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Alumni Elections

2023 Board of Governors and Senate Alumni Elections. Cast your vote

The election for the alumni seat (s) on TMU’s Board of Governors and Senate runs from June 13 until June 22, 2023.  

TMU has a bi-cameral governance structure which means that there are two governing bodies working at the university, the Board of Governors (opens in new window)  and the Senate (opens in new window) . These two bodies are closely intertwined through the budget process, but remain quite separate from each other in terms of decision-making. The Senate governs all academic matters while The Board of Governors is responsible for the governance of the university. Each of these bodies have alumni representatives who are elected by their alumni peers in an annual election.

How to vote 

Alumni who are eligible to vote will be sent an email with their personalized voting link between June 13-15, 2023. In order for you to receive this link, the Alumni Relations office must have your most current email address. If you regularly receive invitations to alumni events and/or The Toronto Met Connect, then Alumni Relations has your current email. If you don’t receive these types of communications (or you’re not sure), update your email address online or email aluminfo@torontomu.ca in advance of the election dates.

If the election is in process and you have not received an email with your voting link, please contact aluminfo@torontomu.ca or call 416-979-5088.

Meet the candidates

Board of Governors Candidates

When voting begins you will select one candidate from the list below to serve for the 2021-24 term. Read the candidate biographies and platform statements so you’ll be ready to vote come election time!

Senate Candidates

You will be able to vote for two alumni candidates from the list below to serve for the 2023-25 term. Read the candidate biographies and platform statements so you’ll be ready to vote come election time!

FAQs

Eligible voters will be sent an email with their personalized voting link between June 13-15, 2023. The voting email contains a single use ‘token’ that provides access to the voting portal. This link is personalized to you.

 

No. The email contains a single use ‘token’ that provides access to the voting portal.  Additionally, the ‘token’ is personalized to you and if someone else uses the link you will not be issued a new link.

To vote, you must meet both of the following criteria:

  1. You must have received one or more degree, diploma, or certificate from Toronto Metropolitan University, Ryerson University or any of its predecessor institutions; and,
  2. You must not be registered as a student in a program or course of study that leads to a degree, diploma, or certificate of Toronto Metropolitan University.

Prior to the election, update your contact information online or, email aluminfo@torontomu.ca directly to provide your current email address.

Once the election starts, contact the Returning Officer at returningofficer@torontomu.ca with your information.

First, check the spam folder as the emails can be filtered and held; and,

Second, if you don’t have an email in spam folder, contact the Returning Officer at returningofficer@torontomu.ca and provide the following information:

  1. student number;
  2. the name under which you were registered;
  3. the faculty from whence you graduated;
  4. date of birth;
  5. year of graduation; and,
  6. degree, certificate or diploma received.

To share any such concerns related to a candidate please contact: 

Board of Governors
Jennifer Webster, Returning Officer
returningofficer@torontomu.ca

or

Senate
Donna Bell, Secretary
dbell@torontomu.ca