The UPCEA Governance and Nominations Committee invites nominations for the following positions:

Board positions:

• Board President-Elect 2022-2023, serving as the Board President in 2023-2024
• Secretary-Treasurer, 2022-2024
• Network Senate Chair, 2022-2024
• Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Committee Co-Chair (2022-2024)
• Board Director At-Large (7), 2022-2024

Non-Board Positions:

• Finance Committee members (2), 2022-2023
• Diversity & Inclusive Excellence Committee members (2), 2022-2023

Annually, and in accordance with the UPCEA’s Bylaws (2020), the Governance and Nominations Committee seeks nominations for various leadership positions within the association, striving to identify individuals who are willing to serve as strategic, fiscally-responsible, and inclusive leaders for the association.

UPCEA strives to be an inclusive organization that actively encourages and supports diversity among its members and institutions. UPCEA is committed to reflecting those values in selecting its Board of Directors and in the institutions they represent. UPCEA seeks leaders who will bring novel insights to address challenges in our field and to expand educational opportunities for students from all backgrounds and interests. Demonstrated commitment to UPCEA via prior contributions is a valued attribute of nominees.

The Committee will accept and review nominations from the membership and then present a slate to the Board. Any individual named on the roster of an UPCEA member organization is eligible to be nominated for any position. Click here to search the member directory to see if your potential candidate is an UPCEA member.

Nominations should identify the nominated person by name and institution and should include a brief statement (one or two paragraphs) as to why you believe the person should be considered for an UPCEA leadership position.

We encourage you to participate in the nominating process for your association’s leadership.

Click here to nominate an individual.*

Nominations will close on Friday, September 17, 2021.

 

Sincerely,

 

Lisa Templeton, Oregon State University (Committee Chair)

Asim Ali, Auburn University

Aaron Brower, University of Wisconsin Extended Campus

John Caron, Excelsior University

Michael Frasciello, Syracuse University

Tomea Knight, University of Pennsylvania

Jenni Murphy, California State University Sacramento

Steve VandenAvond, Northern Michigan University

Pamela Wimbush, California State University Sacramento

*If you wish to nominate more than one individual, please fill out one form per nomination.