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         <td width="60%">Section 4.0 - Rules of the Faculty Organization</td>
         <td width="60%">Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: May, 1982</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: May 1982</td>
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         <td width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Committee on Nominations<br />
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Committee on Nominations<br />Faculty Coordinating Council</div>Final Approving Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">General Faculty Organization</div></td>
Faculty Coordinating Council;<br />
General Faculty Organization</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: Month, Year<br />Revised: Month, Year<br />Revised: Month, Year (via consent agenda)</td>
                 <td>Revised: January 1999<br />Revised: April 2006<br />Revised: March 2008<br />Reviewed: March 2009<br />Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: [[CON Committee on Nominations Rules of the Faculty Organization version November 2011|November 2011]]<br/>Revised: [[CON Committee on Nominations Rules of the Faculty Organization version February 2015|February 2015]]<br />Revised: [[CON Committee on Nominations Rules of the Faculty Organization version April 2016|April 2016]]<br />Reviewed: March 2022</td>
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     <td valign="top"><small>J:/RESOURCE MANUAL/Table of Contents College of Nursing Resource Manual</small></td>
     <td valign="top"><small>Related documents:</small></td>
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=='''1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purpose:'''==
===1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purpose:===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The purpose of the Committee on Nominations is to provide for membership in Standing Committees and Special Committees of the College of Nursing in accordance with the adopted rules and regulations for committees.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The purpose of the Committee on Nominations is to provide for membership in standing committees and special committees of the College of Nursing in accordance with the adopted rules and regulations for committees.</p>
=='''2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Functions:'''==
 
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px;list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
===2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Functions:===
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Maintain a master list of Standing and Special Committees, identifying elected and appointed positions, years of appointment, and composition of membership.</li>
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px;list-style-type: lower-alpha; max-width:67em !important;">
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Provide for the filling of vacancies occurring in Standing Committees:</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Maintain a master list of standing and special committees, identifying elected and appointed positions, years of appointment, and composition of membership.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Provide for the filling of vacancies occurring in standing committees:
<ol>
<li>Solicit names of nominees for membership in standing committees.  A committee candidate may self-nominate for committees.  The Committee on Nominations will accept nominations made by other faculty members provided that permission to run for election has been obtained from the nominated individual.</li>
<li>Prepare and submit list of candidates for an electronic ballot for election of members to standing committees. The chair of the Committee on Nominations will report the results of the election to all faculty as soon as the results are determined. </li>
</ol>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Unexpected Vacancies:</span>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Unexpected Vacancies:</span>
<ol>
<ol>
<li>The chair of a committee with an unexpected vacancy shall provide written notification of the vacancy to the Committee on Nominations and the Chairperson of the General Faculty Organization.</li>
<li>The chair of a committee with an unexpected vacancy shall provide written notification of the vacancy to the Committee on Nominations and the chair of the General Faculty Organization (GFO).</li>
<li>An election will not be required if the 'runner up' from the previous election agrees to accept the position. </li>
<li>An election will not be required if the 'runner up' from the previous election agrees to accept the position. </li>
<li>If there is no “runner up” the Committee will solicit qualified nominations for the vacancy and place names on a ballot.</li>
<li>If there is no “runner up” the committee will solicit qualified nominations for the vacancy and place names on a ballot.</li>
<li>The person is then recommended by Chairperson of the General Faculty Organization and a confirmation vote is completed by the faculty at the next GFO meeting.</li>
<li>The person is then recommended by chair of the GFO and a confirmation vote is completed by the faculty at the next GFO meeting.</li>
</ol>
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</li>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Resolve ties by holding a run-off election utilizing a ballot.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Resolve ties by holding a run-off election utilizing a ballot.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Develop, in collaboration with the Chairperson of the General Faculty Organization, an annual schedule of the meeting dates and times of the Standing Committees.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Develop, in collaboration with the chair of the GFO, an annual schedule of the meeting dates and times of the standing committees.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Provide for the election of the Chairperson, Chairperson-Elect, Secretary, and Parliamentarian of the General Faculty Organization. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Provide for the election of the chair, chair-elect, secretary, and parliamentarian of the GFO. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Provide for the nomination of College of Nursing members on the University of  
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Provide for the nomination of College of Nursing members on the University of  
Nebraska Medical Center Faculty Senate (see Article VI, UNMC Faculty Handbook).</li>
Nebraska Medical Center Faculty Senate (see Article VI, UNMC Faculty Handbook).</li>
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=='''3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Membership:'''==
===3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Membership:===
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px;list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Chairperson, to be elected annually by the members of the Committee.  The Chair must be a person who is entering their second consecutive year of service on this committee.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Chair, to be elected annually by the members of the committee.  The chair must be a person who is entering their second consecutive year of service on this committee.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The previous year's committee chairperson will serve one (1) year as an ex-officio member.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The previous year's committee chair will serve one (1) year as an ex-officio member.<br /><br />Six (6) faculty members elected by the GFO for staggered two year terms:<br />Omaha Division:  One (1) member elected in odd years<br />
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Six (6) faculty members elected by the General Faculty Organization for staggered two year terms:<br />Omaha Division:  One (1) member elected in odd years<br />
Lincoln Division:  One (1) member elected in even years<br />
Lincoln Division:  One (1) member elected in even years<br />
Kearney Division: One (l) member elected in odd years<br />
Kearney Division: One (l) member elected in odd years<br />
West Nebraska Division: One (l) member elected in even years<br />
West Nebraska Division: One (l) member elected in even years<br />
Northern Division:  One (1) member elected in odd years<br />
Northern Division:  One (1) member elected in odd years<br />
One (1) member at-large elected in even years (Associate Professor or higher rank)</li>
At large: One elected in even years</li>
</ol>
</ol>


=='''4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guidelines:'''==
===4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guidelines:===
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px;list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px;list-style-type: lower-alpha; max-width:70em !important;">
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The committee shall meet at least two (2) times per year to prepare a ballot and conduct business.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The committee shall meet at least two (2) times per year to prepare a ballot and conduct business.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All members have voting privileges.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All members have voting privileges.</li>
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Committee on Nominations Rules of the Faculty Organization Subsection: 4.1.2
Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies Originating Date: May 1982
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Committee on Nominations
Faculty Coordinating Council
Final Approving Agency:
General Faculty Organization
Revised: January 1999
Revised: April 2006
Revised: March 2008
Reviewed: March 2009
Revised: May 2010
Revised: November 2011
Revised: February 2015
Revised: April 2016
Reviewed: March 2022
Related documents:


1.    Purpose:

The purpose of the Committee on Nominations is to provide for membership in standing committees and special committees of the College of Nursing in accordance with the adopted rules and regulations for committees.

2.    Functions:

  1. Maintain a master list of standing and special committees, identifying elected and appointed positions, years of appointment, and composition of membership.
  2. Provide for the filling of vacancies occurring in standing committees:
    1. Solicit names of nominees for membership in standing committees. A committee candidate may self-nominate for committees. The Committee on Nominations will accept nominations made by other faculty members provided that permission to run for election has been obtained from the nominated individual.
    2. Prepare and submit list of candidates for an electronic ballot for election of members to standing committees. The chair of the Committee on Nominations will report the results of the election to all faculty as soon as the results are determined.
  3. Unexpected Vacancies:
    1. The chair of a committee with an unexpected vacancy shall provide written notification of the vacancy to the Committee on Nominations and the chair of the General Faculty Organization (GFO).
    2. An election will not be required if the 'runner up' from the previous election agrees to accept the position.
    3. If there is no “runner up” the committee will solicit qualified nominations for the vacancy and place names on a ballot.
    4. The person is then recommended by chair of the GFO and a confirmation vote is completed by the faculty at the next GFO meeting.
  4. Resolve ties by holding a run-off election utilizing a ballot.
  5. Develop, in collaboration with the chair of the GFO, an annual schedule of the meeting dates and times of the standing committees.
  6. Provide for the election of the chair, chair-elect, secretary, and parliamentarian of the GFO.
  7. Provide for the nomination of College of Nursing members on the University of Nebraska Medical Center Faculty Senate (see Article VI, UNMC Faculty Handbook).

3.    Membership:

  1. Chair, to be elected annually by the members of the committee. The chair must be a person who is entering their second consecutive year of service on this committee.
  2. The previous year's committee chair will serve one (1) year as an ex-officio member.

    Six (6) faculty members elected by the GFO for staggered two year terms:
    Omaha Division: One (1) member elected in odd years
    Lincoln Division: One (1) member elected in even years
    Kearney Division: One (l) member elected in odd years
    West Nebraska Division: One (l) member elected in even years
    Northern Division: One (1) member elected in odd years
    At large: One elected in even years

4.    Guidelines:

  1. The committee shall meet at least two (2) times per year to prepare a ballot and conduct business.
  2. All members have voting privileges.