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Academic Council

The Academic Council is duly established by the Post Secondary Learning Act, 2003 (effective May 4, 2017). One must exist for each College with membership being equally allocated between Board, faculty and student representatives. The Post Secondary Learning Act provides general guidelines and constitutions for individual Councils appropriate for local development and review of academic policy and procedures. Olds College Academic Council was established 7, December, 1978.

While technically Academic Council is not a standing committee of the Board, its significance to College affairs is such to warrant identification as part of the Board structure. The mandate and procedures for Academic Council are housed in the Council’s Constitution. This Constitution is a document agreed upon between the constituent groups, Board, faculty and students.

Academic Council Representatives

Board of Governors Representatives:

  • Debbie Thompson (President & CEO)
  • Dalin Bullock (Vice President, Academic)
  • Dillon Andrus-Dobbs (Registrar) 
  • Dennis Beaudoin (Dean, Trades & Skills)
  • Barb Mulholland (Interim Dean, Life Science & Business)
  • Lori Kemp (Director, Teaching & Learning Innovation Centre)
  • Jay Steeves (Dean, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology) 
  • Paul Blankestijn (Associate Dean, Trades & Skills) (alternate)
  • Megan Ducharme (Associate Dean, Life Science & Business) (alternate)
  • Nicole Zukiwsky (Associate Dean, Teaching & Learning, Werklund School of Agriculture) (alternate)

Faculty Representatives:

  • Andrea Mix (OCFA VP Academic)
  • Mark Fournier (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology)
  • Keith Friedlander (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology)
  • Dan Karran (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology)
  • Laura Mills (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology)
  • Dan Reaman (Instructor, Trades and Skills)
  • Robert Spencer (Instructor, Life Sciences & Business)
  • David Johnson (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology) (alternate)
  • David Prins (Instructor, Life Sciences & Business) (alternate)
  • Kyle Puchala (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology) (alternate)
  • Whitney Moore (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology) (alternate)
  • George Gaeke (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology) (alternate)
  • Ali Keyhani (Instructor, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology) (alternate)

Student Representatives: 

  • Sukhpreet Singh (SAOC Vice President, Academic)
  • Jatinder Attwal 
  • Rachel Chater 
  • Simranpreet Kaur
  • Brooklyn Niznik
  • Daniel Schafer

For more information or to request archived meeting minutes, contact 

Bronwyn Petersen
403.556.8210
bpetersen@oldscollege.ca