The Governing Board as per New Caucus Bylaws:

• The Governing Board of the New Caucus shall consist of no fewer than nine and no more than eleven members.
• The Governing Board shall be elected at the first fall meeting following the general election of the PSC.  The term of office is three years. Representation will be by different constituencies to the extent possible (racial, gender, full-time and part-time teaching faculty, Higher Education Officers, College Laboratory Technicians).
• PSC Executive Committee members shall not have a majority of seats on the Governing Board.
• The Governing Board serves as a slate nominating committee for CUNY-wide elections.
• The Governing Board meets in September (or more often) to recommend a course of action to the Coordinators for the coming year.  The Governing Board will elect a convener and secretary at this meeting.
• The Governing Board shall appoint the Coordinating Committee members each year.

Nominating Process: Candidates for the Governing Board may self-nominate or may be nominated by someone else at the general meeting or in writing to the coordinators at least two weeks prior to the meeting. Nominees must be members in good standing of the New Caucus on the day of the meeting. At the meeting, nominees must either accept their nomination or must have communicated their acceptance to the coordinators prior to the meeting.

Candidates who have declared their nominations for a seat on the New Caucus Governing Board are listed below. Additional nominees may email the Coordinating Committee at psccunynewcaucus@gmail.com. Click here to view the candidate statements.

Slate 1	Slate 2	Independent Candidates
Carolina Bank Muñoz, Full-time faculty and PSC Chapter Chair, Brooklyn College	Stuart Davis, Assistant Professor, Baruch College	Lynne Turner, Adjunct Faculty, LaGuardia Community College, Graduate Assistant, Graduate Center, PSC Chapter Chair Graduate Center, PSC Executive Council
Shakia Brown, HEO, John Jay College	Rulisa Galloway-Perry, HEO, John Jay College
Bob Cermele, Retiree, New York City College of Technology	Amy Jeu, CLT, Hunter College, PSC Executive Council (cross-endorsed)
James Davis, Full-time faculty, Brooklyn College, PSC President	Lawrence Johnson, Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College
Yasmin Edwards, Full-time faculty and PSC Chapter Chair Bronx Community College	Boyda Johnstone, Assistant Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Luke Elliott-Negri, Non-teaching adjunct, School of Labor & Urban Studies, PSC Executive Council	Marc Kagan, Adjunct Faculty and Graduate Assistant, City College and Graduate Center
Heather James, Full-time faculty, Borough of Manhattan Community College	Glenn Kissack, Retiree, Hunter College High School
Amy Jeu, CLT, Hunter College, PSC Executive Council	Ángel  Martínez, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Bronx Community College and Hunter College, PSC Executive Council
Peter Santiago, HEO, Kingsborough Community College	Gerry Martini, HEO Associate, Graduate Center
Youngmin Seo, Adjunct Lecturer, LaGuardia Community College, PSC Executive Council	Pam Stemberg, Adjunct Assistant Professor, City College and Hostos Community College, PSC Chapter Chair City College, PSC Executive Council
Rosa Squillacote, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hunter College, PSC Vice President for Part-time Personnel

PSC Executive Council (EC) members are highlighted in yellow.

Election Procedures:

1. Voting will be by secret ballot at the general meeting and conducted by the Coordinators. Candidates may not participate in the counting of ballots.
2. Members shall vote for up to eleven but for no fewer than nine candidates or in the case of a special election to fill vacancies, members must vote for no fewer than the number of candidates needed to bring the board membership to nine.
3. Ballots that violate these requirements shall be void.
4. To be elected, a candidate must receive a simple majority of the valid votes cast. If at least 9 candidates have not received a majority vote on the first ballot, additional rounds of balloting will be conducted consisting of those candidates who have not received a majority. If more than eleven candidates receive a majority vote, the candidates who receive the greatest number of votes will be elected.
5. PSC Executive Council members shall not have a majority of seats on the board.  In the event that a majority of those elected are PSC Executive Council members, those with the fewest votes shall be disqualified until EC members constitute a minority of seats on the Board.
6. In the event of a tie, if the candidates agree, the winner(s) will be chosen by lot, otherwise, a runoff election shall be conducted.

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Dear New Caucus Members,

Our first meeting of the Fall semester will be held virtually over Zoom on November 13, 2021 at 10 AM. At that time, we will be holding elections for the New Caucus Governing Board and Treasurer positions for three-year terms. All eleven positions for the Governing Board will be open for nominations. In line with our by-laws, the Governing Board shall consist of no fewer than nine and no more than eleven members. Also in accordance with the by-laws, PSC Executive Council members cannot constitute a majority of seats on the Board and the Board will include representation that reflects the diversity of our members and the variety of job titles within the PSC.

Nominations (including self-nominations) will still be accepted from the floor during the election meeting. At that meeting, nominees must either accept their nomination or must have communicated their acceptance to the Coordinating Committee prior to the meeting. Nominees will be given the opportunity to talk for two minutes about their vision for the governing board for two (2) minutes. All nominees must be members in good standing of the New Caucus on the day of the meeting.

For this election, the Coordinating Committee will also be opening up a space on the New Caucus website for publishing candidate statements and information. If you are interested in publicizing your candidacy, please do the following by October 30, 2021:

1. Write to the Coordinating Committee at psccunynewcaucus@gmail.com and let them know of your intention to run.
2. Submit to the Coordinators a statement that describes your candidacy, and includes your title, department and campus affiliation.
3. Submit a picture of yourself suitable for posting on the New Caucus website.

Registration Link for November 13th Elections Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdeGgqDwpEtbAQ-GEVYOrVbV0RDbRsTs_

Reminder on Membership Renewals & Eligibility to Vote on Nov 13th:
September 1 marked the beginning of the new New Caucus membership year. Information on renewing membership is available via the New Caucus site: https://newcaucus.wordpress.com/donate-to-the-campaign/

Once again this year dues will be $25 for full-timers and $10 for part-timers and retirees. It is important that members make sure to update dues by the dates indicated below in order to be eligible to participate in the GB election.

Here are important dates to consider when renewing membership and ability to vote and attend the November Governing Board and Treasurer elections:

	Membership Dues Paid
	By Sept 14, 2021	Sept 15 – Oct 30, 2021	Oct 31 – Nov 13, 2021
First time members	Can attend, Can vote	Can attend, Cannot vote	Cannot attend, Cannot vote
Renewing members	Can attend, Can vote	Can attend, Can vote	Cannot attend, Cannot vote

In solidarity,
New Caucus Governing Board and Coordinating Committee