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NOTICE OF STUDENT ELECTION – SPRING 2013CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

Students have an opportunity to become involved in the governance of SFU by submitting a nomination form for positions on Senate, the Board of Governors, the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, and/or SFU Community Trust.

Committee Positions Term of O!ce InformationSenate Sixteen students, elected by

and from the student body, with at least one student elected from each faculty and at least three undergraduate and three graduate students.

June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014

Senate meets once a month and is responsible for the academic governance (all matters that bear on teaching and research) of the University. www.sfu.ca/senate.html

Board of Governors One undergraduate student, elected by and from the undergraduate student body.

One graduate student, elected by and from the graduate stu-dent body.

June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014

!e Board of Governors meets six times a year and is responsible for the business (property, revenue and policies) of the University.www.sfu.ca/bog.html

Senate Graduate Studies Committee(SGSC)

Four graduate students (2 regular, 2 alternate), elected by and from graduate students.

June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014

SGSC meets once a month and is responsible for making recommendations to Senate concerning graduate programs, courses, regulations and policies.www.sfu.ca/senate/senate- committees/sgsc.html

SFU Community Trust

One student, elected by and from the student body.

April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2015

!e SFU Community Corporation is governed by an independent Board of Directors that includes SFU stakeholders, faculty and student representatives, as well as external members. As trustee, that Board sets policy for SFU Com-munity Trust, helping to shape the future of UniverCity.http://www.univercity.ca

Nomination Deadline: Monday, January 23, 2013 @ 4:00 pmCampaign Period: January 24, 2013 to February 6, 2013Online Voting: February 4, 2013 to February 6, 2013Nomination Forms and Candidate Info: http://students.sfu.ca/elections/students.html

Questions may be directed to the Electoral O"cer, Senate & Academic Services at 778-782-3168 or kristofer_nordgren@sfu.ca.

 

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Words  by  Ljudmila  Petrovic  &  Bryan  Scott

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