Last update: March 21, 2023

Elections are being held for UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver faculty members, students, and non-faculty staff to serve on the 2023 Chancellor Search Committee.

Faculty Representatives

Positions for eligible faculty members to serve on the Chancellor Search Committee are as follows:

  • One (1) person representing the UBC Okanagan faculty, elected by and from members of the UBC Okanagan faculty 
  • Two (2) people representing the UBC Vancouver faculty, elected by and from members of the UBC Vancouver faculty

Eligibility

Eligible faculty members are all persons from either UBC Okanagan or UBC Vancouver, as applicable, with the rank of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor of Teaching, Associate Professor of Teaching, Assistant Professor of Teaching, or Lecturer. Clinical, adjunct, emeritus, sessional, partner, and honorary faculty are not eligible.

Nomination Forms

Nominations are closed.

Elections

Polls are closed.

Results

  • Tamara Ebl, Lecturer, Faculty of Management (UBC Okanagan Faculty Representative)
  • Nemkumar Banthia, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science (UBC Vancouver Faculty Representative)
  • Rickey Yada, Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems (UBC Vancouver Faculty Representative)

Student Representatives

Positions for eligible students to serve on the Chancellor Search Committee are as follows:

  • One (1) person representing the UBC Okanagan student body, elected by and from members of the UBC Okanagan student body
  • One (1) person representing the UBC Vancouver undergraduate student body, elected by and from members of the UBC Vancouver undergraduate student body
  • One (1) person representing the UBC graduate student body, elected by and from members of the UBC graduate student body

Eligibility

Eligible students are all students who are registered in courses, or for graduate students, have continuing registration in master’s or doctoral programs, on either the Okanagan Campus or Vancouver Campus, as applicable, in the 2022 Winter Session.

Nomination Forms

Nominations are closed. 

Elections

Polls are closed. 

Results

  • Saami Hafeez (UBC Okanagan Student Representative)
  • Ray Hua (UBC Vancouver Undergraduate Student Representative)
  • Norma Biln (UBC Graduate Student Representative) 

Non-Faculty Staff Representatives

Positions for eligible non-faculty staff members to serve on the Chancellor Search Committee are as follows:

  • One (1) person representing UBC Okanagan’s non-faculty staff, elected by and from members of UBC Okanagan’s non-faculty staff
  • One (1) person representing UBC Vancouver’s non-faculty staff, elected by and from members of UBC Vancouver’s non-faculty staff

Eligibility

Eligible non-faculty staff members are all employees of the University from either UBC Okanagan or UBC Vancouver, as applicable, not included in the definition of faculty member. Faculty member is defined as the ranks of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor of Teaching, Associate Professor of Teaching, Assistant Professor of Teaching, or Lecturer (excluding clinical, adjunct, emeritus, sessional, partner, and honorary faculty).

Nomination Forms

Nominations are closed.

Elections

Polls are closed.

Results

  • Steve Brodrick (UBC Okanagan Non-Faculty Staff Representative)
  • Lauren llaanaay Casey (UBC Vancouver Non-Faculty Staff Representative)

Submitting a Nomination

Nominations (second call) closed at 4 pm on Monday 6 March 2023.

Instructions for completing and submitting nominations are on the forms themselves. Deadlines and word limits are strictly observed. Forms and statements should be scanned and emailed to UBC Elections at elections.information@ubc.ca.

Questions

Please contact UBC Elections at elections.information@ubc.ca if you have any questions.

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This election is being carried out in accordance with alumni UBC Terms of Reference for the Process for the Appointment/Reappointment of the Chancellor and UBC Enrolment Services' Regulations for Elections to Non-Governing Bodies.