John Doerksen, Vice-Provost (Academic Programs & Students)
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
John Doerksen is Vice-Provost (Academic Programs and
Students) at The University of Western Ontario.John Doerksen is Vice-Provost (Academic Programs and
Students). He holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of
Saskatchewan, a Master of Music from the University of Alberta, and the first
PhD awarded by Western's Faculty of Music, in Systematic Musicology.
Doerksen's
areas of specialization in music theory include atonal music and computer
applications in music analysis.
At the Don Wright Faculty of Music since
1995, Doerksen has served on many faculty and university committees, including
a period as Chair of the Senate Committee on University Planning (2004-06), a
member of the Strategic Planning Task Force (2005-06), and a member of the ad
hoc Committee to Review the Faculty of Graduate Studies (2007). He is
presently Western's Academic Colleague at the Council of Ontario Universities.


