Leadership and Vision
Student leadership
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) represents students on campus and ensures that students have a voice in university decision-making.
DSU executive
- Aparna Mohan, president
- Thomais “Tammy” Maniou, vice-president, internal
- Henry Amin, vice-president, finance & operations
- Sydney Keyamo, vice-president, academic & external
- Emilia Cordova, vice-president, student life
Learn more about the executive leadership of the Dalhousie Student Union.
From academics to research, we benefit from strong, focused leadership across our 13 faculties and units supporting a student population of over 19,000 drawn from across Canada and more than 115 different countries.
President
The president and vice-chancellor is the chief executive officer, responsible to the Board of Governors and to the Senate for the supervision of Dalhousie University’s administrative and academic work.
Vice-presidents
From academics to research, our senior administration team provides leadership in shaping strategic direction. Vice-presidents are responsible to the president and the Board of Governors.
- Dr. Frank Harvey, provost & vice-president, academic
- Dr. Alice Aiken, vice-president, research & innovation
- Gitta Kulczycki, vice-president, finance & administration
- Matt Hebb, vice-president, government and global relations
- Sheila Blair-Reid, acting vice-president, advancement
Vice-provosts, associate & assistant vice-presidents
Responsible to senior administration, our associate and assistant vice-presidents oversee the operations of the university as established by the university's strategic plan.
Deans
Directly responsible to the provost & vice-president, academic, the dean of each faculty is responsible for the recruitment and promotion of the faculty, in accordance with the policies and procedures [PDF] of the university.
- Dr. David Gray, Agriculture, Campus Principal
- Dr. Graham Gagnon, Architecture & Planning
- Dr. Jennifer Andrews, Arts & Social Sciences
- Dr. Andrew Rau-Chaplin, Computer Science
- Dr. Benjamin Davis, Dentistry
- Dr. Yi Liu, Engineering (acting)
- Marty Leonard, Graduate Studies
- Dr. Brenda Merritt, Health
- Sarah Harding, Law
- Michael Vandenburg, Libraries
- Dr. Mike Smit, Management (acting)
- Dr. David Anderson, Medicine
- Dr. Charles (Chuck) Macdonald, Science
- Dr. Dianne Tyers, Open Learning & Career Development
Department chairs
The chair is the head of a department within a faculty. Responsible to the dean, chairs oversee the day-to-day operation of the department and ensure it achieves the highest possible standards of excellence. View department chairs by faculty.
Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is responsible for the overall conduct, management, administration and control of the property, revenue and business of the university.
Senate
The Senate is responsible for the approval of new programs and the granting of degrees and diplomas, setting academic regulations and establishing the academic calendar.
Dalhousie Advisory Council
The Dalhousie Advisory Council provides the president with international strategic counsel on issues that may impact the university, on the development and evaluation of its strategic directions and more.
Purpose
Dalhousie enjoys a strong reputation for academic and research excellence regionally, nationally, and internationally. The Dalhousie Advisory Council (DAC) will help Dalhousie to continue to build its reputation and position by providing strategic advice, guidance, and support on a range of issues, most notably on the comprehensive fundraising campaign.
Dalhousie has set an ambitious $750 million goal for the largest fundraising campaign in its history. The Dalhousie Advisory Council will play a key role in ensuring the success of the campaign, with a particular focus on building a robust prospect pipeline of the highest-level prospective donors.