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Memorandum

To: Members of the Professoriate, Charles Sturt University

From: Executive Officer (Academic Senate)

Date: 16 January 2019

Subject: Nomination Notice for the Election of Members of the Professoriate to the Academic Senate

Following the review of academic governance structures and processes in 2018, a new Governance (Academic Senate) Rule 2018 was submitted to the University Council, and approved, to take effect from 1 January 2019.

Adoption of the Rule necessitates that all Senate appointed and elected positions are declared vacant. Elections are required for the following positions:

Six members of the Professoriate (Level D Associate Professor and Level E Professor), to be elected by the Professoriate.

Nominations are invited for the election of six members of the professoriate (at least one of whom must be research active at the time of their election) to the Academic Senate. The term of office for the elected members will be from 6 March 2019 and ending on the day before the first meeting of the newly constituted Academic Senate held after 30 June 2021.

A nomination form is attached to this notice. The nomination form shall be signed by two persons entitled to nominate or vote (that is, a Level D or Level E member of academic staff)

The nomination must be submitted electronically to the Executive Officer (Academic Senate), Miss Ingrid Pulley (ipulley@csu.edu.au) no later than 5:00pm Monday 11 February 2019.

Ingrid PulleyReturning Officer

NOMINATION OF A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTIONAS ONE OF SIX MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSORIATE

TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE

We, the undersigned, being entitled to vote in the election of six members of the professoriate of the University (at least one of whom must be research active) to the Academic Senate, wish to nominate the following as a candidate for one of the positions:

_________________________________ _________________________________Surname First and Other Name

________________________________ ________________________________School / Centre Faculty / Centre

To be completed by the nominators

1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________Signature Signature

_________________________________ _________________________________Name (block letters please) Name (block letters please)

I confirm that I meet the criteria for a Level D I confirm that I meet the criteria for a Level D(Associate Professor) or Level E (Professor) (Associate Professor) or Level E (Professor)member of University academic staff member of University academic staff

Date: ____________________________ Date: ___________________________

To be signed by the candidate

I, __________________________ , consent to this nomination and declare that I am eligible to be elected.

I confirm that I meet the criteria for a Level D (Associate Professor) or Level E (Professor) member of University staff.

I confirm that I am research active at the time of my nomination.

___________________________________ ___________________________Signature Date

This nomination must be submitted electronically to the Returning Officer, Ingrid Pulley, Executive Officer (Academic Senate), Bathurst campus (email ipulley@csu.edu.au) no later than 5:00 pm on Monday 11 February 2019.

Candidates are reminded of the invitation to submit a written statement with their nomination.