This email is a call for nominations, including self-nominations, for individuals to serve as Chair and/or Chair-Elect of the University System of Georgia Faculty Council (USGFC). To nominate or self-nominate, complete the on-line survey with url http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/645736/Nominate no later than noon on Monday, October 24, 2011.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for either office, the individual needs to have served as a voting member of the USGFC for at least one academic year. While we do not have a comprehensive listing of all individuals who have served on the USGFC (prior to its official recognition by the BoR), we do have a list of the voting members from the 2010-2011 academic year http://info.gcsu.edu/intranet/univ_senate/usgfc/USGFCMembers_2010-2011.htm
Term of Service:
You can see in article VI.4 of the USGFC bylaws (below) the details regarding the term of service for these positions.
Background:
On August 29, 2011, an email was posted to this list providing an update on the nomination and election of USGFC officers for the current academic year. This update included the charge regarding this matter from the 25 Feb 2011 USGFC meeting. See item 3 of http://info.gcsu.edu/intranet/univ_senate/USGFC/EmailFileInstRep_2011-08-29.htm
Relevant USGFC Bylaws:
Article VI. Officers and Duties
VI.1. Officers. The officers of the USGFC shall be a Chair and a Chair-Elect, who shall become Chair the following year. The officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the USGFC.
VI.2. Eligibility. Only individuals who have served at least one academic year as a voting member are eligible to serve as officers.
VI.3. Nomination and Election. At any meeting the USGFC will nominate at least one candidate for any vacant office. The officers shall be elected as described above in Article IV.
VI.4. Terms of Service. The term of service of an officer of the USGFC shall begin at the conclusion of the meeting at which (s)he is elected and end when his/her successor is named, and shall typically be one academic year.
VI.5. Duties. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the USGFC. The Chair-Elect shall prepare minutes of each meeting. The primary duty of the officers shall be to communicate recommendations and decisions to the USG Chancellor or Chancellor's designee. The Chair and Chair-Elect shall prepare the agenda in consultation with the USGFC members.