The following elections have concluded in the past year.
Election Groups
- Board of Governors
- Senate
- Curriculum Committee
- Educational Standards Committee
- Indigenous Commitments Committee
Board of Governors
March 2025 – term of office July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028
- Elected by Acclamation:
The following position received one nomination has been declared elected by acclamation:
- Board of Governors Faculty representative (one position): Aggie Weighill
2. Contested Election:
The following position received more than one nomination and is now in the campaign period.
- Board of Governors staff representative (one position): Lea Cohodas, Kelly Muir, and Suzy Nachtsheim
Voting will take place April 22, 23, and 24 by electronic ballot.
Candidate statements can be found on the VIU Faculty and Staff Elections in Progress webpage.
September 2023 (by-election)
- Faculty – Chris Jaeger (term end June 30, 2026)
March 2023 – term end June 30, 2026
- Faculty – Pam Shaw (acclamation)
March 2022 – term end June 30, 2025
- Faculty – Brian Dick
- Staff – Johnny Blakeborough
Senate
August/September 2024 - term of office on election to June 30, 2026
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services Representative – Ursula Filis
March/April 2024 – term of office July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027
- Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation Representative – Joan Robin (acclamation)
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative – Bryn Skibo (Acclamation)
- Faculty of Education Representative – Marian Riedel (Acclamation)
- – Tina Pereza Rolls (acclamation)
- Faculty of Management Representative – Kristie Dewald (acclamation)
- Faculty of Science and Technology Representative – Dan Baker (acclamation)
- Faculty of Social Sciences Representative – David Hopwood (acclamation)
- Support Staff Representative – Kathleen Bortolin
October 2023 (by-election)
Faculty of Management – Kristie Dewald (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
August 2023 (by-election)
- Faculty of Education – Paige Fisher (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services – Tina Pereza Rolls (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology – Brandon Britt (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2026)
March 2023 (by-election)
- Faculty of Education – Marian Riedel (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
February 2023 – term end June 30, 2026
- Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation – Sherri McKinnon (acclamation)
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Eliza Gardiner (acclamation)
- Faculty of Education – Heather Pastro (acclamation)
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services – Marti Harder (acclamation)
- Faculty of Management – Aggie Weighill
- Faculty of Science and Technology – Heather Wiebe (acclamation)
- Faculty of Social Sciences – Sylvie Lafrenière (acclamation)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology – Deanna McNaught (acclamation)
- Support Staff – Johnny Blakeborough
August 2022 (by-election)
- Faculty of Social Sciences – Sylvie Lafrenière (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2023)
January 2022 (by-election)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology – Deanna McNaught (term end June 30, 2023 )
Curriculum Committee
March-June 2024 – term of office July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027
- Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation Representative – Stephanie Boychuk (acclamation)
- Faculty of Management Representative – Joanna Hesketh (acclamation)
- Faculty of Social Sciences Representative – Michele Patterson (acclamation)
- Faculty of Science and Technology Representative – Dan Baker (acclamation)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology Representative – Lesley Osborne (acclamation)
February 2023 – term end June 30, 2026
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Kenneth Duggan (acclamation)
- Faculty of Education – Riki Cox (acclamation)
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services – Ingrid Vander Kloet (acclamation)
- Support Staff – Michael Culbertson (acclamation)
August 2022 (by-election)
- Faculty of Science and Technology – Kyle Duncan (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
January 2022 (by-election)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology – Jason Lloyd (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
Educational Standards Committee
August/September 2024 - term of office on election to June 30, 2026
- Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation – Dawn Johnson
- Support Staff – Alexandra van Vianen (term end June 30, 2027)
March/May 2024 – term of office July 1, 2024 to June 20, 2027
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative – Karen Skardzius
- Faculty of Social Sciences Representative – Marla Morden
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology Representative – Deon Lane
September 2023 (by-election)
- Faculty of Social Sciences – Deborah Matheson (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology – Christine Quist (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
March 2023 (by-election)
- Support Staff – Catherine Brazier (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2024)
February 2023 – term end June 30, 2026
- Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation – Amy Woermke (acclamation)
- Faculty of Education – Louis Mattar (acclamation)
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services – Deborah Collette (acclamation)
- Faculty of Management – Kristie Dewald
- Faculty of Science and Technology – Eric Demers (acclamation)
August 2022 (by-election)
- Support Staff – Holly Dalrymple
Indigenous Commitments Committee
March/April 2024 – term of office July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities Representative – Collette Jones (acclamation)
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services Representative – Tina Pereza Rolls (acclamation)
- Faculty of Management Representative – Jaylene Murray (acclamation)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology Representative – Sheldon Brunt (acclamation)
- Support Staff Representative – Alice Joe
August 2023 (by-election)
- Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation – Ursula Katic-Filis (acclamation) (term end June 30, 2026)
May 2023 (by-elections) – term end June 30, 2024
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Collette Jones (acclamation)
- Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology – Christine Godlonton (acclamation)
- Support Staff – Alice Joe (acclamation)
February 2023 – term end June 30, 2026
- Faculty of Science and Technology – Catherine Thomson (acclamation)
- Faculty of Education – Jordan Herbison (acclamation)
- Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation – Michael Calvert (acclamation)
- Faculty of Social Sciences – Elizabeth McLin (acclamation)
February 2022 (by-elections)
- Faculty of Social Sciences – Elizabeth McLin (term end June 30, 2023)
- Support Staff – Cheryl Stone (term end June 30, 2022)