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10/10/2013: From a UAUO announcement:

Call for Nominations

As specified in the UAUO Constitution, an election to establish leadership for United Academics will be held this term. All union members are eligible to run for office and to vote.
The union-wide officer positions are:
  • President
  • Executive Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Vice President for Tenure Track Faculty Affairs
  • Vice President for Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty Affairs
  • Vice President for Non-Tenure Track Research Faculty Affairs
  • Chair of the Diversity and Equity Committee
  • Chair of the Grievance and Contract Administration Committee
  • Chair of the Organizing, Membership, and Communications Committee
  • Chair of the State and Higher Education Issues Committee
The Representative Assembly has been apportioned by the Elections Committee as follows:

School
TT Reps
NTT Instructional Reps
NTT Research Reps
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
2
2
NA
College of Education
1
3
3
Lundquist College of Business
At Large*
1
NA
CAS Humanities Division
3
6
At Large*
CAS Social Sciences Division
4
2
NA
CAS Natural Sciences Division
2
2
3
School of Music and Dance
2
2
NA
Research Units
NA
At Large*
5
Library
NA
1
NA
Physical Education
NA
2
NA
School of Journalism and Communications
1
1
NA
At Large*
1
1
*At Large NTT Instructional Faculty have 1 Rep; At Large TT and NTT Research Faculty Share 1 Rep

Any union member may run for union-wide office, with the exception that a candidate for the Constituency VPs (TT, NTTI, NTTR) must belong to the constituency he or she seeks to represent. To run for a Representative Assembly seat, a candidate must belong to the constituency he or she seeks to represent.
In order to run for a union-wide position, a member must return a nomination form with ten signatures of union members by November 8, 2013. If the member seeks to run for a Constituency VP, the signatures must be from members eligible to vote in that constituency.
To run for the Representative Assembly, a member must return a nomination form, but does not need signatures from other members.
Return forms  to the United Academics office: 872 E 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
To return  by  email send form to:  [email protected]
More information on the roles and responsibilities of the elected positions can be found in the United Academics Constitution and Bylaws, available on the UAUO website uauoregon.org in the “About” tab, or by navigating to:
If you are unsure of your constituency classification, or for any questions, please email [email protected], or call the United Academics office at 541-636-4714.

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