Appointment Work - Call for Names
At meetings in April and May, 2026, the General Faculties Council (GFC) Executive Committee is expected to be:
- nominating for the election by GFC of members of GFC to the GFC Executive Committee
- appointing an academic staff member of GFC to the Academic Planning and Priorities Committee
- appointing academic staff members at large to the Graduate Academic Program Subcommittee
- appointing a member of GFC to the
- appointing an academic staff member at large to the Academic Staff Criteria and Processes Handbook Working Group
- appointing academic staff members at large as Appeal Review Administrators on the University Appeals Committee
Offers to stand for election or appointment and/or nomination of a colleague for any of the above are welcome at this time.
In addition, the University Secretariat is always keen to hear from persons with an interest in serving on a GFC committee or any other body to which the GFC appoints/elects, or from persons who are interested in University governance generally. Please feel free to email ucgfc@ucalgary.ca at any time.
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If you wish to submit a name (your own or a colleague's) to the GFC Executive Committee in care of the University Secretariat, please email ucgfc@ucalgary.ca and include the following information about the person being suggested:
- Name
- Department, Faculty
- Academic staff rank, and whether or not tenured
- Confirmation that the individual is currently an academic staff member (i.e., not a part of the Senior Leadership Team)
- Committee(s) being nominated for and confirmation of willingness to serve if needed
- Upcoming leave scheduled?
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Process:
Any nominations/offers to serve will be acknowledged with a direct reply communication. All names of interested persons will be collected and will be provided to the GFC Executive Committee to refer to when making rank-ordered list(s) of persons to be asked to serve or to stand for election. People should have the understanding that, if they are not followed up with again with a formal invitation to serve or to stand for election, this means that the space has been filled.
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If you have any questions, please reach out to the University Secretariat at ucgfc@ucalgary.ca.