2024 Faculty Senate Election Schedule and Distribution List

Effective Date

The Faculty Senate unanimously passed a motion to adopt the proposed 2024 Faculty Senate election schedule and distribution list.

Background

Section 12 of the Faculty Senate Bylaws creates an annual process by which elections are conducted. Under this process, the Appointments and Elections Officer must submit a proposed election schedule and distribution list for approval by the Faculty Senate during the Winter Quarter, with elections to be conducted by college governance bodies and certified by the Faculty Senate during the Spring Quarter.

The schedule for the election of Faculty Senators for the 2024-2026 term is:

March 11	Mon	Faculty Senate review and approval of election schedule and distribution list
April 5	Tues	Schedule and distribution list sent to college governance bodies
April 26	Fri	Deadline for constituencies to submit nominations to college governance bodies
May 10	Fri	College governance bodies to certify and submit nominations to Faculty Senate
May 20	Mon	Faculty Senate to certify election results
May 22	Wed	Election results posted to Faculty Senate website
June 3	Mon	New Senators seated and officers elected at Faculty Senate meeting

Faculty members with a .5 FTEF (annual average) or greater appointment are eligible to be nominated to fill representative seats. Each college faculty and/or constituency is entitled to determine the procedure that will be used to nominate and elect area representatives, provided that all voting-eligible faculty (.5 FTEF annual average) are afforded the opportunity to vote in the election of their respective representative(s).

The distribution of Senate seats by college and area are determined annually using a formula set forth in the Senate bylaws. There were no proposed changes to the college voting areas distributions for 2024, with a total of nine seats to be included in the 2024 election, as follows:

Area A – College of Science and Engineering Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering & Design, Geology, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, Science Mathematics & Technology	Total Seats: 7 Open Seats: 1
Area B – College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Social Sciences Anthropology, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Health & Human Development, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	Total Seats: 4 Open Seats: 0
Area C – College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Humanities Communication Studies, East Asian Studies, English, Global Humanities and Religions, History, Journalism, Modern & Classical Languages, Multidisciplinary Studies, Philosophy	Total Seats: 5 Open Seats: 5
Area D – College of Fine and Performing Arts Art and Art History, Dance, Theatre, Music, Design, Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation	Total Seats: 2 Open Seats: 0
Area E – College of Business and Economics Accounting, Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance and Marketing, Management, MBA, Executive Education	Total Seats: 3 Open Seats: 0
Area F – Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies	Total Seats: 1 Open Seats: 0
Area G – College of the Environment Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies, Urban and Environmental Planning & Policy	Total Seats: 2 Open Seats: 1
Area H – Woodring College of Education Elementary Education, Health and Community Studies Secondary Education, Education Leadership and, Inclusive Teaching, Teacher Education Outreach Programs, Justice and Engagement Programs	Total Seats: 3 Open Seats: 1
Area I – The Libraries	Total Seats: 1 Open Seats: 1
Graduate School	Total Seats: 1 Open Seats: 0

Senate Action

Following a technical correction by consent to change the April 5 (Tuesday) date on the proposed schedule to April 2 (Tuesday), a motion to adopt the proposed schedule and distribution list was unanimously approved.