Introduction

  • This election is for Faculty Senate At-large Representatives. The rules for this election are listed below.
  • The nominees for the Faculty Senate At-large Representatives election are listed to the right. The list to the right is not a ballot.
  • This list in not official until nominations have been closed and the list of nominees has been reviewed and verified by the APSCUF Nominations and Elections Committee.
  • The statements the candidates submitted with their nominations are given below. By clicking on a name in the list of candidates, you will be taken to that candidate's statement.
  • Clicking on the words Return to Top will return you to this part of the page.
  • If you are a nominee and wish to modify your statement or withdraw your nomination, click on the "Modify" button. You will need your password to make any modifications.
  • When you are finished, you may choose to view nominees for other elections, nominate yourself, view the list of elections, return to the APSCUF Nominations and Elections homepage, visit the APSCUF homepage, or visit the WCU homepage.
The nominees for Faculty Senate At-large Representatives are:

Tina Alessandria
Nadine Bean
Michael P. Boyle
Kathryn Chilcote
Carl Cranmer
Cynthia S. Haggard
Stacie Metz
Tanya J. Morgan
Denise M. Polk
Kimberly Reighley
Van Stiefel
Donna Wandry

Nominations close Mar 19, 2007.
All Regular Faculty may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

    • The election is decided by a plurality of those casting votes.
    • Individuals may, and indeed are encouraged, to self nominate for both the at large seat, campus wide vote, and a seat in the respective school, voted on by only faculty in that specific area.
    • Each department can have at most two representatives on Faculty Senate.
    • If an individual wins the at large election their name will be removed from the school ballot.
    • The election is decided by a plurality of those casting votes unless such results violate the previous rule or the number of candidates does not exceed the number of positions to fill. In the later case, each candidate will be voted on by an approve/disapprove ballot.
    • Vacant seats will be filled one at a time with the current vacant seat filled by the candidate with the highest vote count. As each seat is filled, the candidate filling that seat and any other candidates from the same department as the candidate filling that seat will be disqualified. Votes cast for disqualified candidates, as just defined, will not be considered in filling remaining vacant seats.
    • Each candidate selected counts as a cast vote.
    • Members elected to at-large seats cannot be nominated for school representative seats.
    • Seats with longer terms will be filled first. In the case of an approve/disapprove ballot, candidates will be ranked according to number of approve votes.
    • INELIGIBLE NOMINEES, DUE TO THE 2 SEAT QUOTA PER DEPARTMENT WILL BE NOTIFIED AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE BALLOT.

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Tina Alessandria


Department: Counseling & Educational Psychology

I have enjoyed my first term on Faculty Senate and hope to continue my service. The Senate has been working hard to respond to faculty concerns and I would like to continue to represent you to this group.


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Nadine Bean


Department: Graduate Social Work

I have served two terms on the Faculty Senate and have been on the executive committee for four years now. I am currently vice president of the Senate. I love working with the Faculty Senate and would like to continue my work within it. I feel that my most important contribution has been in helping to develop the new, university wide committee, the Faculty Mentoring Committee which will begin its work in earnest in the 07/08 academic year. I am very proud to have worked closely with Lauri Hyers and Tim Brown to bring this committee to fruition and hope that the committee will provide much needed services to new and continuing faculty.


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Michael P. Boyle


Department: Communication Studies

As a new faculty member I look forward to getting more involved and making a contribution to WCU at the University level.


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Kathryn Chilcote


Department: Applied Music

I would very much enjoy continuing serving on the Faculty Senate. The issues that are discussed impact all faculty members, and it is important to be able to carry back information to all members of the School of Music community. Thank you. Kathryn Chilcote, DMA Assoc. Prof. of Music (Voice)


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Carl Cranmer


Department: CVPA

As a member of the faculty senate, I would like to keep my colleagues informed of University issues, meet new colleagues, and become a part of a university-wide organization outside the school of music.


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Cynthia S. Haggard


Department: Professional and Secondary Education

I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to continue working with the faculty senate. We have begun addresing many issues and I would like to be a part of the end results. thank you.


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Stacie Metz


Department: Health

I am fervently committed to student academic and professional development and to the quality improvement of higher education across the university. A critical aspect of quality improvement is assessment and evaluation; therefore, my professional research and evaluation accomplishments uniquely qualify me for an at-large seat on the Faculty Senate and future committees such as Student Welfare and Curriculum & Research. I am certain my credentials and enthusiasm will insurmountably contribute to the wealth of experienced leadership at the university.


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Tanya J. Morgan


Department: Health

I have served as a faculty senator for one term and prior to the beginning of my term, I served for several faculty members as a proxy. I am dedicated to the mission of faculty senate and I would like to continue my service to the university by putting my name forward for election to a second term.


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Denise M. Polk


Department: Communication Studies

In order for the Senate to function effectively, all involved groups and individuals must participate responsibly. It is my intention to uphold this principle by actively and thoughtfully participating in the Senate meetings. As a member of the senate, I will do my part to initiate, consider, and implement policy within the scope of the Senate's authority. As a Senate representative, I would do my best to make recommendations on matters pertaining to University faculty regarding identifying needs, prompting policy change, and other such matters.


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Kimberly Reighley


Department: Applied Music

Now in my second year as the full time flute professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, I would welcome the opportunity to "spread my wings" and represent my colleagues as a member of the Faculty Senate.


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Van Stiefel


Department: Music Theory and Composition

As a new member of the faculty, I would be very happy to serve the university as a member of the Faculty Senate. I have experience serving on the boards of arts organizations and would appreciate the opportunity to participate in university governance at this level.


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Donna Wandry


Department: Early Childhood and Special Education

The concept of Faculty Senate embodies a true form of participatory governance in several ways: (1) it allows a university-wide discourse on matters that affect the quality of the academic community, (2) it creates the representational, systemic, and multidisplinary voice needed to effectively discuss policy with administrative and union entities, and (3) it supports mutual understanding of individual disciplines as well as their integral roles within the greater university community. As a faculty member of seven years, I have sought to be involved, informed, and active within that community, and I would appreciate the opportunity to continue to do so through membership in the Senate.


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