Dear Colleagues: This is a reminder that we need some new members on the Search Committee for the position of Dean of Social Sciences The Provost informed us a few weeks ago that this search "will be extended and re-advertised" Those who are on the current Search Committee who are able to do so, are planning to continue as members. However, all of the student members are graduating and one of the faculty members of the Social Sciences Division will be on leave next year. Therefore, we must elect new members at the May 8 meeting of the QC Academic Senate as follows: -One faculty member from Social Sciences -Five students whose major is in the Social Sciences AS WELL AS one student from the Education Division. (One NEED NOT be a Senator to serve on this search committee) You can poll people and even submit someone's name -- as long as they approve of the submission -- or you may self-nominate to serve on a search committee, if they are otherwise qualified as listed in the paragraph immediately above. Names to be considered MUST be submitted using the Nominating Committee form on the Senate website "at least 14 days prior to the meeting" -- which in this instance would TOMORROW April 24, 2014 -- 14 days prior to May 8, 2014. Please go to http://senate.qc.cuny.edu/NomCom/Application.xhtml for information and the application form What follows are excerpts 1> from the QC Academic Senate Charter* regarding the number of and qualifications of members of a search committee for an academic dean (other than the Dean of Education) and 2> from the Bylaws** regarding rules for timely submission of names. -------------- 1> Number and qualifications of members on academic dean search committee:

From the Charter: SECTION X – Selection and Review of Academic Officers

Academic (full) Deans shall be nominated in the following manner: A. The Academic Senate will elect a Search Committee consisting of five full-time faculty members and five students who are members of or majors in the departments or divisions to be included within the constituency for which the dean being sought will be responsible. Students elected to Academic Senate Search Committees as representatives from the Division of Education may be either co-majors in Elementary and Early Childhood Education or minors in Secondary Education and Youth Services, or be matriculated in a graduate program in the Division. 1. The Academic Senate shall elect an additional faculty member and an additional student, who are members of or majors in the Division of Education, to serve on the Search Committees for the Deans of Arts, Social Sciences, and Mathematics and Natural Sciences. -------- 2> From the Bylaws regarding candidates for a committee: Section 6. Any member of the College community may recommend candidates for any committee by communicating the names of such persons to the Nominating Committee in writing. Such recommendations must contain the statement that those recommended know of the recommendation and are willing to serve if elected. The names of those so recommended and by whom shall be included when the nominations are presented for election. When a committee election is noted in call of the meeting, members of the Academic Senate may, at the time of the election to such committees, nominate from the floor only those candidates for whom an application form has been turned in at the Senate Office at least 14 days prior to the meeting. *The Charter may be found at: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/AcademicSenate/Pages/Charter.aspx ** The Bylaws may be found at: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/AcademicSenate/Pages/Bylaws.aspx I look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting on May 8, 2014 Kiely 170. I hope to see you all there! bobby brody Roberta Brody, PhD Chair, QC Academic Senate Professor, GSLIS Queens College, City University of New York 6530 Kissena Blvd Queens, NY 11367 Roberta.Brody@QC.cuny.edu bobbybrody@aol.com