U15 Canada Executive Heads – Executive Committee
The word “Executive Head” refers to the president, rector, or principal of a U15 Canada member university. The Executive Heads make up the U15 Canada Board of Directors, the governing body of U15 Canada. The Executive Heads are supported by their respective chief academic officer (provost, vice-president, vice-principal or vice-rector) and their senior research officer (vice-president, vice-principal or vice-rector, research).
U15 Canada appoints a Chair through a process of peer nomination to lead the governing body. The Chair is supported in this function by a vice-chair(s), whose number will vary from time to time.
The Executive Committee consists of the current chair and one to four other members nominated by the overall membership. The committee is charged with acting on behalf of U15 Canada concerning operational matters related to the Directorate. The Executive Heads may also, from time to time, delegate authority to the Executive Committee to act on behalf of the full membership in particular areas.
Chair: Peter Stoicheff (University of Saskatchewan)
Vice-Chairs: Ed McCauley (University of Calgary), Sophie D’Amours (Université Laval), Daniel Jutras, Université de Montréal), Jacques Frémont (University of Ottawa), Vivek Goel (University of Waterloo)
U15 Canada Academic Affairs Committee
U15 Canada Academic Affairs Committee shares knowledge, advances collaborative initiatives and discusses ways to maximize the full benefits of cooperation among the member institutions. The Committee functions as a sub-committee of U15 Canada’s Executive Heads. The Committee also provides advice, research and guidance to the Executive Heads or other U15 committees.
Chair: Cheryl Regehr (University of Toronto)
Vice-Chair: Christopher Manfredi (McGill University)
U15 Canada Research Committee
U15 Canada Research Committee meets for the purpose of advancing the research agenda, sharing knowledge, advancing collaborative initiatives and discussing ways to maximize the full benefits of cooperation among the member institutions. The Committee functions as a sub-committee of U15 Canada’s Executive Heads. The Committee provides advice, research and guidance to the issues discussed by the Executive Heads or other committees of U15 Canada as is appropriate.
Chair: William Ghali (University of Calgary)
Vice-Chair: Eugénie Brouillet (Laval University)
U15 Canada Data Exchange (U15DE)
Under the leadership of the Academic Affairs Committee, the Data Exchange group helps develop and enhance the distinctive mission of U15 Canada and its advocacy objectives, through the formal and informal exchange of data sets and information. The Data Exchange creates and maintains the resources necessary to construct inter-institutional and inter-jurisdictional comparisons to support local and collective, and internal and external policy decisions.
Chair: Claudia Rangel (Dalhousie University)
Vice-Chair: Jodi Magee (Queen’s University)
Ad Hoc Committees
The Executive Heads may constitute Ad Hoc Committees as required.