Policy Committee (Student At-Large Members)

The OTSU is currently hiring Two (2) Policy Committee Student At-Large Members!

SUMMARY

The Policy Review Committee is intended to be a forum for review and development of organizational policies and
shall be a standing committee of the Board. The objective of this committee is to strengthen the Board’s role in understanding and leading policy governance of Ontario Tech Student Union (OTSU).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The nature of this governance committee is support the Board in taking a strategic approach to policy development;


• To review annually, or as necessary, and recommend for approval to the Board new and/or revised governance policies to ensure that documents:
  
  
  
  • are in accordance with the OTSU Bylaws;
  
  
  • are compliant with Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, governing laws, or legal agreements of the organization;
  
  
  • are aligned with current organizational priorities;
  
  
  • are effective in achieving their mandate;
  
  
  • are free of errors, contain no outdated references; and
  
  
  • are consistent with other existing requirements within the document or OTSU policies.
  
  
  
  


• The committee has the authority to review and vote to approve non-substantive revisions. Non-substantive revisions may include, but are not limited to:
  
  
  
  • correcting typographical errors;
  
  
  • correcting grammatical errors;
  
  
  • document formatting changes;
  
  
  • updating hyperlinks;
  
  
  • updating references to the OTSU Bylaws or other OTSU policies; and editing text for the purpose of clarifying or being consistent with existing requirements within the document or other OTSU policies.
  
  
  
  


• To review and recommend for approval to the Board the annual schedule for policy review within a five-year framework to ensure an ongoing process of policy review;


• In the review and development of OTSU policy, the committee shall engage stakeholders and conduct
  research where necessary and appropriate;

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be full-time students (enrolled in 3 or more courses) in good academic standing (with a cumulative GPA above 2.0) at Ontario Tech University. 

READY TO GET INVOLVED? 

If you want to help shape the student experience at Ontario Tech, apply to join the committee today!