[FUN_Mail] Call for nomination
Kang, Yuan Yuan
kangy at uhd.edu
Thu Aug 10 02:23:12 UTC 2023
Dear Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience members,
The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is now accepting nominations for executive committee positions. This year, we are accepting nominations for the following positions on the executive committee:
* President Elect (1-year as president elect, 1-year as president and 1-year past president)
* Secretary (2-year term)
* Three Councilors (2-year term on the executive committee serving in various capacities, such as serving on standing committees and assisting with FUN programs)
The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is an international organization supporting neuroscience research and education at the undergraduate level. We work to support more than 400 members who teach, mentor, and conduct research with undergraduates across a variety of institutions. Each year, in cooperation with industry and society partners, FUN sponsors student travel to SfN, offers 2-year equipment loans to faculty, publishes the Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, and undertakes many other initiatives to support its members' efforts in undergraduate teaching, mentoring and research.
The success of these programs depends on the participation of our membership, especially in our volunteer leadership roles. Nominating yourself or a colleague is an important contribution to FUN's role in supporting undergraduate faculty.
All current FUN regular members are eligible to be nominated for these positions. Please send nominations (including self-nominations) to the 2023 election committee at Elections at funfaculty.org<mailto:Elections at funfaculty.org> by Monday, Aug 28th by 5pm PST/7pm CST/8pm EST. Each member may nominate up to three people for each position.
Feel free to contact any of the 2023 Election Committee members below should you have any questions.
President elect: Connie Kang, University of Houston-Downtown, KangY at uhd.edu
Past president: Kurt Illig, University of St. Thomas, krillig at stthomas.edu
Councilor: Mathew Abrams, International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, mathew.abrams at incf.org
For your convenience, we include here specific job descriptions and the nomination and election processes as outlined in the bylaws on the FUN website (https://www.funfaculty.org/fun_bylaws).
Job Descriptions and Terms:
ARTICLE V - OFFICERS
Section 2. President. The President shall be a Regular Member of FUN, shall be the chief executive officer, shall preside at meetings of the Executive Committee and Business Meetings of FUN, shall be responsible for executing policies determined by the Executive Committee, shall act as spokesperson for FUN, and shall be responsible for setting in motion all Orders and Resolutions of the Executive Committee.
Section 3. President-elect. The President-elect shall be a Regular Member of FUN, shall assist the President in conducting the affairs of FUN, shall be a member of the Executive Committee, and shall substitute for the President when necessary.
Section 4. Past President. The Past President shall be a Regular Member of FUN, shall assist the President in conducting the affairs of FUN, shall be a member of the Executive Committee, and shall substitute for the President after the President-elect when necessary. In addition, the Past President shall automatically serve on the Advisory Board of Past Presidents for a three year term.
Section 5. Secretary. The Secretary shall be a regular Member of FUN and shall serve for a term of two years, beginning at the close of the Annual Meeting at which the election results are announced, and shall not serve more than three consecutive terms in this office if so elected. The Secretary shall assist the President, shall be responsible for the minutes of all meetings of the Executive Committee, the Annual Business Meeting, and any special meetings. The Secretary shall file, hold subject to call, and direct the publication of such records, reports, and proceedings as are authorized by these Bylaws and by vote of the Executive Committee. The Secretary shall also have primary responsibility for publicizing FUN events and activities and assisting with timely updates to the website and the email newsletter.
ARTICLE VII - Executive Committee
Section 1. Executive Committee. The affairs of FUN shall be managed through an Executive Committee consisting of six elected Councilors and the President, President-elect, the Advisory Board of Past Presidents, Treasurer, Treasurer-Elect and Secretary. All members of the Executive Committee shall be entitled to one vote each except for the presiding officer, who shall vote only in the case of a tie.
Section 5. Election of Councilors. Councilors shall be elected by a simple plurality of votes on ballots received by the Chair of the Elections Committee through the same procedure as for the election of Officers. Councilors shall be elected for a two-year term of office, and may serve no more than three consecutive terms. At the expiration of either of these terms, Councilors may become elected officers of FUN. Newly elected Councilors shall assume office at the end of the Annual Business Meeting. Councilors are required to be Regular Members or Fellows of FUN.
Nomination and election processes:
Section 1. At least three months before the Annual Meeting, the President-elect shall issue a call by the FUN listserv to all voting members of FUN for nominations for the office of President-elect and such other officers and members of the Executive Committee to be elected for the following year. Each Regular Member may nominate up to three persons for each office. The completed nominations shall be returned directly to the President-Elect. Two weeks after issuing the nomination, the Election Committee shall close nominations and shall make a preferential count of nominees for the President-elect and any other officers and members of the Executive Committee to be elected. The Election Committee shall certify to the President-elect the names of the three Regular Members named most frequently for each office on the nomination ballot.
Section 2. The President-elect shall then contact each via electronic mail and obtain a written statement of willingness to serve before his/her name is placed on the election ballot. The Election Committee shall determine the eligibility of nominees, and if any nominee is found to be ineligible or unwilling to stand for office, the name of the person ranking next on the preferential count shall be contacted and asked if they wish to serve. To be eligible for inclusion on the election ballot, each nominee must be a Regular Member or Fellow of FUN.
Section 3. Not longer than one month after closing the nomination ballot, the Election Committee shall have the President-Elect will distribute an electronic survey/ballot to all voting members of FUN. The final ballot which shall include nominees for President-elect and may include the names of nominees to such other offices as may be appropriate.
Section 4. Two weeks after opening electronic voting, the Election Committee shall close the election and shall make a preferential count of the election ballot. Tie votes shall be determined by lot. The election results shall be reported by the Elections Committee to the Executive Committee at least one month prior to the Annual Business Meeting.
Section 5. The results of the election shall be announced by the Executive Committee at the Annual Business Meeting.
Thank you for your support of FUN.
Sincerely,
2023 Election Committee
Yuanyuan (Connie) Kang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Department of Natural Sciences
University of Houston-Downtown
President Elect
Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience<https://www.funfaculty.org/>
Office: STB234
Lab: STB201
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Dear Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience members,
The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is now accepting nominations
for executive committee positions. This year, we are accepting
nominations for the following positions on the executive committee:
* President Elect (1-year as president elect, 1-year as president and
1-year past president)
* Secretary (2-year term)
* Three Councilors (2-year term on the executive committee serving in
various capacities, such as serving on standing committees and
assisting with FUN programs)
The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is an international
organization supporting neuroscience research and education at the
undergraduate level. We work to support more than 400 members who
teach, mentor, and conduct research with undergraduates across a
variety of institutions. Each year, in cooperation with industry
and society partners, FUN sponsors student travel to SfN, offers
2-year equipment loans to faculty, publishes the Journal of
Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, and undertakes many other
initiatives to support its members' efforts in undergraduate
teaching, mentoring and research.
The success of these programs depends on the participation of our
membership, especially in our volunteer leadership roles.
Nominating yourself or a colleague is an important contribution to
FUN's role in supporting undergraduate faculty.
All current FUN regular members are eligible to be nominated for
these positions. Please send nominations (including
self-nominations) to the 2023 election committee at
[1]Elections at funfaculty.org by Monday, Aug 28^th by 5pm PST/7pm
CST/8pm EST. Each member may nominate up to three people for each
position.
Feel free to contact any of the 2023 Election Committee members
below should you have any questions.
President elect: Connie Kang, University of Houston-Downtown,
KangY at uhd.edu
Past president: Kurt Illig, University of St. Thomas,
krillig at stthomas.edu
Councilor: Mathew Abrams, International Neuroinformatics Coordinating
Facility, mathew.abrams at incf.org
For your convenience, we include here specific job descriptions and the
nomination and election processes as outlined in the bylaws on the FUN
website ([2]https://www.funfaculty.org/fun_bylaws).
Job Descriptions and Terms:
ARTICLE V - OFFICERS
Section 2. President. The President shall be a Regular Member of FUN,
shall be the chief executive officer, shall preside at meetings of the
Executive Committee and Business Meetings of FUN, shall be responsible
for executing policies determined by the Executive Committee, shall act
as spokesperson for FUN, and shall be responsible for setting in motion
all Orders and Resolutions of the Executive Committee.
Section 3. President-elect. The President-elect shall be a Regular
Member of FUN, shall assist the President in conducting the affairs of
FUN, shall be a member of the Executive Committee, and shall substitute
for the President when necessary.
Section 4. Past President. The Past President shall be a Regular Member
of FUN, shall assist the President in conducting the affairs of FUN,
shall be a member of the Executive Committee, and shall substitute for
the President after the President-elect when necessary. In addition,
the Past President shall automatically serve on the Advisory Board of
Past Presidents for a three year term.
Section 5. Secretary. The Secretary shall be a regular Member of FUN
and shall serve for a term of two years, beginning at the close of the
Annual Meeting at which the election results are announced, and shall
not serve more than three consecutive terms in this office if so
elected. The Secretary shall assist the President, shall be responsible
for the minutes of all meetings of the Executive Committee, the Annual
Business Meeting, and any special meetings. The Secretary shall file,
hold subject to call, and direct the publication of such records,
reports, and proceedings as are authorized by these Bylaws and by vote
of the Executive Committee. The Secretary shall also have primary
responsibility for publicizing FUN events and activities and assisting
with timely updates to the website and the email newsletter.
ARTICLE VII - Executive Committee
Section 1. Executive Committee. The affairs of FUN shall be managed
through an Executive Committee consisting of six elected Councilors and
the President, President-elect, the Advisory Board of Past Presidents,
Treasurer, Treasurer-Elect and Secretary. All members of the Executive
Committee shall be entitled to one vote each except for the presiding
officer, who shall vote only in the case of a tie.
Section 5. Election of Councilors. Councilors shall be elected by a
simple plurality of votes on ballots received by the Chair of the
Elections Committee through the same procedure as for the election of
Officers. Councilors shall be elected for a two-year term of office,
and may serve no more than three consecutive terms. At the expiration
of either of these terms, Councilors may become elected officers of
FUN. Newly elected Councilors shall assume office at the end of the
Annual Business Meeting. Councilors are required to be Regular Members
or Fellows of FUN.
Nomination and election processes:
Section 1. At least three months before the Annual Meeting, the
President-elect shall issue a call by the FUN listserv to all voting
members of FUN for nominations for the office of President-elect and
such other officers and members of the Executive Committee to be
elected for the following year. Each Regular Member may nominate up to
three persons for each office. The completed nominations shall be
returned directly to the President-Elect. Two weeks after issuing the
nomination, the Election Committee shall close nominations and shall
make a preferential count of nominees for the President-elect and any
other officers and members of the Executive Committee to be elected.
The Election Committee shall certify to the President-elect the names
of the three Regular Members named most frequently for each office on
the nomination ballot.
Section 2. The President-elect shall then contact each via electronic
mail and obtain a written statement of willingness to serve before
his/her name is placed on the election ballot. The Election Committee
shall determine the eligibility of nominees, and if any nominee is
found to be ineligible or unwilling to stand for office, the name of
the person ranking next on the preferential count shall be contacted
and asked if they wish to serve. To be eligible for inclusion on the
election ballot, each nominee must be a Regular Member or Fellow of
FUN.
Section 3. Not longer than one month after closing the nomination
ballot, the Election Committee shall have the President-Elect will
distribute an electronic survey/ballot to all voting members of FUN.
The final ballot which shall include nominees for President-elect and
may include the names of nominees to such other offices as may be
appropriate.
Section 4. Two weeks after opening electronic voting, the Election
Committee shall close the election and shall make a preferential count
of the election ballot. Tie votes shall be determined by lot. The
election results shall be reported by the Elections Committee to the
Executive Committee at least one month prior to the Annual Business
Meeting.
Section 5. The results of the election shall be announced by the
Executive Committee at the Annual Business Meeting.
Thank you for your support of FUN.
Sincerely,
2023 Election Committee
Yuanyuan (Connie) Kang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Department of Natural Sciences
University of Houston-Downtown
President Elect
[3]Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
Office: STB234
Lab: STB201
References
1. mailto:Elections at funfaculty.org
2. https://www.funfaculty.org/fun_bylaws
3. https://www.funfaculty.org/
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