Dalhousie University
Executive Officers
President and Vice-Chancellor
Deep Saini, PhD
Provost and Vice-President, Academic (Acting)
Frank Harvey, BA, MA, PhD
Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Alice Aiken, CD, BScPT, BSc (Kin), MSc, PhD
Vice-President, Finance and Administration
Gitta Kulczycki, CPA, CA, MBA
Vice-President, Advancement
Peter Fardy, BA, MBA
Associate Vice-President, Academic
Vivian Howard, MA, MLIS, PhD
Christopher Moore, BA, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research
Graham Gagnon, PhD, PEng
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
Susan Spence, MHA
Vice-Provost, Student Affairs (Acting)
Verity Turpin, MEC, CPA, CMA
Assistant Vice-Provost, Student Affairs
Emily Huner, MBA, CPA, CMA
Assistant Vice-Provost (Student Affairs) & University Registrar
Adam Robertson, BA, MA
Assistant Vice-Provost, Planning and Strategy
Leanne French-Munn
Assistant Vice-President, Alumni and External Engagement
Sheila Blair-Reid, BComm
Assistant Vice-President, Ancillary Services
Heather Sutherland, BSc, MEd
Assistant Vice-President, Communications and Marketing
Matt Proctor, BComm, MPR
Assistant Vice-President, Development
Ben McIsaac, BA
Assistant Vice-President, Facilities Management
Peter Coutts, PEng, GSC
Assistant Vice-President, Financial Services
Susan Robertson, BComm, CA
Assistant Vice-President, Government Relations and Economic Development
Matt Hebb, BA, MA
Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources
Jasmine Walsh, BA, LLB
Assistant Vice-President, Industry Relations and Executive Director, Industry Liaison and Innovation
Stephen Hartlen, BComm
Assistant Vice-President - Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services
Joshua Leon, BSc, MSc, PhD, PEng
Assistant Vice-President, Research Services
Nancy Hayter, MA
General Counsel and Managing Director
John Hope, BA, LLB
University Librarian
Donna Bourne-Tyson, BA, MA, MLIS
Deans of Faculties
Agriculture
David Gray, BSc, PhD; Dean and Campus Principal
Architecture and Planning (Acting)
John Newhook, BEng, MASc, PhD, PEng
Arts and Social Sciences (Acting)
Roberta Barker, 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 (Acting)
Richard Devlin, LLB, LLM
Management
Kim Brooks, BA, LLB, LLM
Medicine
David Anderson, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Science
Christopher Moore, BA, PhD
College of Continuing Education
Dianne Tyers, MA, MPA, PhD
College of Arts and Science, Provost
Christopher Moore, BA, PhD
Roberta Barker, BA, MA, PhD (Acting)
Executive Directors
Advancement Marketing and Donor Relations (Acting)
Trista Walker
Advancement Operations
Kevin MacDonell
Athletics and Recreation
Tim Maloney
Centre for Learning and Teaching
Brad Wuetherick, BA, MA
Dalhousie Analytics (Chief Analyst and Director)
Claudia Rangel Jiminez, MS, MSc, PhD
Environmental Health and Safety
Jerry Aguinaga, MSc, CRSP, CHRP
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Jeff Larsen
Sustainability Office
Rochelle Owen, BSc, MES
Directors
Art Gallery
Peter Dykhuis, BFA
Health Services
Glenn Andrea, MD
Internal Audit Services
Margaret Sterns, BBA, CA
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
Scott Brison
Chancellor Emeriti
Rueben Cohen
Graham Day
Richard Goldbloom
Frederick Fountain
Anne McLellan
Ex-Officio
Scott Brison, University Chancellor
Deep Saini, President and Vice-Chancellor
Kevin Hewitt, Chair of Senate
Order-in-Council
Robert Hanf, Chair, Board of Governors
Sherry Porter, Vice-Chair, Board of Governors
Level Chan
Cassandra Dorrington
Joyce Hoeven
Angeline Gillis (appointment in progress)
Laurie Jennings
Jay MacIsaac
Michelle Williams
Board Appointed Representatives
Kristan Hines
Merle MacIsaac
Robert Richardson
Alumni Representatives
Paul Beesley
Cheryl Fraser
Brian R. Johnston
Devarsh Sood
Student Representatives
Aparna Mohan
Fatima Beydoun
Madeleine Stinson
Faculty Representatives
Ahsan Habib
Carolan McLarney
Observer for Faculty Association
Julia Wright, PhD
President, Dalhousie Faculty Association
University Secretary
Susan Brousseau
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
Kevin C. Hewitt, PhD
Vice-Chair (Academic Programs) (Interim)
Louise Spiteri, PhD
Vice-Chair (Student Affairs)
Maria Pacurar, PhD
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.