Elections

Board of Governors’ Internal Member Nominations: 2024 By-Election – Permanent Staff.

Nominations are now closed. Electronic voting for the Permanent Staff vacancy took place from September 30, 2024 to October 2, 2024.

Click here to view the Permanent Staff candidate profiles.

All employed Permanent Staff at OCAD University were eligible to vote for the Permanent Staff position on the Board of Governors.

We are pleased to announce the following Permanent Staff member has been elected to the OCAD University Board:

  • Annie Yan, Student Engagement & Records Coordinator, Faculty of Arts & Science

KEY DATES

Nomination Period: September 3, 2024 to September 16, 2024

Nomination Deadline: September 16, 2024

NOTE: Completed candidate form, three nominator forms, current resume and a 100-word summary profile statement should be delivered to Tanya Bowes, Board Secretary by the nomination deadline via email at tbowes@ocadu.ca.

Candidates Announced: By September 23, 2024

Election Period (Electronic Voting): September 30, 2024 to October 2, 2024

Election Results Announced: By October 4, 2024

Still have questions?

  • Questions about the Board of Governors elections should be directed to Tanya Bowes, Board Secretary, Office of the President at tbowes@ocadu.ca.

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Governors’ Internal Members 2024/2025 Election – Student Members on the Board

In May 2024, the OCAD U Board of Governors Secretariat announced two vacancies for student positions:

  • One (1) Graduate Student position to be elected by registered full-time/part-time Graduate Students at OCAD University; and
  • One (1) Undergraduate Student position to be elected by registered full-time/part-time Undergraduate Students at OCAD University

The nomination and election period for these positions ran from May 6, 2024 (when student nominations opened) to September 18, 2024 (when the electronic voting period closed). See the list of ‘Key Dates’ below. 

KEY DATES
Nomination Period Opens: Monday, May 6, 2024 
Nomination Period Closes: Monday, September 9, 2024 4:00 pm EDT 
Candidates Announced: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Voting Period Opens: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 
Voting Period Closes: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 4:00 pm EDT 
Results Announced: Friday, September 20, 2024  

Now that the nomination and election period for student positions on the Board of Governors is complete, the OCAD U Board of Governors Secretariat is pleased to announce the official results:

  • Jugraj Khinda, an undergraduate Industrial Design student, has been elected as an undergraduate student representative on the OCAD University Board of Governors for a two-year term.
  • Stephanie Holko, a graduate student in the Master of Design, Strategic Foresight and Innovation program, has been acclaimed as the graduate student representative on the OCAD University Board of Governors for a two-year term.

 

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

For more information on the roles, responsibilities and nomination and election processes, please click on the appropriate link below:

 

For more information contact:

Tanya Bowes
Board Secretary
OCAD University
tbowes@ocadu.ca