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
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. We are seeking 2-5 members for a two-year term.
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.
FAUW is seeking 1 additional member 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 Equity Committee engages in education and advocacy activities to promote equity on campus, maintains a watching brief on equity issues, and makes recommendations to the Faculty Association Board of Directors about policy changes to pursue.
Applications for this committee will be considered as they're received.
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 is currently vacancies for Mathematics and AFIW.
Each year, this committee selects an eminent speaker who will present to both the university community and the public.
Applications for this committee will be considered as they're received.
What's involved?
Providing procedural support at (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 2 hours long (sometimes two hours). The meeting dates for this term are December 4, 2025 and April 8, 2026.
Parliamentarians should have a strong understanding of meeting procedures in general and Roberts Rules, specifically.
What's involved?
Chairing (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 2 hours long. 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.
Applications for this role will be considered as they're received.
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