Call for Nominations - Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 10:43:57 -0400
adjuncts, elections, governance, shared

To all adjunct faculty at UMBC:

Here is the link to nominate yourself, if you wish to serve on UMBC's Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC):

https://forms.gle/zV1W8uEPe4jXfTc1A

CAHSS: 3* positions

COEIT: 1 position

CNMS: 1 position

*Due to a resignation, one of the CAHSS positions is only for Fall 2019-Spring 2020.

All positions are two-year terms, staggered by year. Members of the AFAC are elected by adjunct faculty in their respective Colleges.

New members will serve from Fall 2019 through Spring 2021.

Please check out our mission and postings on this website.

Further information:

We meet on payday Fridays. Full participation is essential.

Stipend for serving on the committee equivalent to stipend for teaching one (3-credit) course at UMBC per year

Our administrative liaison is Vice Provost Patrice McDermott.

The AFAC was chartered by UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and Provost Philip Rous.

Nominating and running for the AFAC expresses a commitment. All AFAC members are understood to have an obligation to represent the adjunct faculty at UMBC and to be available to meet with faculty and administrators.

DEADLINES:

· We will ask for nominations to be completed within the next ten days, through (midnight) Thursday, May 2.

· Elections will be conducted through the following eight days, ending (midnight) Friday, May 10

· Winning candidates will be notified and introduced as soon as possible after votes are tallied, before end of term Tuesday, May 14