Apply for the Board of Trustees

Thinking about who you might like to nominate for a position on the ACUI Board of Trustees or whether you would like to nominate yourself? Helpful information is included on this page to assist in that process.

The typical timeline for this process begins with the nomination period, which opens mid-September and closes early October. 

Nominate yourself or someone you know to run!

The application for professional members to stand for election to the 2012–13 Board of Trustees is now closed.

Application for At-Large and President positions

An application consists of three things:

1. A completed Ballot Information Form including:
Information on:

  • Educational background
  • Last 10 relevant workshop and/or seminar facilitations, teaching, research, or publications
  • Relevant ACUI volunteer experiences

Statement of candidacy(500 word limit):

  • What do you believe are the most important strategic issues facing the Association within the next three to five years and how should the Association effectively respond?
  • Given the Board of Trustees position description, what skills, abilities, and experience do you possess that would contribute to your success as an effective board member?

2. A completed Institutional Support Form [.pdf]
3. A personal photo (300 dpi; all major formats are acceptable)

Deadline

Completed applications are due in the ACUI Central Office no later than Oct. 6, 2010.  Voting will begin Nov. 8, 2010 and continue until 11 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 3.

Nominations table

Relevant documents for prospective applicants to the ACUI Board of Trustees

Below are the 2012–2013 documents that give a historical perspective, the current ACUI strategic plan, and information about the positions.

Letter from the Executive Director
Historical Perspective 
2012–13 Election Timeline 
Expectations of Board of Trustees Members
Position Description, Student Member 
Position Description, At-Large Member
Position Description, President-Elect
Position Description, President
ACUI Election General Policies and Procedures 
2011–15 Strategic Plan

Application for At-Large and President positions

An application consists of three things:

1. A completed Ballot Information Form including:
Information on:

  • Educational background
  • Last 10 relevant workshop and/or seminar facilitation, teaching, research, or publications
  • Relevant ACUI volunteer experiences

Statement of candidacy(500 word limit):

  • What do you believe are the most important strategic issues facing the Association within the next three to five years and how should the Association effectively respond?
  • Given the Board of Trustees position description, what skills, abilities, and experience do you possess that would contribute to your success as an effective board member?

2. A completed Institutional Support Form [.pdf]

3. A personal photo (300 dpi; all major formats are acceptable)

Deadline

Completed applications are due in the ACUI Central Office no later than Oct. 3, 2012.  Voting will begin Nov. 5, 2012 and continue until 11 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 30.

 

 Application for the Student position

An application consists of four things:

1. A completed Ballot Information Form including:
Information on:

  • ACUI background
  • Reason for interest
  • Relevant leadership experiences

2. A letter of support from faculty or staff member

3. A completed and signed volunteer agreement form
4. A personal photo (300 dpi; all major formats are acceptable)

Deadline

Completed applications are due in the ACUI Central Office no later than Friday, April 26, 2013. This is a one year term appointed in May to begin work the first board meeting in June.

 

Contact information

For more information contact the ACUI Central Office at 812.245.8088 (acui@acui.org) or Thomas Lane, chair, 2012–13 ACUI Election Committee, at 417.836.5886 or by email at thomaslane@missouristate.edu.