The 2002-2003 Call for Nominations for Psi Chi National Officers is mailed to all chapters on November 1. Be sure your chapter obtains a copy of the form, so that it may submit its nominations for national officers. All chapters may submit a nominee for President-Elect from the list of candidates who qualify for this position by having served at least two full years (within the last 10 years) as a regional vice-president. The list of eligible candidates is sent with the call.

In addition to President-Elect, chapters in three regions (Eastern, Rocky Mountain, and Western--see regional map) may nominate an actively involved Psi Chi faculty advisor for the vice-presidential position in their region. To be eligible for nomination as a candidate for regional Vice-President, the candidate must...

1. be a member of Psi Chi and an actively involved Psi Chi Faculty Advisor who has contributed to the Psi Chi chapter on a local and regional basis for several years;
2. be willing and able to carry out the duties of the office, including planning and conducting the Psi Chi program at the respective region's annual convention; and,
3. be affiliated with a chapter located in one of the respective region's states (see map).

Excerpts from the Psi Chi Constitution are provided here concerning the offices of President-Elect and Regional Vice-Presidents.

PRESIDENT-ELECT:
To be eligible for nomination as President-Elect, the candidate shall have been a member of the National Council for a minimum of two years within the past ten years at the time of nomination. No member who has served as President, President-Elect, or Past-President shall be eligible to another term in the same office. (Article IV, Section 4)

The President-Elect shall be elected annually to serve a one-year term as President-Elect followed by a one-year term as President and a one-year term as Past-President. The term of office shall begin at the close of the annual National Council business meeting at the national convention. (Article IV, Section 3)

The President-Elect shall preside in the absence of the President and fill any vacancy in the office of President, and shall have such other duties as may be determined by the President or the National Council. (Article V, Section 3)

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS:
The Vice-Presidents shall serve as the principal administrative officers of their respective regions. They shall make arrangements for and preside at the annual meetings in their regions, and have such other duties as may be determined by the President or the National Council. (Article V, Section 5)

The Vice-President of the region shall be the principal administrative officer of that region. The Vice-President shall arrange for and preside at the annual regional convention, and may appoint regional officers, state coordinators, a regional program committee for the regional convention, and such other committees as are deemed necessary to carry on the activities of the region. (Article IX, Section 2)

Further constitutional information concerning the offices of the Psi Chi President-Elect and the Psi Chi Regional Vice-Presidents may be browsed online here or downloaded here (see Articles IV, V, and IX especially).

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DEADLINES & PROCEDURE:

November 1: Psi Chi National Office mails the nomination form to chapters.

November 15: Chapter selects a candidate for nomination and mails nomination form to that person.

December 6: Candidate signs and returns form to chapter with the biographical statement and position statement described in Section B on page 2 of the form mailed to your chapter (total of 3 items: signed form, biographical statement, and position statement).

December 16: Chapter mails signed form with statements to Psi Chi's CPA firm, Rubino & McGeehin.* The Nomination/Election Committee considers the qualifications of all candidates for office and proposes at least one nominee for each office to be filled.

* Note mailing address to Psi Chi's CPA, Rubino & McGeehin. Do not send to the National Office. Instead, mail nominations to:

Rubino & McGeehin
Attn: Mike Gellman, CPA
6905 Rockledge Drive, Suite 700
Bethesda, MD 20817-1818