Editing University of Windsor (section)

=== Governance ===
The university is governed as a [[Public university|public]], [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]], and [[non-denominational]] institution by the ''University of Windsor Act, 1962'', which sets out the basic legal obligations and purposes of the institution. Similar to most Canadian universities, the Act establishes the university as a [[Shared governance|bicameral institution]], governed by a Board of Governors and Senate, and led by a chancellor and president.<ref name=":1" />

The Board is responsible for the oversight of all operational aspects of the university, including strategic direction, budgets, property management, and accountability for the university's financial, human, and physical resources.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Governors |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/322/board-governors |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.uwindsor.ca |language=en}}</ref> The Board is also responsible for appointing the chancellor, and the president and vice-chancellor. There are 32 members of the board, 20 external and 12 internal; this size was considered to be large without a compelling reason by the [[Auditor General of Ontario]] in a 2022 audit of Ontario universities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 2022 |title=Value-for-Money Audit: Financial Management in Ontario Universities |url=https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en22/AR_FinancialMgmtUniversities_en22.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830084243/https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en22/AR_FinancialMgmtUniversities_en22.pdf |archive-date=30 August 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |publisher=Office of the Auditor General of Ontario}}</ref>

The [[Academic senate|Senate]] is the supreme governing body of the university in academic matters. It is responsible for establishing academic policy, approving new programs and curricular changes, setting admission requirements, and overseeing academic regulation and discipline. It is the Senate that grants degrees, and has the authority to revoke them. The Senate is constituted by members of the [[Academic staff|faculty]], who are either appointed ex-officio by virtue of their role, or elected by the faculty members from their home constituencies. Several students, staff members, and an alumni representative are also appointed to the Senate.<ref name=":1" /> There are several standing committees of the Senate that oversee different aspects of the Senate's mandate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Senate |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/7/senate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417125800/https://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/7/senate |archive-date=17 April 2023 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website= |publisher=University of Windsor |language=en}}</ref>

As is common in Canada, Windsor is formally headed by the [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] and led on a day-to-day basis by the [[Chancellor (education)#Vice-chancellor|president and vice-chancellor]]. The chancellor is the titular head of the university and confers all degrees. The role is mainly ceremonial. Since May 2019 this has been [[Mary Jo Haddad]], a Windsor nursing alumnus and the first woman to take this role, who succeeded [[Ed Lumley]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Chancellor |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/chancellor/welcome |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.uwindsor.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-03 |title=First woman to take reins as UWindsor chancellor |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/viewmagazine/node/281 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=VIEW Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The president serves as the [[chief executive officer|chief executive]] of the university and the chair of the Senate. As per the Act, the president has supervision and direction over the academic work and administration of the university. The current president is Robert Gordon who has been in this role since September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the President |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/president/297/presidents-welcome,%20/president/297/presidents-welcome |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.uwindsor.ca |language=en}}</ref>