Article 4 of the YUFA Constitution establishes the Stewards' Council to direct the affairs of the Association between General Meetings. The Stewards' Council provides a forum for discussion of issues of concern to YUFA members and can direct the Executive Committee to take action thereon.
Its other roles include ratifying appointments, subcommittees, and Bylaw amendments; approving Primary Negotiating Positions before their ratification by the membership; reviewing the Executive Committee's work plans; and recommending Constitutional amendments to the membership. The Stewards' Council includes members of the Executive Committee, all elected Stewards, and one Representative from each Recognized Caucus.
Meetings
Stewards' Council meetings are generally held the first Friday of every month during the Fall and Winter semesters and are open to all YUFA members.
Stewards
The full list of Stewards and of Representatives from each Recognized Caucus are listed below. Contact information for each member of Stewards' Council is available at York Atlas.
Group Name | Constituent Academic Departments/Units | Steward | Term |
AMPD Cinema and Media Arts | Cinema and Media Arts, School of Arts, Media and Design | John McCullough | 2022-2025 |
AMPD Dance/Design | Dance, School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design; Design, Faculty of Arts, Media, Performance and Design | Gabi Schaffzin | 2023-2026 |
AMPD Music | Music, School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design | Lisette Canton | 2023-2026 |
AMPD Theatre | Theatre, School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design | James McKernan | 2023-2026 |
AMPD Visual Art and Art History/ Computational Arts | Visual Art and Art History; Computational Arts School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
Education | Faculty of Education | Tina R. Rapke | 2022-2025 |
Environmental and Urban Change | Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change | Jenny Foster | 2023-2026 |
Environmental and Urban Change | Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change | Stefan Kipfer | 2022-2025 |
Glendon French | French, Glendon College | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
Glendon Humanities | English, Hispanic Studies, History, Philosophy, Translation, Multidisciplinary Studies, Glendon College | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
Glendon Social Sciences | Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Mathematics, International Studies, Glendon College | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
Health Kinesiology & Health Sciences/ Health Policy and Management | Kinesiology & Health Sciences/ Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health | Ellen Schraa | 2023-2026 |
Health Kinesiology & Health Sciences/ Health Policy and Management | Kinesiology & Health Sciences/ Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health | Rachel de Silveira Gorman | 2024-2027 |
Health Nursing | Nursing, Faculty of Health | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
Health Psychology | Psychology, Faculty of Health | Melody Wiseheart | 2023-2026 |
Health Psychology | Psychology, Faculty of Health | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS Administrative Studies | Administrative Studies, Faculty of LA&PS | Sandra Iacobelli | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Administrative Studies | Administrative Studies, Faculty of LA&PS | Alexander Rusetski | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Anthropology | Anthropology, Faculty of LA&PS | Shubhra Gururani | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Communication Studies/ Information Technology | Communication Studies/ Information Technology, Faculty of LA&PS | Vacant | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Economics | Economics, Faculty of LA&PS | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS English | English, Faculty of LA&PS | Tiana Reid | 2023-2026 |
Equity Studies/ Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies | Equity Studies, Faculty of LA&PS; Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies, Faculty of LA&PS & Glendon | Mike Palamarek | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS French Studies | French Studies, Faculty of LA&PS | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS History | History, Faculty of LA&PS | Boyd Cothran | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Human Resource Management/ Public Policy and Administration | Human Resource Management; Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of LA&PS | Hannah Johnston | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS Humanities/ Writing | Humanities, Writing Department, Faculty of LA&PS | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS Humanities/ Writing | Humanities, Writing Department, Faculty of LA&PS | Shama Rangwala | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS LL&L | Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Faculty of LA&PS | James Corcoran | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS Philosophy | Philosophy, Faculty of LA&PS | Zeyad El Nabolsy | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Politics | Politics, Faculty of LA&PS | Terry Maley | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Social Science | Social Science, Faculty of LA&PS | Asmita Bhutani | 2024-2027 |
LA&PS Social Science | Social Science, Faculty of LA&PS | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS Social Work | Social Work, Faculty of LA&PS | Maria Liegghio | 2023-2026 |
LA&PS Sociology | Sociology, Faculty of LA&PS | Glenn Stalker | 2024-2027 |
Libraries | Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Frost Library, Law Library, Scott Library, Steacie, Science & Engineering Library | William Denton | 2022-2025 |
Libraries | Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Frost Library, Law Library, Scott Library, Steacie, Science & Engineering Library | Jennifer Grant | 2022-2025 |
LSE Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering; Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
LSE Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering; Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
LSE Earth and Space Science; Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering | Earth and Space Science; Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering | Reza Rizvi | 2022-2025 |
LSE Earth and Space Science; Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering |
Earth and Space Science; Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering | Hugh Chesser | 2023-2026 |
Schulich | Schulich School of Business | Sylvia Hsu | 2022-2025 |
Schulich | Schulich School of Business | Vacant | 2023-2026 |
FS Biology | Biology, Faculty of Science | Carol Bucking | 2023-2026 |
FS Chemistry | Chemistry, Faculty of Science | Mohammad Yousaf | 2024-2027 |
FS Mathematics | Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science | Mike Zabrocki | 2022-2025 |
FS Mathematics | Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science | Amenda Chow | 2023-2026 |
FS Physics and Astronomy/ Natural Science | Physics and Astronomy; Natural Science, Faculty of Science | Matthew George | 2022-2025 |
Disability Caucus | Gabi Schaffzin | 2024-2025 | |
Indigenous Caucus | Angele Alook | 2023-2026 | |
Queer Caucus | Ron Ophir | 2023-2026 | |
Race Equity Caucus (Keele) | Kasim Tirmizey | 2024-2027 | |
Race Equity Caucus (Glendon) | Usha Viswanathan | 2023-2026 |
* Numbers are based on the latest membership lists provided by the Employer and will be updated annually. Only regular members are counted towards the number of Stewards per academic department/unit. For the definition of "regular members," please see Article 2.1 in the YUFA Constitution.