Organization and Structure of AFA

AFA Executive Council

Composition:

• The Council is composed of 19 faculty members, 11 of whom are regular faculty, and 8 are associate faculty, effective Fall 2012. All members have equal standing with respect to voting and bringing issues to the Council.

Elections:

• Elections for vacant seats (approximately half of the Council) occur each Spring semester.
• Term of office is 2 years.
• Any faculty member who is currently an active, dues-paying AFA member and has been for the past five months is eligible to run.
• All dues-paying Members of AFA are eligible to vote in AFA representative elections.
• Contract faculty Members elect contract faculty representatives; associate faculty Members elect associate faculty representatives.

Meetings:

• The Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday afternoon of each month during the Fall and Spring semesters.
• A special meeting of the Council may be called by the President, by a Vice-President, or by three Councilors.
• There is at least one General Meeting each semester.

Elections of Officers and Appointments of Other Positions:

• Elections are held at the end of the fall semester for the next academic year.
• Officers are elected by majority vote of the Council.
• President must have served as Council member, or Negotiations Team member, or Conciliation/Grievance Officer for at least one year to be eligible.
• President is on the Negotiations Team by position.
• There is no limit on consecutive terms of office.
• Appointments of other positions do not necessarily need to be filled by Executive Council members.