Elephant in the room: SFUFA Elections

[George Kirczenow <kirczeno@sfu.ca>]

In view of the recent history of the SFUFA Presidency,
while reading Neil Abramson's election statement I tried to find any
indication as to whether he would consider taking a position
as a senior (non-SFUFA) administrator at SFU
in the foreseeable future. Since I could find no statement about
that, although there was a lot about the benefits of cooperating with the
administration (which I regard as a good thing if taken in
moderation), I decided that not vote in this election until the 
presence of this 'elephant in the room' is at least acknowledged.
Cheers,
George


----- Original Message -----
From: SFUFA Office <sfufaea@sfu.ca>
To: sfufa-members@sfu.ca
Sent: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:29:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SFUFA message: Important Notice re: Executive Committee Elections


Dear SFUFA members: 

Late Monday afternoon we were alerted to a glitch in the online voting system which potentially allowed members to cast multiple votes. We are not certain exactly how many people may have been affected, and while we believe that the impact was likely minimal, the integrity of the voting process demands that the election process be above reproach. 

As a result, and with apologies for the inconvenience, we believe the only appropriate response is to re-boot the system, eliminating all votes to date and asking members who have already cast their votes to please do so again. 

Again, we apologize for the inconvenience; it is critical, however, that each and every member can cast a vote with full confidence in the process, and if there is any chance that a member's vote or the transparency of the system has been compromised we must act to rectify the situation. 

For your convenience, the voting information and link to the online system is also listed below. 

Vote here : http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/135822479 



Thank you for your understanding. 
Brian Green 
Acting Executive Director 
SFUFA 


----- Forwarded Message ----- 
From: "Brian Green" <brian_green@sfu.ca> 
To: sfufa-members@sfu.ca 
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:18:42 AM 
Subject: [SFUFA]: Vote for your 2013-2014 SFUFA Executive Committee 

Dear SFUFA Members: 


Elections for the 2013-2014 SFUFA Executive Committee are now open. We hope all members will take the time to participate and help set the organization's course for the coming year. 

Where only a single candidate is nominated in a category, you will be asked to ratify the nominee for that position. The positions and the nominees are as follows: 

For the position of President: 
Neil Abramson (Business) 

For the position of President Elect: 
Julian Christians (Biology) 

For the position of Director, Teaching Appointments Representative: 
Russell Day (Psychology) 

For the position of Director, Librarian and Archivists Representative: 
Holly Hendrigan (Library) 

For the position of Director (4 to be elected): 

You will elect two directors for 2 year terms, and 2 directors for a one year term. The two with the highest number of votes will be elected for a two year term, and the two with the next highest number of votes will be elected for a one year term. 

The candidates for Director are, in alphabetical order: 
David Broun (Physics) 
Jorge Calderon (French) 
Natalia Gajdamashko (Education) 
Krishna Pendakur (Economics) 
Abraham Punnen (Mathematics) 
Carl Schwarz (Statistics) 


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SFUFA Elections are handled through an online survey process. You will have an opportunity to view candidate statements prior to casting your vote. 

To review the candidates and enter your vote, please click on link below and follow the directions: 

http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/135822479 

Voting will close on Friday, March 22 at 4 p.m ., and results will be announced at the SFUFA AGM on Monday, March 25. 

We thank you for your participation, and thank particularly all those who have put their names forward as candidates for election. 





Brian Green 
Acting Executive Director 
SFUFA