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Office of the Registrar

Education Council - Student Representatives

Education Council - Shuswap/Revelstoke, Vernon, Central °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ & South °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ-Similkameen
Term:  November 1, 2024 until October 31, 2025

  1. Gather all supporting documents
  2. Download and complete three nomination forms
    1. Attach completed forms to the online application as part of step 3
  3. Submit an (form is open during the nomination period, see below for dates)

2024 Election Dates for Education Council

Nomination Period:
Wed, Oct 2 – Wed, Oct 16

Candidate Names Published:
Thur, Oct 17

Campaign Period: 
Thur, Oct 17 – Thur, Oct 31

Election Dates:
Fri, Nov 1 – Fri, Nov 8

Announcement of Results:
Tue. Nov 12

Appeal Deadline:
Mon, Nov 18

Board of Governors - Student Byelection

Board of Governor - Student Representative (1 Position)
Term: to July 31, 2025

  1. Gather all supporting documents
  2. Download and complete three nomination forms
    1. Attach completed forms to the online application as part of step 3
  3. Submit an (form is open during the nomination period, see below for dates)

2024 Election Dates for Board of Governors

Nomination Period:
Wed, Oct 2 – Wed, Oct 16

Candidate Names Published:
Thur, Oct 17

Campaign Period: 
Thur, Oct 17 – Thur, Oct 31

Election Dates:
Fri, Nov 1 – Fri, Nov 8

Announcement of Results:
Tue. Nov 12

Appeal Deadline:
Mon, Nov 18

Education Council Byelection

Education Council -  Byelection - Shuswap Revelstoke
Term: to July 31, 2025

To submit your application:

  1. Gather all supporting documents
  2. Download and complete three nomination forms
    1. Attach completed forms to the online application as part of step 3
  3. Submit an (form is open during the nomination period, see below for dates)

Position Pending

Information Regarding Elections and Campaigns

Elections for positions on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College Board of Governors and Education Council are conducted by the Registrar’s Office. 

Questions may be emailed to elections@okanagan.bc.ca.

To obtain further details about the regulations governing the election, please click on the button below.

Election rules

To access further details about the guidelines governing the campaign process, please click the button provided below.

Campaign rules

Eligibility Requirements

Faculty/Instructor

Faculty/Instructor member means any faculty member or vocational instructor employed by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College who is a member of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College Faculty Association or BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (Vocational Instructors).

Any faculty member or vocational instructor shall be deemed eligible to stand for election if they in good standing with their representative group and have an employment contract or a reasonable expectation of a contract that covers the period of the term of office.

Support staff

Support staff member means any individual employed by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College who is a member of BC Government and Service Employees’ Union Support Staff or covered by the Terms and Conditions for Administrators or Excluded Staff and is not in a position excluded under Appendix A.

Any support staff member shall be deemed eligible to stand for election if they in good standing with their representative group and have an employment contract or a reasonable expectation of a contract that covers the period of the term of office.

Student 

Student means any person enrolled as a student at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College in a program approved by Education Council.

Eligibility to stand for election and to hold office.

Be deemed to be in good standing by the Registrar. Any Student is eligible be nominated to be a Student elected member with the following exception: that a Student candidate may not be employed by the College as a Support Staff, Faculty or Educational Administrator except when the employment falls under one of the following: Letter of Understanding #1 - Student Employees, Letter of Understanding #2 – Co-operative Education Students and Letter of Understanding #3 – Research Projects as part of the Collective Agreement between °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College (Support Staff) and the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (2014-2019 and as renegotiated).  Be considered a Student on the day the election is held.

Appeal committee

  1. The Registrar/Associate Vice President who will chair the Committee and be non-voting;
  2. A student (President of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College Student Union or designate in odd years, the President of the Vernon Students’ Association °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College or designate in even years);
  3. A representative from the Faculty/Instructor representative groups (Chair of the BCGEU (Vocational Instructors) or designate in odd years and the Chair of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ College Faculty Association or designate in even years); and
  4. A representative from Support Staff/Administrator representative groups (Chair of BCGEU Support Staff union or designate in odd years and the Chair of the Administrators Association or designate in even years).

Note: OCFA & BCGEU Vocational and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û²éѯ & VSAOC agreed to serve on alternate years.