The Victoria University Board of Regents is responsible for the appointment of the President and senior officers who carry out day-to-day management and administrative functions — the chancellor, college principals, registrar, bursar, chief librarian and others.
The Board must satisfy itself that there are resources, policies and practices appropriate for creating an environment conducive to a high-quality experience for students, faculty, librarians, and staff, and maintaining excellent relations with alumni.
The Board is also responsible for:
- Ensuring proper accountability of Victoria University's financial affairs;
- Managing and maintaining Victoria University’s property;
- Investing Victoria University's money, including donations;
- Administering the pension plan;
- Establishing faculties, departments and chairs;
- Approving collective agreements and employee policies
The Regents are elected by the constituencies they represent — students, faculty, Victoria College alumni, Emmanuel College alumni, United Church appointees, ex-officio members and discretionary.
More information about the governance framework of Victoria University can be found in the Victoria University Act and the Board of Regents Bylaw No. 1 and No. 2.
Board Members
General Council of the United Church of Canada
- Rev. Adele Halliday
- Rev. Adam Kilner
- Robert Pemberton
- Vas Rao
Ex officio
- Nick Saul, Chancellor
- Dr. Rhonda McEwen, President and Vice-Chancellor
- Professor Angela Esterhammer, Principal, Victoria College
- Professor HyeRan Kim-Cragg, Principal, Emmanuel College
Victoria College graduates
- Cynthia Crysler (Chair)
- Hannah Brennen
- Kate Cassaday
- Martine Celej
- James Janeiro
- Brian Johnston
- Pamela Marchant
- Dr. Julia Zarb
Emmanuel College Alumni
- Valerie DeSouza
- Rev. Jason Meyers
- Rev. Lauren Hodgson
Emmanuel College Teaching Staff
- Professor Judith Newman
- Professor Nevin Reda El-Tahry
Victoria College Teaching Staff
- Professor Rebecca Comay
- Professor Julia Forgie
- Professor Mark Solovey
- Professor David Cook
- Professor Paul Stevens
- Professor Marga Vicedo
Victoria College Students
- Callan Murphy
- Amy Mann
- Boomba Nishikawa
- Tariq Harney
- Shane Joy, VUSAC President, ex-officio
Emmanuel College Student
- Kacy Lin, ECSS Co-Chair, ex-officio
Discretionary
- Peter Politis
- Mark Austin
- Chad Alderson
Secretary to the Board
- Anwar Kazimi
Board of Regents Committees
The Board of Regents has five standing committees:
Schedule of Meetings
Meetings of the Board of Regents are scheduled to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on the following days:
- June 13, 2024
- Oct. 10, 2024
- Feb. 13, 2025
- April 10, 2025
- June 19, 2025
How can I attend a Board meeting?
All meetings of the Board are open. Requests to attend a Board meeting should be made to the secretary no later than the day prior to the meeting at vicu.regents@utoronto.ca. Seating will be made available to members of the University community and the public, space permitting. Seats that have not been reserved will be available on a first-come first-served basis. All committee meetings take place in closed session.