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Unit and Nature of Representation

All Faculty Positions: Direct suffrage, by all faculty employed
+ time or more, by Department or Division.
j.e., representatives on a Divisional
Committee would be elected by all half-time
or more faculty members, as Departmental
representatives. Representatives on a
college-wide committee would be elected
to represent a total Division - again by all
faculty members within that Division
employed half-time or more.

All Staff Positions: At college-wide level, one staff member at
large. Three others, elected by their group:
- Clerical/Administrative
- Instructional support
- Technical support
At Divisional and Departmental Committees, by vote
of Divisional or Departmental staffs.

A general principle is that as many staff and faculty members be involved as
possible, and therefore people should be encouraged to focus their energies
on one committee, rather than "blocking'' positions by occupying them on a
number of strategic committees.

Terms of Office: 2 year terms are appropriate for all committees. During
the initial year of operation, 50% of representatives could
be nominated for a l-year term, and 50% for a 2-year term,
with annual elections - thus ensuring an appropriate kind of
overlap and accumulation of knowledge.