Tenure-Track Faculty Governance Elections
Special Fall 2025 Election Timeline
- Nominations open at noon Friday August 29
- Nominations close, and acceptances due by noon Friday September 5
- Voting begins noon Monday September 8
- Voting ends noon Monday September 15
- Results certified by noon Friday September 19
- Winners notified by noon Monday September 22
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.
Where are the open seats?
CLAS Faculty Council (CFC) - One W26 term. Ineligibility: Faculty who would also be serving on other CLAS committees, and for the fall 2025 election, faculty from MTH.
CLAS Curriculum Committee (CCC) - One two-year term (starting F25). Ineligibility: Faculty who would also be serving on other CLAS committees, and for the fall 2025 election, faculty from PSY.
University Academic Senate (UAS) - One W26 term. Ineligibility: Faculty from PSY
Academic Policy and Standards Committee (APSC) - One F25 term. Ineligibility: Faculty from PSY, HST, ENG
General Education Committee (GEC) - Two (2-year) terms (starting F25). Ineligibility: MTH
Research and Development Committee (RDC) - One full (3-year) term (starting F25). Ineligibility: PSY
University Assessment Committee (UAC) - 2 full (3-year) terms plus 2 two-year terms (starting F25). Ineligibility: none
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 embracing 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.
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.
Please note that there is no special fall 2025 election for affiliate faculty.