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 institutional governing committees as necessary.
Winter 2020 Election Results for Board of Governors, University Senate, 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, 2020 to August 31, 2021
Nominees:
Dev Shah
Azul Hernandez-Billy
Devin Griffin
Liang Zhong
Elected
Elected
175 votes
117 votes
81 votes
33 votes
University Senate
Four (4) Student representatives: Appointment term one year: September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021
Nominees:
Juliana Hazarika
Filza Raza
Parth Bavishi
Gandharv Vashisth
Jay Chaudhari
Jyotpreet Kaur
Joseph Heenan
Elected
Elected
Elected
Elected
158 votes
152 votes
148 votes
111 votes
68 votes
65 votes
51 votes
Planning Council for Open Learning (PCOL)
One (1) TRU Open Learning Student representative: Appointment term one year: September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021
Nominees:
Michael Cupello
Avi Singh
Elected
109 votes
95 votes
TRU Community Trust Board of Directors
One (1) TRU Open Learning Student representative: Appointment term one year: September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021
Nominees:
Jason Ronsley
Hailey Lonsdale
Elected
149 votes
89 votes
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:
Please see the ‘TRU Board, Senate and Planning Council Election Procedures’ document (January 25, 2010, Revised September 2014)
Questions
Please email elections@tru.ca if you have any questions.