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Steering Advisory Committee
Responsibilities of this committee are to promote the continued success of the Centre, and to provide advice on administrative matters and issues relating to the direction and management of the Centre.
Members:
Dean of Social Science (Chair)
Dean of Arts & Humanities
Dean of
Information & Media Studies
Director of the Centre
Mark Franke (Centre for Global Studies @ Huron)
Jan Plug (English)
Daniel Vaillancourt (French)
Jessica Reilly (PhD rep)
Graduate Studies Committee
The Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) is the governing body of the Centre. The GSC has the obligation to defend and promote the interests of the Centre, and to serve as a liaison between the Centre, its students, and the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS). The GSC advises on issues relating to strategic direction and management of the Centre.
Members:
Tilottama Rajan (Director; committee Chair)
Chris Keep (Associate Director)
Antonio Calcagno (Philosophy and Religious Studies @ Kings)
Michael Gardiner (Sociology)
Sharon Sliwinski (FIMS)
James Hall (PhD rep)
Andrew Kingston (MA rep)
Research Committee
The Research Committee is responsible for the administration of the Centre's annual Speaker Series. This committee serves to coordinate and manage conferences, and to address other research-related issues and initiatives as they arise.
Members:
Tilottama Rajan (Director; committee Chair)
Chris Keep (English)
Janelle Blankenship (Film Studies)
Mary Helen McMurran (English)
Allan Pero (English)
Dru Farro (PhD rep)
Sarah Warren (MA rep)
Qualifying Examination Committee
The Qualifying Exam Committee is responsible for the administration of program requirements unique to the Doctoral degree, such as Core Qualifying Examinations.
Members:
Calin Mihailescu, Chair (Modern Languages & Literature)
Antonio Calcagno (Philosophy and Religious Studies @ King's)
Chris Roulston (French)
Scott Schaffer (Sociology)
Committees can view a copy of the Centre's Constitution here.
