Board of Trustees Nomination and Election Process

BY-LAW NO. 1 - Composition, election and term of the Board of Trustees as approved by the Board of Trustees, May 2012.

Nomination of Faculty and Staff

Each year, Queen's Faculty and Staff are invited to nominate candidates for any vacant positions in their respective categories. An email is circulated to all departments and a notice is placed in the e-Queen's and For the Record detailing the current opening(s) and where nomination forms are found on the web.

NOTE: Per the Queen’s University Faculty Association Agreement, the bargaining unit excludes members of the academic staff of Queen’s University who are full voting members of the Board of Trustees (Article 1.4(a)). If elected as a Faculty Trustee, the QUFA member will not be a part of the bargaining unit until the end of the elected term.

Nomination Form

The Call for Nominations for the 2023 election is now closed.

Please complete this Qualtrics Form to file your nomination. 

The nomination period for the two positions below will run from November 14 - 28, 2022. 

  • Staff-at-Large to the Board of Trustees - term of service from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026 (1 position available)
  • Faculty/Librarian/Archivist to the Board of Trustees - term of service from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026 (1 position available)

The deadline to submit the nomination form for Staff and Faculty to the Board of Trustees is 4:00 pm ET on November 28, 2022.

Questions? Email univsec@queensu.ca.

Election

Nominees are asked to provide a biography no longer than 90 words and photograph. These are optional and both can be provided in the online nomination form.

The election will take place from January 23-30, 2023.

The election results are announced on the University Secretariat website.

Questions? Email univsec@queensu.ca.

Results

As only one nomination was received for the Faculty to the Board of Trustees position, Dr. Victoria Remenda has been elected by acclamation. She will begin her second term on the Board as of June 1, 2023. 

The election for the Staff to the Board of Trustees election will run from January 23-30, 2023. The election results will be announced on the University Secretariat website.