FAUW appoints members to dozens of university committees and other roles to ensure that faculty members’ voices are well represented at all levels of the University. The Nominating and Elections Committee works to find the best-suited people to represent FAUW members in these roles.
Elections for the Board of Directors take place in March each year. FAUW committees typically recruit new members in April/May.
How it works
The Committee reviews all expressions of interest and/or nominations, and passes the list of candidates to the FAUW Board or president (depending on the role), who make the final decisions. The Committee may reach out to discuss the role with candidates during the process. The contents of all form submissions are confidential to the Committee, FAUW staff, and the FAUW Board.
Select a committee or role below for more details about what's involved and any relevant qualifications.
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Please note that you must be a voting member to be appointed as a FAUW representative.
How to recommend someone else
If you want to suggest someone who you think would be a good candidate, please contact a member of the Nominating and Elections Committee with a brief description of why you recommend them, or encourage that person to fill out the form.
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Current and upcoming vacancies
Opportunities
FAUW is seeking one member to represent faculty on the University's new Sustainable Transportation Planning Group, for a term beginning mid-July 2024 through May 2025. The group will advise on the development of a Sustainable Transportation Plan, which will cover many aspects of campus transportation, including fleet, commuting, and shuttle service.
FAUW is seeking 3 members to establish a standing committee that will research issues related to salary and compensation, to support and inform the negotiating team. The first task of the committee will be to name the committee and draft Terms of Reference for approval at the Board. The initial term for this committee will be 12 months, beginning September 2024.
What's involved?
Chairing (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 90 minutes long (sometimes two hours). The meeting dates for this term are December 5, 2024 and April 8, 2025.
GM chairs will need experience chairing large meetings effectively and efficiently, and an ability and willingness to enforce meeting rules in order to keep the meeting on time and on topic, and to ensure speaking time is distributed equitably. Familiarity with meeting procedures in general and Roberts Rules specifically is helpful.
The Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee (AF&T) helps faculty members with workplace problems.
These problems range from the application of University policy or the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), to concerns about tenure, promotion, and performance reviews.
The Hagey Lectures Committee has one representative from each faculty and one from the Affiliated & Federated Institutions (AFIW), selected by the provost and the president of FAUW. There are currently vacancies for: Engineering, Health, Math and AFIW.
Each year, this committee selects an eminent speaker who will present to both the university community and the public.
The Nominating and Elections Committee oversees FAUW elections, and works to find the best-suited people to represent FAUW members on the Board and on University and joint committees. This committee is a recent expansion of the Elections Committee. We are seeking at least one more member for a two-year term starting immediately.
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