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MUSSA Elections

Fall 2025

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All-Candidates Meeting

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Monday, Sept 15, 2025 6:00 - 7:00 pm EST

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• Elections Overview
• Key Dates
• Nomination Process
• Available Positions
• Campaigning Rules
• Voting/Results Process
• Q&A

Agenda

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• What is MUSSA?
• Why run for council
• Constitution – see Article VI: Elections
• Election Period
• Nomination Period
• Voting Period

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Elections Overview

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• All Candidates Meeting: September 15 (right now!)
• Nomination Period: September 15-19
• Please fill out the form if you would like to run!
• Candidates Announced: September 20th
• Voting Period: September 22-26
• Results Announced: September 29

Key Dates

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Nomination Process

• Self-nomination
• Google form

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• 1 Executive AND/OR 1 Committee position OR 2 Committee positions

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• Nomination statements + photo

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Available Positions

Executive Positions

• Secretary*
• Treasurer*
• Social Assistant*
• Social Media Assistant*
• First-Year Representative*
• CDP Representative⸋

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Committee Positions

• MUSINGS Copy Editors
• MUSINGS Administrative Editor
• MUSINGS Communication Officers
• Programs Committee Representative
• Masters Recruitment & Admissions Representative
• Graduate Committee on Standing Representative
• Indigenous Action and Anti-Colonialism Committee (IAACC) Representative
• Faculty of Information Student Conference (iConference) Committee Representative

*first year MMSt and first/second year CDP only

⸋CDP student only

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Campaigning Rules

• Campaigning only allowed during designated nomination period; not during voting period
• Rules:
• Only campaign for yourself
• Zero tolerance for speaking negatively about other candidates
• Social media, classes, shared virtual spaces, physical posters are acceptable – follow any associated posting policies and obtain required permissions

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Voting/Results Process

• Google Forms
• Anonymous
• All nominees will be notified their result over the weekend
• Reply with acceptance by Sunday, September 28th, 5pm EST
• Only successful candidates announced

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Sample Nomination Statements

Ruth Bryce

Having been secretary for MUSSA this past year, I have enjoyed getting to see everything going on in our faculty and would like to continue to be involved, as well as learn more about what the faculty is doing. I have experience being a chief electoral officer in my undergraduate. I have run elections before and know that it’s such an important part of council and a chance to see how people grow throughout their positions. As the vice president I would also write the MUSEletter which I think is a great opportunity to spread information about what’s happening that I would love getting to complete every week. I hope that in this position I get to continue to meet and talk to the wonderful people in our program!

Johanna Hill

Hiya! I'm Johanna (she/her) and I am running for MUSSA President for the 2023-24 academic year. Serving on the council for the last two years has been an incredible honour, and I have seen the strength of the MUSSA community through our social and academic events, in addition to developing a strong understanding of how MUSSA can best serve the MMSt and CDP at large (sorry that this sounds like something out of a poorly written episode of the West Wing). As President, I would love to continue the great work put together this past year by continuing the traditions of socials and end-of-year galas, and working with the team to get great dino memes in your inbox during the school year. I'd like to help expand access to internship and professional resources for folks in the program, as well as continue to generate a great atmosphere of learning, professional development, and friendship in the year to come. Thanks for reading, voting, and being involved with student government! Cheers :D

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Questions?