the university community concerning the preparation of the operating and capital budgets.
- Have provided to it confidential and non-confidential budgetary and related documentation as required to assist in the conduct of its work. (Guidelines for SCUP budget considerations - see Senate Paper S.01-29.)
Annual Reports
- 2023/2024 - S.24-83 SCUP Annual Report
- 2022/2023 - S.23-64 SCUP Annual Report
- 2021/2022 - S.22-71 SCUP Annual Report
- 2020/2021 - S.21-60 SCUP Annual Report
- 2019/2020 - S.20-52 SCUP Annual Report
- 2018/2019 - S.19-62 SCUP Annual Report
- 2017/2018 - S.18-59 SCUP Annual Report
- 2016/2017 - S.17-57 SCUP Annual Report
- 2015/2016 - S.16-53 SCUP Annual Report
- 2014/2015 - S.15-69 SCUP Annual Report
- 2013/2014 - S.14-74 SCUP Annual Report
- 2012/2013 - S.13-78 SCUP Annual report
- 2011/2012 - S.12-75 SCUP Annual Report
- 2010/2011 - S.11-65 SCUP Annual Report
- 2009/2010 - S.10-77 SCUP Annual Report
- 2008/2009 - S.09-70 SCUP Annual Report
- 2007/2008 - S.08-68 SCUP Annual Report
- 2006/2007 - S.07-73 SCUP Annual Report
- 2005/2006 - S.06-64 SCUP Annual Report
- 2004/2005 - S.05-70 SCUP Annual Report
- 2003/2004 - S.04-38 SCUP Annual Report
Meeting Minutes
2024
2023
2022
- January 5
- January 19 (cancelled)
- February 2
- February 16 (cancelled)
- March 9
- May 11
- June 15
- July 13
- November 16
- December 7
2021
- January 6 (cancelled)
- January 20
- February 3 (cancelled)
- February 17
- March 10 (Closed Session only)
- April 21
- June 2
- June 16 (cancelled)
- July 14
- September 8 (cancelled)
- September 22 (cancelled)
- October 6
- October 20
- November 3
- November 17
- December 1 (cancelled)
2020
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May (cancelled)
- June
- July
- September 9
- September 23
- October 7
- October 21
- November
- December 2 (Closed Session only)
2019