Society for Romanian Studies—Call for Nominations

[Roland Clark]

The Nominating Committee of the Society for Romanian Studies seeks nominations for the following officer and Executive Board positions. SRS membership will elect one individual for each position, except for the Newsletter Editor, who will be elected by the Executive Board on the recommendation of the President. The Committee strives to promote balanced representation in regard to age, gender, professional background, locations of residence, and geographical and disciplinary areas of specialization, but is not be bound by any particular formula.

Qualifications include being a member of SRS and being actively engaged in the field of Romanian Studies. To be eligible for election as President, Vice-President, or Secretary a person must be a member in good standing for at least the calendar year prior to election.

OPEN POSITIONS

The open positions and a brief description of duties are as follows:

 President: the President is the presiding officer of the SRS and Chair of the Executive Board. S/he is responsible for continuing existing programs and publications such as the Newsletter, the book and graduate student paper prizes, the Polirom/SRS book series, and for initiating new ones; for overseeing the

organization of an international conference in Romania in 2018; for appointing committees as needed; for overseeing the SRS’s relationships with other academic organizations. S/he also contributes to maintaining the web site. Term: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018

 Vice President: the Vice President assists the President in the execution of his/her functions and performs those specific duties assigned by the Executive Board. The Vice President is expected to serve on SRS committees and demonstrate initiative in furthering the SRS goals and expanding its membership. Term: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018

 Secretary: the Secretary keeps the minutes of all meetings of the Society and of the National Board; shall maintain the Archives of the Association; keeps a record of the SRS committee membership and of the liaison persons who link the SRS with other partner organizations; receives and answers correspondence addressed to the Association in consultation with the President; and sends notices of meetings and announcements regarding other associations to the SRS Board and membership, as needed. The Secretary also receives and tabulates ballots and reports on the result of elections. Term: January 1, 2016- December 31, 2019

 Newsletter Editor: the Newsletter Editor has responsibility for soliciting news

from members and compiling the SRS biannual newsletter published each Spring

and Fall; distributes the newsletter to the membership; and files copies with the SRS Archive. Term: January 1, 2016- December 31, 2019

The Society is also seeking nominations for the SRS Executive Board. The SRS membership will elect six board members, two of whom will be graduate students.

 Executive Board Members: Board members are responsible for the administration of SRS affairs. Duties include active participation in Board discussions via e-mail; advising officers on diverse matters involving the Society; serving on committees; and promoting the Society among their academic networks. Whenever possible Board members should attend national and international conferences so as to engage in face-to-face meetings with the officers, other Board members, and SRS members at large. Graduate student members elected to the Board are expected to voice the concerns of their constituency and actively help SRS link with other students.

Send nominations or self-nominations to the chair of the Nominating Committee until August 15, 2015:

Irina Livezeanu

iri...@pitt.edu

SELECTION PROCESS

SRS selects officers and Board members through an electronic ballot of all members in good standing, with the exception of the Newsletter Editor who is elected by the Executive Board on the recommendation of the President. Open balloting will take place from November 1 to December 1, 2015 and the results will be announced no later than January 1, 2016.