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CAUT Executive positions
Nominations are being actively sought for election to the CAUT Executive Committee, namely:
President
Vice-President
Chair of the Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee
Chair of the Contract Academic Staff Committee
Co-Chairs of the Equity and Diversity Council (2)
Member at Large representing Quebec
Member at Large representing Aboriginal
Member at Large representing Francophones
General Members-at-large (2 positions)
In order to maintain the effectiveness of CAUT as an organization, it is extremely important that well qualified members are nominated. Nominations of members of marginalized groups are encouraged. These groups include but are not limited to Aboriginal peoples; women; racialized academic staff; academic staff with disabilities; and lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered and queer and two-spirited academic staff. Elections will take place at the CAUT Council meeting in Ottawa April 25-28, 2013. The deadline for receiving nominations is March 1, 2013.
Nominations should be sent to:
Professor Ted Montgomery
Chair, Elections and Resolutions Committee
Canadian Association of University Teachers
2705 Queensview Drive
Ottawa ON K2B 8K2
Fax: (613) 820-7244
They should include:
a) A letter of nomination;
b) A brief statement of why the nominator feels the nominee is qualified to serve;
c) The agreement of the nominee to serve if elected; and
d) A completed copy of the attached "Standard Information Form".
Description of Positions
The President
Responsible for guiding the affairs of the Association between meetings of Council and for ensuring that policies approved by Council are implemented. A nominee for the position of President should have had considerable experience in academic staff association affairs at the local level.
The Vice-President
Responsible for assisting the President with his or her responsibilities and undertaking other duties as decided by the Executive Committee.
Chair of the Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee
Responsible for chairing the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee and undertaking other duties as decided by the Officers and Executive Committee. A nominee for the position of Chair of AF&T should have considerable experience in dealing with academic freedom issues and shall normally have served at least one year on the Committee.
Chair of the Contract Academic Staff Committee
Responsible for chairing the Contract Academic Staff Committee and undertaking other duties as decided by the Officers and Executive Committee. A nominee for the position of Chair of the CAS Committee should have considerable knowledge of and experience in dealing with contract academic staff issues and shall normally have served at least one year on the Committee.
Co-Chairs of the Equity & Diversity Council (2)
Responsible for co-chairing the Equity and Diversity Council and undertaking other duties as decided by the Officers and Executive Committee. A nominee for the position of Co-Chair of the Equity and Diversity Council should have considerable experience and involvement with at least one of the following groups — racialized people, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ2S (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, queer, and 2-spirited). A nominee shall normally have served at least one year on a CAUT committee or working group. At least one of the Co-Chairs must be a woman.
Member at Large representing Quebec
Responsible for undertaking duties as decided by the Officers and the Executive Committee.
Member at Large representing Aboriginal Academic Staff
Responsible for undertaking duties as decided by the Officers and the Executive Committee. Will serve as the Executive liaison to the Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Working Group.
Member at Large representing Francophones
Responsible for undertaking duties as decided by the Officers and the Executive Committee. Will serve as the Executive liaison to the Executive’s Francophones Committee.
General Members-at-large (2)
Responsible for undertaking duties as decided by the Officers and the Executive Committee.
Term of Office
President (one year)
Vice-President (one year)
Chair, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee (two years)
Chair, Contract Academic Staff Committee (two years)
Member at Large representing Quebec (one year)
Member at Large representing Aboriginal Academic Staff (one year)
Member at Large representing Francophones (one year)
General Members-at-large (one year)
NOTE: Information on release time for members of the CAUT Executive can be found here.
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