Board of Governors Faculty Election
Dr. Linda Ferguson has been elected by acclamation to a second three-year term on the Board of Governors (2013-2016) as the representative for faculty.
Biography
Linda Ferguson has served for the past three years as the faculty representative on the Board of Governors (2010-2013). During this time, she has served on the Audit Committee, and as both member and chair of the Lands and Facilities Committee. In addition, she has served on a number of review/search committees for several Deans, Directors and Vice-Presidents, and a number of subcommittees of the board. She has participated as a board member in some of the challenging financial decisions before the board and the university, and has raised issues relevant to faculty in these discussions. She will continue this work in her second term, addressing the financial and resource issues of the university in a fiscally responsible way that preserves the mission of the university and our strategic goals for the future.
Linda is a Professor in the College of Nursing, Saskatoon site, and an associate member of the School of Physical Therapy. She has participated in Academic Council in the capacity of member-at-large of Council (four terms, from 1998-2010), Chair of the Scholarship and Bylaws Committees, and member of the following committees: Planning and Priorities, Teaching and Learning (Instructional Development), and Academic Affairs (prior to the establishment of Academic Council). In addition, she participated as a member in a number of steering committees for the development of the foundational documents.
