Well gang, it is that time of year! We’re gearing up for the ASA officer elections and we are very excited to see the results! Following is the process of election and the dates for when each part will be taking place! More details will be given at the April 9 Tuesday Meeting.

Schedule of Events

Nomination Process April 9, 2013
Any member may nominate either another member or a student from the Art Department to run for an officer position. Officers will open each position for nomination one at a time. Members will raise their hands and take turns nominating people for each position. All nominations must be seconded by another member in order to be accepted. Members may not nominate themselves — but they can ask someone prior to the meeting to nominate them. Once the Nomination Process is completed, all nominees will be given one week to think about whether to accept or decline their nominations. During this time all nominees are encouraged to speak with current or past officers to learn more about the positions they have been nominated for.

Accept/Decline Process April 16, 2013
All nominees are expected to be present at this meeting in order to either accept or decline their nomination. If a nominee cannot be present at the meeting, he/she must send a proxy in their place to accept or decline. If no proxy is present, then it will be assumed that the nominee declines their nomination. Only one nomination per person can be accepted. Once the Accept/Decline Process is completed, a list of candidates for each position will be posted. Candidates for cabinet positions will have one week to prepare their speech and candidates for executive positions will have two weeks to prepare their speech.

Speeches Part One April 23, 2013
All candidates for ENV Rep, Webmaster, and Media Manager will give their speeches in that order. Speeches must be no longer than 2 minutes long. Once the speeches for one position have all been given, the current position holder will ask two questions to all the candidates for the position. Answers to each question must be no longer than 1 minute. Voting will take place once speeches and Q&A sessions for all positions have ended.

Speeches Part Two April 30, 2013
All candidates for Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President will give their speeches in that order. Speeches must be no longer than 2 minutes long. Once the speeches for one position have all been given, the current position holder will ask two questions to all the candidates for the position. Answers to each question must be no longer than 1 minute. Voting will take place once speeches and Q&A sessions for all positions have ended.

Rules and Regulations for the Election Process

• Only students with at least one year experience as an ASA member (current or past) may run for any ASA Officer position.
• Members who are interested in running for a position but were not nominated can become a write-in candidate on the day of speeches for that particular position. All write-in candidates will reveal themselves at the beginning of the meeting before speeches are given.
• Non-members must be nominated by a current member in order to run for a position; they cannot be written in.
• If any candidate runs unopposed, then at least 50% of the ballots must be in favor of that candidate. If not, the President will appoint a new candidate that must be approved 2/3 of the elected officers.
• Only members of the current year can receive ballots to vote.

Once a month we pick an art student to be in our Artist Spotlight. Their portrait will be displayed here along with contact info, a small blurb about themselves, and a few of their best pieces.

This month’s winner is Jennifer Nguyen!

Visit the Artist Spotlight page to read more about Jennifer and see a preview of some of her incredible works!