SUBJECT:

Notice of Senate Election

Dear Colleagues:

In accordance with Bylaws 115 and 185 of the San Diego Division of the Academic Senate, notice is hereby given that nominations are open for the following positions and that the date of election will be Monday, April 23, 2018.

* Vice Chair (Chair Designate) of the Division for a two-year term, effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2020. The first year will serve as Vice Chair and the second year as Chair of the San Diego Division.
* Divisional Representative (two vacancies) to the systemwide Assembly of the Academic Senate for a two-year term, effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2020.
* Member of the Committee on Committees from a Health Sciences department, excluding the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Ophthalmology, for a three-year term, effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2021.
* Member of the Committee on Committees from an Arts department for a three-year term, effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2021.
* Member of the Committee on Committees from a Humanities department for a three-year term, effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2021.
* Member of the Committee on Committees from a Science department for a three-year term, effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2021.

A Nominating Petition can be found at
http://senate.ucsd.edu/media/302092/nominating-petition-for-election-2018.pdf

To be valid, a Nominating Petition must be signed by five voting members of the Division and must be received in the Academic Senate Office (Center Hall 307, mail code 002) no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2018.

Please note that the nominee must be contacted by the Senate members signing the petition and must have agreed to serve the term if elected.

The following previously elected Senate members will continue to serve in 2018-2019.

Divisional Chair 2018-2019: Robert Horwitz (Communication). Divisional Representatives: Robert Kluender (Linguistics), Elizabeth Komives (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Joseph Pogliano (Molecular Biology). Committee on Committees: Natalie Afshari (Ophthalmology), Lihini Aluwihare (SIO-GRD), Wendy Campana (Anesthesiology), Douglass Forbes (Cell & Developmental Biology), Nancy Postero (Anthropology), Stefan Llewellyn Smith (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering), Stefan Tanaka (Communication), and Daniel Widener (History).

Sincerely, Robert Horwitz Vice Chair Academic Senate, San Diego Division