College Council Elections

April 1, 2016

COLLEGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Do you have a vision and some great ideas to share about the planning for the future of the college? Give voice to your thoughts- join the college council.

Download nomination form here


ROLE OF COLLEGE COUNCIL

College Council is the collective voice of the College in that it is an assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators who suggest directions in which the College should proceed. College Council advises the President on those College issues which it considers to be long- and short-term priorities as identified in Humber’s Strategic Plan.

As of 2013, Humber’s Strategic priorities follow three themes:

  1. Strengthening our Polytechnic Identity
  2. Sustained Focus on Teaching and Learning Excellence
  3. Maximizing the Impact of Partnerships

The Council advises the President of the College in matters affecting academic policy, planning, and practice, including, the successful implementation of Humber’s Strategic Plan initiatives.

While it is recognized that the Board of Governors alone can make policy, the Council makes recommendations that may ultimately become policy. If the recommendations the Council makes are not accepted by the President of the College, he or she will be expected to explain his or her reasons.  College policy or business items ultimately proceeding to the College's Board of Governors may appear at College Council at the discretion of the President before final disposition at the Board of Governors.

COLLEGE COUNCIL
2016 ELECTIONS
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

WHO CAN BE ON COLLEGE COUNCIL?

College Council is comprised of elected representatives from academic, support and administrative employee groups.  The Humber Student Federation appoints student representation.

REPRESENTATIVES RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE COUNCIL

College Council meets once per month on Thursdays, September to May, from 4 to 8 pm. In the first week of June of each year a two-day planning meeting and annual workshop is held. It is the representative’s responsibility to represent their constituents by attending meetings and contributing to the discussions, and bringing back information from College Council meetings to their constituents. Members of Council can have the opportunity to become more involved through sub-committee membership.

The College Council Executive would like to acknowledge and thank the following employees who will be leaving Council having completed their second term:

Risa Handler, Student Success & Community Engagement
Elana Ptack, School of Health Sciences
Kim Robinson, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Joanne Spence, School of Social & Community Services
Morag Tierney, Other Academic Areas (including: Academic Operations/Centre for Teaching & Learning/Education & Training/Orangeville/Program Planning & Development/Research)

COLLEGE COUNCIL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The following positions are open for nomination/election on College Council for the term June 2016 to June 2018.

Elected Academic Areas

Area of Representation Campus Employee Group Number
Faculty by Campus Lakeshore Faculty 1
Continuing Education All Faculty 1
School of Applied Technology  Carrier Faculty 1
School of Applied Technology  All Support 1
School of Health Sciences North Faculty 1
School of Health Sciences North Support 1
School of Hospitality, Recreation & Tourism North Faculty 1
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences Lake Faculty 1
School of Social & Community Services Lake Faculty 1
Student Success & Community Engagement All Faculty 1
Other Academic Areas (including: Academic Operations/Centre for Teaching & Learning/Education & Training/ Orangeville/Program Planning & Development/Research) All Support 1
North Campus Schools North Support 1

Elected Non-Academic Areas

Area of Representation Campus Employee Group Number
SVP Planning & Corporate Services All Support 1
Registrar’s Office All Support 2
Libraries All Faculty, Support or Admin 1
Community Outreach & Workforce Development All Support or Admin 1
Student Success & Community Engagement - General  Representation North Support 1
VP Advancement & External Affairs All Support or Admin 1
VP HR Services All Admin 1
University of Guelph-Humber All Support or Admin 1
Humber General Representation All Admin 1
Humber General Representation Lake Support 1

THE NOMINATION PROCESS

Every potential candidate for College Council must be nominated by TWO constituents in their area. The signed nomination form must then be forwarded to the Vice Chair of College Council, Nancey Adamson, HR Services. Once nominations are closed, potential candidates will be contacted with further information about the election process. If you require further information, please contact Nancey Adamson, ext. 5540.

CLOSING DEADLINES:

NOMINATIONS CLOSE at 4:30 P.M. on FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016

ELECTIONS TO BE HELD:  WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

ADVANCED POLL:  MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016

BY THIS NOTICE A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IS MADE