CALENDAR FOR 2008-2009 SENATE YEAR FACULTY
ELECTIONS
In order to have the Nominations Report available for approval at the
Senate's 2008-2009 organizational meeting, departments/units need to hold
their elections at the beginning of Spring semester. The
first day of classes for Spring semester is Monday, January 7. The
Nominations Report,
which contains the committee assignments for the newly elected and
returning Senators, must be approved at the first Senate meeting of the
2008-2009 year. That meeting will be held on April 17, 2008.
December 19 Voting lists and materials are sent
to Departments, with copies to Deans' Offices, by Senate Office.
January 7
Jan. 2 - February 7 Departments hold Senate elections.
February 8 Election results, along with Senators'
committee preferences, are due to Deans' Offices from Departments.
February 15 Election results, along with Senators'
committee preferences, are due to Senate Office from the Deans'
Offices.
Sometime between February 18 - February 29 Executive Committee
meeting held and
the Nominations Committee is appointed. After the meeting, names are
reported to Mary Nell who contacts nominees to confirm that they are
willing to serve. Once all confirmations are finalized, working materials
are delivered to the committee members.
Appointed Senators should also be selected by the Executive
Committee at the same meeting so that their names can be submitted to
Nominations Committee and their committee preferences can be included in
the initial report.
March 3 - 9
Mid-March First meeting of newly appointed
Nominations Committee - committee elects chair and begins working on
putting together Senate committees using previously delivered
materials.
Mid-March - March 30 Nominations Committee keeps refining
report,
Mary Nell updates each draft until document is finalized.
Sometime during the week of April 1 Executive
Committee meets -- one of the agenda items is the
consideration of the finalized Nominations Report.
No later than April 7 Approved Nominations Report
submitted to Mary Nell to be
copied in preparation for distribution to Senate.
April 10All Senate materials must be delivered to the
2008-2009 Senate, including final copy of Nominations Report.
April 17Senate meeting - first one of the 2008-2009 Senate
year. 2008-2009 Executive Committee elected.
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