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Senate Nominating Committee

Charge

Bylaw 10: Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee consists of the President of the Faculty, the Academic Vice President, and two other members of the current Executive Board, together with four other Academic Senate members who are not members of the Executive Board. Candidates for the Academic Senate positions on the Nominating Committee are nominated by one or more Academic Senate voting members, either from the floor at the second Academic Senate meeting of the school year, or by a signed nomination that must be emailed to the Academic Senate office two weeks prior to the second meeting. They are elected at the second meeting.

Bylaw 11: Nominations.

a.The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of at least two candidates for each office for which there will be an election (i.e., the Academic Vice-President, the Administrative Vice-President, the Secretary General, and each position of Member at large of the Executive Board). The Nominating Committee is charged with advertising the elections widely and with seeking out a wide variety of candidates reflecting diversity across all relevant dimensions. The Nominating Committee shall aim to ensure an Executive Board where Schools are represented in approximately the same proportions as in the Senate itself.

Members of the Nominating Committee are not eligible to be nominated. Should a committee member decide that they would like to be nominated, they must step down from the committee.

b. In addition, nominations for an office are permissible with the signed endorsement of a minimum of twenty supporting faculty, with no more than ten of the endorsements being from any one school. Each faculty member can only endorse one faculty nominee for each position. Nominations for Member at Large positions are permissible with the signed endorsement of a minimum of ten supporting faculty, with no more than five of the endorsements being from any one school. Each faculty member can endorse a maximum of four faculty nominees for Member At Large positions.

c.  For any position, prior agreement from the nominee that the individual will serve if elected is required. Every candidate is expected to submit a completed “Candidate Information Statement” on a form provided by the Academic Senate office. The Academic Senate election calendar shall state the deadline for the receipt of candidate statements.

Bylaw 11.1. Eligibility: All faculty in active service (of every track, full-time, part-time, and adjunct) are eligible to run for office or Executive Board membership and, if elected, to serve out their term of office even if they have a sabbatical or other temporary interruption of active service. Faculty who have resigned or retired are not eligible to run or serve as an officer or Executive Board member.

Specific Charge for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Chair

John Matsusaka, matsusak@usc.edu, Marshall, Academic Vice President, Academic Senate

Committee Members