Université Laval
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance

Student
The student community can take part in the various decisions of Université Laval through its student governments, which have reserved seats on various committees.

CADEUL (Confédération des associations d'étudiants et étudiantes de l'Université Laval) is the student government for undergraduate students. It represents 88 departmental and faculty associations. Its executive board is appointed by an election process among its members each year.

The AELIÉS (Association des étudiantes et des étudiants inscrits aux études supérieures) is the general campus association representing the entire graduate student community. Its executive board is appointed through an election process among its members each year.

These two student governments have several seats on the University Council, the Board of Directors, the Student Affairs Committee, the Academic Committee and various sustainable development tables. The University Council and the Board of Directors are the highest decision-making bodies.

Academic staff
Each faculty has a Faculty Assembly which has the power of representation on the various committees of Université Laval. Each Faculty Assembly can nominate one or more professors to sit on various committees, including the Board of Directors, the University Council, the Student Affairs Committee, the Committee on Studies and the Research Committee. This allows faculty from all fields to participate in the University's decision making.

The SCCCUL (Syndicat des chargées et chargés de cours de l'Université Laval) is the entity responsible for representing the interests of lecturers on the various decision-making committees of the Université. Each year, the different units of the University nominate a lecturer who will sit on the SCCCUL electoral college. The SCCCUL will then proceed to an election among the nominees. The elected persons will have the role of representing the interests of the lecturers and participate in the decision making process within the University Council, the Board of Directors, the Student Affairs Commission, the Studies Commission and the Research Commission.

Non academic staff
Representative seats are reserved for non-academic staff members on the University Council and the Board of Directors. In fact, every 2-3 years, the legal bodies of the three categories of University staff (department director, professional administrative employee, support administrative employee) elect one to two persons to represent them on these two committees.

The persons responsible for representing the Service Directors are elected by the Service Directors' Assembly.

Those responsible for representing the professional administrative employees are elected by the electoral college of professional employees, a sub-committee of APAPUL (Association du personnel administratif professionnel de l'Université Laval).

The persons responsible for representing the administrative support staff are elected by the electoral college of administrative support staff, a sub-committee of SEUL (Syndicat des employés et employées de l'Université Laval).

Université Laval is aware of the importance of involving the community in decisions on issues that concern them in some way. One of the most telling examples is the Montmorency Forest for which Université Laval is responsible. The tactical integrated forest management plan stipulates that members of the community can sit on the Scientific and Management Committee. More than 17 members external to the Université Laval currently sit on the committee.

In addition, general assemblies are held to engage the public in the reflection on the issues of management, research and teaching at the Montmorency Forest, by allowing interested people to submit suggestions or solutions to support the Montmorency Forest in its mission to develop, deploy and share knowledge for the management and conservation of boreal territories in the service of communities.