Education Council
Education Council (EdCo) is responsible for approving curriculum content for courses and programs leading to certificates, diplomas, or degrees, and for policies concerning student evaluation, withdrawal, academic standing, appeals, grading, awards for excellence and other academic matters.
If you would like more information or are interested in becoming a member of Education Council, please contact the Education Council Secretary. Email: susmith@langara.ca
Education Council Membership
Elections for faculty, staff, and student representative positions are conducted by Registrar & Enrolment Services. Members are elected for a 2 year term, except students whose term is one year.
EdCo Composition (May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2025)
20 voting members:
10 faculty
- Antonella Alves [Faculty: Management] (EdCo Vice-Chair)
- Patricia Aroca-Ouellette [Faculty: Science]
- Sandy Atwal [Faculty: Nursing]
- Spencer Dane [at large; Creative Arts/Financial Mgmt]
- Sandra Enns [Faculty: Social Science & Community Programs]
- Nora Franzova [at large; Mathematics]
- Brent Kennedy [at large; Business Technology Management]
- Tanya Lewis [at large; English]
- Tess MacMillan [Faculty: Arts] (EdCo Chair)
- Allison Sullivan [Library]
2 support staff
- Vanessa Brown [Library]
- Vacant
4 students
- Joshua Emarico Antonio (Mar/25-Feb/26)
- Brison Chursinoff (Oct/24-Sep/25)
- Prabhleen Madaan (Mar/25-Feb/26)
- Celeste Wu (Oct/24-Sep/25)
4 educational administrators
- Darren Bernaerdt [Dean, Faculty of Arts]
- Pouyan Mahboubi [Provost and Vice-President, Academic]
- Ann Syme [Dean, Faculty of Nursing]
- Sunita Wiebe [Director, Academic Quality Assurance]
President
- Paula Burns [President] (ex-officio)
Resource
- Connie Chong [Dean, Continuing Studies]
- Arnie Clark [Registrar]
- Dwayne Ford [Assistant Registrar]
- Sam Issari [Assistant Registrar]
- James Nickason [Counselling]
- Debbie Schachter [Associate VP, Students]
- Pauline Vallee [Associate Registrar]
Standing Committees
Curriculum Review Committee (CRC)
The Curriculum Review Committee is charged with ensuring curriculum development and renewal are consistent with the College’s academic quality standards, Strategic and Academic Plans, approved processes, and undertaken in full compliance with educational policies and legislative requirements of the College & Institute Act.
Committee Chair: Tess MacMillan
Members:
- David Anderson (Academic Dean)
- Natalia Azize (Teaching and Curriculum Development)
- Julie Bedford (Faculty: Nursing)
- Mono Brown (Faculty: Arts)
- Earl Einarson (Indigenous Education and Services)
- Chantal Faucher (Faculty: Social Sciences & Community)
- Emily Scarlett (Associate Registrar)
- Angelica Lillico-Ouachour (Support Staff)
- Tess MacMillan (Education Council Chair)
- Vacant (Faculty: Management)
- Mario Moniz de Sá (Faculty: Science)
- Phuoi-Linh To (Continuing Studies)
- Carolyn Wing (Centre for Intercultural Engagement
Graduation Advisory Committee (GAC)
The Graduation Advisory Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Dean and Registrar. The Commitee is responsible for reviewing and advising on curricular course and program exemptions and substitutions and program time limit exemptions.
Members:
- Patricia Aroca-Ouellette
- Spencer Dane
- Melissa Roberts
- Sandra Enns
- Nora Franzova
- Antonella Alves
- Tess MacMillan
- Sandy Atwa
Contact
Education Council Chair
Tess MacMillan
Division Chair, Humanities
(604) 323-5391
tmacmillan@langara.ca
Education Council Vice-Chair
Antonella Alves
Division Chair, Faculty of Management
(604) 323-5848
aalves@langara.ca
Education Council Secretary
Susan Smith
Department Assistant, EdCo
(604) 323-5412
susmith@langara.ca
