Elections
On March 31, 2005, the Thompson Rivers University Act created three governing bodies for TRU: the Board, the Senate, and the Planning Council for Open Learning.
Elections are held each fall and winter to fill positions on the TRU governing bodies as necessary.
Winter 2022 election results for positions on the Board of Governors, the University Senate, the Planning Council for Open Learning and the TRU Community Trust Board of Directors
Board of Governors
Two (2) Student representatives: Appointment term one year - September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023
Nominees
Anshuman Walia
Divyani Pathak
Sachin Singh
Joel Rodrigues
Sean Bennett
Raunaq Saraf
Elected
Elected
139 votes
76 votes
71 votes
64 votes
55 votes
28 votes
University Senate
Four (4) Student representatives: Appointment term one year - September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023
Nominees
Anshuman Walia
Divyani Pathak
Naina Agarwal
Sachin Singh
Farzaan Ahmed
Raunaq Saraf
Elected
Elected
Elected
Elected
154 votes
99 votes
86 votes
86 votes
54 votes
41 votes
Two (2) Faculty representatives from each of the below faculties/schools: Appointment term September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025
- Faculty of Education and Social work
Nominees
Oleksandr Kondrashov
Dr. Juliana West
Elected by acclamation
Elected by acclamation - Faculty of Science
Nominees
Vacant - Faculty of Student Development
Nominees
Susan Butland
Jamie Noakes
Elected by acclamation
Elected by acclamation - School of Trades and Technology
Nominees
Vacant
Planning Council for Open Learning (PCOL)
One (1) TRU Open Learning Student representative: Appointment term one year - September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023
Nominees
Vacant
TRU Community Trust Board of Directors
One (1) TRU Student representative: Appointment term one year - September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023
Nominees
Prabhjot Singh Tinna
Divyani Pathak
Elected
143 votes
105 votes
One (1) Faculty representative (any faculty): Appointment term one year - April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2025
Nominees
Vacant
Proposed meeting times and attendance (subject to change)
Meeting times for each governing body will vary and attendance is required. For meeting schedules, please see:
- Board of Governors meeting schedule
- University Senate meeting schedule
- Planning Council for Open Learning meeting schedule
- TRU Community Trust
Questions?
For more information, email elections@tru.ca