1/28/2026
Dear Colleagues,
The Faculty Staff Union (FSU) holds an election every Spring semester for positions on the FSU Executive Committee.
The positions up for election or re-election in Spring 2026 include:
President
Librarian (1 position)
Non-Tenure Track (2 positions)
Pre-Tenure (1 position)
Tenured (2 positions)
The attached document contains an election overview along with the schedule of election activities including nominations, campaigning, and voting.
Nomination period: Nominations will be accepted during the nomination period: Friday, January 30th to 4PM on Friday, February 20th, 2026. The Nomination Form is attached.
Term of Office: Each Executive Committee member’s term runs for two (2) years. Those elected in 2026 begin their term at the conclusion of the academic year and serve to May 2028, the end of the academic year.
Voting Platform: For this election cycle, we will be using Qualtrics. You will receive detailed information about this prior to the voting period in the spring.
The Elections Committee has our own email account, FSU.Elections@umb.edu. Watch for election communications to come from this email address.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
FSU Elections Committee:
Lynne Byall Benson, Senior Lecturer, Women’s Gender And Sexuality Studies
Andrew Elder, Librarian V, Healey Library
Travis Johnston, Associate Professor, Political Science
Rania Said, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
email: FSU.Elections@umb.edu