Five members of the Emeritus College were elected to the Vancouver Senate as "Representatives of the Convocation".
Much of the work of Senate takes place in the 13 standing committees which have now been populated taking into account as much as possible senators’ preferences for assignments. Given the limited number of positions for emeriti on some committees and a desire to include senators with a range of backgrounds and also mix returning and new senators, not all preferences can be accommodated. Senators serve on from one to three committees. Convocation senators have now taken up their assigned responsibilities on eight of the committee as follows:
N.B. Some committees have yet to elect their chairs and vice-chairs. With nearly 90 members of Senate serving on one, two, or three of the 13 committees each with at least 10 and sometimes up to 30 members (including appropriate non-senators), you can imagine the challenge that the staff in the Senate Office has in trying to find suitable times for all members of any given committee to meet, given that they are all busy with their other duties (even the emeriti!).
Once the committee chairs are all elected, then membership in the Council of Senates will be determined. A future report will explore the role of the Council.
Members of the College may be interested in the academic issues that come before the various committees. A full list of committees with their official Terms of Reference is at: https://senate.ubc.ca/vancouver/committees. Below is summary information for the committees on which emeriti serve this triennium.
Once the Convocation senators get familiar with their committee work, there may be an opportunity for them to share their experiences and seek your opinions