Accepting forum council nominations thru March 3

February 24, 2025 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

We are taking nominations for forum council for organizational and academic year 2025-2026. Please submit your nomination by Monday, March 3. Elections will be held from Friday, March 7, through Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m. Use this form to NOMINATE yourself to run for Forum Council! Note: you may nominate someone else, but please get their permission first. The form contains lots of helpful information, but I also include the Frequently Asked Questions and Answers below.

Click here for the entire election timeline.

Terms for the forum councils are two years. After the elections, the new forum councils will be formed to elect their chairs, vice chairs, secretaries and the new senators for the College Senate. Leadership and senate terms are one year.  

What does it mean to be a forum council representative? Check this out: Responsibilities of the Forum Councils, as per the College Forum Constitution and Bylaws (pages 4-5).

The forum councils have done important work through the years supporting our students; recognizing our faculty and staff; and making our college a friendly, safe and efficient place to work and study. Getting involved is a wonderful way to learn about and contribute to your campus and college. It’s also a great way to meet people. We are looking for classified staff, adjunct faculty, full-time teaching faculty, professional faculty and administrative faculty members (students are chosen in the fall).   

Campus Forum representation is based on primary work location, not reporting lines.

Forum FAQs: 

  • What is the term of office? The term of office is two years.
  • What is the time commitment? Forums meet monthly, from September through April. Each forum sets its own meeting day/time based on member availability.
  • How do I become a college senator? The forum councils elect senators to the College Senate for one-year terms. As a member of your campus’ forum council, you may be elected to a senatorial seat.
  • I report to a central unit, which forum do I choose? Faculty and staff who report to central college units can now run for election at their primary work location. Advisors, librarians, IET faculty, financial aid, IT, parking, police, etc., can represent the campus they call ‘home.’  For those located at a central administrative office (Brault, Pender, Pitney Bowes) the College Staff Forum Council is your representative body.  

—Jack Lechelt, College Senate Chair.