Next Board of Governors Meeting: February 20 & 21, 2025
The Board of Governors is the senior governing body of the University. The responsibilities of the Board are set out in the St. Francis Xavier University Act. Further procedural matters related to the activities of the Board are described in the University By-laws.
The Board composition includes:
- the Chancellor
- the President
- the Vicar of the Founder
- one person appointed by the Vicar of the Founder
- the President of the Alumni Association
- one member of the alumni of the University appointed by the Alumni Association
- two members of the Faculty elected by the Faculty, each having not less than five years’ service to the University
- two persons appointed by the priests of the Diocese
- the President of the StFX University Students’ Union
- one member of the StFX University Students’ Union elected by the students of the University
- 12 governors as may be elected by the Board
Members of the 2024-2025 Board of Governors
Chair, Board of Governors
Dennis Flood
Vice-Chair, Board of Governors
Lisa Raitt
Chancellor
Dr. Mila Mulroney '04
President and Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Andrew Hakin
Vicar of the Founder
Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick
Appointed Members
- Paul Ash
- Bill Burke
- Francisco Chang
- Ron Chisholm
- Cynthia Dorrington
- Marc Furlotte
- Karen Gardiner
- Michael Gillis
- Lynda Harling Stalker
- Alfred Leblanc
- Greg MacEachern
- Peter Marzlin
- Jamie O’Reilly
- Sylvia Parris Drummond
- Rose Paul
- Kathleen Sheridan
- William Sweet
- Avery Vadnai
- Marie Walsh
For all inquiries related to Board of Governors' business, please contact the Secretary to the Board of Governors, Dr. Anna Zuschlag (@email).
