March 8, 2024
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that, following an extensive search process, Dr. Erika Kustra has accepted a five year appointment as associate vice-president academic, commencing March 11, 2024.
Dr. Kustra has served the university with distinction as the director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, adjunct professor in the Faculty of Education, and most recently as acting associate vice president, academic, a role she took up in July 2023. She has 25 years of experience as an educational developer, is nationally recognized for her curriculum and educational development work, is a mentor for new faculty, and actively supervises undergraduate and doctoral-level research.
I am grateful to the members of the search committee for their excellent work over the past few months, as well as to the campus community for its feedback and support of the process.
Please join me in congratulating Erika on her new role.
Best regards,
Robert D. Aguirre, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President, Academic
Search Committee
Chair:
Robert Aguirre, Provost and Vice-President, Academic
Decanal/Faculty/Sessional/Lecturer/Librarian Senators elected by Senate:
1. Nick Baker, Director, Open Learning
2. Laurie Freeman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing
3. Jessica Raffoul, Acting Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning
4. Roger Reka, Librarian, Leddy Library
Student Member elected by Senate:
1. Husam Morra, Vice-President of Finance and Operations, UWSA
Equity Assessor:
Joel Gagnon, Professor, School of the Environment
Committee Resource:
Iva Gentcheva, Director of the Office of the Provost and Faculty Recruitment
Recording Secretary:
Blair Gagne, Secretary to the Provost and VP, Academic