Elections Spring 2005

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.1. By October 1 of each academic year, the Executive Committee shall obtain from the Office of Academic Affairs a list of the faculty in the Corps of Instruction. This list shall also show the academic area where each Corps of Instruction faculty member is assigned. Faculty not assigned to one of the academic schools shall constitute a group of faculty hereafter referred to as the Library/General Division. Administrators who are members of the Corps of Instruction and serve on the University Senate by virtue of office shall not be included when calculating the apportionment based on this list. Using the faculty numbers represented on this list, the Executive Committee shall apportion thirty-four (34) of the University Senate elected faculty positions among the Schools and the Library/General Division. This apportionment shall be based on the percentage of the members of the Corps of Instruction (excluding administrators defined above) assigned to each of the Schools and the Library/General Division. The remaining two (2) University Senate faculty positions shall be elected at large by faculty members in the Corps of Instruction. Only Corps of Instruction faculty members counted in the numbers for apportionment of senators are eligible to vote for the thirty-six (36) University Senate faculty senators.

Corps of Instruction List Supplied by the Office of Academic Affairs on October 1, 2004
(Note: This list is a starting point, Scroll down for the final list used for voting and nomination.)

Apportionment Report (pdf, excel) (posted October 20, 2004 8:05 p.m., reported at October 25, 2004 Senate Meeting)

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.2. The exact number apportioned to each School and the Library/General Division for spring elections shall be determined by the Executive Committee and announced to the University Senate by November 1. Each School as well as the Library/General Division must have at least one elected University senator. The number of at large elected faculty senators may be increased from two (2) to three (3) by the Executive Committee to adjust for rounding the apportionments among the Schools and the Library/General Division.

Corps of Instruction Lists for election of University Senators
(i.e., those eligible to vote or be nominated for the 36 elected Senator positions)

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.1. By October 1 of each academic year, the Executive Committee shall obtain from the Office of Academic Affairs a list of the faculty in the Corps of Instruction. This list shall also show the academic area where each Corps of Instruction faculty member is assigned. Faculty not assigned to one of the academic schools shall constitute a group of faculty hereafter referred to as the Library/General Division. Administrators who are members of the Corps of Instruction and serve on the University Senate by virtue of office shall not be included when calculating the apportionment based on this list. Using the faculty numbers represented on this list, the Executive Committee shall apportion thirty-four (34) of the University Senate elected faculty positions among the Schools and the Library/General Division. This apportionment shall be based on the percentage of the members of the Corps of Instruction (excluding administrators defined above) assigned to each of the Schools and the Library/General Division. The remaining two (2) University Senate faculty positions shall be elected at large by faculty members in the Corps of Instruction. Only Corps of Instruction faculty members counted in the numbers for apportionment of senators are eligible to vote for the thirty-six (36) University Senate faculty senators.

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.1.3. The faculty of each School shall determine how the University Senate faculty senators are elected in their School and each Dean shall be responsible for carrying out the election by March 1 of each year or a date specified by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall announce the results of the School Elections to the University Community within five (5) calendar days of March 1.  The Executive Committee shall conduct the election of at large University Senators and shall also conduct elections for University Senators from the Library/General Division.  The Executive Committee shall announce the results of these elections to the University Community no later than March 31.

GC&SU Statutes Article VI, Section 2.A.  Elected faculty members must have at least two (2) years of service at Georgia College& State University at the time they take office and shall be elected for two (2) year terms. Faculty elections for the forthcoming academic year shall be held during the spring semester of the current academic year and shall take place in each academic unit by secret ballot after open nominations. It will be the responsibility of the Executive Committee to ensure that the terms for all academic units shall be staggered so that no more than one half of the University Senate membership changes in any given year. Elected faculty representation shall be limited to faculty in the Corp of Instruction.

GC&SU Statutes Article VI, Section 2.B. Terms of service shall begin with the call to order of the last University Senate meeting of the academic year. Vacancies that occur during a term of service shall be filled for the remainder of that term in the same manner as the original election or appointment.

Letters

Election Procedures for Spring 2005

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.4. The Executive Committee shall supervise the elections of all University Senate faculty senators and obtain from the Schools a written description of the method used to elect faculty senators in each School. This shall be reported to the University Senate at the last regularly scheduled meeting of the academic year and attached to the minutes of that meeting.

Election Results

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.3. The faculty of each School shall determine how the University Senate faculty senators are elected in their School and each Dean shall be responsible for carrying out the election by March 1 of each year or a date specified by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall announce the results of the School Elections to the University Community within five (5) calendar days of March 1.  The Executive Committee shall conduct the election of at large University Senators and shall also conduct elections for University Senators from the Library/General Division.  The Executive Committee shall announce the results of these elections to the University Community no later than March 31.

Replacement Elections during 2004-2005 academic year