Elections
Fall 2024 By-election Dates
Nomination Period: Monday, August 19 to Tuesday, September 17, 2024 (1:00 pm)
Voting Period: Tuesday, September 24 to Friday, September 27, 2024 (1:00 pm)
The results for the Fall 2024 Board of Governors and Senate elections are as follows:
Senate - Faculty
Acclaimed
- Ontario Agricultural College - Ryan Gibson and Eduardo Ribeiro
Senate - Graduate Students
Acclaimed
- Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics - Mandy Wuth
Elected
- College of Biological Sciences - Anibal Castillo
- College of Arts - Laila Harris
- College of Social and Applied Human Sciences - Donnelle DiMarco
Senate - Undergraduate Students
Acclaimed
- Bachelor of Bio-Resources Management - Celest Schoahs
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Megan Velle
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Celine Said
- University of Guelph Humber - Nathania Ebegbare
Elected
- Bachelor of Commerce - Adam Cote
- Bachelor of Science - Wedad Alkhaliel and Skyler Walker
Senate - First Nations, Inuit & Metis
Acclaimed
- Students - Laura Gillis and Aleena Skye
- Faculty - Melissa Perreault
Board of Governors - Staff*
Elected
- Katherine Hauser
The results will be presented to the Board’s Governance & Human Resources Committee and the Board of Governors for final approval.
Commitment to Indigenization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (IEDI)
The University of Guelph recognizes that an inclusive campus and a culture of inclusion are institutional and social imperatives. A culture of inclusion necessitates the involvement of stakeholders with a wide array of lived experiences, identities and perspectives on the Board of Governors and Senate to support, oversee and drive a strategic and system-wide approach to IEDI.
The University is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and to designing, reviewing, and rebuilding structures – including policies, programs, and practices – that are inclusive, equitable, and accessible to all. In keeping with this commitment, nominations of qualified individuals from historically marginalized and underrepresented communities including those who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Colour; persons with a disability or who identify as differently abled; persons of all genders, and sexual orientations; and those with a demonstrable track record of confronting oppression and promoting belonging in their organizations and communities are strongly encouraged.
Winter 2025 Election Dates
Nomination Period: Monday, January 13 to Monday, February 10, 2025 (1:00 pm)
Voting Period: Wednesday, February 26 to Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (1:00 pm)
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