Elections and Candidates

February 24, 2021

Members acclaimed and elected to University Council

 Nominations to Council for members-at-large closed on February 19, 2021.  The nominations received from the first call (February 5th) resulted in the following:

Acclaimed February 19, 2021 (3-year term July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024):

  1. Carolyn Augusta
  2. Michael Bradley
  3. Claire Card
  4. Andrew Grosvenor
  5. Natacha Hogan
  6. Nadeem Jamali
  7. Ramji Khandelwal
  8. Stephanie Martin
  9. Venkatesh Meda
  10. Shelley Spurr
  11. Vicki Squires
  12. Jacek Szmigielski
  13. Julita Vassileva
  14. Christian Willenborg
  15. Phil Woods
  16. FangXiang Wu
  17. Jing Xiao
  18. Lifeng Zhang

There were 22 members-at-large (3-year) positions and 1 member-at-large (1-year) to be filled.  As a result, a 2nd Call for Nominations will go out on February 24, 2021.

June 2, 2020

We have received notification of a candidate who wishes to withdraw their nomination to the University Council Member-at-Large positions (4) that are currently open.  As a result, we no longer need to continue with the election.

The following have been elected (acclaimed) as a University Council member-at-large for a 1-year term commencing July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021:

  1. Carolyn Augusta
  2. Rainer Dick
  3. Vicki Squires
  4. Stephen Urquhart

May 29, 2020

The call for nominations for four member-at-large positions on University Council closed on May 25, 2020, having received five nominations. There are four (4) positions available for a 1-year term, commencing July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Voting to determine who will receive these member-at-large positions will open through PAWS on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. and will remain open until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.  Five (5) nominations were received and you may vote for four (4) candidates.

Candidates' profiles

March 17, 2020

Members acclaimed and elected to University Council
Nominations for Council for both faculty representatives and members-at-large closed on February 13, 2020.  The nominations received from both the first (February 3rd) and second (February 13th) calls with the election that followed and closed on March 16, 2020, resulted in the following:

Acclaimed February 3, 2020 (3-year term July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023):

  1. Susan Detmer (Faculty)
  2. Darrell Mousseau (Faculty)
  3. Tracie Risling (Faculty) 
  1. Vince Bruni-Bossio (MAL)
  2. Pamela Downe (MAL)
  3. Jay Kalra (MAL)
  4. Eric Lamb (MAL)
  5. Olga Lovick (MAL)
  6. Veronika Makarova (MAL)
  7. Steven Rayan (MAL)
  8. Jay Wilson (MAL)

Elected February 13, 2020 (3-year term July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023):

  1. Natasha Martina Koechl (Faculty-acclaimed)
  1. Sina Adl (MAL)
  2. Ekaterina (Kate) Dadachova (MAL)
  3. Ralph Deters (MAL)
  4. Teresa Paslawski (MAL)
  5. Rachel Sarjeant-Jenkins (MAL)
  6. Tom Steele (MAL)
  7. Keith Walker (MAL)

Elected February 13, 2020 (1-year term July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021):

  1. Petros Papagerakis (MAL)
  2. Shelley Spurr (MAL)
  3. Jing Xiao (MAL)

April 6, 2020

College Faculty Representatives – acclaimed or appointed

Name College
Stuart Smyth Agric. & Bioresources (Agricultural and Resource Economics) Appointed
Natasha Martina Koechl Arts and Science (Drama) Acclaimed
Abdullah Mamun  ESB (Finance and Management Science) Appointed
Keith DaSilva Dentistry Appointed
Egan Chernoff Education (Curriculum Studies) Appointed
Nurul Chowdhury  Engineering (Electrical and Computer) Appointed
David Cooper Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (Anatomy and Cell Biology) Appointed
Nancy Gyurcsik  Kinesiology Appointed
Tamara Larre Law Appointed
Jo Ann Murphy University Library Appointed
Darrell Mousseau Medicine (Psychiatry) Acclaimed
Tracie Risling Nursing Acclaimed
Yvonne Shevchuk  Pharmacy and Nutrition Appointed
Susan Detmer Veterinary Medicine (Pathology) Acclaimed

Past Elections

March 5, 2020 (as of 12:30pm)

Voting has been re-opened for Council Election March 2020, Members-at-Large

Due to an administrative error, we need to re-start the voting for Council elections and the election ballot has now been updated. All votes previously cast will be voided and we ask that you vote again. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your participation.

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The 2nd call for nominations for ten member-at-large positions on University Council closed on February 3, 2020, having received thirteen nominations. There are ten (10) positions available, commencing July 1, 2020.  Seven (7) of these positions are for a 3-year term and three (3) positions are for a 1-year term.

Voting to determine who will receive these member-at-large positions will open through PAWS on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. and will remain open until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2020.  Thirteen (13) nominations were received and you may vote for ten (10) candidates.

You can link to the candidates' profiles here https://secretariat.usask.ca/documents/council/elections/council-election-candidate-bios.php

December 13, 2019

Scott Bell has been elected as a member-at-large on University Council for a two-and-a-half year term beginning immediately and ending on June 30, 2022.

December 5, 2019

The call for nominations for one member-at-large position on University Council closed on December 2, 2019, having received five nominations. There is one (1) two-and-a-half year term available, commencing immediately and expiring June 30, 2022.

Voting to determine who will receive this member-at-large position will open through PAWS on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. and will remain open until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Five nominations were received and you may vote for one candidate.

The candidates' profiles and statements are available at https://secretariat.usask.ca/documents/council/elections/council-election-candidate-bios.ph

April 10, 2019

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE ELECTION RESULTS

The following people were elected to University Council as members at large:

Terry Wotherspoon

Dirk de Boer

Alec Aitken

Marjorie Delbaere

Hyunjung Shin

Kara Sommerville

Jaswant Singh

DeDe Dawson

Mark Boland

Matthew Neufeld

Paul Jones

Karl-Enrich Lindenschmidt

David Burgess

John Gjevre

Glenn Stuart

 

March 19, 2019

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE ELECTION

16 nominations were received to fill 15 positions for members at large on University Council. The election will open March 25th, 2019, and will close on April 10th, 2019.

 

March 1, 2019

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:

There are 15 upcoming vacancies for members at large on University Council. The call for nominations is now open, and will close on March 15, 2019.

 

November 29, 2018

The election for University Council chair for the remainder of a two year term ending June 30, 2020 will open on December 3, 2018.

 

June 20, 2018

Elected for a 1-year term to Council:
James Basinger
Ed Krol

Elected for a 2-year term to Council:
Rachel Engler-Stringer

June 7, 2018

Election of Members-at-large positions for University Council will commence on June 7, 2018, at 10:00am and continue to June 15, 2018, at 4:00pm. Voting will be through PAWS, and if you are an eligible voter you will receive email instructions.
Candidate bios can be viewed here.

May 24, 2018

A Call for Nominations is taking place for two 1-year terms (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019) and one 2-year term (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020) to University Council. All members of the GAA are eligible to serve on University Council. Please return the nomination form to the Office of the University Secretary by Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at 4:00 p.m.

March 27, 2018

Elections for 23 Member-at-Large positions closed on March 19, 2018.  Congratulations to the following successful candidates who have been elected for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2021:
Blakley, Jill
Brook, Ryan
Card, Claire
Chernoff, Egan
Chibbar, Ravindra
D'Eon, Marcel
Deters, Ralph
Flynn, Kevin
Fotouhi, Reza
Gillis, Glen
Jamali, Nadeem
Kelly, Timothy
Khandelwal, Ramji
MacLean, Jason
Sarty, Gordon
Smith-Norris, Martha
Squires, Vicki
Urquhart, Stephen
Waldner, Cheryl
Willenborg, Christian
Willness, Chelsea
Woods, Phil
Zhang, Chris

March 1, 2018

Due to an administrative error, we are re-starting the voting for Council elections. The nomination for Marcel D'Eon did not appear on the first ballot.  The list of candidates has now been updated. All votes previously cast will be voided and we ask that you vote again. The call for nominations for 23 Member-at-Large positions (three-year terms) on University Council closed on February 15, 2018, having received 26 nominations. Voting to determine the 23 new members of Council will open through PAWS Thursday, March 1, 2018, 10:00am and will remain open until 4:00pm on Monday, March 19, 2018.

February 26, 2018

Election of 23 Member-at-large positions for University Council will commence on February 27, 2018, at 9:00am and continue to March 15, 2018, at 4:00pm.  Voting will be through PAWS and if you are an eligible voter you will receive email instructions.
Candidate bios can be viewed here.

January 29, 2018

An election of faculty members to University Council will be held to replace those members whose terms on the current Council expire on June 30, 2018.
This year the following vacancies exist to be filled:

  • 23 members-at-large (three-year term)

October 18, 2017

Cheryl Waldner has been elected as a member-at-large on University Council for a one year term beginning immediately and ending on June 30, 2018.

October 11, 2017
The call for nominations for one member at large position closed on October 10, 2017, 4:00pm. Seven nominations have been received for the position. The election will open October 11, 2017 at 9:30am and will close on October 17, 2017 at 4:00pm.  The election is for ONE Member at Large Position on University Council - the term will begin upon election and will end on June 30, 2018.

October 10, 2017
Voting for one member from the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for University Council closed on October 3, 2017.
Dr. Seokbum Ko has been elected by acclamation as the member representing the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for a term ending June 30, 2020.

October 4, 2017
SECOND CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
An election will be held to replace one member-at-large position on Council for one-year term ending June 30, 2018. All members of the GAA are eligible to serve on University Council. Please return the nomination form to the Office of the University Secretary by Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.

September 25, 2017
An election will be held to replace one member reprsentative from the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on Council for a term ending June 30, 2020. All faculty members of the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies are eligible to serve on University Council. Please return the nomination form to the Office of the University Secretary by Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.
September 25, 2017
An election will be held to replace one member-at-large position on Council for one-year term ending June 30, 2018. All members of the GAA are eligible to serve on University Council. Please return the nomination form to the Office of the University Secretary by Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.

July 4, 2017
Voting for one member at large for University Council closed on July 20, 2017.
Gordon Sarty has been elected as the member at large on University Council for a one year term beginning immediately, and ending on June 30, 2018.

June 5, 2017
The call for nominations for the member at large position closed on June 5th at 4:30pm. Four nominations have been received for the position. The election will open June 5th at 4:30pm, and will close on June 20th at 4:30pm.
The election is for ONE Member at Large Position on University Council - the term will begin immediately, and will end on June 30, 2018.

May 19, 2017

Call for Nominations - One Member at Large

An election will be held to replace one member-at-large position on Council for one-year term ending June 30, 2018. All members of the GAA are eligible to serve on University Council. Please return the nomination form to the Office of the University Secretary by Monday June 5, 2017at 4:30 p.m.

May 19, 2017

Council Chair Election Results
Nominations for the position of University Council chair closed on May 17th. Kevin Flynn was elected by acclamation as University Council chair for a two year term beginning July 1, 2017 and Ending June 30, 2019.

April 3, 2017

Council Chair Nominations Now Open
Nominations are now open for Council chair and will close Wednesday May 17th, 2017. The chair holds office for a two-year term ending June 30, 2019. Only members of Council may be nominated for the position of chair.

March 7, 2017

Members acclaimed to University Council
Nominations for Council for both faculty representatives and members-at-large closed on March 3rd, 2017. The nominations received from both the first and second calls for nominations resulted in the following acclamations:

College Faculty Representatives (3 year terms ending June 30, 2020):

Mary Buhr                              Dean, Agriculture and Bioresources                 
Christopher Eskiw                  College of Agriculture                                     
Peta Bonham-Smith                Interim Dean, Arts and Science                        
Lorin Elias                              College of Arts and Science (Psychology)           
Keith Willoughby                    Interim Dean, Edwards Sch. of Business         
Vince Bruni-Bossio                 Edwards School of Business                                   
Gerry Uswak                          Dean, College of Dentistry                              
Petros Papagerakis                College of Dentistry                                        
Michelle Prytula                      Dean, College of Education                            
Jay Wilson                             College of Education (Curriculum Studies)        
Don Bergstrom                      Interim Dean, College of Engineering               
Jafar Soltan                           Engineering (Chemical Engineering)                  
Adam Baxter-Jones                Interim Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Trever Crowe                          Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies                 
Chad London                         Dean, College of Kinesiology                         
Nancy Gyurcsik                      College of Kinesiology                                   
Martin Phillipson                     Dean, College of Law                                     
Mark Carter                            College of Law                                               
Melissa Just                           Dean, University Library                                  
JoAnn Murphy                        University Library                                            
Preston Smith                        Dean, College of Medicine                              
Darrell Mousseau                   College of Medicine (Psychiatry)                      
Beth Horsburgh                      Interim Dean, College of Nursing                     
Louise Racine                        College of Nursing                                         
Kishor Wasan                         Dean, Pharmacy and Nutrition                         
Carol Henry                            Pharmacy and Nutrition                                   
Douglas Freeman                   Dean, Veterinary Medicine                              
Susan Detmer                        Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Pathology)             
Cal Macfarlane                       Assoc. Dean Briercrest College & Seminary     
Grant Poettcker                      Briercrest College & Seminary                         
Iain Luke                                Principal, Emmanuel & St. Chad                      
TBA                                       Emmanuel & St. Chad                                     
Murray Hamilton                     Gabriel Dumont Institute/SUNTEP                    
Sheila Pocha                          Gabriel Dumont Institute/SUNTEP                    
Rob Lindemann                      Academic Dean, Horizon College                    
Andrew Gabriel                       Horizon College & Seminary                            
Michael Nel                            Interim Pres. Lutheran Theological Seminary     
Gordon Jensen                      Lutheran Theological Seminary                       
Lorne Calvert                          Principal, St. Andrew's College                       
TBA                                       St. Andrewꝱs College                                      
Barbara Langhorst                  St. Peter's College     
TBA                                       St. Peterꝱs College 
Arul Kumaran                         Dean, St. Thomas More College 
Charles Smith                         St. Thomas More College
Members at Large (3 year terms ending June 30, 2020):
Alexey Shevyakov                  Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Gordon Zello                          Pharmacy and Nutrition
Jaris Swidrovich                     Pharmacy and Nutrition
Ken Wilson                            Dept. of Biology
Pamela Downe                       Dept. of Archaeology and Anthropology
Roy Dobson                           Pharmacy and Nutrition
Shelley Spurr                         Nursing
Rainer Dick                            Dept. of Physics and Engineering Physics
Jay Kalra                               Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Lee Wilson                             Dept. of Chemistry
Keith Walker                          Dept. of Educational Administration
Jeffrey Lane                           Dept. of Biology
Eric Lamb                              Dept. of Plant Sciences
Anurag Saxena                      Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Allison Muri                            Dept. of English
Tracie Risling                         Nursing

One Year Term Positions (ending June 30, 2018):

Lisa Vargo                              Dept. of English
David Burgess                        Dept. of Educational Administration

February 6, 2017

Second Call for Nominations - Faculty Representatives and Members at Large

SECOND CALL FOR NOMINATIONS MEMO

The January 5, 2017 call for nominations for Council members resulted in 8 nominations for 15 vacancies for faculty representatives and 16 nominations for 16 vacancies for members at large. Those 8 faculty representatives and 16 members have been declared elected by acclamation and are listed in the Memo above. 

A second call for nominations is now open for the remaining faculty representative positions, and the one-year term position and will close Friday March 3, 2017.

January 5, 2017

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS MEMO JANUARY 2017

An election of faculty members to University Council will be held to replace those members whose terms on the current Council expire on June 30, 2017. 

Elections will be held for members at large and for college representatives.

This year the following vacancies exist to be filled:

  • 2 members from each college to serve as college representative (three-year term)
  • 16 members at large (three-year term)

 If you wish to stand as a candidate for election to University Council please fill out the nomination form and return to the Office of the University Secretary.  If you would like further information contact the Office of the University Secretary at 306-966-4632.

All members of University Council whose term expires on June 30, 2017 are eligible for re-election.

The deadline for submitting your nomination to stand for Council is Wednesday, February 1, 2017

November 14, 2016

Election results: two member-at-large positions

Voting for 2 one-year terms, member-at-large on University Council closed Thursday, November 10, 2016.

Jaris Swidrovich, Pharmacy and Nutrition, and Lee Wilson, Department of Chemistry have been elected commencing immediately and ending June 30, 2017.

November 9, 2016

Call for nominations - College of Agriculture and Bioresources representative, Council

An election of a faculty member from the College of Agriculture and Bioresources to University Council will be held to replace Michael Nickerson. This election is for a one-year term ending June 30, 2017. Nominations close November 23, 2016. Only members of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources can be nominated and are eligible to vote.

October 21, 2016

Voting: two members-at-large

The call for nominations for two member-at-large positions on Council closed on October 18 having received eight nominations. There are two one-year terms available, commencing immediately and expiring June 30, 2017.

Voting to determine who will receive the two one-year terms will open through PAWS Friday, October 21, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. and will remain open until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2016.

October 6, 2016

Call for nominations - two members-at-large

An election will be held to replace two member-at-large positions on Council for one-year terms ending June 30, 2017. All members of the GAA are eligible to serve on University Council. Please return the nomination form to the Office of the University Secretary by Tuesday, October 18th at 4:30 p.m.

September 1, 2016

Voting for the position of Council Chair closed August 31. Lisa Kalynchuk of the College of Medicine has been elected Council Chair for a two-year term commencing immediately and ending June 30, 2018.

September 1, 2016

Call for nominations - College of Medicine representative, Council

An election of a faculty member from the College of Medicine to University Council will be held to replace Bill Roesler. This election is for a one-year term ending June 30, 2017. Nominations close September 12, 2016. Only members of the College of Medicine can be nominated and are eligible to vote.

August 18, 2016

Council Chair election voting

The call for nominations for the chair of Council for a two-year term ending June 30, 2018, closed on August 3rd with two nominees, Marcel DꟑEon and Lisa Kalynchuk, both from the College of Medicine.

Voting will take place electronically through PAWS and will open on August 18th at 9:00 am and close on August 31st at 4:30 pm.

July 4, 2016

Council Chair nominations open

Nominations are now open for Council chair and close August 3rd. The chair holds office for a two-year term ending June 30, 2018. Only members of Council may be nominated for the position of chair.

March 31, 2016

Council election results

Voting for three one-year member-at-large postions on Council closed March 30th. The three elected members are:

Rainer Dick, Arts and Science
Lisa Kalynchuk, Medicine
Fran Walley, Agriculture and Bioresources

March 18, 2016

Council elections - voting

The second call for nominations for three remaining one-year member-at-large positions on Council closed March 11, 2016 resulting in eight nominations.

Voting will be conducted through PAWS and begin March 18th at 9:00 a.m. and close March 30th at 4:30 p.m.

March 1, 2016

Second call for nominations for University Council members at large

The January 14 call for nominations for Council members resulted in 16 nominations for 19 vacancies. Those 16 members have been declared elected by acclamation. 

A second call for nominations is now open for the three remaining one-year terms and will close Friday, March 11, 2016.

February 26, 2016

Members acclaimed after first call for nominations

Nominations for Council members-at-large closed on February 19th having received 16 nominations. There are 15 three-year terms and four one-year terms available (we were informed of an additional vacancy following our initial call for nominations). One of the 16 nominees volunteered for the one-year term resulting in the following acclamations:

Acclaimed for three-year terms ending June 30, 2019:

Scott Bell - Geography and Planning
Dirk de Boer - Geography and Planning
Len Findlay - English
John Gjevre - Medicine
Donna Goodridge - Medicine
Andrew Grosvenor - Chemistry
Paul Jones - SENS
Lynn Lemisko - Education
Peter Phillips - JSGS
Kathleen Solose - Music
Scot Stone - Medicine
Julita Vassileva - Computer Science
Ryan Walker - Geography and Planning
Terry Wotherspoon - Sociology
Greg Wurzer - Library

Acclaimed for a one-year term ending June 30, 2017:

Graham Scoles - Plant Sciences

Early next week we will make a second call for nominations for the three remaining one-year terms.

January 14, 2016

Call for Nominations -Election - Members-at-large

An election for University Council members-at-large will be held to replace those members whose terms on the current Council expire on June 30, 2106, and any other vacancies that have arisen this term.

The call for nominations will close Friday, February 19, 2016.

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