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 (14)
| Name | Department/School | Term End |
|---|---|---|
| Joanne Magee | School of Administrative Studies | June 30, 2025 |
| Ron Ophir | School of Administrative Studies | June 30, 2027 |
| Ida Ferrara | Department of Economics | June 30, 2026 |
| Brenda Spotton Visano | Department of Economics | June 30, 2026 |
| Mehraneh Ebrahimi | Department of English | June 30, 2025 |
| Carl Ehrlich | Department of History | June 30, 2025 |
| Carolyn Steele | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2025 |
| Gail Vanstone | Department of Humanities | June 30, 2025 |
| Sirvan Karimi | School of Public Policy & Administration | June 30, 2025 |
| Anderea Kalmin | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2025 |
| Sylvia Peacock | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2025 |
| Richard Wellen | Department of Social Science | June 30, 2026 |
| Kim Michasiw | Writing Department | June 30, 2025 |
| TBA | TBA | TBA |
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 |
| Alexandrakis Othon | Department of Anthropology |
| Ganaele Langlois | Department of Communication & Media Studies |
| Wai-Ming Ho | Department of Economics |
| Andrew Weaver | Department of English |
| Awalou Ouedraogo | Department of Equity Studies |
| Marilyn Lambert-Drache | Department of French Studies |
| Frances Latchford | School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies |
| Kathryn McPherson | Department of History |
| Elicia Clements | Department of Humanities |
| Marie-Hélène Budworth | School of Human Resource Management |
| Enamul Hoque Prince | School of Information Technology |
| Gabriela Alboiu | Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics |
| Michael Giudice | Department of Philosophy |
| Dennis Pilon | Department of Politics |
| Naomi Couto | School of Public Policy & Administration |
| Gamel Abdel-Shehid | Department of Social Science |
| Ruth Green | School of Social Work |
| Robert Kenedy | Department of Sociology |
| Andrea McKenzie | Writing Department |
LA&PS Representatives on Senate Committees (3)
| Name | Senate Committee | Department/School | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPRC | June 30, 2027 | ||
| Brenda Spotton Visano | Executive | Department of Economics | June 30, 2026 |
| Honorary Degrees | June 30, 2027 |