Nominations for GEO Vice President for the 2009/10 school year are now open.  Please submit nominations in writing to the Steering Committee at the GEO office, 201 Student Union, or by email to geo{at}external.umass.edu, and include email and phone contact information. Nominations will close 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. The election will take place, as mandated in GEO’s bylaws, at the first membership meeting after the position becomes vacant.  This is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., in Campus Center Room 163c.

GEO Vice President is a year-long appointment that is a GEO eligible position, including tuition and fee waivers, and is paid at the average rate for graduate employees, $19.32 at 20 hours/week.  International students and US citizens are equally eligible to nominate themselves (or someone else) for GEO Vice President.  Nominees must be “members in good standing,” which, according to UAW Local 2322 bylaws article 17, is constituted by membership for two consecutive semesters.