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The
Senior Women Academic Administrators
of Canada was founded in 1987 to provide a forum and a collective voice
for
women in senior administrative ranks in Canadian universities. Because
women
experience conditions peculiar to them, SWAAC exists as an avenue for
collegial
support, innovation and action. Its programs will address issues of
concern to
women in academic administration, and the organization will from time
to time
issue public statements on academic and administrative concerns and on
events
affecting women in Canadian universities, colleges and technical
institutes.
The primary purpose of SWAAC is the promotion of
female leadership in Canadian universities, colleges and technical
institutes through:
Developing and
enhancing leadership skills
Mentoring future
leaders
Recognizing
exceptional leaders
Networking and
communicating
Eligibility
Criteria
The
following administrators of Member
Institutions of the Association
of Universities and Colleges of Canada and Member Institutions
of the Association
of Canadian Community Colleges shall be eligible for membership
in SWAAC
as General Members:
Women
who hold academic administrative positions including but not restricted
to the following:
President,
Principal, Rector; Provost, Vice-President, Vice-Principal,
Vice-Rector; Associate or Assistant Provost, Vice-President,
Vice-Principal, Vice-Rector, or Vice-Provost, and
Dean,
Vice-Dean, Associate Dean, and Assistant Dean; and
Chair
of an academic department; and
Director
of an academic unit or research institute, administrative unit, or
equivalent position
Women
administrators who meet the
above-noted criteria who wish to continue their affiliation with SWAAC
beyond
their administrative term may do so as Members emeritae.
Women who
hold similar positions in
comparable institutions that are not members of AUCC
or
ACCC
will be considered
for membership upon application.
The
following may join SWAAC as Associates:
Women
administrators who hold positions equivalent to those listed above in national agencies that support
Canadian universities and colleges
Any
woman currently working in a Member Institution of AUCC
or ACCC
who aspires to any of the positions listed as General Members above.
The
Executive Committee shall be
responsible for adjudicating eligibility for Member and Associate
status.
Fees for
Members and Associates
The annual fees for
SWAAC Members and Associates will be set by a majority vote of members
present at the Annual General Meeting. Payment of the fee entitles
Members and Associates to attend the annual conference and to receive
newsletters, membership lists, and other publications of the
organization.
[The fee for
2009-10 is $75.00.]
MEETINGS
There shall be an
Annual General Meeting of the Members and Associates at the annual
conference.
The annual conference
will be held as near as possible to the start of May on a
Thursday/Friday/Saturday, the specific date to be announced by the
Conveners not later than September 15 of the fall prior to the
conference.
The Co-Chair who is
not acting as convener of the conference shall organize the agenda and
chair the Annual General Meeting, or in her absence, a member of the
Executive Committee, selected thereby, shall preside at the meeting.
All Members and
Associates in attendance at the meeting shall have one vote on any
question.
Women who are not
Members or Associates of SWAAC may attend the annual conference, but
will pay a higher registration fee and may not attend the Annual
General Meeting.
STRUCTURE
National
Executive Committee
There
shall be a National Executive
Committee with the following membership structure and a commitment
to ensure
that appointments are representative of the two official language
groups where
appropriate:
Elected:
2
members from the Western provinces
2 members from Ontario
2 members from Quebec
2 members from the Atlantic provinces
Ex
officio:
Convener
of the previous conference
Convener of the annual conference
Local Arrangements Coordinator (annual conference)
Secretary General
Registrar & Treasurer
Except in
the case of ex officio members, appointments will be for
two-year terms, once renewable. An individual will be eligible for
reappointment after a two-year lapse following the second consecutive
term.
The
Executive Committee shall prepare a slate of nominees for presentation
to the Annual General Meeting, and there may be nominations from the
floor. Election to the Executive Committee shall be by majority vote of
SWAAC members present at the Annual General meeting.
All
members of the National Executive Committee must be Members of SWAAC.
Failure to retain membership shall be tantamount to resignation from
the Committee.
The terms
of reference of the National Executive Committee are:
To set
the agenda for the Annual General Meeting, including the development of
proposals and reports, as appropriate
To
assist the convener of the annual conference, as may be required
Officers
The past
and current conference conveners will be Co-Chairs, ex officio
The
annual conference convener shall be responsible for the program of the
annual conference
The
annual conference convener may appoint the Local Arrangements
Coordinator.
The
past conference convener shall chair the Annual General Meeting
There
shall be a Secretary General and a Registrar & Treasurer who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Executive Committee.
Adopted:
April 1992
Amended: April 1993
Amended: May 1997
Amended: May 1999
Amended: October 2002
Amended: April 2003
Amended: May 2006
Amended: May 2007
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