Elections Spring 2007  (Election Calendar)

University Senate Bylaws Article II.Section2.A.1. By September 15, 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 unit, School or Library, where each Corps of Instruction faculty member is assigned.  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. 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. 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 September 13, 2006
(Note: This list is a starting point, Scroll down for the final list used for voting and nomination.)

Apportionment Report (pdf, excel) <posted 09-20-06>

 University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.2.The exact number apportioned to each School and the Library for spring elections shall be determined by the Executive Committee and announced to the University Senate by October 1. Each School as well as the Library 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.

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

BOR Policy Manual 302.02 CORPS OF INSTRUCTION  Full-time professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, lecturers, senior lecturers, and teaching personnel with such other titles as may be approved by the Board, shall be the Corps of Instruction. Full-time research and extension personnel and duly certified librarians will be included in the Corps of Instruction on the basis of comparable training. Persons holding adjunct appointments or other honorary titles shall not be considered to be members of the faculty.

University Senate Bylaws Article II.Section2.A.1. By September 15, 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 unit, School or Library, where each Corps of Instruction faculty member is assigned.  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. 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. 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.3. The faculty of each School and the Library shall determine how the faculty senators are elected in their respective academic unit.  Each School Dean and the University Librarian shall ensure that (1) a written description of the election procedures developed by their respective faculty for use in the spring elections is submitted to the Executive Committee no later than December 1 and (2) the election is implemented according to unit procedures with the results reported to the Executive Committee no later than February 1. These procedures and results shall be archived in an appropriate format.  The Executive Committee shall announce the results of the School and Library Elections to the University Community no later than February 6. 

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 1.A.2.  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 approximately 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.

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 1.A.3. Terms of service for University Senators shall begin with the call to order of the spring organizational University Senate meeting and shall end when their successor assumes office.  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.

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Election Procedures for Spring 2007

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.3. The faculty of each School and the Library shall determine how the faculty senators are elected in their respective academic unit.  Each School Dean and the University Librarian shall ensure that (1) a written description of the election procedures developed by their respective faculty for use in the spring elections is submitted to the Executive Committee no later than December 1 and (2) the election is implemented according to unit procedures with the results reported to the Executive Committee no later than February 1. These procedures and results shall be archived in an appropriate format.  The Executive Committee shall announce the results of the School and Library Elections to the University Community no later than February 6. 

Election Results

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.3. The faculty of each School and the Library shall determine how the faculty senators are elected in their respective academic unit.  Each School Dean and the University Librarian shall ensure that (1) a written description of the election procedures developed by their respective faculty for use in the spring elections is submitted to the Executive Committee no later than December 1 and (2) the election is implemented according to unit procedures with the results reported to the Executive Committee no later than February 1. These procedures and results shall be archived in an appropriate format.  The Executive Committee shall announce the results of the School and Library Elections to the University Community no later than February 6. 

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 2.A.4. The Executive Committee shall conduct the election of at-large University Senators and announce the results to the University Community no later than March 1.

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