Appointment Work - Call for Names
At their meeting on January 14, 2026, the General Faculties Council (GFC) Executive Committee will be:
- nominating for the election by GFC of one academic staff member of GFC to the GFC Executive Committee, and
- nominating for the election by GFC of two academic staff members to the Advisory Review Committee for the Dean of the Cumming School of Medicine.
Offers to stand for election and/or nomination of a colleague are welcome at this time.
In addition, the University Secretariat is always keen to hear from persons with an interest in serving on a GFC committee or any other body to which the GFC appoints/elects, or from persons who are interested in University governance generally. Please feel free to email ucgfc@ucalgary.ca at any time.
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If you wish to submit a name (your own or a colleague's) to the GFC Executive Committee in care of the University Secretariat, please email ucgfc@ucalgary.ca and include the following information about the person being suggested:
- Name
- Department, Faculty
- Academic staff rank, and whether or not tenured
- Confirmation that the individual is currently an academic staff member (i.e., not a part of the Senior Leadership Team)
- Committee(s) being nominated for and confirmation of willingness to serve if needed
- Upcoming leave scheduled?
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Process:
Any nominations/offers to serve will be acknowledged with a direct reply communication. All names of interested persons will be collected and will be provided to the GFC Executive Committee to refer to when making rank-ordered list(s) of persons to be asked to serve or to stand for election. People should have the understanding that, if they are not followed up with again with a formal invitation to serve or to stand for election, this means that the space has been filled.
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If you have any questions, please reach out to the University Secretariat at ucgfc@ucalgary.ca.