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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Deans and Faculty Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is time for elections for the Langston University Faculty Senate.  As you are preparing to elect representatives from your respective schools, I would like to remind you about the timeline for general elections, and elections criteria
 and terms of service:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Timeline<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Each school should vote on faculty senate representatives, 
<b>by April 1<sup>st</sup>, 2016 </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>After voting on your representatives, please send the names and terms of service, in writing to the LUFS Chair, Dr. James Showalter at
<a href="mailto:jlshowalter@langston.edu">jlshowalter@langston.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<o:p> </o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Process<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Each of the academic units shall determine by two-thirds vote of each of its faculties its own method for electing senators and determining their specific constituents pursuant to senate guidelines.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]>Each  academic  unit  shall  notify  the  Faculty  Senate  Chair in writing about method used in the selection of its senator(s),
<b>by April 1<sup>st</sup>, 2016</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Ahondju Umadjela Holmes, MS, RD/LD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Faculty- Public Health Program / School of Nursing and Health Professions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23346B">Langston University</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23346B"> 1-877-466-2231
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