Senate Elections
Senate Elections occur in the Spring and are conducted before April 1. The election schedule, vacancies, the election process and guidelines are announced in the spring and posted on the Senate.
Standing Committee elections are usually held in Spring for faculty and announced by the May or June senate meeting (whichever applies) with the exception of many student senator positions, whereby the process to fill vacant positions begins in September, after Senate Orientation has occurred.
Appointment of Academic Administrators ("the AAA policy")
Call for Nominations - Search Committee - Dean, The Creative School
Nominations are now open to serve on the search committee for the position of Dean, The Creative School.
Nominations Open: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Nominations Close: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION:
According to the AAA procedures, the composition of the search committee for the Dean, The Creative School is as follows:
- Four (4) tenured faculty members in the Faculty, with no more than one member from each Department/School, elected by and from faculty members, excluding Chairs/Directors
- One (1) Chair/Director elected by Chairs/Directors in the Faculty
- One (1) Dean or Vice-Provost selected by the Deans and Vice-Provosts
- One (1) career staff member in the Faculty elected by career staff
The Provost and Vice-President, Academic serves as Chair and non-voting member of the committee, and will appoint two (2) additional members, one of whom shall be a graduate or undergraduate student.
Please refer to the Nomination Form (external link, opens in new window) for eligibility requirements.
The fully completed nomination form must be submitted by the nominee using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KpxhPrh6Wo5TNXe27 (external link) by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 21st, 2024. Email submissions and nominations received after the deadline date and time are invalid and will not be accepted.
Candidate profiles will be posted by Friday, November 22 and the online election will run from Monday, November 25th at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, December 2 at 3:00 p.m.
Second Call for Faculty Nominations - Review/Search Committee - Dean, Lincoln Alexander School of Law (LASL)
Second Call: Nominations Open to Serve on the Review/Search Committee - Dean, Lincoln Alexander School of Law (LASL)
This is a second call for nominations for five (5) tenured faculty members in the Faculty to serve on the review/search committee for the Dean, LASL.
This second call for nominations is open from Tuesday, October 29, 2024 to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
The fully completed nomination form (external link) must be submitted by the nominee using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/PTbk6b9QytqLNwgs6 (external link) by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Email submissions and nominations received after the deadline date and time are invalid and will not be accepted.
Should an election be required, dates/times will be communicated accordingly.