Scope Group on Student Leadership

ANNOUNCEMENT

 * Voting for all Board of Trustees positions for the 2014-2015 academic year are now open!
 * https://intranet.hampshire.edu/forms/viewForm.php?id=1517
 * [[File:2014-2014 Student Elections Nominations Announcement.pdf]]

About Student Leadership
Some fun things that Student Leadership does:
 * Signer Seminar
 * Hampfest
 * Resource for signers
 * Training and conferences (leadership, how to run a meeting, etc.)
 * HSU document writing
 * Hampshire College elections (such as Student Trustee Board of Trustees elections)

Updates

 * Student Leadership decided over email during Jan-Term in consultation with Coordinating Board that the HSU will become a member of the American Student Government Association (ASGA) with Josiah Litant as our registered advisor

Elections

 * 2014-2015 Student Elections
 * [[File:2014-2014 Student Elections Nominations Announcement.pdf]] (offered by the Hampshire Student Union)
 * [[File:Implementation Planning Group S2014.pdf]] (offered by the President's Office)
 * [[File:Budget&Priorities S2014.pdf]] (offered by the Business Office)
 * [[File:Educational Policy Committee S2014.pdf]] (offered by the Center for Academic Support and Advising)
 * [[File:HSU Coordinating Board S2014.pdf]] (offered by the Hampshire Student Union)
 * [[File:HSU Funding Committee S2014.pdf]] (offered by the Hampshire Student Union)
 * [[File:Board of Trustees S2014.pdf]] (offered by the President's Office)
 * 2014 Fall Elections
 * [[File:Strategic Planning Steering Committee F2013.pdf]] (offered by the President's Office)
 * [[File:Board of Trustees F2013.pdf]] (offered by the President's Office)

Signer Seminar
MAKE-UP SESSIONS:
 * all three signers for every student group must attend either Signer Seminar or a make-up session in order for their group to be allowed to receive any kind of funding.
 * all make-up sessions will be hosted in the HSU office, which is in the back of the Airport Lounge--signs will be set up for your convenience :)

Student Leadership works closely in collaboration with the Campus Leadership and Activities (CLA) office! Check out their page to see all the awesome things they do for Hampshire! 

Meeting Minutes

 * November 22, 2013
 * Attendance: Adrianna Perry, Emma John, and Erika Miranda
 * Discussion topics:
 * Board of Trustees timeline
 * wed march 26 posters for noms go up; finalize posters by 21 send to dup for weekend pick up monday or tuesday (nom, voting w/o candidates names and mail box stuffers)
 * nom period starts Wednesday april 2 and poster
 * monday april 7 put up posters- beth email
 * wed april 9 close noms
 * wed april 16 election opens- beth reminder email- put reminders in mail boxes
 * thursday april 17 posters for voting go up (general and with candidates names)
 * friday 18 voting booth with CUPCAKES!!! and pens or stickers (in library lobby, saga table)
 * monday april 21 voting posters up- again
 * wed april 23 beth reminder email
 * monday april 28 final poster round
 * tuesday 29 voting booth- with CUPCAKES!!! and pens or stickers (in library lobby, saga table)
 * wed april 30 election closes
 * may 16 student trustee alt ratified by board, announced to public
 * cookie voucher, voting booth and possible voting event??
 * i voted stickers or pens
 * magic board- school house rock; I'm just a bill
 * Dinner with the president cancelled for this semester
 * alternatives: lunch with josiah and pam: instead of jonathan and byron


 * February 21, 2014
 * Attendence: Adrianna Perry, Erika Miranda, Emma John, Wesley Evans
 * Discussion Topics:
 * ASGA (American Student Government Association)
 * Working on initial surveys
 * Possible DC Conference in Fall Oct 2nd-Oct 5th
 * Review Board of Trustees Timeline (see previous minutes)
 * Election Procedures


 * February 28, 2014
 * Attendence: Adrianna Perry, Erica Miranda, Emma John, Wesley Evans, Ethan Warshow
 * Discussion topics:
 * Fundcom: Make food requests
 * Tri-Council- need to find replacement for Adrianna
 * Re-rad w/ JLash
 * Discussed student roles/appointment to committees
 * What constitutes appointed/ elected role?
 * Joanna will publicize administrative committees
 * SPSC transitioning to implementation
 * How to get students on SPSC ?
 * Expected knowledge of college
 * Strong relationships w/ institutions on campus
 * Diverse perspectives
 * Committees that work well have range of ages/experience
 * Need clearer idea of what is needed
 * Paring down SPSC priorities- will be discussed later in other groups
 * Dinner w/ JLash
 * Dinner w/ HSU and JLash
 * week of April 28th except for May 2nd
 * Only availability at Red Barn is Friday.
 * Only night that works is April 27th (Day after spring jam)
 * Six Flags
 * plan to take like, 150 people to six flags
 * “So essentially the plan is this: april, right before finals, free to the first 150 people who sign up”
 * Who to bring?
 * Proposal will be brought to FundCom soon
 * catered lunch
 * Elections
 * Roll all elections into one- Proposed
 * EPC x2- 1 at large
 * BP x2- 1 at larage
 * FC x2- 1 at large
 * Tri x3- 1 at large
 * 1 at large (Coordboard Sec.)
 * Board of Trustees
 * Contact other offices to see if elections need to run for them
 * Emma will draft email
 * Possible event before election to allow candidates to talk
 * Appointment, Election, or Self Nomination/Staff Selction for committees
 * What is criteria for each?
 * Baseline standards for student involvement in committees
 * Committee chair-consult SL Scope Group for advertisement?
 * Talk to current committee chairs: Byron, Joanna, Mark, Eva, Diana?
 * Standardized Election Guidelines


 * April 4th, 2014
 * Attendance: Adrianna Perry, Ethan Warshow, Emma John
 * Elections:
 * To Do- posters!
 * Fundcom positions will be elected
 * No election fund cap, but use common sense
 * Highly encouraged, but NOT required to be an on-campus resident to run for elections.  Only BOT student alternate position is required.
 * What sort of probation/ disciplinary actions will bar candidates?
 * Election dos/don'ts email

Links

 * How to Plan an Event On Campus [[File:HOSTING AN EVENT ON CAMPUS]]
 * Signer Seminar Materials & Info

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