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 (March 21, 2005). The Senate functions through a standing committee structure consisting of 11 committees and 7 subcommittees, and its membership is comprised of faculty, staff and students.
Senate Meeting Schedule
All meetings scheduled from 9:30 – 11 a.m.
- January 24, 2022
- February 14, 2022
- March 14, 2022
- April 25, 2022
- May 16, 2022
Academic Senate Members
Dr. Sarah McKinnon
Interim President, NSCAD University
Adrian Fish
Associate Professor
Division Chair, Media Arts
Dr. Ann-Barbara Graff
Vice-President, Academic Affairs and Research, and Provost
Alex Livingston
Member-at-Large
Professor, Painting
Anne Masterson
Academic Affairs Officer / FOIPOP Coordinator
Dr. April Mandrona
Assistant Professor, Art History and Contemporary Culture
Director, MAAE
Catherine Allen
Manager, School of Extended Studies
Glen Hougan
Division Chair, Design
Associate Professor, Design
Craig Leonard
Associate Professor, Foundation Studies
Member-at-Large
Dr. Karin Cope
Associate Professor
Art History and Contemporary Cultur
Director, Master of Fine Arts
Mathew Reichertz
Associate Professor
Division Chair, Fine Arts
Leanne Dowe
CFO, NSCAD
Dr. Marylin McKay
Professor
Division Chair, Art History and Contemporary Culture
Dr. Martine Durier-Copp
Academic Dean
Laura Lima Nishida
President, SUNSCAD
Michael LeBlanc
Associate Professor, Design
Member-at-Large
Rebecca Young
Director, Library Services
Rory MacDonald
Associate Professor
Senate Chair
Chair, Craft Division
Rose Zack
Acting Director, Admissions and Enrolment Services
Admissions Coordinator
Rudi Meyer
Director, MDes
Association Professor, Design and School of Graduate Studies
Sara Hartland-Rowe
Regular Part Time Faculty, NSCAD Faculty
Sarah Maloney
Regular Part-Time Faculty
Chair, Foundation