RMMLA - The Rock Mountain Modern Language Association

Executive Board Elections - Guidelines & Procedures
The slate of candidates for the 2013 elections will be available in late October 2012.
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The Ballot Box is currently closed.
Executive Board Nominations may be emailed directly to rmmla@rmmla.org.
Nominations are taken through November 1; self-nominations are accepted. Questions may be directed to the Executive Director at grenierj@wsu.edu
Each year the RMMLA conducts elections for three positions on its Executive Board: a Vice President, a Faculty Delegate, and a Graduate Student Delegate. In alternating years, the Vice President and the two Delegates are chosen from an English/Technical & Professional Writing-related field or from a non-English/Technical & Professional Writing-related field (any foreign language(s), film/cultural studies, critical theory, distance education, etc.). Any current member of RMMLA may nominate himself/herself OR another member.
In late 2012 we will vote for new officers, who will take over in January 2013:
Vice President in 2013 (who will serve as President in 2014 and Past President in 2015) -- From a non-English/Technical & Professional Writing-related field. Non-language-related studies are also accepted here.

Delegate-at-Large (three-year term, 2013-2015) -- From an English/Technical & Professional Writing-related field.

Graduate Student Delegate (two-year term, 2013-2014) -- From a non-English/Technical & Professional Writing-related field. Non-language-related studies are also accepted here.
NB: Service is based on the calendar year.
We encourage all RMMLA members in good standing to nominate themselves or others for positions on the Board. The RMMLA is a wonderful organization that is very receptive to its members’ needs. Those who have served on the Board have found it a very rewarding experience to have input into shaping the future direction of our regional professional organization.
The nomination deadline is NOVEMBER 1; self-nominations are accepted. Email rmmla@rmmla.org for more information or to nominate someone or yourself. All nominees must provide (by November 1, by email) a short professional biographical statement, as well as a short statement explaining why they wish to serve on the board and what experience/expertise/interests they bring to service on the board.
Service on the Executive Board entails attendance at two meetings per year, one in the spring (at the site of the RMMLA Secretariat or at a future convention site) and the other at the fall convention site. The date for the spring meeting is set soon after the election results are in. Candidates must have a personal or institutional commitment of funding for travel to the two board meetings. Board members receive a $500 stipend per year ($250 per meeting) from RMMLA to help defray the cost of travel to these meetings. All board members pay normal membership dues and convention registration fees, however, the convention registration fee is waived for the Graduate Student Delegates.
Members of the Executive Board consider and vote on such issues as new Special Topic Session proposals, changes in procedures, selection of recipients of RMMLA awards, convention sites, membership services, the annual calendar and budget, fund-raising ideas, dues schedule, etc.
In the fall, the Executive Board gathers all nominations and prepares a slate of candidates based on historical and recent involvement in RMMLA, geographical, gender, and area of study factors. The slate of candidates is then presented to the membership on this site, at the convention, and in the newsletter. Members have until December 31 to vote on the RMMLA Web site. Ballots are counted on January 1 and everyone notified soon thereafter.
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