The Senate is one of the three governing bodies of the University, together with the Board of Trustees and the University Council, all of which are administered by the University Secretariat.

The Senate is responsible for determining all matters of academic character affecting the University as a whole, including student discipline. It shares responsibility with the Board of Trustees for appointing the Principal. The Senate has 71 members: 16 ex-officio and 55 elected. The Senate functions through a standing committee structure consisting of 17 committees.

COU Working Paper Series

• Working Paper Series 2005-2006
  
• Working Paper Series 2004-2005
  
• Academic Citizenship, an Academic Colleagues' Working Paper
  
• The Challenge of Participatory Technologies For Teaching and Learning at Ontario Universities, July 2008
• Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Faculty at Ontario Universities, October 2008