Call for Nominations: SURPAS Representatives at the Faculty Senate Meetings 2023

August 9, 2023

Are you interested in being the voice of SURPAS at the faculty senate meetings? If yes, this is your opportunity to have an ‘Executive leadership’ experience but at a fraction of the time commitment!

Right now we have the following open positions. All are quite low-impact commitments. Your job would be to attend the monthly faculty senate committee meeting (C-RES, C-LIB, C-ACIS or SoM Diversity Cabinet) and report back to the council on anything relevant concerning postdocs. At these meetings, you will be a postdoc voice, and will represent/relay any decisions made by SURPAS as well as any opinions of the general postdoc population when needed.

Please choose from the following faculty senate committees the one which you are most interested in, and email surpasleadership@stanford.edu with your preference by 5 pm August 18th to be included on the ballot for election. To be elected, you must also be present at the August SURPAS Council Meeting scheduled for August 31st at 11:30 am – 1 pm on zoom. Please see the details of the positions below and fill up the form here if interested.

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***Committee on Research representative (C-RES) – See here for more details on C-RES
Topics include:
· Formulate research policy and review its implementation by Vice Provost and Dean of Research
· Recommend standards for Stanford-sponsored PI proposals or awards
· Review decisions regarding allocation of Stanford services and overhead rate for research activities

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***Committee on Academic Computing and Information Systems (C-ACIS) – See here for more details on C-ACIS
Topics include:
· Resource allocation for computing on the Stanford Campus and at SLAC
· Decisions on computing facility management
· Initiatives to educate Stanford community on computing resources and best practices

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***Committee on Libraries (C-LIB) – See here for more details on C-LIB
Topics include:
· Review of finances and activities of Stanford University press
· Decisions regarding library storage facilities and circulation policies
· Fundraising efforts and budgeting decisions for Stanford libraries

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***SoM Diversity Cabinet – See here for more details on the diversity cabinet
Topics include:
· Establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values of Stanford Medicine

· Promoting a sense of belonging and inclusiveness for all members of Stanford Medicine

· Supporting community building and education of inclusive and equitable practices for trainees, faculty, School of Medicine staff, and LPCHS and SHC employees

Call for Nominations: SURPAS Representatives at the Faculty Senate Meetings 2023

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