Academic Quality Assurance
Mandate
Reporting to the Associate Vice-President – Academic, the Office of Academic Quality Assurance (AQA) is responsible for overseeing Langara’s academic quality assurance processes in alignment with College Plans, College Policies, and the Ministry of Advanced Education, and Skills Training’s expectations.
People
AQA Team
Sunita Wiebe, PhD
Director, Office of Academic Quality Assurance
Pennie Poon, MBA
Manager, Office of Academic Quality Assurance
Jennifer Garton, BSc, BSW
Research Assistant, Office of Academic Quality Assurance
Elise Ng
Department Assistant, Office of Academic Quality Assurance
Steering Committee
The QA Steering Committee is responsible for providing the Associate Vice-President, Academic with strategic direction and advice in relation to the College’s academic quality assurance standards, policies and procedures.
The Committee will advise on the following:
- achieving QAPA recommendations successfully;
- maintaining post-QAPA academic quality assurance throughout the College continually and consistently;
- preparing the College for its next QAPA.
The Committee may be called upon to review and affirm documents, presentations and other forms of institution-wide communication related to quality assurance.
Membership
The size of the QA Steering Committee shall include but is not limited to the following:
- AQA Director (Chair) – Sunita Wiebe
- Associate Vice President, Academic – Julie Longo
- Education Council Chair or designate – Tess MacMillan
- Two Academic Deans – Gerda Kraus and Ann Syme
- Continuing Studies Dean or designate – Connie Chong
- Institutional Research Director or designate – Courtney Fabri
- Indigenous Education and Services (IES) Executive Director or designate – Graeme Joseph
- Chair, Teaching and Curriculum Development Centre (TCDC) or designate – Shawna Williams
- Registrar or designate - Arnie Clarke
- A Division Chair – Sandra Enns
- An Instructional Department Chair – Ryan Cawsey
- Administrative support – Roshni Riar
(Effective May 1, 2022 until April 30, 2024)
