Merced Office of the Academic Senate

CALLFORNOMINATIONS

Membership on the Committee on Committees (4openings)

At-Large Members, Divisional Council (2 openings)

January 17, 2018

TO:MEMBERSOFTHEMERCEDDIVISIONACADEMICSENATE

Nowisthetimetonominateyourcolleagues.

InaccordancewithMercedBylaws,anelectionwillbeheldonFebruary 12, 2018,forfour(4) membersoftheCommitteeonCommitteesandtwo(2)At-largemembersoftheDivisionalCounciloftheMercedAcademicSenate.ThoseelectedwilltakeofficeonAugust15, 2018.

TheCommitteeonCommittees(CoC)makesappointmentstoallSenateStandingandSpecialCommittees. TheroleofCoCinconstitutingSenatecommitteesiscrucialinshapingthenatureofsharedgovernanceonthiscampus.Thisyeartherearefour(4)CoCvacanciestobefilled.

ElectedCoCmemberswhosetwo-yeartermexpiresonAugust14, 2018:

• Anne Kelley (Vice Chair),School of Natural Sciences
• Wei-Chun Chin, School of Engineering
• Robert Innes, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
• Nate Monroe,School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

ElectedCoCmembersremainingonthecommitteethroughAugust20, 2019:

• Tom Hansford (Chair),School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
• Robin DeLugan,School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
• Jan Wallander,School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
• ShiPu Wang,School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

TheAt-LargeMembersare votingmembersoftheDivisionalCouncil. OneAt-Large Member represents the MercedDivisionatmeetings of theSystem-wideAssemblyoftheAcademicSenate.

ElectedAt-largeMemberwhosetermendsAugust14, 2018:

• Mike Dawson, School of Natural Sciences
• Patricia LiWang, School of Natural Sciences

Elected At-large Member remaining on the Council through August 20, 2019:

• Shawn Newsam, School of Engineering

EachNominatingpetitionmustbesignedbyfive(5)Senatemembersandmustcontaincertificationofacceptancebythenominee. Nominatingpetitionsareto be returnedtotheAcademicSenateOfficeelectronically () or via interoffice mail by no later than4:00 PM on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

Lin Tian

Chair,RulesandElections

Secretary/Parliamentarian

NOMINATINGPETITION

Thereare four(4)vacanciestobefilledfortheCommitteeonCommittees(CoC)andtwo(2)openingsfor anAt-LargeMemberoftheDivisionalCouncil.Two-yeartermsbeginAugust15, 2018.ForCoC,thefour(4)nomineesreceivingthehighestpluralityofvoteswillbedeclaredelectedfortwoyears.TheAt-LargeMembernomineereceivingthehighestpluralityofvoteswillbedeclaredelected for two years. The nominee with the second highest will be declared elected for one year.ElectionBallotswillbedistributedelectronically.

ThisPetitionmustbesignedby(5)Senatemembersandmustalsobesignedbythenomineetocertifyacceptance.

PleasedesignatewhetherthisPetitionisfortheCoCorAt-LargeMemberposition:

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PetitionsaredueintheACADEMICSENATEOFFICE (Room 315 KolligianLibrary) by4:00p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.(Ifusingcampusmailpleaseaddressto:Secretary,AcademicSenateOffice,KL315.)Ifyouhavequestions,.