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FSU Executive Committee Spring 19 Election Schedule

12/11/2018

Faculty Staff Union

Executive Committee Spring Election

Announcement

The Faculty Staff Union (FSU) is a member driven union that represents faculty and librarians.

The FSU governing body is the elected FSU Executive Committee which includes: President, Vice President, Librarian representative, four (4) Non Tenure Track Faculty representatives, two (2) Pre-Tenure Track Faculty representatives, and four (4) Tenured Faculty representatives (to see current members go to  http://www.fsu.umb.edu/content/executive-committee) .

The positions of President and Vice President are elected at large. The remaining eleven positions are elected (librarian, non-tenure track, pre-tenure tenure track, tenured) by their constituents only (for example, only tenured faculty vote for the tenured faculty representatives). The term of office is two years.

Each Spring semester, approximately half of the Executive Committee’s positions are up for election. The below table identifies the positions and their election year.

Position

Number of positions

Spring 2019

Spring 2020

President

1

 

1

Vice-President

1

1

 

Librarian

1

 

1

Tenured Faculty

4

2

2

Pre-Tenure

2

1

1

Non Tenure Track

4

2

2

Nominations for the Spring 2019 Election begins January 25, 2019 and runs to February 8, 2019. Elected candidates will begin serving on the Executive Committee at the end of the Spring semester.

The adopted Spring 2019 Election Schedule is on the next page.  In addition, the nomination form and detailed election procedures will be distributed at the beginning of the Spring semester via email and placed on the FSU webpage.

FSU Bylaws includes the job description and responsibilities of the Executive Committee.  Go to http://www.fsu.umb.edu/content/fsu-bylaws 

FSU Executive Committee Election Schedule for Spring 2019

Activity

Timeframe

Dates

FSU Executive Committee

  •          Inform those members whose term expires Spring 2019.

 

 

Monday, December 3, 2018

Election Announcement

  •          Email to membership with Election Overview document 

 

 

December 5, 2018 to

 

December 10, 2018

Nomination Announcement[1]

  •          Email to membership with election schedule and general election information.

 

 

January 18,  2019 to

 

January 23, 2019 

Nomination Period

  •          The Nomination form is made available.
  •          Email sent to all members no later than 9AM January 30th

 

Two weeks

Friday, January 25th   9AM EST  to

 

Friday, Feb 8th  5PM EST

Nominating Committee Review

 

One week

Monday, Feb 11th  9AM EST to

 

Weds, Feb 14th 9AM EST

 

Slate of Candidates Distributed

  •          Email to membership announcing those running for office.

 

Thursday, Feb 14th 9AM EST

Campaigning

 

Two Weeks

Thurs, Feb 14th 9AM EST to

 

Friday, March 1st 9AM EST

Candidate Forum

 

Wednesday, February 27th 

 

Voting

One Week, include a weekend

Friday, March 1st  9AM EST to

 

Friday, March 8th 9AM EST

Election Committee

  •          Count the ballots

One day

Friday, March 8th between 12PM and 3PM EST

 

Election Results Announced

 

Friday, March 8th 3PM to 5PM EST

 

Note:  Classes begin January 28, 2019, Monday, Feb. 18 is a University Holiday. Spring Break begins Sunday, March 10th

[1] The FSU may also include the election information when the welcome to the semester email is sent to members.

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