Senate Elections
Senate Elections occur in the Spring and are conducted before April 1. The election schedule, vacancies, the election process and guidelines are announced annually early in the winter term and posted on the Senate website.
Standing Committee elections are usually held in Spring for faculty and announced by the May or June senate meeting (whichever applies) with the exception of many student senator positions, whereby the process to fill vacant positions begins in September, after Senate Orientation has occurred.

Dean, Faculty of Community Services - 2026 Search Committee
Nominations Open: Monday, October 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Nominations Close: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:
According to the AAA policy (opens in new window) , the composition of the search committee for the Dean, Faculty of Community Services is as follows:
- ÂFour (4) tenured faculty members in the Faculty, with no more than one member from each School, elected by and from faculty members, excluding Directors
- One (1) Director elected by School Directors in the Faculty
- One (1) Dean or Vice-Provost selected by the Deans and Vice-Provosts
- One (1) career staff member in the Faculty elected by career staff
ÂThe Provost and Vice-President, Academic serves as Chair and non-voting member of the committee, and will appoint two (2) additional members, one of whom shall be a graduate or undergraduate student.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Faculty Eligibility: Tenured faculty members in the Faculty are eligible for nomination. All TFA (including pre-tenure, tenured, LTF) faculty members, excluding Directors in the Faculty may nominate, second and vote for up to four (4) candidates. The candidate receiving the most votes will serve; subsequent candidates to a total of four (4) will be chosen from the list in the order of most votes as long as their School is not already represented, such that the elected members will all be from different Departments/Schools. In the event that there are no candidates from at least four (4) Schools, then the selection will proceed in a similar manner so as to minimize the potential for one School to dominate.
Director Eligibility: All Directors in the Faculty may nominate, second and vote for up to one candidate. The candidate receiving the most votes will serve. Where there is not a Director available to serve on the committee, one additional faculty member shall be elected.
Career Staff Eligibility: All career staff in the Faculty may nominate, second and vote for up to one candidate. The staff member elected to the search committee must be a full-time University employee past their probationary period. The candidate receiving the most votes will serve.
PROCEDURE:
The must be submitted by the nominee by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026. Email submissions and nominations received after the deadline date and time are invalid and will not be accepted.
After the close of the nomination period, the Senate Office will seek approval from the relevant offices to certify that each nominator, seconder, and candidate conform to the eligibility requirements set out on the nomination form.
ELECTION PROCESS
Candidate profiles will be posted by Wednesday, November 4th and the online election will run from Thursday, November 5th at 10:00 a.m. to Friday, November 13th at 3:00 p.m. Details and reminders will be provided as those dates approach.
If you have any questions, please contact the Senate Office, senate@torontomu.ca.