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Senate Elections
Divisional Senate ElectionsAccording to the Constitution, elections are held during spring semester for divisional slots first, and then for at-large seats. We have five divisions: the CAFES, the CAS, and the CEPS (the first three colleges), the Fourth Division, and the CBE (the newest "division"). All tenure-track faculty and academic staff have "faculty status." Thus, the "faculty" of a college includes tenure-track faculty and academic staff within the college. The Fourth Division acquired its current name when there were only three colleges, and currently consists of academic staff outside the four colleges (i.e. student personnel, university services, and library academic staff), all of whom also have faculty status. Faculty should make nominations of potential candidates within their division: one slot in the CAFES, two slots in the CAS, and two slots in the Fourth Division (there are no openings for either the CEPS or the CBE this year). For each open slot, the top two nominees are placed onto the ballot. Faculty in the CAFES can nominate one person, faculty in either the CAS or the Fourth Division can nominate two people. Please note that this becomes, in essence, a primary election and the greater the number of nominations, the greater the chances of finishing in the top two. Ties are to be broken by lot. According to the Constitution, the Senate must announce the list of nominees to the campus community and allow three business days for faculty to submit petitions to be added to the final ballot (i.e. signatures of a least five eligible voters within the division). This completes the final slate of candidates and a secret ballot is used to select the winners. Any ties are to be broken by lot. Please refer to the lists below to identify eligible faculty within the CAFES, the CAS, and the Fourth Division.
After divisional elections are completed, a similar process begins to select at-large faculty senators: junior (i.e. assistant professors, instructors, and academic staff) and senior (i.e. associate and full professors). The Constitution and additional details about the election processes are located in Chapter III of the Handbook: http://www.uwrf.edu/faculty_senate/handbook/Chapter%20III_050819.pdf 2007-10 Divisional Election Timeline
2007-10 At-large Senate ElectionsAfter the completion of divisional elections, junior at-large senators (i.e. assistant professors, instructors, and academic staff) and senior at-large senators (i.e. associate and full professors) are elected. Each faculty member can make one nomination of a potential candidate: either the at-large senior or the at-large junior election. For each open slot, the top two nominees are placed onto the ballot. Please note that this becomes, in essence, a primary election and the greater the number of nominations, the greater the chances of finishing in the top two. Ties are to be broken by lot. According to the Constitution, the Senate must announce the list of nominees to the campus community and allow three business days for faculty to submit petitions to be added to the final ballot (i.e. signatures of a least fifteen eligible voters within the division). This completes the final slate of candidates and a secret ballot is used to select the winners. Any ties are to be broken by lot. The Constitution and additional details about the election processes are located in Chapter III of the Handbook: http://www.uwrf.edu/faculty_senate/handbook/Chapter%20III_050819.pdf Please refer to the lists below to identify eligible faculty within junior and senior at-large categories.
2007-10 At-Large Senate Election Timeline
2007-2010 Termination Committee ElectionsThe Termination Committee is established by the faculty, in response to the requirements of UWS 4.03 and UWS 5.11 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, as a standing committee of nine tenured, full-time faculty members, nominated and elected by the faculty. (Academic staff shall not participate in the election of this committee.) Members serve three year terms, with one-third (three members) being elected each year. According to the Faculty Senate's By-Laws, all faculty members (but not Academic Staff) shall be eligible to nominate and vote for members of the Committee on Termination. Each faculty member may nominate one person for each vacancy that exists on the Committee (i.e. each person can nominate three tenured people this year). Two persons will be nominated for each vacancy, and those nominated will be faculty members receiving the largest number of votes. The Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate will contact the nominees and obtain their consent before placing their names on the election ballot. If any nominee declines, the person having the next largest number of votes shall have his or her name placed on the ballot once it is determined by the Vice Chair that he or she accepts the nomination. Election shall be by secret ballot. The persons receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared elected and the vote will be published. Ties will be broken by lot. Please consult the list of eligible faculty below:
2007-10 Termination Committee Timeline
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