Three of nine seats on the board of trustees will be on the May 12 ballot.
Applications for seats in District 5, 6 and 7 are being accepted through March 5.
This is an opportunity for valuable input from students and employees, present and past.
The best voice to represent students and faculty is from the trenches. All you have to do is apply.
If you don't think you are up to the task, take a look around. You may already know a perfect candidate.
Professors should encourage recently retired professors and staffers or former students who live in those districts to apply.
The only legal prerequisite is to live within the district in which you run, so why not?
Take an active approach to participatory democracy to make a difference in this college district.
Instead of using a seat on this board to pad a résumé, or as a stepping stone to other offices, candidates need to have a vision for this district and understand the needs of the students and employees it exists to serve.
Board members have six-year terms and begin serving immediately after the May 12 election, unless a runoff is required.
During the 2010 election, District 1 and 7 seats were up but of the 218,646 registered voters in those districts, only 3,650 people voted, or 1.67 percent.
District 1 trustee Joe Alderete won his seatby 64 votes. The odds are in your favor.
If you win, trustees may finally hear the voices of those affected by their sweeping measures and neglect in making the colleges uniform.
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