Elections

At the March Faculty Meeting or the February School/College Meeting, election of members will follow the cycle outlined below. Members of Academic Council will take office during the last Academic Council meeting of the academic year and will serve until their successors are installed. Academic Council will solicit interest in serving, but will not provide a slate of nominees. All nominations for Academic Council will be made from the floor. All voting will be by secret ballot.

Year One

  • One member of academic support staff with faculty rank. The representative of the academic support staff with faculty rank will be elected at a meeting of that group coordinated by the current Academic Council member. This member will serve a three-year term.
  • Three at-large members, all to serve three-year terms. At-large members will be elected by full voting faculty.

Year Two

  • One member from the division of Fine Arts and Humanities
  • One member from the division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • One member from the division of Social Sciences
  • One member from the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
  • One member from the School of Communications
  • One member from the School of Education
  • One member from the School of Health Sciences

Divisions and schools will elect their representatives at the February School/College meeting. The current Academic Council members from each division and school will coordinate these elections. All members will serve three-year terms.

Year Three

  • One member from the division of Fine Arts and Humanities
  • One member from the division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • One member from the division of Social Sciences
  • One member from the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
  • One member from the School of Communications
  • One member from the School of Education
  • One member from the School of Health Sciences

Divisions and schools will elect their representatives at the February School/College meeting. The current Academic Council members from each division and school will coordinate these elections.

The part-time faculty representative will be elected bi-annually in April, and must be currently employed by the University as a part-time faculty member during her/his term, and have taught a minimum of two contiguous semesters at the University.