UNION COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013/2014 U.C.R. NOMINATION FORM
All candidates must be nominated by at least 5 students from the constituency being contested. A candidate may only contest an election in a constituency of which they are a member. Please consult the following pages to find out which constituency you are a member of. Nominations close at 5pm on Friday September 20th. You can submit your nomination form by placing it into the metal box in the General Office of the Students' Union in the Student Centre or by handing it to the Union Returning Officer. Please read and sign the declaration at the end of this page before submitting your nomination.
For important information about these elections, please visit www.ucdsu.ie/representation/elections/
PLEASE FILL IN ALL INFORMATION BELOW WITH BLOCK CAPITALS
Name: Student Number: Term Address: Phone Number: Email Address: Course & Year: Constituency: Please select the correct constituency from the list on the following pages
NOMINATING SIGNATURES Name 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. +. +.
Student Number
Course & Year
Signature
I, a member of UCDSU, having been nominated above for the position of Union Council Representative for the single constituency named above by at least 5 members of the Union who are also members of that constituency, and being a member of that constituency myself, accept this nomination, and this nomination only, and agree to comply with all regulations and directions issued by the Returning Officers.
Signed:
Date:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Nominations close at 5pm on Friday September 20th and the elections will take place on Tuesday October 1st & Wednesday October 2nd. You can submit your nomination form by placing it into the metal box in the General Office of the Students' Union in the Student Centre or by handing it to the Union Returning Officer, who can be contacted at returningoffice@ucdsu.ie All candidates must be nominated by 5 members of the Union from the constituency being contested. It is essential that candidates are nominated to contest the election in the correct constituency. A list of constituencies can be found in the following pages. Further nomination forms are available from the Union General Office in the Student Centre and at www.ucdsu.ie/representation/elections/ A list of nominated candidates will be placed on www.ucdsu.ie/representation/elections/ by 5pm on Monday September 23rd, alongside a draft polling scheme for the elections. If there is a contested election in your constituency and your class has lectures at a time or location that would make it difficult for your class to vote as set out in the polling scheme, please email the Union Returning Officer at returningoffice@ucdsu.ie, setting out when and where your class has lectures on the days of voting. Further information about the elections is available at www.ucdsu.ie/representation/elections/ and the Union Returning Officer can be contacted at returningoffice@ucdsu.ie Union Council Union Council is the governing body of the Union, subject to the provisions of the Union's Constitution and policies set by the Union's members in referenda. All Union Council Representatives are members of Union Council, but all members of the Union are welcome to attend Council meetings, irrespective of whether they are elected to it. Candidates should note that a U.C.R. will be deemed to have resigned if he or she fails to attend two consecutive meetings of Council, save when such absence is caused by justifiable circumstances which have been explained to and accepted by the Chairperson. The first meeting of Union Council is currently scheduled for the evening of Thursday October 10th.
CONSTITUENCIES If you cannot find your constitiency in the this list or are unsure which constituency to select, please contact the Union Returning Officer at returningoffice@ucdsu.ie Bachelor of Arts Including BA/MA Liberal Arts & BMus, but excluding (Part-time / Evening) Constituency There is a separate constituency in each category for each year School of English, Drama & Film School of History & Archives Schools of Classics; Archaeology; Art History School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy School of Economics School of Sociology School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics Schools of Languages & Literatures; Music School of Politics and International Relations School of Philosophy School of Psychology Schools of Library & Info.; Maths; Computer Sci. & Informatics
Number of Seats Stage 1 Stage 2 Final Stage 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A candidate may contest only one constituency and may only contest a constituency of which they are a member. A student is only a member of a constituency where they are registered to undertake a Major in a subject taught by the relevant School; for more information on which School teaches a particular subject, please visit www.ucd.ie/colleges.htm
For example, a 2nd Year student registered to undertake Majors in Latin and French could contest either the “2nd Year Schools of Classics; Archeology; and Art History” constituency or the “2nd Year Schools of Languages & Literatures; Music” constituency
BA Denominated Entry students may only contest the constituency of the School of their denominated subject and BMus students may only contest the relevant “Schools of Languages & Literatures; Music” constituency for their year
Further information about the elections is available at www.ucdsu.ie/representation/elections/ and the Union Returning Officer can be contacted at returningoffice@ucdsu.ie
College of Arts & Celtic Studies Constituency BA Evening & Part-Time PhDs in the College of Arts & Celtic Studies Diplomas & Masters in the College of Arts & Celtic Studies
Seats Includes 1 2 GDip, HDip, MA, MLitt, 4 M.Musicology
College of Human Sciences Constituency Doctorates in College of Human Sciences Master of Library & Information Studies Master of Regional & Urban Planning Master of Education Master of Social Science Master in College of Human Sciences Diplomas in College of Human Sciences Social Science Stage 1 Social Science Stage 2 Social Science Final Stage
Seats Includes 2 Doctor of Psychological Sci. 1 1 1 1 3 MA, MLitt, MSc, M.Ec.Sci., M.Psych.Sci. 4 H.Dips & G.Dips 1 Housing & Community 1 Housing & Community 1 Housing & Community
College of Business & Law Constituency BCL (Single) Stage 1 BCL (Dual) Stage 1 BCL (Single) Stage 2 BCL (Dual) Stage 2 BCL (Single) Stage 3 BCL (Dual) Stage 3 BCL (Single) Final Stage BCL (Dual) Final Stage Business & Legal Stage 1 Business & Legal Stage 2 Business & Legal Stage 3 Business & Legal Final Stage BComm International Stage 1 BComm International Stage 2 BComm International Final Stage Commerce Stage 1 Commerce Stage 2 Commerce Stage 3 BFS PhD, MComm & MPhil in College of Business & Law Economics & Finance Master in Management Master of Accounting MBA Diplomas in the College of Bus. & Law Master of Laws & MCL Master of Science – Business
Seats 1 1 1 1 1 1
Includes Matrise and "Law With" Subjects Matrise and "Law With" Subjects European, International, Matrise and "Law With" Subjects
1 1 European, International, Matrise and "Law With" Subjects 1 1 1 1 1 BComm (with Chinese Studies) 1 BComm (with Chinese Studies) 1 BComm (with Chinese Studies) 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 7 MBS
College of Engineering, Mathematical & Physical Sciences Constituency Architecture Stage 1 Architecture Stage 2 Architecture Stage 3 Architecture Stage 4 Architecture Stage 5 BSc Landscape Architecture Stages 1 & 2 BSc Landscape Architecture Stages 3 & 4 BAFS Stages 1 & 2 BAFS Stages 3 & Final Engineering Stage 1 Engineering Stage 2 Engineering Stage 3 Engineering Stage 4 BSc Structural Eng. with Arch. Science Stage 1 Science Stage 2 Science Stage 3 Science Stage 4 Masters / Dips Architecture Masters Engineering H.Dips Eng, Math & Physical Sci. Masters Eng, Math & Physical Sci. PhD in Eng, Math & Physical Sciences
Seats
Includes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 4
Engineering Science Engineering Science Engineering Science Engineering Science BSc Archeology & Geology BSc Archeology & Geology BSc Archeology & Geology BSc Archeology & Geology Masters Urban & Building
College of Life Science Constituency Medicine Stage 1 Medicine Stage 2 Medicine Stage 3 Medicine Stage 4 Medicine Stage 5 Medicine Stage 6 Medicine (Graduate Entry) Stage 1 Medicine (Graduate Entry) Stage 2 Medicine (Graduate Entry) Stage 3 Medicine (Graduate Entry) Stage 4 Veterinary Stage 1 Veterinary Stage 2 Veterinary Stage 3 Veterinary Stage 4 Veterinary Stage 5 Veterinary (Graduate Entry) Stage 1 & 2 Veterinary (Graduate Entry) Stage 3 & 4 Veterinary Nursing Stage 1 Veterinary Nursing Stages 2 & 3 Agriculture Stage 1 Agriculture Stage 2 Agriculture Stage 3 Agriculture Stage 4 Sports & Exercise Mgt. Stage 1 Sports & Exercise Mgt. Stages 2 & 3 Nursing Stage 1 Nursing Stage 2 Nursing Stage 3 Nursing Stage 4 Physiotherapy Stage 1 Physiotherapy Stage 2 Physiotherapy Stage 3 Physiotherapy Stage 4 Health & Performance Science Stage 1 Health & Performance Science Stages 2 & 3 BSc Biomed, Health & Life Sci. (Stages 1 & 2) BSc Biomed, Health & Life Sci. (Stages 3 & 4) Radiography Stage 1 Radiography Stage 2 Radiography Stage 3 Radiography Stage 4 Doctor of Medicine Doctorates in College of Life Sciences Masters in Agriculture Masters in Medicine / Healthcare Masters in College of Life Sciences G.Dip. Nursing G.Dip. Medicine / Healthcare G.Dip. in College of Life Sciences
Seats
Includes 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 2 1 1
Human Nutrition Human Nutrition Human Nutrition Human Nutrition BSc. & Dip BSc. & Dip Midwifery Midwifery Midwifery Midwifery
EMT Stage 1 EMT Stage 2 BSc OSH EIA/SEA
Animal Sci. & Ag. Eng. Masters Veterinary