2022 AHSIE Council Nominations

The Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE) is accepting nominations to fill five (5) Council seats. Members elected to these seats will serve a three-year term beginning March 2022. Inductions will take place at the annual AHSIE conference, planned for March 28-30, 2022 in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

Members of the Council govern AHSIE, including organizing the annual conference, working with federal agencies, supporting the work of the nation’s Hispanic Serving Institutions and developing activities that will directly benefit practitioners/educators at HSIs through cooperation, networking, partnerships, information-sharing, technical assistance and collaboration. Individuals elected to the Council will be asked to serve on at least one of its committees and may be elected to serve as an officer.

Any AHSIE member in good standing is eligible to serve on the Council in accordance with the following Bylaws:

Section 1: Council Members
AHSIE Members are eligible to serve on the Council by the election process as delineated in Article VI Section 3. Council members must maintain active membership status and must currently be an employee, retiree or currently enrolled student of an HSI.

Section 3: Election of Council Members
AHSIE members elect Council members from the AHSIE membership who meet the stipulated criteria as delineated in Article VI Section 1. The election takes place prior to the annual conference with the installation of members held at the annual conference. An ad hoc election committee of at least two Council members and a minimum of two AHSIE members at large are appointed by the Executive Committee and directed to manage the election process. For each open seat, Council members are elected by a majority vote of those voting in an election.

AHSIE Membership is secured by an annual paid membership fee or comprised of individuals who attended the previous annual conference.

All nominations must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. PST November 1, 2021. All nominees will be contacted by the Elections Committee to determine the nominee’s willingness to run for a Council seat. Each nominee who agrees to run must complete the AHSIE Council Nomination Questionnaire, submit a short written biography and photograph by November 29, 2021. The questionnaire responses will be made available for review on the AHSIE website during the General Election.

Voting for the open positions will be available via an online link December 6, 2021 until December 13, 2021. Those elected will be notified by the Council President within three business days of election results validation.

Members may be nominated by another member or may self-nominate. To nominate yourself or another AHSIE member, please complete the Nomination Form.