Dalhousie University
Executive Officers
President and Vice-Chancellor
Kim Brooks, BA, LLB, LLM
Provost and Vice-President, Academic
Frank Harvey, BA, MA, PhD
Vice-President, Advancement
Sheila Blair-Reid, BComm
Vice-President, Finance and Administration
Gitta Kulczycki, CPA, CA, MBA
Vice-President, Government and Global Relations
Matt Hebb, BA, MA
Vice-President, People & Culture
Grace Jefferies-Aldridge, BA
Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Alice Aiken, CD, BScPT, BSc (Kin), MSc, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Academic
Leslie Phillmore, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research
Jennifer Bain, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research (Ocean) and Scientific Director, Ocean Frontier Institute
Anya Waite, PhD
Vice-Provost, Equity and Inclusion
Theresa Rajack-Talley, PhD
Vice-Provost, Planning and Analytics
Sonia Beattie, BSc, MEd
Vice-Provost, Student Affairs
Rick Ezekiel, MScm PhD
Assistant Vice-President, Alumni and External Engagement (Acting)
Kimberly McDonald Winsor, BPR, BCOM
Assistant Vice-President, Ancillary Services (Acting)
Tim Maloney, BSc, MBA
Assistant Vice-President, Communications and Marketing
Matt Proctor, BComm, MPR
Assistant Vice-President, Development
Jen Laurette, BA
Assistant Vice-President, Enrollment Management & University Registrar
Adam Robertson, BA, MA
Assistant Vice-President, Facilities Management
Peter Coutts, PEng, GSC
Assistant Vice-President, Financial Services and Chief Financial Officer
Cheryl Earle, BComm, CPA
Assistant Vice-President, Global Relations
Balakrishnan Prithiviraj, PhD
Assistant Vice-President, Housing and Conference Services (Acting)
Linda Parker, BA
Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources (Acting)
Chris Hattie, BA, BCOM, MIR
Assistant Vice-President, Industry Relations OCIE
Stephen Hartlen, BComm, MBA
Assistant Vice-President, Information Technology Services & Chief Information Officer
Jody Couch, BSc, MBA
Assistant Vice-President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Jeff Larsen, BA, JD, LLM, MBA
Assistant Vice-President, Research Services
Marlies Rise, PhD
Assistant Vice-Provost, Campus Living and Student Wellbeing
Melissa MacKay, BA
Assistant Vice-Provost, Equity and Inclusion
Barb Hamilton-Hinch, PhD
Assistant Vice-Provost, Planning and Strategy
Leanne French Munn, BSc, MEd
Assistant Vice-Provost, Planning and Strategy
Quenta Adams, BA, MEd
General Counsel and University Secretary
John Hope, BA, LLB
Deans of Faculties
Agriculture
Gefu Wang-Pruski, PhD, PAg; Dean and Campus Principal (acting)
Architecture and Planning
Graham Gagnon, PhD, PEng
Arts and Social Sciences
Jennifer Andrews, BA, MA, PhD
Computer Science
Andrew Rau-Chaplin, BCS, MCS, PhD
Dentistry
Benjamin Davis, Bsc, DDS, FRCD(c), Dip OMFS and Anaesthesia
Engineering
John Newhook, BEng, MASc, PhD, PEng
Graduate Studies
Marty Leonard, BSc, MSc, PhD
Health
Brenda Merritt, BS, MS, PhD
Law
Sarah Harding, BA, LLB, BCL, LLM
Libraries
Michael Vandenburg, BA, MLIS
Management (Acting)
Mike Smit, BCSc, MCSc, PhD, PDF
Medicine
David Anderson, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Open Learning and Career Development
Dianne Tyers, MA, MPA, PhD
Science
Charles (Chuck) MacDonald, PhD
College of Arts and Science, Provost
Charles (Chuck) MacDonald
Jennifer Andrews, BA, MA, PhD
Board of Governors
The Board of Governors of Dalhousie University is responsible for the overall conduct, management, administration and control of the property, revenue, business and affairs of the university. The basic responsibility of the board is to represent the interests of the university in directing its affairs and to do so within the statutes relating to Dalhousie University. The Board consists of representatives named by the Government of Nova Scotia, Senate, the alumni, and students.
Chancellor
Rustum Southwell
Chancellor Emeriti
Rueben Cohen
Graham Day
Richard Goldbloom
Frederick Fountain
Anne McLellan
Scott Brison
Ex-Officio
Rustum Southwell, University Chancellor
Kim Brooks, President and Vice-Chancellor
Louise Spiteri, Chair of Senate
Order-in-Council
Cassandra Dorrington
Joyce Hoeven
Jay MacIsaac
Catherine MacPherson
Shona Kinley
Board Appointed Representatives
Kristan Hines, Vice-Chair, Board of Governors
Merle MacIsaac
Caroline Zayid
Alumni Representatives
Paul Beesley
Cheryl Fraser, Chair, Board of Governors
Jo Galarneau
Alana Riley
Student Representatives
Eshan Arora
Ryan Dee
Mariam Knakriah
Faculty Representatives
Ahsan Habib
Angela Siegel
University Secretary
John Hope, BA, LLB
Senate
The Senate is the University’s senior academic decision-making body. It is responsible for the approval of new programs and academic units and it manages the reviews of Faculties, Centres and Institutes. Senate approves the granting of degrees and diplomas, including the conferral of Honorary Degrees. It is responsible for setting academic regulations which affect the University as a whole, including regulations governing student conduct and discipline, as well as regulations concerning faculty tenure and promotion.
Senate has 96 members - 3 Executive Officers; namely, Chair of Senate, Vice-Chair (Academic Programs) and Vice-Chair (Student Affairs), 62 elected Faculty representatives, 19 academic administrators (President, Provost and Vice-President Academic, Vice-President, Research, University Librarian, and the Deans of each Faculty), 11 students elected by the Dalhousie Student Union (one of whom shall be a graduate student and one who should represent the Agricultural Campus), and a representative from the University of King’s College.
Senate normally meets on the second Monday of each month from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. In addition, if there are sufficient items of business, Senate will meet on the fourth Monday of the month, from 3:00 - 5:00pm
Chair of Senate
Louise Spiteri, PhD
Vice-Chair (Academic Programs)
Jamie Blustein
Vice-Chair (Student Affairs)
Maria Pacurar, PhD
Secretary of Senate
John Hope, BA, LLB
Dalhousie University blends the finest academic traditions with innovative thinking and outstanding educational opportunities. Located on Canada’s east coast - an area long known for its natural beauty and friendly people - Dalhousie is a warm and welcoming university that attracts students from around the globe.
Dalhousie has been at the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia - a lively coastal city - for almost 200 years. The university features both a historic, tree-lined urban campus and a rural agricultural campus, located about an hour from the city in Truro/Bible Hill. Dalhousie combines a welcoming atmosphere with the international prestige of a big-name school. With 13 faculties and more than 4,000 classes in over 180 areas of study, the university offers its more than 19,000 students a wealth of choice and innovative degree programs.
Dalhousie encourages student learning through exchange programs, fieldwork, community service and cooperative education. Its collaborative learning environment encourages students to interact with one another and with faculty experts to share ideas and offer new perspectives. A member of the U15, Canada’s elite research-intensive universities, Dalhousie features the culture of a more intimate undergraduate college with the opportunities of a larger research institution.
This collaborative spirit also extends off campus. Dalhousie conducts research in partnership with teaching hospitals, professional organizations, businesses and industry, non-profit agencies and other universities. As Atlantic Canada's leading research university, Dalhousie attracts more than $150 million in external research funding annually. The university serves as the regional hub for health research, has significant expertise in clean technology, and is a world leader in ocean initiatives.
Atlantic Canada's only Faculty of Agriculture, offering programs in areas such as international food business, pre-veterinary medicine and plant sciences, is located at Dalhousie’s Agricultural Campus.
The University of King’s College, situated adjacent to the Dalhousie campus, is an affiliated institution, and its students in arts and science receive Dalhousie degrees in the name of both institutions.
Dalhousie University is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the Association of Atlantic Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
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