ACADEMIC SENATE: SAN DIEGO DIVISION

May 6, 2026

MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE, SAN DIEGO DIVISION

Dear Colleagues:

Voting is open for the annual election of a Divisional Vice Chair/Chair Designate, Divisional Representatives to the systemwide Assembly of the Academic Senate, and Committee on Committees members.

If you have already voted, thank you!  If you have not, please do so now to ensure that your voice is heard.

The deadline to vote is 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

The elected positions on the ballot for Vice Chair/Chair Designate, Divisional Representative to the systemwide Assembly of the Academic Senate, and Committee on Committees play a key role on campus and systemwide. The Senate Chair leads the Senate Council and Representative Assembly and, together with the Divisional Representatives, ensures a faculty voice in campus and systemwide decisions. The Committee on Committees shapes our campus voice by appointing Senate members to Senate committees and nominating members for a wide array of search, review, and other administrative committees.

The voting system will authenticate your identity via the campus Single Sign-On system and is designed to maintain the confidentiality of the voting process by keeping track of who has voted, but not how each member votes. Once the ballot is submitted, neither the voter nor anyone else can change the votes. To minimize technical difficulties while completing the voting ballot, please refrain from using your browser’s forward and backward buttons. Instead, use the “previous” and “next” buttons provided on the ballot form to navigate between screens.

Access questions may be directed to Trevor Buchanan at tdbuchanan@ucsd.edu.

Thank you for voting!

Sincerely,

Akos Rona-Tas
Vice Chair, Academic Senate, San Diego Division