The Carleton University Senate is calling for nominations for undergraduate and graduate students to serve on a variety of Senate Standing Committees. The deadline to submit your nomination is March 31, 2024. Students will serve for a one-year term from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Once the deadline for nominations has passed, positions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, provided the nominee meets eligibility requirements.
Eligibility
Students may serve on Senate committees without having been previously elected to a governance position. To be eligible, all students must be in good academic standing, and undergraduate students must have completed at least 4.0 credits prior to service.
Committee Vacancies
The following is a summary of all positions available. Click on the title of each committee to learn more about its mandate, terms of reference, and composition.
- Senate Executive Committee (Students on this committee must also be members of Senate)
- One undergraduate position
- One graduate position
- Senate Quality Assurance and Planning Committee
- One undergraduate position
- One graduate position
- Senate Committee on Curriculum, Admissions and Studies Policy
- One undergraduate position
- One graduate position
- Senate Academic Governance Committee
- One undergraduate position
- One graduate position
- Senate Library Committee
- One undergraduate position
- One graduate position
- Honorary Degrees Committee
- One undergraduate position
- One graduate position
- Senate Academic Integrity Appeals Committee
- One undergraduate position
- One graduate position
- Senate Committee on Undergraduate Student Awards
- Two undergraduate positions (preference given to candidates who are scholarship recipients)
- Senate Graduate Student Appeals Committee
- One graduate student position
- Senate Review Committee
- 2 undergraduate positions
- 2 graduate positions
Timeline
| March 1, 2024: | Call for Senate Committees opens |
| March 31, 2024: | Deadline for Senate Committees nominations (4pm) |
| April 22, 2024: | Nominations reviewed by Senate Academic Governance Committee (SAGC) |
| May 3, 2024: | Confirmation of committee nominations at Senate meeting |
| May 6, 2024: | Announcement of elected faculty, students, and committee in Inside Senate |
How to Apply
To submit a self-nomination for one or more of these positions, please complete the online form below. Note that all mandatory fields (marked with an asterisk) must be completed in order for the nomination to be submitted successfully.
Contact
For more information or assistance, contact the Assistant University Secretary – Kathy McKinley.