The Senate Budget Advisory Committee (SBAC) is a standing committee of Senate that advises the President on the preparation of the annual budget. SBAC’s mandate arises from Section 62(2) of the University Act: “The president must prepare and submit to the board an annual budget in consultation with the appropriate standing committee of the senate.”
Mandate
- review the University’s annual budget with respect to its impact upon the University’s programs and educational services;
- make recommendations to the President sufficiently in advance of the adoption of each University budget as to allow SBAC’s recommendations to be considered by the President in making budget decisions;
- request, receive, and review data and make recommendations in a timely manner to the President as deemed appropriate in relation to the University budget;
- recommend to Senate a draft Senate operations budget, in accordance with Ministry guidelines and University policies;
- report to Senate on its activities.
2024 - 2025 membership
| (Voting) | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chair of Senate | Deb Jamison |
| Administrator | Laura Kinderman |
| Administrator | Brad Martin |
| Faculty | Victor Gelano |
| Faculty | Michael Thoma (Chair) |
| Faculty | Denise Gingrich |
| Faculty* | |
| Staff | Farnoosh Sam |
| Student | Sarang Deep Singh |
| (Nov-Voting) Ex-Officio Member |
|
| President | Paul Dangerfield |
| VP Finance and Administration | Tally Bains |
|
VP, Strategic Planning, Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness |
Toran Savjord |
| Director, Financial Operations | Holly Hunter |
| Director, Financial Planning and Analysis | Narisha Jessani |
| Director, Financial Planning & Analysis | Narisha Jessani |
| *One additional faculty member will be added if the Vice-Chair of Senate is not a faculty member. | |
General information:
- University Budget Website
- Terms of Reference (pdf)
- General Budget Process (pdf)
- Meeting Schedule - TBD