Officer Responsibilities

President

Leads or facilitates planning and implementation of programs (e.g. alumni recognition, community service activity, speakers, workshops)
Works with other officers and advisors to develop meeting agendas and distributes them to members before meetings
Leads business meetings
Provides leadership (encouragement, motivation, guidance for other officers and members in planning and implementing plans)
Follows a theme throughout a semester year
Works with Vice-President who serves as parliamentarian for all business meetings to ensure that Robert's Rules of Order are being followed
Appoints committees as needed
Participates in the student activities of the AAFCS student group
Coordinates student member activities by fostering communications among campus students
Provides information and encourages student members to attend affiliate and national workshops and annual conventions
Encourages local association and individual members to use and submit articles to the journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice.
Encourages professionalism through personal actions and conduct
Provides leadership in doing budgeting in the spring for the next year's activities
Plans and conducts a program and budget planning the spring for the next year

Works with the President to coordinate planning and leadership
Provides leadership for development of programs, works with students chairing activity planning committees
Leads or facilitates planning and implementation of programs (e.g. alumni recognition, community service activity, speakers, workshops)
Gives Vice President's report at regular business meetings
Encourage professionalism through personal actions and conduct
Organizes and/or sponsors two brown bag lunches or other sessions with local professionals and invite members to come, talk, ad learn more about a particular field
Works with Graduate Liaison to organize an alumni recognition activity
Serves as parliamentarian for all business meetings to ensure that members learn to use Robert's Rules of Order
Works with Treasurer and advisors to develop ASUW funding requests
Organizes yearly election of officers
Organizes yearly collaborative event with CSU AAFCS members
Leads member recruitment activities

Works with the Department of FCS accountant to keep and report accurate financial records and manage funds to meet objectives and conduct plan of work for the year
Encourage professionalism through personal actions and conduct
Gives officer report at regular business meetings, i.e. fundraising plans and activities
Gives treasurer's report at business meetings
Works with officers and advisors to coordinate planning and leadership
Works with other officers and advisors to develop a budget in the spring for the next year
Checks the budget before funds are expended, collects bills and receipts
Collects and keeps records of membership fees
Leads the group in planning fundraising events for designated purposes
Organizes fundraiser events
Work with Vice President and advisors to develop ASUW funding requests

Records the minutes of the student section meetings and distributes them to members shortly after each meeting, allowing members time to carry out commitments
Gives Secretary's report at regular business meetings
Read minutes of previous meeting at each business meeting for approval
Writes correspondence, including thank you notes, as necessary
Keeps minutes and other correspondence in Secretary's notebook in an organized fashion
Encourages professionalism through personal actions and conduct
Works with the President and Vice President to coordinate planning and leadership
Presents a report of activities at each meeting
Keeps student information current (email address book)

Gives officer report at regular business meetings on promotion of upcoming events and activities, website development and maintenance, and recruitment
Chairs webpage development and updating committee
Assists committees in publicizing events and programs
Keeps bulletin board current
Posts list of upcoming activities on website and bulletin board
Works with Vice-President to develop orientation packets for next year's freshman and transfer students
Encourages professionalism through personal actions and conduct

Responsible for having photographs taken at meetings and activities
Keeps a photo and narrative record of the organization's meetings and activities
Gives officer report at regular business meetings on materials collected and/or needed from others for the archives
Encourages professionalism through personal actions and conduct
Works with Secretary and Treasurer to be sure there is a complete record of minutes, treasurer's reports, correspondence, officers, activities, and other important information maintained as the official record of the organization
Works with the President to coordinate planning and leadership
Chairs Mentor Program

Last Updated on 10/10/2008 1:46:30 PM