All nominations must meet the following criteria, per the Academic Senate bylaws:
- Nominees can be either Probationary or Non-Probationary Teaching Faculty or Academic Professionals, and can be either adjunct or full-time. Adjuncts will be compensated for their time in Senate meetings and for committee work.
- Division At-Large senators can come from any department in that particular division. Division At-Large senators must still meet the criteria stated above.
- Member At-Large senators can come from any department across the entire college that is represented in the Academic Senate. Member At-large Senators must still meet the criteria stated above.
- Member At-Large, Part-Time Faculty senators can come from any department across the entire college that is represented in the Academic Senate. Member At-large, Part-Time Faculty Senators must still meet the criteria stated above. Member At-Large, Part-Time Faculty must be a part-time teaching faculty or part-time academic professional.
- MAHE Executive Officers are not eligible to serve in the Academic Senate during their term of office.
If you have any questions about the Academic Senate or the role of an Academic Senator, please also contact the Academic Senate Secretary. Our Academic Senate webpage has a short summary video as well as a new FAQ page to help potential nominees. Also feel free to attend any Academic Senate meeting as links to the WebEx invite are available in the Operations Email the Monday before a meeting. Academic Senate meets on payday Fridays from 9:10-11 a.m. virtually.
Spring 2026 Elections
The Academic Senate is now accepting nominations for Academic Senators in the following areas:
- Communication Media and the Arts
- Health and Human Services At-Large, 2 three-year positions
- Library Instruction
- Technical Careers At-Large, 2 three-year positions
- Member At-Large
The above positions are for three years. These terms will begin in April 2026.
All nominees will be contacted and must accept the nomination. If they do not accept the nomination, they will be withdrawn. Please ask nominees if they would be interested in serving on the Senate before nominating them. Self-nomination is encouraged.
All nominations must be received by 5 p.m. March 6th. All nominations should be emailed to the Academic Senate Secretary.
Spring 2026 Timeline
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Date |
Event |
|---|---|
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February 16th - March 6th |
Call for and Acceptance of Nominations |
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March 16th - March 27th |
Ballots Available by Email from CDS |
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March 30th - April 2nd |
Acceptance of Position(s) |
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April 3rd |
Announcement of New Senators |
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April 17th |
First Meet of New Senators |
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May 1st |
Election of New Officers |
Contact the Provost
Administration Bldg, Room 301
Sally Welch
Provost
Phone: (517) 483-1725
Laura Medina
Executive Assistant to the Provost
Phone: (517) 483-1725
Fax: (517) 483-1845
E-mail: LCC-Provost-Office@star.lcc.edu