Election Process

Eligibility Criteria for Staff Council Membership: 

Any staff employees (except union members, faculty and members of the President's Management Council) are eligible for nomination and to participate in voting. 

The Staff Council will be comprised of 18 members; 14 elected and 4 appointed, with the goal of equitable representation across departments, exempt and non-exempt employees and demographics. Each member represents all eligible staff. To ensure a balanced representation of all university divisions and departments on the Staff Council, the council members are categorized into 7 divisional groups.  Each group is comprised of approximately an equal number of eligible employees with similar work functions.

This organizational approach to the election process will help support divisions regardless of their size and is designed to support all areas of work regardless of function.  

For election purposes, areas, and numbers of representatives to be elected from those areas will be designated and reviewed by the Executive Committee each election cycle. Any change in the areas will be determined by a majority of the Staff Council before elections are held on or before the April meeting or when deemed necessary and appropriate.

Voting Method 

Changes to the Voting Method will be announced in Early April. 

• The nomination process will open on April 6th and will run through April 22nd to receive peer and self-nominations.
• The Staff Council committee in collaboration with Talent and Inclusion will vet all submissions to ensure nominees meet eligibility criteria.
• Nominees will have the option to accept or decline the nomination.
• Elections will take place online from May 11th through May 22nd at 11:59 p.m.
• Elected members will be informed June 5th 
• A university-wide announcement will be sent in mid-June.
• The Council will have its first meeting with newly elected and appointed members in early August.