The Faculty of Arts is getting an additional voice on Senate, as Education Senator Mylène Boudreau resigned from her role earlier this month. The seat has been empty since the caucus first convened on Sept. 19.
"From what I heard, she was just too busy to fulfill the obligations of the post," said Education Undergraduate Society Vice-President Communications Nick Bucci.
If Boudreau had simply missed her third Senate meeting on Nov. 7, the Faculty of Education would have retained the seat, however because she resigned, the seat goes to the faculty with the highest enrolment-arts.
Although elections for Senate seats normally occur at the end of March, a combination of logistical issues and a need for student representation pushed forward the decision to have this seat filled by selection. However, the idea of holding another election was briefly entertained.
"The [Elections McGill Chief Returning Officer Corey Shefman] is going through a lot of difficulties, having to push the referendum process later to the semester," said Arts Senator Daniel King.
SSMU Vice-President University Affairs Adrian Angus notified Council once Boudreau had resigned and utilized both the Arts Undergraduate Society and SSMU email lists to call for a new arts senator.
The application process was closed last night and four of the six candidates were interviewed by the University Affairs committee this afternoon.
"We looked for someone who's interested, someone who has a clear idea of what they can do and someone who can attend the meetings," Angus said.
The appointment comes in time for a joint meeting between Senate and the Board of Governors, "Meeting toward Sustainability at McGill," which will take place on Oct. 30.
"By not filling the position we do not have our full complement of senators and if we have a vote then we do not have all of our senators that we would want," Angus said.
Contention between Angus and AUS President RJ Kelford arose at the last Council meeting when deciding which body would facilitate the selection process.
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