Governing Bodies

The Office of the General Counsel and Secretariat oversees TRU's three governing bodies.

Senate

Responsible for academic decisions
» Learn more about the Senate

Board of Governors

Responsible for corporate decisions
» Learn more about the Board of Governors

Planning Council for Open Learning

Responsible for distance and online education
» Learn more about the Planning Council for Open Learning

Open Governance Initiative

TRU's Open Governance Initiative was announced on July 14, 2016.

As part of the Open Governance Initiative, the members of the Board of Governors, the Senate, and the Planning Council for Open Learning agreed to an annual three-way joint meeting in the winter term to discuss their mutual roles as governance bodies, to discover helpful shared involvement, and to develop a deeper understanding of TRU’s unique tricameral governance structure.

This joint meeting is live-streamed to the community, as are all public meetings of the Board of Governors, the Senate and the Planning Council for Open Learning.