Series 11 - Records of the Nominating, Appointments and Governance Committee and preceding committees

In 1987, a change to the By-Law One combined the Nominating and the Appointment Committees. The new Committee was given the following terms of reference: to make recommendations for appointments to the Board for the United Church of Canada, for filling vacancies on the Board as they occur, prepare a slate of nominees for the several committees of the Board, assist and advise the President in connection with recommendations for appointments to the administrative and academic staffs of the University. In 2005, following a report an Ad-Hoc Governance Committee that had been formed the year prior to review the practices and procedures of the Board's governance issues, the Nominating and Appointments Committee was renamed the Nominating, Appointments and Governance Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to provide assistance to the Board in fulfilling its legal obligations under the Victoria University Act and its by–laws with respect to nominations, appointments of the officers, and the development and monitoring of governance principles and guidelines.

In November of 1941, the President suggested that a Nominating Committee be appointed to nominate new members for the Board, including the bi-annual revision of nominations to be presented to the General Council of the United Church. The Committee first reported to the Board at the March 20, 1942 meeting. In 1987, a change to the By-Law One combined the Nominating and the Appointment Committees.

Prior to 1952, the President made recommendations for the appointment of teaching staff and lecturers at the University. In 1952, a standing committee of the Board was established. In 1987 with a change to the By-Law One, the Nominating and the Appointments Committees were combined.