Nominating and Ballot - Minutes - March 28, 2023


Nominating and Ballots Committee 

March 28, 2023, 10 am via Zoom 

Attendees:

Jim Richey, Carmen Campaneris, Milton Machuca-Galvez, Rebecca Schroeder

 

Meeting commenced at 10:01 am. 

Old Business 


New Business 

Appoint Chair and secretary for committee 

Carmen Campaneris-chair, Rebecca Schroeder-Secretary 

Review Current Roster of library governance committees with elected membership and determine the positions needed for the May 2023 elections (which will be submitted by Nominating and Ballot to LFSA Exec for review):   

LFA Executive Committee  

Scott McEathron, chair 

Michael Peper, vice-chair/chair-elect 

Samantha Bishop Simmons, secretary 

Gwen Geiger Wolfe, assistant librarian representative 

Sarah Goodwin Thiel, associate librarian representative 

Lea Currie, librarian representative  

 

Continuing member (1 position):  Michael Peper, current 2022-2023 vice-chair/chair-elect will be 2023-2024 chair. 

Elected membership needs (5 positions):  vice-chair/chair-elect (two years of service), secretary (one year of service), one assistant librarian representative (one year of service), one associate librarian representative (one year of service), one librarian representative (one year of service) 

 

LSA Executive Committee 

Julie Woodrick, chair 

Scott Cossel, vice-chair/chair-elect 

Jim Richey, secretary 

Marianne Reed, member at large 

Jennifer Johnson, member at large 

Paul Thomas, member at large  

 

Continuing members (none):  Scott Cossel, 2022-2023 vice-chair/chair-elect left KU so Nominating and Ballot will add a special “Vote for LSA Chair” entry on the ballot. 

Elected membership needs (6 positions):  chair (one year of service), vice-chair/chair-elect (two years of service), secretary (one year of service), three members at large (one year of service each) 

 

Libraries Committee on Promotion and Tenure 

Brian Rosenblum, 2021-2023 

Josh Bolick, 2021-2023 

Lars Leon, 2021-2024 

Amalia Monroe-Gulick, 2022-2025 

Andi Back, 2022-2023 

 

Continuing members (2 positions):  Amalia Monroe-Gulick 2022-2025, Lars Leon 2021-2024 

Elected membership needs (3 positions):  library faculty, either tenured or having completed their probationary 

period, with a minimum of three library faculty at the rank of Librarian or unclassified academic staff of equivalent rank 

For spring 2023 elections, LCPT needs: 

One position for a three-year term (replacing Andi Back who is completing Betsaida Reyes’ 3rd year this spring) 

Two positions for a one-year term each (replacing the 3rd year of Josh Bolick and Brian Rosenblum terms) 

 

Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee 

Tami Albin, 2021-2023 

Michiko Ito, 2021-2023 

Jon Giullian, 2021-2023 

Angie Rathmel, 2022-2024 

Whitney Baker, 2022-2024 

 

Continuing members (2 positions):  Angie Rathmel 2022-2024, Whitney Baker 2022-2024 

Elected membership needs (3 positions):  library faculty, either tenured or having completed their probationary period, each member to serve two years of service. 

 

Next Steps 

  • Emails chairs of LFA and LSA with available positions for coming term 

  • Email KULIB-L for nominations for LSA and LFA 

  • Edit Qualtrics survey to reflect current nominees 

  • Send out Qualtrics survey 

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 11:00 am. 

Minutes submitted by Rebecca Schroeder.