FACULTY SENATE ELECTIONS
2008
PLEASE NOTE: The Faculty Senate and Council elections are over for 2008.
Annual elections to the Faculty Senate and Faculty Council are conducted in the Spring semester. The Faculty Senate, composed of representatives of all academic units of the University, serves as the principal channel of communication between rank and file faculty members and the central administration of the University. Members may discuss and take a position on any subject of University concern, and may recommend policies on these matters to the President. The Senate meets three times per semester throughout the academic year.
The Faculty Council is a smaller body, composed of elected Faculty Senators. It meets to discuss issues of current importance, and to prepare action suggestions for submission to the Faculty Senate.
In Spring 2008, elections were held for Faculty Senate vacancies in all colleges, and for Faculty Council vacancies in the following colleges only: Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health.
The election follows a three-part process: (1) Nomination of prospective senators; (2) Election to the Senate; and (3) Election of Faculty Councilors from the list of Senators in the colleges holding elections. Election of Faculty Senate officers is a separate process conducted during an active meeting of the Senate at the end of the academic year.
Active involvement in this process helps ensure the vitality of faculty self-governance. We encourage you to participate in nominating and selecting your representatives to the Faculty Senate and Faculty Council.
The timeline for this year's election was as follows:
February 8 - February 16
Faculty Senate nominations sought
February 29 - March 8
Senate Election
March 21 -March 29
Council Election
Faculty will receive emails prompting them to participate in the 2008 Faculty Senate electronic election process.
(1) NOMINATION:
The Faculty Senate nomination process will begin Friday, February 8 at 8:00 a.m. and end on Saturday, February 16, at midnight.
Nominators should ensure the person they nominate is willing to serve. Those with the most nominations will appear on the ballots for the Faculty Senate election that begins February 29.
(2) FACULTY SENATE ELECTIONS:
The Faculty Senate election period begins Friday, February 29 at 8:00 am and ends Saturday, March 8 at midnight.
(3) FACULTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS:
Once the Faculty Senate elections are complete, elections for Faculty Councilors will get underway. Faculty within the colleges with active elections only will be allowed to vote for their Council representatives. The Faculty Council election period begins on Friday, March 21 at 8:00 am, and ends on Saturday, March 29 at midnight.
Contact Laura Zaper (laura-zaper@uiowa.edu), 335-0617, with questions.