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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

THINKING OF THE WORLD

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Senate

From: Alison Watt, Secretary

Senate Nominating Committee

Date:

March 19, 2009

Subject: Senate Committee Elections

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The following Senate committees have vacancies for election by Senate resulting from the

establishment of the new Faculties. Elections, if required, will be conducted on-line following the

Senate meeting on Monday, April 6, 2009 for those positions noted below.

Under Senate regulations, any Senator who wishes to submit nominations may do so by notifying the

Secretary of Senate in writing (email watt@sfu.ca

') of such nominations. Nominations must be

received by the Secretary no later than Friday. April 3, 2009. Nominations received after that time - -

will not be accepted. Senators making nominations must ensure in advance that the nominee is -

willing to stand for election.

Senate Committee-on University Priorities (SCUP)

One Faculty Senator from the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology for term of office

from April 1, 2009 to May 31, 2012.

Alison Beale

Rob Woodbury

One Faculty Senator from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for term of office from April 1,

2009 to May 31, 2010.

Greg Dow

Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning (SCUTL)

One Faculty member from the Faculty of Applied Sciences for term of office from 1 April 2009 to

May 31, 2010.

Brad Bart

One Faculty member from the Faculty of Environment for term of office from 1 April 2009 to May

31, 2012.

Alison Gill

As approved by Senate at its meeting on May 12, 2008, balloting for Senate Committee elections will

. be done on-1ine. Candidate statements will be put on-line and will be available through a link at

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during the balloting period. Following the Senate meeting, a web

survey ballot will be released with an email announcement to

all

Senators. Voting will be permitted

for approximately 48 hours, and election results will be released within three days of the end of

voting.