Faculty Senate Elections

Faculty Senate elections for three-year terms (2024-2027) are being held this spring to fill open seats in the Senate. Not all academic units within the University have open seats this year, and some academic units have the same number of open seats as they have candidates running for office, and thus will not vote.

Faculty Senate Election 2024

Academic units that will vote in this election:

• College of Arts & Sciences
  • 6 open seats, 9 candidates
• Hankamer School of Business
  • 3 open seats, 5 candidates
• Libraries
  • 1 open seat for a 1-year term, 2 candidates
• Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences
  • 2 open seats, 4 candidates
• School of Engineering and Computer Science
  • 1 open seats, 2 candidates
• School of Education

  • 1 open seat, 2 candidates

     

Academic units that have the same number of candidates as open seats, and thus will not need to vote:

• School of Music
  • 1 open seat, 1 uncontested seat
    • Kathleen Kelly, Vocal Studies
• School of Music, 
  • 2-year term, 1 open seat, 1 candidate
    • Alfredo Colman, Division of Academic Studies
• Law School
  • 1-year term, 1 open seat, 1 candidate
    • Lee Ann James, Law

Academic units that have no open seats this year and thus will not vote in this spring’s election:

• Academic Affairs
• Diana R. Garland School of Social Work
• George W. Truett Theological Seminary
• Honors College
• Louise Herrington School of Nursing

Who May Vote

Any regular continuous full-time faculty member (tenured, tenure-track, senior lecturer, lecturer, instructor, academic professional), who is not an administrator at or above the rank of academic associate dean, may vote. You may only vote one time, but you may mark your ballot for as many candidates as there are open Senate seats.

When and How to Vote

Electronic elections will take place beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Voters may access ballots at any time during this period.

Tallying of Votes

The results will be tabulated and delivered electronically to the Secretary of the Faculty Senate on Friday, March 1, 2024. At no time during the election process shall faculty names or identifiable information be collected other than to verify voting eligibility and prevent faculty members from casting more than one ballot.

In the event of a tie, the Secretary will seek to mediate an outcome with the candidates in question. If no clear winner can be determined, a special run-off election will be held to determine the winner.

Thank you for your participation in the election process and for your support of your Faculty Senate.