Divisional Elections

According to the Constitution, elections are held during spring semester for divisional slots first, and then for at-large seats. UWRF has five divisions: the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Education and Professional Studies (the first three colleges), the Fourth Division, and the College of Business and Economics (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. 

The Elections Chair, as the agent of the Faculty Senate, shall conduct and validate elections. The procedure for electing senators shall be initiated by March 1 in the spring semester.  

Divisional Elections – Senate Seats 

A) During spring semester, the Elections Chair shall inform the faculty members of the number of Senators to be elected from their respective divisions. A list of   those eligible shall also be provided. Any faculty member may be placed on the ballot by written petition signed by no fewer than five eligible voters from within the division within seven business days of the announcement of the call for candidates. 

B) The Elections Chair shall see that all voters receive ballots in good time and shall do whatever else is necessary for an effective election process. Upon completion of the slate of candidates for the Faculty Senate seat(s) within each voting division, an election by secret ballot shall be conducted. Faculty may cast one vote per vacancy on the ballot.  

C) Candidates receiving the most votes will be elected. Ties in the division elections shall be broken by lot supervised by the Elections Chair. The names of the individuals elected to the Senate shall be reported in the Faculty Senate minutes. Upon request, the vote totals shall be available from the Elections Chair of the Senate. 

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.

The call for nominations ended Friday, March 7, 2014. The following faculty were nominated:

• College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (1 open seat): Sylvia Kehoe, David Zlesak
• College of Arts and Sciences (3 open seats): Doug Margolis, Matt Millett, Michelle Parkinson
• College of Education and Professional Studies (1 open seat): Ogden Rogers

The divisional elections will run from Thursday, March 13, 2014, through Friday, March 21, 2014. Ballots will be e-mailed by Thursday, March 13, 2014, to all eligible voters within their respective divisions. Ballots must be delivered to Wendy Stocker in 116 North Hall by 4 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014. Ballots received after this time will be invalid.

IMPORTANT: Ballots must be completed, placed into an unmarked envelope (i.e., one that has no identifying marks), then sealed. This sealed, unmarked envelope must be placed into a second envelope that includes both the printed name of the voter and his or her signature. Ballots that do not comply with these directions will be marked invalid. Ballots will counted by the Elections Chair and at least one other member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in the Geography Seminar Room in 364 KFA at 1 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2014. Ballot counting is open to the public.

2014-2015 Divisional Election

Lists of eligible candidates by division

CAFES Eligible (1 open seat)

CAS Eligible (3 open seats)

CEPS Eligible (1 open seat)

At-Large Senate Elections

After 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.

1. During spring semester and following the election of division senators, the Elections Chair shall furnish each faculty voter a list of those eligible for nomination and election to the Senate from the senior ranks and a similar list of those eligible from the junior ranks. The Elections Chair shall identify the number of vacancies at the senior and junior levels.
2. Any faculty member may be placed on the ballot by written petition signed by no fewer than ten eligible voters of the same rank of the petitioner within seven business days of the announcement of the call for candidates. The Elections Chair shall see that all voters receive ballots in good time and shall do whatever else is necessary for an effective election process.
3. Upon completion of the slate of candidates, the Elections Chair shall conduct a University-wide election by secret ballot. The winners of the election shall be those receiving the most votes. Ties shall be broken by lot supervised by the Elections Chair.
4. The names of the individuals elected to the Senate shall be reported in the Faculty Senate minutes. Upon request, the vote totals shall be available from the Elections Chair of the Senate.

The call for nominations begins Thursday, March 27, 2014, and runs through Friday, April 4, 2014. Nomination forms must be delivered to Elections Chair Matt Millett in 339 KFA by 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014. Nomination forms received after this time will be invalid.

The at-large elections will run from Thursday, April 10, 2014, through Friday, April 18, 2014. Ballots must be delivered to Wendy Stocker in 116 North Hall by 4 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2014. Ballots received after this time will be invalid. In addition, ballots must be completed, and then placed into an unmarked envelope (i.e., one that has no identifying marks) that is sealed. This unmarked envelope must be placed into a second envelope that includes both the printed name of the voter and her/his signature. Ballots that do not comply with these directions will be marked invalid.

Ballots will be counted by the Elections Chair and at least one other member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in the Geography Seminar Room in 364 KFA at 1 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2014. Ballot counting is open to the public.

The lists of eligible candidates will be posted once the divisional elections are completed.

Special Elections

There are two (2) senate seats open due to resignations: one (1) in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and one (1) in the 4th Division. The call for nominations begins Thursday, March 27, 2014, and runs through Friday, April 4, 2014. Note that the election for these seats will run concurrently with the At-Large elections. Nomination forms must be delivered to Elections Chair Matt Millett in 339 KFA by 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014. Nomination forms received after this time will be invalid.

The special elections will run from Thursday, April 10, 2014, through Friday, April 18, 2014. Ballots must be delivered to Wendy Stocker in 116 North Hall by 4 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2014. Ballots received after this time will be invalid. In addition, ballots must be completed, and then placed into an unmarked envelope (i.e., one that has no identifying marks) that is sealed. This unmarked envelope must be placed into a second envelope that includes both the printed name of the voter and her/his signature.

Ballots that do not comply with these directions will be marked invalid. Ballots will be counted by the Elections Chair and at least one other member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in the Geography Seminar Room in 364 KFA at 1 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2014. Ballot counting is open to the public.

The lists of eligible candidates will be posted once the divisional elections are completed.

Termination Committee Elections

The 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 people will be nominated for each vacancy, and those nominated will be faculty members receiving the largest number of votes. The Elections 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 Elections 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.

2014-2015 Termination Committee Timeline

The call for nominations to the Termination Committee begins Thursday, March 27, 2014, and continues through Friday, April 4, 2014. Nominations must be received by Elections Chair Matt Millett by 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014. Nominations received after this time will be invalid. Please note that any assistant, associate, or full professor may nominate and vote in this election, but only tenured faculty are eligible to be candidates.

The election will run from Thursday, April 10, 2014, through Friday, April 18, 2014. Ballots must be delivered to Elections Chair Matt Millett in 339 KFA by 4 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2014. Ballots received after this time will be invalid.  In addition, ballots must be completed, and then placed into an unmarked envelope (i.e., one that has no identifying marks) that is sealed.  This unmarked envelope must be placed into a second envelope that includes both the printed name of the voter and his/her signature. Ballots that do not comply with these directions will be marked invalid.

Ballots will be counted by the Elections Chair and at least one other member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in the Geography Seminar Room in 364 KFA at 1 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2014. Ballot counting is open to the public.

Faculty Eligible to Nominate Colleagues for Termination Committee and Vote (3 open seats)