About Our Structure

The Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union is a democratic, membership-based organisation of the 29,000 students at Thompson Rivers University. This is the greatest factor in determining the structure of the organisation and how decisions are made. The membership as a whole is the highest decision-making body, and all members have the ability to exercise their decision-making rights with an equal vote at the Union’s Annual General Meeting.

Additionally, the members also exercise their right to vote in an annual  election of a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors and its standing committees undertake the governance and operations of the Union for their one-year term. The Union maintains five standing committees to oversee the work of the Union these are the Campaigns Committee, Entertainment Committee, Equity Committee, Services Committee, and University Affairs Committee. Members of the Board of Directors as well as members at large, appointed by the Executive Committee make up the membership of these committees, which take on the everyday tasks of the Union.

Finally, the Union maintains the Student Caucus. This body tracks institutional issues and provides support for student representatives across the campus. The Student Caucus is made up of all elected and appointed student representatives on institutional bodies, and is chaired by the President of the Students’ Union.