CSA Elections

Each year, the Central Student Association Executive and Directors are elected to an office term of one year from May 1 to April 30.

As a full-time or part-time undergraduate student at the University of Guelph, you are a member of the Central Student Association and you have the right to elect your CSA Executive and Directors.

→ If you have a question about referendums or elections, please contact the CSA Policy and Transition Coordinator, Colleen Bovay, at csaptc@uoguelph.ca.

Elections Office Contact & Hours

Chief Returning Officer (CRO) — William Coleman (he / they)

Available at csacro@uoguelph.ca
Fall 2023 Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays from 12:00pm to 3:00pm, and Wednesdays from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Or by appointment

Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) — Lauren Pyne (she / her)

Available at csaaro@uoguelph.ca
Fall 2023 Office Hours: Tuesdays from 1:30pm to 4:30pm and Thursdays from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Or by appointment

Board Composition

The affairs of the CSA are managed by a Board of Directors of up to 35 persons composed of both elected and appointed members.

The Board of Directors is composed of paid staff Executive Officers, two at-large elected Directors per College, one appointed Director from each of the member college governments, and one appointed Director from each student group represented on the board.

The following Executive and Director positions are elected through the CSA Elections process.