FCSS Fall Elections 2024
IMPORTANT DATES
All students interested in running must watch an info video.
Election Package: All candidates should read the election package to get the full picture of the roles and responsibilities of each elected position. Candidates who succeed in majority vote from the elections must uphold all their duties as an official elected student leader on the Faculty of Community Services Society (FCSS).
Election Timelines
Application Nomination Period
September 20th to October 4th 2024
All-Candidates Meeting
October 5th, 2024
9:00-10:30 a.m. - Virtually
Campaign Period
October 6th, 2024 to October 11th, 2024
Voting Days:
October 8, 9, 10, 11th, 2024
Voting is being conducted on CES which is the university central electoral system.
About FCSS Elections
Faculty of Community Services Society (FCSS) is a student-elected society that represents over 7,000+ undergraduate students attending the Faculty of Community Services. We have a mission to unite students together within the 8 full-time degree schools at the Faculty of Community Services through putting on initiatives under our four pillars of Unity, Mental Health, Professional Development and Academics.
There are many responsibilities that the FCSS team has and you can read all of them in the By-Laws Short Descriptions which can be found at www.fcssociety.ca/governance. Please see below this for the nomination form, and vacancies.
Elections are run by the Chief Returning Officer (Jacob Circo), who is appointed by the Executive Director of the FCSS. The CRO can be reached at fcssbodchair@torontomu.ca
All Candidates MUST ATTEND the ALL CANDIDATES Meeting. You may send someone in your place to the All Candidates meeting or Info Sessions as a proxy but you must tell the CRO who will be attending in your place 24 hours in advance. Faliure to attend the meeting will result your candidacy to be rejected.
The CRO will send out the Election Policies to the confirmed candidates. It is your responsibility to know this document as well as the Constitution and By-Laws, especially if you are elected.
Open Positions to run in this election.
At-Large Directors
1. Indigenous Students At-Large Director
2. First Year At-large Director
School Director Roles
1. Child and Youth Care Director
2. Early Childhood Studies Director
3. Midwifery Education Director
4. Occupational and Public Health Director
APPLICATION
NOMINATION
FORM
In this election cycle School Directors need 20 FCSSS Member Nominators
In this election cycle At-Large Affiliate Directors need 2 Member Nominators
Applications have to be submitted in via legible photo/or pdf prior to 12:00pm on Monday September 16th, to the CRO at fcssbodchair@torontomu.ca
ED Hiring Committee
Application
As per the Faculty of Community Services Society (FCSS) By-laws and Election Procedures doccument The Executive Director, ED Finance, ED Student Services, and the ED Events must go through a hiring process. Each role has different thresholds to meet.
In order to run as The Executive Director you must have held one full year term of previous experience as the ED Finance and Corporate Relations or the ED Student Services.
In order to run for ED Finance, ED Student Services, or ED Corporate Relations you must have served one full year on the FCSS Board of Directors.
In order to run as ED Events you must have had one full year on a student club or equivalent planning events, or taking part in events.
All the ED roles listed above have to submit a CV to fcssociety@torontomu.ca