Governance

The CSRS is governed in accordance with the University of Victoria's Policy on Research Centres and by its own charter, the CSRS Enabling Document.

The three governing bodies of the centre are defined below.

Program Committee

The CSRS Program Committee is made up of University of Victoria faculty members elected for three-year terms by the members of the centre. The committee reviews all academic projects undertaken by the centre, adjudicates fellowship applications and provides liaison to UVic faculties and departments. Ex officio memberships are held by the Vice-President Research and the chair of the CSRS Advisory Council. The committee is chaired by the director of the centre.

2011/12 Program Committee members
  • Chair: Paul Bramadat (CSRS/History)
  • Arif Babul (Physics and Astronomy)
  • Sikata Banerjee (Women's Studies)
  • Hélène Cazes (French)
  • Lisa Mitchell (Anthroplogy)
  • Daromir Rudnyckyj (Pacific and Asian Studies)
  • Kelli Stajduhar (Nursing)
  • Peyman Vahabzadeh (Sociology)
  • Mary Anne Waldron (Law)
Ex officio
  • Howard Brunt (VP-Research)
  • Bruce Bryant-Scott (Chair, CSRS Advisory Council)

Community Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is made up of representatives from external academic, faith and community organizations and includes both local and international members. The mandate of the council is to provide a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue and reflection on the purposes of the CSRS and to assist the centre in its relations with the external community.

2011/12 Advisory Council members
  • Chair: Ven Bruce Bryant-Scott, Anglican Diocese of BC
  • Dr Reginald Bibby, University of Lethbridge
  • Dr Anne Bruce, University of Victoria
  • Ms Lorna Dueck, Media Voice Generation
  • Prof Terrence Marner, University of Regina
  • Dr Kamala Nayar, Kwantlen University College
  • Dr Amyn Sajoo, Simon Fraser University
  • Rev Allan Saunders, First Metropolitan United Church, Victoria
  • Dr Hari Srivastava, University of Victoria
Ex officio
  • Dr Alan Batten (Friends of the Centre)

Voting members

UVic faculty members with regular tenured or tenure track appointments are eligible for voting membership in the centre. Members receive notice of CSRS events and announcements, gain valuable networking and research opportunities and may hold positions on the CSRS program committee.

Joining is easy - just send an e-mail to csrsATuvic.ca indicating your name, department and contact information and we'll add you to our membership list.