Divisional Elections

According to the Constitution, elections are held during spring semester for divisional slots first, and then for at-large seats. UWRF has five divisions: the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Education and Professional Studies (the first three colleges), the Fourth Division, and the College of Business and Economics (the newest "division"). All tenure-track faculty and academic staff have "faculty status." Thus, the "faculty" of a college includes tenure-track faculty and academic staff within the college. The Fourth Division acquired its current name when there were only three colleges, and currently consists of academic staff outside the four colleges (i.e. student personnel, university services, and library academic staff), all of whom also have faculty status. 

The Elections Chair, as the agent of the Faculty Senate, shall conduct and validate elections. The procedure for electing senators shall be initiated by March 1 in the spring semester.  

Division Elections – Senate Seats 

A) During spring semester, the Elections Chair shall inform the faculty members of the number of Senators to be elected from their respective divisions. A list of   those eligible shall also be provided. Any faculty member may be placed on the ballot by written petition signed by no fewer than five eligible voters from within the division within seven business days of the announcement of the call for candidates. 

B) The Elections Chair shall see that all voters receive ballots in good time and shall do whatever else is necessary for an effective election process. Upon completion of the slate of candidates for the Faculty Senate seat(s) within each voting division, an election by secret ballot shall be conducted. Faculty may cast one vote per vacancy on the ballot.  

C) Candidates receiving the most votes will be elected. Ties in the division elections shall be broken by lot supervised by the Elections Chair. The names of the individuals elected to the Senate shall be reported in the Faculty Senate minutes. Upon request, the vote totals shall be available from the Elections Chair of the Senate. 

After divisional elections are completed, a similar process begins to select at-large faculty senators: junior (i.e. assistant professors, instructors, and academic staff) and senior (i.e. associate and full professors). The Constitution and additional details about the election processes are located in Chapter III of the Handbook.

Nomination forms

Election Ballot Spring 2013-4th Division
Election Ballot Spring 2013-CAFES
Election Ballot Spring 2013-CAS

2013-2014 Divisional Election

Lists of Eligible Candidates by Division 

CAFES Eligible

CAS Eligible

Fourth Division Eligible

Senators Elected for 2013-2016 Faculty Senate Terms by Division

At-Large Senate Elections

Nomination forms must be delivered to Senate Chair Wes Chapin in 356 KFA by Thursday, April 11 at Noon.  Nomination forms received after this time will be invalid. 

Ballots must be delivered to Senate Chair Wes Chapin in 356 KFA by Monday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m.  Ballots received after this time will be invalid.  In addition, ballots must be completed, and then placed into an unmarked envelope (i.e. one that has no identifying marks) that is sealed.  This unmarked envelope must be placed into a second envelope that includes both the printed name of the voter and her/his signature.  Ballots that do not comply with these directions will be marked invalid.

Ballots will be counted in 353 KFA at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22.  Ballot counting is open to the public.

Lists of eligible candidates

Junior At-Large

Senior At-Large

At-Large Election – Senate Seats

1. During spring semester and following the election of division senators, the Elections Chair shall furnish each faculty voter a list of those eligible for nomination and election to the Senate from the senior ranks and a similar list of those eligible from the junior ranks. The Elections Chair shall identify the number of vacancies at the senior and junior levels.
2. Any faculty member may be placed on the ballot by written petition signed by no fewer than ten eligible voters of the same rank of the petitioner within seven business days of the announcement of the call for candidates. The Elections Chair shall see that all voters receive ballots in good time and shall do whatever else is necessary for an effective election process.
3. Upon completion of the slate of candidates, the Elections Chair shall conduct a University-wide election by secret ballot. The winners of the election shall be those receiving the most votes. Ties shall be broken by lot supervised by the Elections Chair.
4. The names of the individuals elected to the Senate shall be reported in the Faculty Senate minutes. Upon request, the vote totals shall be available from the Elections Chair of the Senate.

Senators Elected for 2013-2016 Faculty Senate Terms by Status

Termination Committee Elections

The Termination Committee is established by the faculty, in response to the requirements of UWS 4.03 and UWS 5.11 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, as a standing committee of nine tenured, full-time faculty members, nominated and elected by the faculty. (Academic staff shall not participate in the election of this committee.) Members serve three year terms, with one-third (three members) being elected each year. 

According to the Faculty Senate's By-Laws, all faculty members (but not Academic Staff) shall be eligible to nominate and vote for members of the Committee on Termination. Each faculty member may nominate one person for each vacancy that exists on the Committee (i.e. each person can nominate three tenured people this year). Two people will be nominated for each vacancy, and those nominated will be faculty members receiving the largest number of votes. The Elections Chair of the Faculty Senate will contact the nominees and obtain their consent before placing their names on the election ballot. If any nominee declines, the person having the next largest number of votes shall have his or her name placed on the ballot once it is determined by the Elections Chair that he or she accepts the nomination. Election shall be by secret ballot. The persons receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared elected and the vote will be published. Ties will be broken by lot.

2012-2013 Proposed Termination Committee Timeline

Nominations must be emailed to Senate Chair Wes Chapin (wes.chapin@uwrf.edu) by Wednesday, April 10 at Noon.  Nominations received after this time will be invalid.  Please note that any assistant, associate, or full professor may nominate and vote in this election, but only tenured faculty are eligible to be candidates.

Ballots must be delivered to Senate Chair Wes Chapin in 356 KFA by Monday April 22 at 1:00 p.m.  Ballots received after this time will be invalid.  In addition, ballots must be completed, and then placed into an unmarked envelope (i.e. one that has no identifying marks) that is sealed.  This unmarked envelope must be placed into a second envelope that includes both the printed name of the voter and his/her signature.  Ballots that do not comply with these directions will be marked invalid.

Ballots will be counted in 353 KFA at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22.  Ballot counting is open to the public.

Faculty Eligible to Nominate Colleagues for Termination Committee and Vote

Faculty Elected for 2013-2016 Terms on the Termination Committee