QUESTION 6: Are you in favour of eliminating the Faculty Representative – International Education and creating a new International Students’ Representative position?

The changes would be reflected in bylaws VI, VII, and IX as follows:

Bylaw VI - Board of Directors

1. Composition of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall be comprised of:
a. The following Executive positions:
i. Chairperson
ii. Director of Events
iii. Director of External Relations iv. Director of Internal Relations
b. Aboriginal Students’ Representative
c. Women Students’ Representative
d. The following Faculty Representatives:
i. Faculty Representative - Management
ii. Faculty Representative - Education
iii. Faculty Representative - Academic and Career Preparation
iv. Faculty Representative - Science and Technology
v. Faculty Representative - Social Sciences
vi. Faculty Representative - Trades and Applied Technology
vii. Faculty Representative - Arts and Humanities
viii. Faculty Representative - Health and Human Services
ix. Faculty Representative - International Education
e. Graduate Students’ Representative
f. International Students’ Representative
fg. The following Regional Campus Representatives:
i. Cowichan Campus Representative
ii. Parksville Campus Representative
iii. Powell River Campus Representative
gh. Five (5) Directors At-Large

2. Term of Office

a. Term of Office for:
i. Executive members, Directors At-Large Aboriginal Students’ Representative, and Women Students’
Representative shall be one (1) year commencing May 1 and expiring the following April 30;
ii. Faculty Representatives, the Graduate Students’ Representative, the International Students’
Representative, and Campus Representatives shall be one (1) year commencing November 1 and
expiring the following October 31.
b. Members of the Board of Directors must be members of the Union during their term.

Bylaw VII - Election of Board of Directors

2. Schedule of Elections

a. The Union shall hold:
i. a general election for Executive members of the Board of Directors, Aboriginal Students’
Representative and Women Students’ Representative between February 15 and March 31 of each year;
ii. a general election for program representatives, the Graduate Students’ Representative, and
Campus Representatives between September 1 and October 15 of each year; and
iii. by-elections at such times as deemed necessary
• by the Board of Directors; or
• the electoral committee in the event that the number of members of the Board of Directors falls
below five (5); notwithstanding that elections may be delayed in the event of, strike, natural disaster
or other such occurrence.

4. Eligibility

a. Nominees for any position on the Board of Directors must be members of the Union.
b. Nominees for the position of Aboriginal Students’ Representative must identify as Aboriginal
members of the Union.
c. Nominees for the position of Woman Students’ Representative must be women members of the
Union.
d. Nominees for all Faculty Representative positions, except Faculty Representative – International Education, must be enrolled in a University program administered by the Faculty corresponding to the representative position for which they seek election. Nominees for Faculty Representative – International Education must be enrolled in a program administered by the Faculty of International Education or registered with the University as an International Student.
e. Nominees for the position of International Students’ Representative must be registered as an International Student.
e.f. Nominess for the position of Graduate Students’ Representative must be enrolled in a Graduate Program.
f.g. Nominees for Campus Representative positions must be enrolled in no less than 51% of their course load at the campus on which they seek election.
g.h. In order to seek election to the Executive, members must be nominated by not less than fifteen (15) other members of the Union.
h.i. Members of the Union shall not hold or seek election to more than one (1) position on the Board at any one time.

Bylaw IX - Responsibilities of Individual Board Members

7. Faculty, and Graduate, and International Students’ Representatives

Faculty Representatives, and the Graduate Students’ Representative, and the International Students’ Representative shall:
a. maintain active communications between members and the Board;
b. maintain membership in two (2) Executive sub-committees of Union; and
c. perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board.