TO: All Members of VIU Faculty Association
FROM: VIUFA Elections Committee: Jeff Egan, Don Alexander, Don Bowden
DATE: Wednesday, March 10, 2021
RE: NOMINATIONS FOR 2021/22 EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
As per VIUFA’s Constitution and Bylaws, an Elections Committee has been appointed by the Executive to receive nominations for officers for the term May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022. Election of officers will take place at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Balloting will begin at 12:30 p.m.
The following offices are to be filled:
| OFFICE | Current Release | Proposed Release* |
| President | 4 sections
(2 VIUFA/2 Admin) |
4 sections
(2 VIUFA/2 Admin) |
| Vice-President | 1 section | 1 section |
| Secretary-Treasurer | 2 sections | 2 sections |
| Chief Personnel Steward | 4 sections | 4 sections |
| Chair, Contract Negotiating Committee | 2 sections | 2 sections |
| Associate Bargainer | 1 section | 1 section |
| Chair, Professional & Scholarly Development Committee | 0 | 0 |
| Chair, Human Rights & International Solidarity Committee | 1 section | 1 section |
| Chair, Status of Women Committee | 1 section | 1 section |
| Chair, University Budget Analysis Committee | 1 section | 1 section |
| Chair, Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Indigenization Standing Committee | 1 section | 1 section |
| FPSE Workplace Health, Safety & Environment Representative | 0 | 0 |
| FPSE Education Policy Representative | 0 | 0 |
| FPSE Disability Management & Rehabilitation Representative | 2 sections | 2 sections |
| Non-Instructional Faculty Rep | 0 | 0 |
| Member at Large | 0 | 0 |
Please see the Terms of Reference for information on the duties of each executive member.
*All releases are subject to ratification of the budget at the AGM.
Only members of the Faculty Association may submit nominations, be nominated, and vote at the AGM. Nominations should be made on the nomination form and returned electronically to staff@viufa.ca by Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 3:00 pm in order that a slate of nominees may be circulated to members in advance of the AGM. Nominations may also be made from the floor of the AGM.
Four members will be appointed at the AGM to form the SALARY PLACEMENT APPEALS COMMITTEE.