Joint Committee on Honorary Degrees
For information on this joint committee see the following URL:
https://www.smu.ca/webfiles/HonouraryDegreesCommittee.pdf
Members appointed by Senate 2025-2026
Dr Heather Sanderson
TBA
Joint Academic Committee of the Atlantic School of Theology and Saint Mary’s University
Affiliation with the Atlantic School of Theology
Since March 2002 Saint Mary’s University (SMU) has been affiliated with the Atlantic School of Theology (AST) in Halifax. Both institutions are committed to establishing and promoting joint and complementary academic courses and programs. They are also committed to achieving the operational efficiencies that will strengthen each institution to fulfill each other’s educational mission and service to the churches and to society. While each institution retains its independent status and grants its own degrees, there are opportunities for joint programming that are a regular part of SMU’s program offerings. Students at SMU are able to explore new avenues for theological education such as inter-faith dialogue, which is becoming a major part of the societal context in which ministry now must exercise its calling.
Dr Gugu Hlongwane
Dr Syed Adnan Hussain
SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS
For information on the Board of Governors see the following URL:
https://www.smu.ca/about/board-of-governors.html
Membership
BOARD OF GOVERNORS - Six eligible full-time faculty elected by the Academic Staff of the University for a three-year term and shall be eligible for re-election or re-appointment.
2023-2026
2022-2025
2024-2027
Ather Akbari, ECON
Mohamed Drira, ACCT
Bill Sewell HIST
Jason Rhinelander, EGNE
Rituparna Kanungo, PHYS
Rylan Higgins, ANTH