The Academic Administrative Units (AAUs) include Departments, Schools, and, in the case of faculties that are not divided into departments, the Faculty itself.
By Senate rule, student representation must be included on of the following AAU committees:
- Appointments
- Renewal, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP)
- Faculty, School, or Department Council
These committees make important decisions about hiring new professors (Appointments), renewing or promoting professors to new ranks (RTP), and managing the academic affairs of the AAU. Procedures and quorum requirements may vary, and are set out in Bylaw 20 (Appointments Committees) and Bylaw 22 (Renewal, Tenure, and Promotion Committees). Student participation in AAU committees differs across faculties and programs. AAUs may appoint students from their respective student councils, or may appoint individual students from each year of study.
Visit the AAU website to learn more about the committees: http://www.uwindsor.ca/aauheads/resources/
If you are a graduate student looking for leadership and mentorship opportunities, please visit the GA/TA network websites; http://www.uwindsor.ca/aauheads/resources/gata-network.html https://www.uwindsor.ca/ctl/388/gata
The Network strives to create mentorship opportunities and teaching and learning resources to support graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants (GAs and TAs) with improving their knowledge and skills.