Tenure-Track Faculty Governance Elections
Winter 2026 Election Timeline
- Nominations open at noon Mon Jan 26
- Nominations close, and acceptances due by noon Mon Feb 9 NOW EXTENDED TO FEB 16
- Voting begins noon Fri Feb 13 NOW FEB 20
- Voting ends noon Fri Feb 20 NOW FEB 27
- Results certified by noon Tue Feb 24 NOW MAR 3
- Winners notified by noon Fri Feb 27 NOW MAR 6
Use the buttons below to nominate yourself or others, accept a nomination, or vote (once the election opens).
Don't see the forms?
Come back during an active election cycle when the nomination form, acceptance form, and ballot are available on this webpage.
If you have any questions, please contact CLAS Faculty Council chair Kirk Anderson.
Nominations dashboard!
|
Committee |
Openings |
Candidates so far |
|---|---|---|
|
CFC |
4 |
4 |
|
CPC |
5 (+ 3 alt.) |
5 |
|
CCC |
5 |
3 |
|
FDC |
4 |
7 |
|
UAS |
6 |
9 |
|
ECS |
2 |
3 |
|
APSC |
2 |
4 |
|
ATAC |
1 |
7 |
|
CLC |
1 |
6 |
|
EIC |
1 |
2 |
|
FFPAC |
3 |
5 |
|
FGP |
2 |
4 |
|
FPPC |
2 |
1 |
|
FSBC |
2 |
5 |
|
FTLCAC |
2 |
5 |
|
GEC |
5 |
3 |
|
HCDC |
2 |
1 |
|
IEC |
2 |
6 |
|
RDC |
3 |
4 |
|
URC |
2 |
7 |
|
UAC |
8 |
4 |
|
UCP |
1 |
2 |
|
UCC |
5 |
6 |
|
ULAC |
3 |
7 |
|
WSC |
1 |
2 |
Nominations: To nominate a colleague (or yourself), you must first identify that colleague’s GVSU email address. Once you log in to the nomination form, type that faculty member’s GVSU email address into the box associated with the particular committee/position and submit.
Accepting a nomination: If you self-nominated, you will get an automatic email with a link to the acceptance form. Please provide a ballot statement. It is important to give people a reason why they should vote for you.
Voting: CLAS elections use approval voting. Faculty vote for everyone they think can ‘do the job’ of the committee. If there are 5 people running for 2 seats on a committee and all of them appear capable of doing the work of the committee, you may vote for all 5. Once voting is open, click on the Ballot link. Please be sure you have the time to look at every committee as voting can take some time to go through the entire ballot.
Dashboard: At left is a "real-time" (periodically updated by a human) tracker during the nomination period. The goal, according to the CLAS Faculty Governance bylaws, is to have at least two candidates running for every seat. If you see a committee that needs more candidates on the ballot, consider nominating yourself or a colleague! (Apologies for the acronyms - to see the full names of each committee, go to the committee information page.)
Need to know more before running?
Click the below button to find information on each committee that has elected CLAS faculty representation. Includes meeting times and locations, committee charges and the scope of their work, and restrictions on who is eligible to serve.
Return to the CLAS Faculty Governance and Elections page to access bylaws, rosters and other information:
Affiliate Faculty Election
The Affiliate Faculty election has its own dedicated page - please click here.