The Executive Board invites nominations for three positions: President-Elect, At-Large South Carolina Representative, and At-Large North Carolina Representative.
The Carolinas WPA serves as an affiliate of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. All Executive Board members should be members of the Council of Writing Program Administrators (or be willing to obtain such membership upon election to the board).
Nomination Process
To nominate someone or yourself, please review the open positions below. You may nominate someone with their permission for any of the positions listed below. You may, of course, nominate yourself for one of the available positions. Please note that those nominated will be asked to submit a brief biographical statement before being included on the ballot. Those newly elected are expected to attend our “Meeting in the Middle” (the meeting we have each February at UNC Charlotte.)
Please send an email indicating clearly the person’s name, status at their institution (Assistant Professor, Doctoral Student, etc.), their affiliation, and the position for which you are nominating. The nominating person should include a very brief paragraph as to why this person might be a good fit for the board/position and for the organization.
Once the deadline for nominations has expired, the board will develop a ballot to be sent via the CarolinasWPA Listserv where all who are subscribed to the CarolinasWPA list will have an opportunity to vote on the candidates nominated for each position. Once the voting has ended and the votes have been verified, the Executive Board will announce the new board members and their respective positions.
Please send all nominations to Tony Atkins atkinsa@uncw.edu and Tracy Morse morset@ecu.edu no later than Friday, October 31.
* Online voting ballots will be available approximately November 10 with voting ending on November 30.
Open Positions
1) President-Elect position.
This person will serve a term of two years in this role: January 1, 2015, until January 1, 2017, at which time this person will become President of the organization for a 2-year term beginning January 1, 2017, through January 1, 2019.
The President-Elect has two distinct roles. First the President-Elect is responsible for organizing the Meeting in the Middle (working with the host institution, developing the theme, inviting speaker/s, food, program, etc.) Second, the President-Elect will help in other capacities like contributing to the Annual Fall Retreat each year and organizing our Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication Recruitment Event. This person is also expected to move into the President role upon completing a term as President-Elect.
2) At-Large Position: South Carolina Representative
This person will serve a term of two years in this role: January 1, 2015-January 1, 2017.
At-Large positions on the board serve multiple purposes. One is to ensure representation from both states (NC/SC). Another is to conduct out-reach within the representative state to recruit other members from NC/SC and community colleges. At-Large positions help to organize both the Meeting in the Middle and the Annual Fall Retreat. At-Large positions are directly responsible for managing or otherwise putting together panels for conferences like SAMLA, TYCA, NCETA and/or NCEI. They may contribute in other ways as initiatives arise.
3) At-Large Position: North Carolina Representative
This person will serve a term of two years in this role: January 1, 2015-January 1, 2017.
At-Large positions on the board serve multiple purposes. One is to ensure representation from both states (NC/SC). Another is to conduct out-reach within the representative state to recruit other members from NC/SC and community colleges. At-Large positions help to organize both the Meeting in the Middle and the Annual Fall Retreat. At-Large positions are responsible for managing or otherwise putting together panels for conferences like SAMLA, TYCA, NCETA and/or NCEI. They may contribute in other ways as initiatives arise.