Student
Council Member-At-Large Responsibilities
Taken from the Student Council
Bylaws
Election of Student
Council Members
Term of office
shall commence at the first May session of the Student
Council. All terms of student representatives shall be for
one (1) year.
Student Council
Meetings
Regular meetings of
the SC shall be held on the first and third Thursdays of
each month at a time to be determined by SC throughout each
term, unless the SC provides otherwise. Terms are
classified as the Fall Semester, the Winter Semester, and
the period between the end of the Winter Semester and the
beginning of the Fall Semester of the same calendar year
[Spring/Summer Term].
Attendance and
Absences at Regular Meetings
Student Council
members are expected to regard attendance at all SC meetings
and functions as primary obligation to their colleagues and
the University. Failure to attend a meeting will result in
an absence. Members have twenty-four (24) hours before and
after a meeting to notify the Secretary of a why he/she
is/was unable to attend. It is up to the discretion of the
Secretary and President to replace the absence with an
excused absence. Members must be present for more than 50%
of a meeting to be accounted for as present. The time of
those entering late or leaving early must be documented by
the Secretary.
Upon the
end of the meeting of the second (2nd) absence a
member is automatically removed from their seat. Attendance
to SC meetings must be taken seriously, only those who have
at least one excused absence may request reinstatement back
to SC.
Office Hours
Each SC member must
spend at least three (3) office hours each week, with one
(1) hour completed in the SC office, and the other two (2)
hours can be in the SC office working on SC related
business, or committee service, or functions outside of the
office (i.e., Convocation, Programming, Student Org. Day,
Homecoming, WinterFest) with verification of attendance and
participation. Spring/Summer semester, and WSU break weeks
is an exception. Members must serve at least six (6) hours
a month during the summer semester. During WSU break weeks
members have an option to serving their hours those weeks
during any other week.
Failure to
fulfill all three (3) office hours each week during the
normal school year or the six (6) hours a month during the
Spring/Summer semester will result in one automatic
(excused) absence in attendance of SC meetings.
Committee Service
All SC members are
required to serve on a minimum of one (1) University
Committee, Board of Governors Committee or SC Executive
Committee. Failure to join and participate in a committee
by the second month of the member’s term of office is
grounds for removal from office.
Sponsoring Legislation
Each member of the
SC is expected to adequately research the issues affecting
the University community and to present viable proposals to
the SC, which comprehensively address those issues.
Sponsoring Events
All SC members are expected to participate in at
least one (1) event each semester that is sponsored by
Student Council Program Board. Participation attendance
must be for the entire duration of an event. The SC member
is obligated to notify the Secretary of his/her
participation in an event and provide written verification
from the event organizer.
Public Relations
Each member of the
SC is expected to inform the University Community of SC
business and functions.
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