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2025-2026 Academic Council Membership

                                   
Position Name Term
Chancellor Mitch Frazer Ex-officio
President (Chair) Steven Murphy Ex-officio
Vice-Chair TBA
Provost and Vice-President Academic and Academic Administrator for Quality Enhancement Lori Livingston Ex-officio
Deputy Provost and Senior Administrator Responsible for Student Life Mary Bluechardt Ex-officio
Vice-President, Research and Innovation Les Jacobs Ex-officio
University Librarian Catherine Davidson Ex-officio
University Registrar and Assistant Vice-President International Joe Stokes Ex-officio
Dean, Faculty of Business and Information Technology Carolyn McGregor Ex-officio
Dean, Frazer Faculty of Education Amanda Cooper Ex-officio
Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Hossam Kishawy Ex-officio
Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences  Carol Rodgers Ex-officio
Dean, Faculty of Science Ken Wilson  Ex-officio
Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Post Doctoral Studies Pejman Mirza-Babaei Ex-officio
Dean, Social Science and Humanities Peter Stoett Ex-officio
Governor Dwight Thompson Board appt
COU Academic Colleague Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen Aug 24 - July 27
COU Academic Colleague Alternate Mikael Eklund  Sept 25 - June 26
Faculty of Business & Information Technology Shahram Heydari  Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Business & Information Technology Mehdi Hossein-Nejad Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Business & Information Technology Gabby Resch Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Education Wendy Barber July 23 - June 26
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science Ahmad Barari  Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science Scott Nokleby Sept 25 - Aug 28 
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science Sayyed Ali Hosseini Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Health Sciences JoAnne Arcand July 23 - June 26
Faculty of Health Sciences Laura Banks Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Health Sciences Janet McCabe Sept 24 - Aug 27
Faculty of Science Fedor Naumkin July 23 - June 26
Faculty of Science Denina Simmons July 23 - June 26
Faculty of Science Rupinder Brar  Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Social Science & Humanities Rachel Ariss Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty of Social Science & Humanities Scott Aquanno July 23 - June 26
Faculty of Social Science & Humanities Shannon Vettor July 23 - June 26
Faculty At-Large Shanti Fernando July 23 - June 26
Faculty At-Large Mikael Eklund July 23 - June 26
Faculty At-Large Ana Duff Sept 24 - Aug 27
Faculty At-Large Asifa Aamir Oct 23 - June 26
Faculty At-Large Toba Bryant Sept 25 - Aug 28
Faculty At-Large Mihai Beligan Oct 23 - June 26
Faculty At-Large Brenda Jacobs Sept 24 - Aug 27
Faculty At-Large Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen Sept 24 - Aug 27
Undergraduate Student and Board of Governors Liaison Jemma Tam Sept 25 - Aug 26
Undergraduate Student Aliza Rizwan Sept 25 - Aug 26
Undergraduate Student Venuga Kariharan Sept 25 - Aug 26 
Undergraduate Student Vacant
Graduate Student (PhD) Krystina Clarke Sept 25 - Aug 26
Graduate Student Gillian Slade Sept 25 - Aug 26
Administrative Staff member Jessica Hogue Sept 24 - Aug 27
Chief of Staff Krista Hester Resource
University Secretary Nicola Crow Resource
Assistant University Secretary Kirstie Ayotte Resource