EC and SJC Position Descriptions
Executive Committee
Descriptions of Executive Committee Officer Positions can be found in the Student Body Constitution.
The President
- Shall call a meeting of the Student Body or Executive Committee when necessary, or upon request of two-thirds of the Executive Committee then in office, or as provided for in Article V;
- Shall preside over all meetings of the Student Body and of the Executive Committee;
- Shall appoint necessary Standing Committees to investigate matters of student interest or concern and oversee their progress, subject to approval of a majority of the members of the Executive Committee;
- Shall serve as the representative of the Student Body to the Board of Trustees and report to the Board on the state of the Honor System;
- Shall review the minutes of previous meetings in accordance with Article II.C.iii.d;
- Shall maintain and pass on adequate records and other requisite materials to aid his or her successor in the execution of the office; and
- Shall perform all additional duties prescribed by the White Book.
The Vice-President
- Shall fulfill the duties of the President in the temporary absence of the President;
- Shall manage the finances of the Executive Committee;
- Shall administer the official recognition of student organizations, subject to the subject to the guidelines outlined in the Executive Committee’s Acknowledgment, Recognition, and Budget Policy;
- Shall monitor and advise all officially acknowledged and recognized student organizations;
- Shall compile a Student Organization Handbook by July 31st following his or her election;
- Shall supervise the Treasurer in the execution of his or her duties;
- Shall review the minutes of previous meetings in accordance with Article II.C.iii.d;
- Shall maintain and pass on adequate records and other requisite materials to aid his or her successor in the execution of the office; and
- Shall perform all additional duties prescribed by the White Book.
The Secretary
- Shall fulfil the duties of the President in the temporary absence of both the Vice President and the President;
- Shall perform all clerical duties on behalf of the Student Body or the Executive Committee;
- Shall communicate with the Student Body officers and representatives to create a tentative agenda for Executive Committee Business Meetings, and shall post, in public view, this agenda at least two hours before each meeting. Changes to this agenda must be announced at the start of the meeting;
- Shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the meetings of the Student Body and Executive Committee and shall publicly post these minutes upon two-thirds approval from the Executive Committee and no later than twenty-four hours before the next business meeting;
- Shall post, in public view, any notices called for by the Constitution or White Book, as well as any others the Executive Committee may advise;
- Shall distribute to the Student Body each month, while the University is in session, the minutes and proceedings of the Executive Committee for the previous month;
- Shall maintain all available records, documents, and other papers of the Student Body;
- Shall communicate with the Office of the Provost to determine the appropriate timeline for Committee Appointments;
- Shall administer Executive Committee appointments as described in Article II.H.iii;
- Shall review the minutes of previous meetings in accordance with Article II.C.iii.d;
- Shall maintain and pass on adequate records and other requisite materials to aid his or her successor in the execution of the office; and
- Shall perform all additional duties prescribed by the White Book.
Representatives
- Shall represent the interests and convey the concerns of their respective constituencies to the Executive Committee;
- Shall review the minutes of previous meetings in accordance with Article II.C.iii.d; and
- Shall perform all additional duties prescribed by the White Book.
Student Judicial Council
Check out the Student Judicial Council website for more information about the SJC.