Senate
The NSCAD Senate is the university’s senior academic governing body and is required for institutional decision-making and accountability. Its authority is inscribed in the Constitution and By-Laws for the Academic Governance of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. The Senate functions through a standing committee structure consisting of 11 committees and seven subcommittees, and its membership is comprised of faculty, staff and students.
Senate Meeting Schedule
All meetings scheduled from 10 -11 a.m.
- September 12, 2022 – minutes
- October 3, 2022 – minutes
- October 24, 2022 – minutes
- November 14, 2022 – minutes
- December 5, 2022 – minutes
- January 23, 2023 – minutes
- February 13, 2023 – minutes
- March 27, 2023 – minutes
- April 17, 2023
- May 8, 2023 – minutes
- May 29, 2023
- June 19, 2023
- September 25, 2023 – minutes
- November 6, 2023 – minutes
- November 27, 2023 – minutes
- December 18, 2023 – minutes
- January 8, 2024
- January 29, 2024
- February 26, 2024
- March 18, 2024
- April 8, 2024
- April 29, 2024
Academic Senate Members
Adrian Fish
Senate Chair
Associate Professor
Dr. Peggy Shannon
President, NSCAD University
Jana Macalik
Interim Vice-President, Academic Affairs
and Research, and Provost
Erica Mendritzki
Member-at-Large
Assistant Professor, Drawing/Painting
Crystal Bona
Manager, Registrarial Services
Glen Hougan
Division Chair, Design
Associate Professor, Design
Craig Leonard
Director, MFA Program
Mark Bovey
Associate Professor, Printmaking
Interim Division Chair, Fine Arts
Jacqueline Warwick
Interim Academic Dean
Solomon Nagler
Interim Chair, Media Arts
David Smith
Director, MAED Program
Leanne Dowe
CFO, NSCAD
Dr. Karin Cope
Division Chair, Art History and Contemporary Culture
Associate Professor
Alexandra Butu
VP, Academic, SUNSCAD
Anna Sprague
Member-at-Large
Regular Part-Time, E.xpanded Media/Foundation
Rory MacDonald
Associate Professor
Chair, Craft Division
Dr. Rudi Meyer
Director, MDes Program
Sarah Maloney
Regular Part-Time Faculty
Chair, Foundation
Ratish Mohan
Acting Registrar
Noelle Peach
Director Teaching and Learning
Dave van der Wetering
NSCAD Board of Governors