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Elections / Faculty nomination call

Faculty Election - Spring 2026

Last updated March 16, 2026

Call for Nominations

A call for nominations is now issued for faculty vacancies on Senate, Senate Committees (DQAC, SGAAC, SUAAC), Faculty College and SFU Community Trust. 

Eligibility to Nominate, Vote and Stand for Election:

All faculty (or designate electoral equivalent) employed by the University as full-time continuing or part-time continuing (50% or greater) shall be eligible to nominate, stand for election and vote except for the Faculty College positions. Faculty Members at the following ranks shall be eligible for Faculty College membership: Associate Professor, Professor, Senior Lecturer, and University Lecturer.

Details on eligibility are included in the University Act, the election sections of the Rules of Senate, and the University's Academic Policies.

Nominations:

Please click on the appropriate nomination form found in the column on the right in the table below.

The completed nomination form and an abbreviated CV and/or statement of interest from the nominee (combined information is limited to one page), must be received by Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 4:00 pm. Send to senate@sfu.ca.

FACULTY

POSITIONS

TERM OF OFFICE

 NOMINATION FORMS
Joint Faculty Senate* (Faculty member from any faculty) June 1/26 – May 31/29 Joint Faculty Nomination Form
Senate* (Faculty member from Communication, Art & Technology)  June 1/26 – May 31/29
Senate* (Faculty member from Environment) June 1/26 – May 31/29
Senate* (Faculty member from Health Sciences)  June 1/26 – May 31/29
Senate* (Faculty member from Medicine) June 1/26 – May 31/29
SFU Community Trust April 1/26 – March 31/28
Applied Sciences Senate* June 1/26 – May 31/29 Applied Sciences Nomination Form
DQAC Present – May 31/27
SGAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SUAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28
Faculty College**  Present – August 31/27
Arts and Social Sciences Senate* June 1/26 – May 31/29 Arts and Social Sciences Nomination Form
Senate* Present – May 31/28
DQAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SGAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SUAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
Faculty College** (3 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28
Beedie School of  Business Senate* June 1/26 – May 31/29 Business Nomination Form
DQAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SGAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SUAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
Faculty College** (2 positions) Present – August 31/27
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28
Communication, Art &  Technology SGAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28 Communication, Art and Technology Nomination Form
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28
Education Senate* June 1/26 – May 31/29 Education Nomination Form
DQAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SGAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SUAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28
Environment
 DQAC Present - May 31/27 Environment Nomination Form
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28
Faculty College** (2 positions) Present – August 31/27
Health Sciences   Senate* June 1/26 – May 31/29 Health Sciences Nomination Form
SGAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SUAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28
Faculty College** Present – August 31/27
School of Medicine Senate* June 1/26 – May 31/29 Medicine Nomination Form
Senate* Present – May 31/27
Science Senate* June 1/26 – May 31/29 Science Nomination Form
SGAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
SUAAC June 1/26 – May 31/28
Faculty College** (2 positions) Sept 1/26 – August 31/28

*Senate and Senate committees:

Each Senator is expected to sit on at least one Senate Committee. 

For more information see: http://www.sfu.ca/senate/senate-committees.html

Senate committees elected by and from respective Faculties:

  • DQAC - Diverse Qualifications Adjudication Committee
  • SGAAC - Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee
  • SUAAC - Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee

**Faculty College

The Faculty College is an elected body whose purpose is to provide a pool of individuals to serve on a Faculty Review Committee (Articles 29.25 – 29.34) or a University Salary Appeal Committee (Articles 33.23 – 33.28) where needed. Each Faculty shall be allocated spaces for Faculty College members as follows:

    • 4 each for Applied Sciences; Business; Communication, Art & Technology; Education; Environment; Health Sciences; and Science.

    • 6 for Arts and Social Sciences.

Faculty Members at the following ranks shall be eligible for Faculty College membership: Associate Professor, Professor, Senior Lecturer, and University Lecturer. Academic administrators above the level of Chair, members of Tenure and Promotion Committees, and candidates for promotion to Professor or University Lecturer are not eligible for membership on the Faculty College.

The election of Faculty College members will be conducted in accordance with the procedures for electing Faculty Members to Senate. Each year, by the end of June, two Faculty Members will be elected from the Faculties of Applied Sciences; Business; Communication, Art and Technology; Education; Environment; Health Sciences; and Science, and three Faculty Members will be elected from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Faculty Members elected to the Faculty College will have a term of office that commences on September 1 and lasts for two years. Both genders must be represented among the representatives from each Faculty.

Online Voting

If required, online voting will take place from Wednesday, April 8 to Friday, April 10, 2026. Voters will receive an email notification with voting information, candidate information, and a link to the online voting system. The data from the voting system will be downloaded on April 13, 2026. The candidate(s) with the highest number of votes will be declared elected.

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Questions?

Questions about elections may be directed to Steven Noel, Senate Assistant and Electoral Officer, at senate@sfu.ca.