2023-2024 Elections will take place in Spring 2023
Are you interested in becoming more involved in SACNAS? This is a great opportunity to do so! Nominate yourself or a friend for a position on the executive board (e-board) of our Ohio State SACNAS Chapter. You are not required to have previous experience in student organizations to get involved, the previous e-board is always available to help the new e-board navigate the transition.
Elections Timeline:
Nominations are due late March
Nominate someone!
Voting will commence in early April
The 2019-2020 E-board members talking about their positions:
What positions can I nominate for and what are their responsibilities?
Primary executive board = President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Extended executive board = Recruitment Chair, Outreach Chair, Communications Chair, Fundraising Chair, and National Liaison.
President:
- Create an agenda at least 24 hours before general membership meetings
- Oversee all committees and chairs
- Correspond and interact with other campus organizations
- Manage the rotating schedule for leading general membership meetings
- Chair annual Ciencias event or Spring Keynote Speaker Event
- Ensure all requirements are met for SACNAS to be in compliance on the student org management page for Ohio State student life
- Attend student life’s presidents training
Vice President:
- Create e-board agenda at least 24 hours before e-board meeting
- Help oversee all committees and chairs
- Help correspond and interact with other organizations
- Chair annual Ciencias event or spring keynote speaker event
- On rotating schedule to lead general membership meetings
Secretary:
- Take detailed notes for e-board and general membership meetings
- If unable to attend meetings, find someone to substitute
- Oversee communications chair
- Oversee webmaster and social media coordinator
- Help create a weekly newsletter and pass along information for social media pages
- On rotating schedule to lead general membership meetings
- Take notes at chapter planning meetings and archive them on the google drive
Treasurer:
- Manage chapter funds
- Oversee fundraising chair
- Review funding requests and requests final approval from the president
- Helps create funding application for programming and operational funds
- Order and pay for foods and other supplies
- On rotating schedule to lead general membership meetings
- Attend student life’s treasurer training
- Acquire management of SACNAS bank accounts
Recruitment chair:
- Organize recruitment events, especially at the start and end of the semester
- Register SACNAS for fall and spring involvement fairs
- Work with president and vice president to maintain contact with potential groups and new student members
Outreach Chair:
- Organize two outreach events per semester (e.g. LASER outreach)
- Works with secretary and communications chair to advertise these events
- Document outreach events via photos and share with social media coordinator
- Helps VP respond to outreach/collaboration requests
Communications Chair:
- Solicit new upcoming events from the chapter and campus community
- Craft weekly newsletter to be sent out each Monday at noon through Mailchimp. Use existing templates.
- Works closely with the secretary
- Oversee Communications committee including
- Webmaster:
- Manage SACNAS webpage
- Update any information with the help of the secretary
- Post SACNAS upcoming events
- Update member photos and research highlights
- Social Media Coordinator:
- Manage SACNAS social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- Post relevant information in a timely manner
- Forward any social media inquiries to the president or vice president
- Webmaster:
Fundraising Chair:
- Organize one large fundraising event for the year
- Works closely with the treasurer
- Brainstorm additional potential fundraising ideas
National Liaison:
- Primary contact to the SACNAS National Office
- Submits chapter annual report and conducts communication with the National Office