University Council
212 Peter MacKinnon Building
107 Administration Place
Saskatoon, SK Canada S7N 5A2
Phone: (306) 966-4632
Fax (306) 966-4530
M EM OR AN D UM
TO:
Members of the General Academic Assembly
FROM:
Elizabeth Williamson, University Secretary
DATE:
January 14, 2016
RE:
ELECTION TO UNIVERSITY COUNCIL FOR MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
An election of members-at-large to University Council will be held to replace those members whose terms on the
current Council expire on June 30, 2016 and any other vacancies that have arisen this term. University Council is
responsible for overseeing and directing the university’s academic affairs. Your participation by standing for
election is essential to the continuing good governance of the institution.
The University Secretary oversees the election of members of Council as provided in section 57(1) of The University
of Saskatchewan Act, 1995. The election procedures followed will be those prescribed by the Council Bylaws.
(3)
Section 53(2)(i) [Members-at-large]
"54 faculty members who have been elected by faculty members."
This year, the following vacancies exist to be filled:
14 three-year terms (expiring terms)
1 three-year term (resignation)
3 one-year terms (resignation due to sabbatical/administrative leaves)
The terms for members-at-large will be filled in order by greatest number of votes with the three-year terms filled
first, followed by the one-year terms.
All members of University Council whose terms expire on June 30, 2016 are eligible for re-election.
Council bylaws state that annual elections for Council will be completed by March 31. Nominations will consist of a
member’s written indication of eligibility and willingness to stand for election. Nominations need only be signed
by the member standing for election.
The University of Saskatchewan Act, 1995 defines a faculty member as "a person who is employed on a full-time
basis by the university or an affiliated or federated college and who serves as a professor, associate professor,
assistant professor, lecturer, full-time special lecturer, full-time instructor, librarian or extension specialist".
In accordance with past practice "full time" will encompass faculty members and librarians who have
continuing appointments.
If you wish to stand as a candidate for election to University Council, please complete and return a nomination
form to my office by Friday, February 19, 2016. I also ask that you send a brief statement in which you introduce
yourself and communicate your reasons for wanting to stand for election to Council. This information will be made
available to all voters to assist them in their choice of candidates.
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A list of current Council members is available at
http://www.usask.ca/secretariat/governing-bodies/council/members.php
The nomination form is available at
http://www.usask.ca/secretariat/governing-bodies/council/elections.php
Voting will be conducted through PAWS. Faculty members will be notified by email when the elections channel is
open.
The members-at-large whose terms expire on June 30, 2016 are:
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Dwayne Brenna
William Brown
Hongming Cheng
Dirk de Boer
Rainer Dick
Christopher Eskiw
Len Findlay
Masoud Ghezelbash
Lisa Kalynchuk
Frank Klaassen
Bram Noble
Jaswant Singh
James Waldram
Terry Wotherspoon