Nominating and Ballot - Annual Report - 2019-2020

Library Governance Committee Final Report 

Fiscal Year: 2019-2020 

Committee Name: Nominating and Ballot 

Committee Chair: Not selected 

Members (with terms): Jon Giullian (FY 2018-2020), Brian Rosenblum (FY 2018-2020), Sunita  Gandhi (FY 2019-2021) 

Standing Charges: 

3.3.3.1 The Nominating and Ballot Committee shall provide a slate of candidates for vice chairperson (chairperson-elect) and secretary of the Library Faculty and Professionals Assembly;  and members of elective standing committees, in sufficient time for elections to take place no  later than May. The Nominating and Ballot Committee shall also assemble all Library Faculty and  Professionals Assembly ballots, and tabulate and report the results to the Executive Committee.  

3.3.3.2 The Nominating and Ballot Committee shall be appointed by the Executive Committee  and be composed of three members. Committee members shall serve two-year overlapping  terms. The committee members shall select a presiding officer and a recording secretary. 

Standing Charges Progress/Accomplishment Summary: 

During FY 2019-2020, the NBC distributed three ballots 

1. LFA Ballot 2020: Post-tenure Review, Changes to Criteria, Procedures, and Form. This  ballot was disbributed via Qualtrics and took place May 13-20, 2020. The proposed  changes were approve by majority vote. 

2. LFA General Election Ballot 2020. This ballot was distributed via Qualtrics and took place  June 2-9 using. New LFA officers were elected for their respective terms as indicated  below. 

LFA Executive Committee 

• Vice Chair/Chair Elect (2-year term): Angie Rathmel 

• Secretary (1-year term): Karna Younger 

• Librarian Representative(1-year term): Scott MacEathron 

• Associate Librarian Representative (1-year term): Elspeth Healey 

• Assistant Librarian Representative (1-year term): L.Marie Avila 

Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee (2-year term) 

• Becky Schulte 

• Sarah Thiel 

Libraries Committee on Promotion and Tenure (3-year term) 

• Betsaida Reyes

Project Closure Report 

3. LSA General Election Ballot 2020. This ballot was distributed via Qualtrics and took place  June 2-9 using. New LSA officers were elected for their respective terms as indicated  below. 

LSA Executive Committee  

• Vice Chair/Chair Elect (2-year term): Mary Raple 

• Secretary (1-year term): : Rebecca Schroeder 

• Members at Large (1-year term): : Meghan Misenhelter, Sharon Riley, Julie  Woodrick 

Special Charges: None 

Special Charges Progress/Accomplishment Summary: None 

Other Activities or Accomplishments: None 

Potential Charges for Future Committees/Recommendations: None 

Please review the Committee’s portion of the Library Governance website and the Code. Does  it need updating/correcting? No 

Prepared By: Jon Giullian, 26 June 2020

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