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Elections: Senate and Board of Governors

KPU Senate Fall Byelection 2023

For Faculty Senators

Nominations have now closed and full details of seats filled by acclamation can be found below.

Please note that due to acclamation there will not be an online byelection.

For details on seats available for faculty, staff and students in the Spring 2024 election, please visit this site in January 2024.

Election Rules & Regulations

Please note there are no support staff/student seats available in this byelection.

Election Timeline

Activity   Date
Call for Nominations   August 28, 2023
Nominations Deadline   September 15, 2023 at 4pm
Post Nominations Results    September 19, 2023

Senate Faculty Seats Available:

   
Faculty of Educational Support and Development - 1 seat - no candidates   November 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
Faculty of Science and Horticulture - 1 seat - Allyson Rozell (Acclaimed)   November 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
Faculty of Trades and Technology - 1 seat - Mike Mann (Acclaimed)   November 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026
Melville School of Business - 1 seat - Judy Benevides (Acclaimed)   November 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026
Wilson School of Design - 2 seats - Michael Cober (Acclaimed)   November 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
Wilson School of Design                   Lindsay Norris (Acclaimed)   November 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026

 

 

 

Spring 2023 Election Results

Senate Results

FACULTY TERM OF OFFICE
Academic & Career Preparation - Diane Van der Gucht (Acclaimed) September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026

Arts - Cherylynn Bassani (Acclaimed)

April 5, 2023 - August 31, 2024

Business - 1 seat - no candidates

September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026

Design - 2 seats - no candidates

April 5, 2023 - August 31, 2024
Design September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026
Health - Catherine Schwichtenberg (Elected) April 5, 2023 - August 31, 2025

Health - Donna Danielson (Elected)

September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026

Trades & Technology - 1 seat - no candidates

September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026
STUDENTS  

Syeda Hafsa (Elected)

Navleen Kaur (Elected)

Zahra Khan (Elected)

Guntas Kochar (Elected)

September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024

Board of Governors Results

FACULTY TERM OF OFFICE

Faculty - Lyndsay Passmore (Acclaimed)

September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2026
STUDENTS  

Student Candidates - Ishant Goyal (Elected)

and Aryan Kalia (Elected)

September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024

Fall 2022 Byelection Results

Fall BYELECTION 2023 SENATE RESULTS - FACULTY TERM OF OFFICE

Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation  - 1 seat

Ian Stanwood - Elected

November 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
Faculty of Arts - 1 seat - No candidate November 1, 2022 - August 31, 2024
Faculty of Health - 1 seat - No candidate November 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
SENATE RESULTS- SUPPORT STAFF TERM OF OFFICE

Travis Higo - Elected

November 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025

Spring 2022 Election Results

Senate Results

Where no candidate came forward a candidate will be sought in the fall 2022 by-election

SENATE - FACULTY TERM OF OFFICE
Academic & Career Preparation - No candidate September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
Faculty of Health - No candidate September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
Faculty of Science & Horticulture - Fergal Callaghan (Acclaimed) September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
Faculty of Trades & Technology - Bob Davis (Acclaimed) September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
SENATE - SUPPORT STAFF TERM OF OFFICE
Support staff  - No Candidate September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2025
SENATE - STUDENTS TERM OF OFFICE

Jarman Dhillon (Acclaimed)

Navleen Kaur (Acclaimed)

Rajmale Kaur (Accalimed)

Rashminder Singh (Acclaimed)

September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

April 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

Board of Governors Results

 BOARD OF GOVERNORS - STUDENTS TERM OF OFFICE

Ishant Goyal (Elected)

Harman Preet Singh (Elected)                                                                 

September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

Fall 2021 Senate Byelection Results

FACULTY TERM OF OFFICE
Educational Support & Development (1 seat) Marti Alger - acclaimed November 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
Melville School of Business (1 seat) Katherine Carpenter - acclaimed November 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024

Spring 2021 Election Results

The polls have now closed in the Spring Elections and the results are below:

Senate Results

FACULTY TERM OF OFFICE
Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation -  Bogdan Bryja (Acclaimed) April 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022

Faculty of Arts - Lilach Marom (Acclaimed)

Fiona Whittington-Walsh (Acclaimed)

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024

Melville School of Business - No candidate

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024

Faculty of Educational Support and Development

Andre Iwanchuk (Acclaimed)

1 representative will be sought in the fall byelection

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
Wilson School of Design - Natasha Campbell (Acclaimed) September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024

Faculty of Science and Horticulture - Amy Jeon (Elected)

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
STAFF  

Professional Support Staff - Shelley Strimbold (Elected)

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
STUDENTS  

Xavier Ardez (Elected)

Purru Sandhu (Elected)

Olivia Takaoka (Elected)

Remi Jazvine Zulfikar Reshma (Elected)

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022

Board of Governors Results

FACULTY TERM OF OFFICE

Faculty Member - Takashi Sato (Elected)

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
STAFF  

Professional Support Staff - Waheed Taiwo (Elected)

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024
STUDENTS  

Rahul Malhotra (Elected)

Purru Sandhu (Elected)

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022

Fall 2020 Byelection Results

FACULTY NAME START DATE END DATE
Faculty of Health Corrie Nichols (acclaimed) November 1, 2020 August 31, 2023
Faculty of Science and Horticulture Fergal Callaghan (acclaimed) November 1, 2020 August 31, 2022
Melville School of Business Lyndsay Passmore (acclaimed) November 1, 2020 August 31, 2023
Wilson School of Design Heather Clark (acclaimed) November 1, 2020 August 31, 2023

Spring 2020 Election Results

SENATE

FACULTY SENATORS NAME START DATE END DATE
Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation Melissa Swanink (acclaimed) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2023
Faculty of Trades and Technology Tom Westgate (acclaimed) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2023
Faculty of Health No Candidate Fall By-election  
Melville School of Business No Candidate Fall By-election  
Wilson School of Design No Candidate Fall By-election  
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF SENATOR      
  Melissa Krahn (elected) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2022
STUDENT SENATORS      
  Akshat Garg (elected) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2021
  Pallav Sharma (elected) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2021
  Harman Singh (elected) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2021
  Sharanveer Singh (elected) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2021

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

  NAME START DATE END DATE
FACULTY GOVERNORS      
  Bob Davis (acclaimed) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2023
STUDENT GOVERNORS      
  Rajvir Mangat (elected) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2021
  David Piraquive (elected) September 1, 2020 August 31, 2021

Fall 2019 Byelection Results

NAME START DATE END DATE
Guramritpal Singh (elected) November 1, 2019 August 31, 2020
Ranpal Singh Sandhu (elected) November 1, 2019 August 31, 2020
Harshdeep Singh (elected) November 1, 2019 August 31, 2020
Zena Mitchell November 1, 2019 August 31, 2020

Spring 2019 Election Results

SENATE

FACULTY SENATORS NAME START DATE END DATE
Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation Randal Thiessen (elected) September 1, 2019 August 31, 2022
Faculty of Trades and Technology Bob Davis (acclaimed) September 1, 2019 August 31, 2022
Faculty of Health Catherine Schwichtenberg (acclaimed) September 1, 2019 August 31, 2022
Melville School of Business Robert Ironside (elected) September 1, 2019 August 31, 2020
Faculty of Science and Horticulture Rebecca Harbut (acclaimed) September 1 2019 August 31, 2022
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF SENATOR      
  Herbie Atwal (acclaimed) September 1 2019 August 31, 2022
STUDENT SENATORS      
  Mansi (acclaimed) September 1 2019 August 31, 2020
  Gurpreet Sabharwal (acclaimed) September 1 2019 August 31, 2020
  Vacant fall by-election  
  Vacant fall by-election  

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

  NAME START DATE END DATE
FACULTY GOVERNORS      
  Vacant    
STUDENT GOVERNORS      
  Samantha Jack (elected) September 1, 2019 August 31, 2020
  Taylor Lanthier (elected) September 1, 2019 August 31, 2020

Fall 2018 Byelection Results

FACULTY NAME START DATE END DATE
Faculty of Health Corrie Nichols (acclaimed) November 1, 2018 August 31, 2019
Faculty of Science and Horticulture Rebecca Harbut (acclaimed) November 1, 2018 August 31, 2019
Faculty of Educational Support and Development Marti Alger (acclaimed) November 1, 2018 August 31, 2019

Spring 2018 Election Results

SENATE

FACULTY SENATORS NAME START DATE END DATE
Faculty of Arts David Burns (acclaimed) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021
Faculty of Design Vacant    
Faculty of Educational Support and Development Andre Iwanchuk (acclaimed) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021
Melville School of Business Carlos Calao (acclaimed) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021
Faculty of Science and Horticulture Amy Jeon (acclaimed) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF SENATOR      
  Stefanie Broad (elected) September 1 2018 August 31, 2021
STUDENT SENATORS      
  Rawan Ali (elected) September 1 2018 August 31, 2021
  Murdoch de Mooy (elected) September 1 2018 August 31, 2021
  Lincoln Saugstad (elected) September 1 2018 August 31, 2021
  Christina Wilcox (elected) September 1 2018 August 31, 2021

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

  NAME START DATE END DATE
FACULTY GOVERNORS      
  Farhad Dastur – Faculty of Arts (elected) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021
STUDENT GOVERNORS      
  Samuel Baroi (elected) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021
  Akashdeep Bhullar (elected) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF       
  Kim Rose (elected) September 1, 2018 August 31, 2021

 

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