- Fri., April 11: General Counsel advises the applicable administrative liaison of the shared governance body of guidelines as to the requirements of Kentucky Revised Statutes.[i]
- Mon., April 14: The administrative liaisons for faculty and staff receive eligible participant lists from the university’s official system of record. The eligible participant list will include those eligible to serve as trustee and those eligible to vote in the election. The date of eligible participation will be as of 30 calendar days prior to the start of the election cycle.
- Fri., April 18: Election website launched, including election timeline.
- Fri., April 25: Board of Trustees review and approval of election process. Administrative liaisons notify participants of eligibility and refer to website for election timeline. Nominations open.
- Wed., April 30: Nominations must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
- Thurs., May 1-Fri., May 2: Eligible candidates contacted by administrative liaisons to confirm interest in candidacy. Eligible candidates have until Sun., May 4, to submit remaining requirements, including confirmation of candidacy. Failure to confirm candidacy and/or complete remaining requirements by the deadline will remove the eligible candidate from the election process.
- Mon., May 5: Final candidate campaigning begins and will run through the election close on Wed., May 14. Eligible voting faculty and staff are notified of election website, timeline and final candidate materials.
- Thurs., May 8: Elections open through May 14.
- Wed., May 14: Elections close.
- Thurs., May 15: Election results compiled by ITS, sent to the President, General Counsel and Chair of the Board of Trustees.
More information pending Board of Trustees review and approval.
[i] See, e.g., KRS § 117.147