The Board of Governors is comprised of between 12 and 30 individuals, and is responsible for the government, conduct, management, and control of the University and its property.

Internal members on the Board include the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University; one Teaching Staff Governor; one Student Governor who is a member of the Algoma University Student Union (AUSU); one Non-Teaching Staff Governor; and other members appointed by the Board as per the Act, Section 8(1) sub-section 7: Senate Member, and Student Governor who is a member of the Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students Association (SASA). External members of the Board include the Chancellor of the University; three Lieutenant Governor in Council members; and other members of the Community at Large appointed by the Board as per the Act, Section 8(1) sub-section 7. At least 60 percent of the members of the Boards shall be external members.

The business of Meetings of the Board follows Robert’s Rules of Order (PDF), which provides common rules and procedures for deliberation and debate in order to place the whole membership on the same footing and speaking the same language. The conduct of ALL business is controlled by the general will of the whole membership – the right of the deliberate majority to decide. Complementary is the right of at least a strong minority to require the majority to be deliberate – to act according to its considered judgment AFTER a full and fair “working through” of the issues involved. Robert’s Rules provides for constructive and democratic meetings, to help, not hinder, the business of the assembly. Under no circumstances should “undue strictness” be allowed to intimidate members or limit full participation.