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Katie Seeler
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From: Senate Elections Graduate Students [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Reka S. Montfort [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 10:55 AM
To: umsen-gradstudents
Subject: [UMSEN-GRADSTUDENTS] Last Call: Run for a Seat on the University Senate!

Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to apply is Today, February 10, 2012 at midnight.  We currently only have 9 candidates for the 10 graduate student seats on the Senate.  We encourage you to run to represent your constituency on the Senate.

From: Reka Montfort <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:02:39 -0500
To: umsen-gradstudents <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Cc: Abbe Skinner <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: Run for a Seat on the University Senate!


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Dear Graduate Students,

The University Senate Office is now accepting candidacy applications for Graduate Students who wish to run for a seat on the University Senate for the 2012-2013 academic year.  To run for a seat on the Senate go to:  http://www.senate.umd.edu/elections/ and click on “Run for the Senate.”  You will be asked to log in to the election system using your University Directory ID and password which will take you to the candidacy application. You must enter a brief candidacy statement (no more than 200 words) about why you would like to serve on the Senate. You can log back in to the election system to edit your statement as needed until the candidacy period closes.  In order to stand for election you must be enrolled full-time in a graduate degree program at the College Park campus and be in satisfactory academic and disciplinary.  The deadline for submitting a candidacy applications is Friday, February 10, 2012.  A link to a ballot of candidates including candidacy statements will be sent to all Graduate Students on February 27th.  The top 10 graduate students will be elected at-large with no more than two from any college regardless of vote count.  Following the voting period (February 27 – March 9, 2012) the election results will be announced via email.  Please visit the Senate election FAQ page for more information about Senate elections: http://www.senate.umd.edu/elections/faq.cfm.

The University Senate is one of the largest and most influential governing bodies at the University of Maryland. The Senate is composed of faculty, staff, students, and administrators.  The primary function of the Senate is to advise the University President on virtually all campus policy matters and concerns.  Typically, there are 9-10 Senate meetings per year where major campus issues are debated and voted on. This is your opportunity to ensure that your constituency has a voice in the University governance process.  For more information about the Senate, please visit the Senate website:  http://www.senate.umd.edu<http://www.senate.umd.edu/>.

If you have additional questions, or any technical problems with the election system, please contact the Senate Office at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 301.405.5805.  We welcome your participation in the University Senate and thank you for your support of shared governance at UMD.