Call for Nominations

MacEwan University U-SOLVE Committee

We invite all MacEwan University staff, faculty, and employees to consider making a contribution to the University’s sexual violence prevention and education program in the upcoming academic year by becoming a member of U-SOLVE (University Students Offering Leadership for Violence Elimination).

U-SOLVE serves as an advisory resource and consulting entity for matters pertaining to sexual violence, gender, gender-based violence, and gender equality on MacEwan University campus.

The attached Nomination Form outlines the work of U-SOLVE including meeting frequency and possible member opportunities.

To volunteer please type directly into, save, and return the attached Nomination Form in MS Word formatvia emailto Veronica Izsak at by 12:00 p.m. on Friday April 29, 2016.

When submitting your own nomination form via email, your handwritten signature is not required (your email acts as your signature). Please note that a nominator is not required for you to submit your own nomination form.

All information provided on the nomination form is taken into consideration when making recommendations. Please fill out the form as completely as possible.

For further informationplease contactVeronica Izsak at

NominationsCommittee

Michelle Plouffe, Vice President, General Counsel and Compliance Officer

Brittany Prituniak, President, Students’ Association of MacEwan University

Jill Green, Counsellor, Wellness and Psychological Services

Nomination Form and Information Sheet

Name ofCandidate:
Title: / Year you joined MacEwan University:
Department/Program: / Faculty/School:
Phone: / Email:
Ideal Membership:
4 Faculty (any Faculty/ School including PRF)
2 Staff (ideally someone who interacts with or supports students directly)
___I am willing to serve as Chair / 1 or 2 years / Meets monthly
Sept. to June.
2016-2017 schedule
not yet set. Meetings will be 90 minutes
A single 90-minute group training on Sexual Violence will be scheduled during one meeting time
U-SOLVE Committee
U-SOLVE Committee is a standing subcommittee of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Committee (“SVPEC”).

Responsibilities

The U-SOLVE Committee will:

  1. Monitor issues of sexual violence, gender, gender-based violence, and gender inequality at the University;
  2. Make recommendations to the SVPEC based on research, best practices, and University community needs and facilitate the implementation of recommendations;
  3. Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of an integrated University-wide sexual violence education, awareness, and prevention strategy and initiatives;
  4. Inventory and suggest enhancements to related policies, programs, services, and resources;
  5. Coordinate ongoing engagement opportunities for the University community to discuss, provide input and raise concerns about sexual violence, gender-based violence, and gender equality;
  6. Collaborate with other University areas and committees to continually assess issues of gender on campus as they manifest for different campus community members;
  7. Maintain regular and effective communication with stakeholders;
  8. Award and administer the Development and Maintenance Fund, as required;
  9. Establish and maintain community partnerships in jointly addressing issues of sexual violence, gender-based violence, and gender inequality on campus.
  10. Provide SVPEC with an annual report and an annual work plan. The Committee will provide SVPEC with reports on the status of its activities as necessary


  1. What interests you about the U-SOLVE committee you wish to serve on?How will your academic and/or professional background contribute to the U-SOLVE Committee?
  1. Please provide any additional information that you consider relevant.

Committee Experience

Please list any committees you have served on & include the length of term(s) served for each committee.

University-Wide Committees

Faculty/School Committees

Department/Program Committees

External Committees

*When submitting your own nomination form via email, your handwritten signature is not required

(your email acts as your signature).

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Signature of the nominee* / Date

By signing this form (or if submitting via email), I acknowledge and agree that, for the purpose of considering my qualifications for appointment to a committee, any information disclosed within this form will be disclosed to the Nominations Committee

Please note that in compliance with applicable privacy legislation, nomination forms and the information therein are kept confidential and used only for the stated purposes. All information is securely destroyed, according to the University Privacy Policy, at the end of the applicable term.

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