Fanshawe develops policies and procedures as a resource for staff, students and the wider College community. These documents are intended to guide decision-making around a number of topics, including student code of conduct, board governance and more. Policies and procedures are developed to reflect Fanshawe’s values and overall mission to provide pathways to success, an exceptional learning experience and a global outlook to meet student and employer needs.
All college policies are available in accessible formats upon request. To obtain an accessible version of any policy, please contact accessibility@fanshawe.ca.
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STD. College Standards
STD02: Standards for Committee Terms of Reference
This standard establishes guidelines for creating effective committee terms of reference, defining how committees should document their purpose, membership, operations, and reporting structures.
STD03: Titles of Organizational Units and College Property
This standard manages the consistent naming and coding of College organizational units and properties, ensuring accurate internal and external identification.
STD04: Writing Standards for College Documents
This standard establishes writing guidelines for College publications, promoting clear and effective communication through consistent style rules maintained in the College Writing Style Guide.
TOR. Committee Terms of Reference
TOR01: College Council
This council serves as an advisory body to the President on academic and student-related policies, fostering collegiality and collaboration through shared policy development, information exchange, and cross-college communication regarding educational...
TOR02: Scholarship Selection Subcommittee
The purpose of the Scholarship Selection Subcommittee is to make recommendations to the President on matters pertaining to the award of College-wide, sector-wide or designated scholarships awarded under the auspices of the College. The Committee does...
TOR03: Senior Leadership Council
Senior Leadership Council (SLC) meets to discuss and share information about matters associated with advancing the overall enterprise advice from the College. The SLC is not a decision-making body. The President does, however, regularly seek...
TOR04: Student Experience Committee
The purpose of the Student Experience Committee (SEC) is promote and monitor student life and student service initiatives, and to provide advice to administrators of these activities. SEC advice incorporates best practices in student retention and...
TOR05: Research Ethics Board
The President of Fanshawe College has mandated the Fanshawe College Research Ethics Board (REB) to approve, reject, propose modifications to, or terminate any proposed or ongoing research involving human participants that is conducted within, or by...
TOR06: Joint Health and Safety Committees
The purpose of this document is to establish the terms of reference of Joint Health and Safety Committees (Committees) that are required by the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act). The functions of the Committees are as prescribed in the...
TOR08: Investment Committee
The purpose of the Investment Committee is to establish and maintain a Statement of Investment Principles that will set short and long-term objectives and will list the specific investment vehicles which can be used.
In keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and in response to the legislative and directive requirements of Bill 166, Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act, 2024, Fanshawe has amended its P208: Respectful College Community and Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination and A130: Student Code of Conduct policies to include information on how the College proactively combats and addresses incidents of racism and acts of hate, including a detailed outline of how the institution will conduct intake, institutional assessment, complaint review, interim measures, decision and outcome, and appeals. College-wide consultation has been undertaken as part of this process. For more information on the College’s approach to Bill 166 compliance, please contact the Centre for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at EDI@FanshaweC.ca.