Announcement of FSU Spring 2022 Elections

Dear Colleagues, 

The Faculty Staff Union (FSU) holds an election every Spring semester for positions on the FSU Executive Committee.  

The positions up for election or re-election in Spring 2022 include: 

President 

Librarian  

Non-Tenure Track (2 positions) 

Pre-Tenure (1 position) 

Tenured (2 positions) 

The attached document contains an election overview along with the schedule of election activities including nominations, campaigning, and voting.  

Nomination period: Nominations will be accepted during the nomination period: January 28 – February 11, 2022.  The Nomination Form is attached.  

Term of Office: Each Executive Committee member’s term runs two (2) years. For example, those elected in 2022 began their term at the conclusion of the academic year and serve to May 2024, the end of the academic year.  

Voting Platform: For this election cycle, we will be using Qualtrics. You will receive detailed information about this prior to the voting period in the spring. 

The Elections Committee has our own email account, FSU.Elections@umb.edu. Watch for election communications to come from this email address. 

Please feel free to contact us with any questions. 

FSU Elections Committee 

Lynne Byall Benson, Senior Lecturer, Women’s Gender And Sexuality Studies

Dana Commesso, Senior Lecturer II, Exercise and Health Sciences

Caroline Coscia, Senior Lecturer II, Political Science, FSU Vice President

Travis Johnston, Assistant Professor, Political Science