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The SFU Board of Governors has 15 members including the Chancellor, the President, 2 elected faculty members, 2 elected students, 1 elected staff member, and 8 individuals appointed by the Government of the Province of British Columbia.

Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is the senior governing body at Simon Fraser University constituted under the University Act. The overall responsibility for the business of the University (property, revenue and policies) is vested in the Board. (The academic governance of the University is vested in the Senate).

The Board meets six times a year on Thursdays.  Please consult the meeting schedule for dates and times.  The Open Session portions of the meetings are open to the public.

If you have any questions about the Board and its work, please call 778.782.4644.

Board of Governors
The University was named after explorer Simon Fraser and opened in September 1965. It has been rated as Canada's best comprehensive university six times (1993, '96, '97, '98 '00 and '09) in the annual rankings of Maclean's magazine and has consistently placed at, or near, the top of the publication's national evaluations.