The University Secretariat will be conducting elections to fill the following teaching staff vacancies on the Board of Governors and the University Planning Committee:

BOARD OF GOVERNORS:

Representative from the Teaching Staff

One vacancy (3-year term, commencing July 1, 2013)

UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE:

Representatives from the Teaching Staff

Two vacancies (3-year terms commencing July 1, 2013)

NOMINATION REGULATIONS

Nomination Period: Friday, February 15 to Friday, March 8, 2013

Nomination forms may be obtained from the University Secretariat, Room 210, Gilmour Hall or its website:

BOG: http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/elections/bog/bog2.cfm

UPC: http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/elections/upc/upc2.cfm

Nomination forms must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013.

DEFINITIONS OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES AND NOMINATORS

“Teaching Staff” means the employees of the University or of a college affiliated with the University who hold the academic rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor or lecturer but shall not include graduate students who are employed by the University as teaching assistants nor individuals who hold title with the prefix “clinical” or “visiting”.” (Board of Governors By-law No. 1, 1. (q))

Employee status refers to those who are employed on a continuing basis at the University, either in a full-time or continuing part-time capacity.