Faculty Elections - Summer 2024

Last updated June 30, 2024

Call for Nominations

A call for nominations is now issued for faculty vacancies on Senate, Senate Committees (DQAC, SGAAC, SUAAC), and Faculty College. 

Eligibility to Nominate, Vote and Stand for Election:

All faculty (or designate electoral equivalent) employed by the University as full-time continuing or part-time continuing (50% or greater) shall be eligible to nominate, stand for election and vote.

Details on eligibility are included in the University Act, the election sections of the Rules of Senate, and the University's Academic Policies.

Nominations:

Please click on the appropriate nomination form found in the column on the right in the table below.

The completed nomination form and an abbreviated CV and/or statement of interest from the nominee (combined information is limited to one page), must be received by Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm. Send to senate@sfu.ca

FACULTY

POSITIONS

TERM OF OFFICE

NOMINATION FORMS
Joint Faculty
Senate* (Faculty member from Education) Present - May 31/27  Joint Faculty Nomination Form
 Applied Sciences Senate* Present - May 31/27 Applied Sciences Nomination Form
SGAAC Present - May 31/26
SUAAC Present - May 31/26
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/24 - August 31/26
 Arts and Social Sciences DQAC Present - May 31/26 Arts and Social Sciences Nomination Form
SGAAC Present - May 31/26
SUAAC Present - May 31/26
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/24 - August 31/26
Faculty College** (2 positions) Present - August 31/25
 Beedie School of Business SGAAC Present - May 31/26 Business Nomination Form
Faculty College** (2 positions) Present - August 31/25
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/24 - Augusy 31/26
Communication, Art & Technology Senate* Present - May 31/27 Communication, Art and Technology Nomination Form
DQAC Present - May 31/25
SGAAC Present - May 31/26
SUAAC Present - May 31/25
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/24 - August 31/26
Faculty College**  Present - August 31/25
 Education SGAAC Present - May 31/26 Education Nomination Form
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/24 - August 31/26
Environment
Senate* Present - May 31/27 Environment Nomination Form
DQAC Present - May 31/25
SGAAC Present - May 31/25
SUAAC Present - May 31/25
Faculty College**  September 1/24 - August 31/26
Faculty College** (2 positions) Present - August 31/25
Health Sciences DQAC Present - May 31/25 Health Sciences Nomination Form
SGAAC Present - May 31/26
SUAAC Present - May 31/26
Faculty College**  September 1/24 - August 31/26
Faculty College** Present - August 31/25
 Science Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/24 - August 31/26 Science Nomination Form

*Senate and Senate committees:

Each Senator is expected to sit on at least one Senate Committee. 

For more information see: http://www.sfu.ca/senate/senate-committees.html

Senate committees elected by and from respective Faculties:

  • DQAC - Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee
  • SGAAC - Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee
  • SUAAC - Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee

Online Voting

If required, online voting will take place from Wednesday, July 3 to Friday, July 5, 2024. Voters will receive an email notification with voting information, candidate information, and a link to the online voting system. The data from the voting system will be downloaded on July 8, 2024. The candidate(s) with the highest number of votes will be declared elected.

Information Links

Questions?

Questions about elections may be directed to Steven Noel, Senate Assistant and Electoral Officer, at senate@sfu.ca.