Introduction

  • This election is for Committee for Advising Excellence College of Education and Social Work Representative. The rules for this election are listed below.
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The nominees for Committee for Advising Excellence College of Education and Social Work Representative are:

Mary Houser
Karen Johnson

Nominations close Apr 4, 2025.
Regular Faculty in the College of Education and Social Work may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

    • This election is for two seats with different lengths of term. The candidate with the most votes will be elected to a 3-year term and the candidate with the second highest vote count will be elected to a 2-year term.
    • Nominees must belong to the school or college this seat represents and they must have advising as a contractual part of their workload.
    • This representatives will be elected by the school or college they represent.
    • This election is decided by plurality except as noted below.
    • If the number of candidates does not exceed the number of positions to fill, each candidate will be voted on by an approve/disapprove ballot.

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Mary Houser


Department: Special Education

I have a genuine interest in serving as a member of the Committee for Advising Excellence. I have been at WCU since 2013, and have advised both undergraduate and graduate students alike. Our students rely on us to provide high quality advising to best steer them in their pursuit of completing their program/degree. Through membership on this committee, I hope to contribute my advising experience, and learn how to better serve our students in this capacity.


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Karen Johnson


Department: Early and Middle Grades Education

I would be honored to continue to serve the CESW as a member of the Committee for Advising Excellence. I have served on this committee since 2018 and have found it to be a valuable committee for learning about the changing needs of advisement on our campus. In my current role as chairperson, I have been able to bring a different perspective to the committee and would look forward to continuing to serve in that way. Advising is such an important component of our work with our students and I look forward to the possibility of continuing to be involved in CAE. I have also served on the Awards sub-committee since it began and would be willing to continue to serve in that role if elected.


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