The Board of Governors is responsible for the overall management of the university, including financial matters.  The Board appoints the President and Vice-Chancellor (in consultation with the Senate), Vice-Presidents, directors and senior administrators of the University.  The Board establishes and enforces regulations for the use of its buildings, grounds and ancillary operations, and for the orderly conduct of persons entering upon the lands and premises of the University.  It also regulates the tuition fees paid for any program or course, expend funds for the maintenance of existing buildings or build new buildings or facilities.  

• Role of the Board of Governors
  • Composition and Terms of Reference of the Board of Governors (UWO Act)
  • By-Law No. 1 - General
  • By-Law No. 2 - Indemnification
• Board Members
  • Responsibilities of a Board Member
• Meetings
  • Rules of Procedure at Meetings
  • Agendas and Minutes 
• Committees of the Board
  • Committee members 
• List of Chancellors, Board, Chairs and Presidents

Elections

• Board Elections site

Appointments

• Appointment Procedures for Senior Academic and Administrative Officers of the University
• Presidential Review Protocol

Special Resolutions

• Delegation of Authority to the President (Spec. Res. No. 2)
• Banking (Spec. Res. No. 3)
• Investments (Spec. Res. No. 4)
• Election Procedures (Spec. Res. No. 9)
• Salary Discussions (Spec. Res. No. 8)
• President & Vice-Chancellor (Spec. Res. No. 10)
• Provost & Vice-President (Academic) (Spec. Res. No. 11)
• Vice-President (Resources & Operations) (Spec. Res. No. 12)
• Vice-President (Research) (Spec. Res. No. 13)
• Vice-President (External) (Spec. Res. No. 14)
• Presentations to Retiring Members of the Board (Spec. Res. No. 6)  
• Commissioning of Portraits (Spec. Res. No. 7)

• Code of Student Conduct  
  • University Discipline Appeal Application

• Western's Mission Statement
• The University of Western Ontario Act
• Strategic Planning
  Documents
• Campus Master Plan
• The Office of the President
• The Chancellor
• Institutional Planning and Budgeting
• Information and Privacy Office