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TO:                 ALL ELIGIBLE VOTING FACULTY (at least .5FTE appointment annually)

FROM:           TRACY COSKIE, Appointments & Elections Officer, Faculty Senate

RE:              Call for Nominations for Faculty Senate Elections

The following Faculty Senate election documents for 2009-2010 are being emailed to all faculty, with the exception of the All Faculty List. 

The All Faculty List can be found (with the other election documents) on the Senate website under “All Faculty - Elections 2009-10” at http://www.wwu.acadweb.edu/senate  (OR CAN BE E-MAILED TO YOU BY SPECIAL REQUEST).

o         Nominating Petition

o         Current Senate membership list with terms

o         Apportionment of Senate Seats and Voter Eligibility by Department and Area (Excel)

o         All Faculty list by Academic Area (updated 2/2009) (on the web at http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/senate on the Election link in the left column)

1.       Nomination petitions can be printed and must be signed by five faculty and must include a statement of agreement by the nominee (Bylaw 12.2).

2.       Voting faculty members (.5FTE or greater) may nominate or sign Nominating Petitions regardless of Academic Area affiliation (Bylaw 12.2).

3.       The nominating petition is due back to the Senate Office Friday, March 6, 2009.

4.       Huxley College and Wilson Library do not elect a Senator this year as each has a continuing Senator.

5.       Elections ballots will be distributed by Friday, April 3, and are due back to the Senate Office Friday,

            April 17, 2009 at 12 Noon.  The return date for runoff ballots (if necessary) will be Wednesday, April 22.

6.       All Senate terms are for two-years.  Faculty may serve up to three consecutive terms.

An engaged Faculty Senate is particularly important for Western during this time of transition. We need a Senate that represents a wide range of disciplines and that includes faculty from every college. Faculty members who are elected to the Senate have the opportunity to develop new networks of colleagues, to learn about important issues facing the University, and to shape the process and direction of change. I strongly urge you either to run for the Senate yourself or to recommend Senate candidacy to your colleagues. I especially encourage you to consider running for the Faculty Senate if you have not participated in faculty governance previously or if your department is not currently represented in the Senate. I would be glad to answer any questions you have about eligibility, the election process, or the nature of serving on the Senate. (Tracy.Coskie@wwu.edu  Tel: 650-2164)

cc:  All WWU voting faculty