Board Positions!!

President

The President runs both the general assembly meeting and the executive board meeting. The main responsibilities are to ensure the smooth running and operation of UPSNA. This includes the delegation and assignment of tasks to board members, and taking on jobs and tasks themselves. The President is viewed as a representative of the student body and will often be called to meet with various important people in the School of Nursing. This is a very limited profile of what the president does. Essentially, if there is something that needs doing and no one else can do it, it’s the president’s job.
 
Vice President

The Vice President of UPSNA assists the President in forming and carrying out goals set forth by the organization as well as the student cohort. The Vice President also serves as the primary liaison and contact person between UPSNA and any other organizations with which the association may be affiliated with. The Vice President runs general assembly meetings and serves as the tie-breaking vote in the executive board, if needed.
 
Treasurer

The treasurer attends all club meetings, including board meetings and general assembly meetings. At the beginning of the school year there is a meeting through ASUP to orient the treasurer on how club money is handled. The treasurer, in conjunction with other board members, is responsible for creating event budgets to request fund allocations to UPSNA for the Spring semester of the academic year, and the following Fall semester after you are the treasurer. The treasurer is responsible for keeping a ledger of debits/credits of the club’s account. The treasurer is also responsible for check requests (turned into Waldschmidt) to pay out to companies, reimbursements if a board or club member spend funds for the club, and depositing money (including membership dues, and proceeds from t-shirt sales and events) to the account through Student Accounts in Waldschmidt.
 
Secretary

The Secretary attends all club meetings, which include monthly board meetings and general assembly meetings. The Secretary will keep minutes of each meeting and create meeting agendas to distribute to each board member at the monthly board or general assembly meetings. The Secretary also assists other executive board members in events planning, coordinating, and volunteering.


Membership Director

The Membership Director keeps an updated directory of all of the current members of UPSNA. The director processes applications and informs members of their membership upon receiving payment. The director may be in charge of creating membership cards for club members. Currently, this position is filled by the Secretary, but may be made as a separate position.
 
Publicity Manager

The Publicity Manger promotes and supports UPSNA’s mission statement, events, and message through advertizing and networking. The P.M. works closely with the events coordinator and the technology coordinator for promotion of events, as well as the rest of the executive board. The role of the Publicity Manager is to maintain and update the UPSNA board and calendar on the third floor of BC. Publicity Manager also assists the executive board with any further duties, and attends and participates in executive board and general assembly meetings.
Several ideas for advertizing include: Posters, Fliers, Facebook, the Blog, E-mails, the board/calendar, AdVantage, the Beacon, KDUP, spokesperson in each nursing class and cohort, etc.
 
Student Liaison

The Student Liaison works to bridge the communication gap between students and the School of Nursing. The role of Student Liaison is to support the UPSNA board, help with any activities, lead his or her own projects, attend all board meetings and contribute as much or as little time as he or she would like. There are currently 2 open positions for Student Liaison.
 
Activities Coordinator

The Activities Coordinator works together with the rest of the executive board to brainstorm and implement activities that benefit UPSNA and the entire School of Nursing. Qualities such as good organizational skills, multi-tasking abilities, and excellence in delegation are important for this position. As with all of the positions, being a team player is essential.
 
Web Coordinator

The Web Coordinator is in charge of keeping UPSNA Facebook members up-to-date on all events that are happening within the School of Nursing and UPSNA. This person creates Facebook events and keeps track of inviting members to the events. The role of Web Coordinator also includes keeping the UPSNA Blog updated on the School of Nursing and UPSNA activities. Everything posted on Facebook must also be posted on the Blog. This position requires an understanding of how Facebook works and how to effectively manage the blog.
 
Committee on Students, Student Representative

Purpose: The Committee on Students develops, recommends, and administers regulations and procedures related to students to the Community. The committee coordinates activities related to the recognition of students.
Functions:
1) Review, revise and recommend to the Community and Dean as indicated, regulations and procedures for admission, progression, retention, graduation, and recruitment from the undergraduate and graduate programs.
2) Monitor admission and progression trends.
3) Review and update the Student Handbooks annually.
4) Coordinate graduating senior awards.
5) Coordinate activities related to Pinning.
6) Coordinate activities related to student welfare and safety.
7) Recruit and coordinate student membership on standing committees of the SON.

The role of the Student Representative is to bring ideas to the Committee from a student perspective, as well as bring forth any pertinent issues students have brought up to the committee to address. Meetings are once a month on a Monday during 11:30-1:30 PM. Requirements: Good communication skills with faculty and students.

Curriculum Committee Student Representative

Purpose: The Curriculum Committee is responsible for providing leadership, monitoring, coordinating and structuring the program of study in the School of Nursing. The committee monitors content and structure of curriculum, the sequence of the program of study, and the courses taught.
Functions:
1) Evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum to meet program outcomes.
2) Initiate curriculum proposals for courses/programs.
3) Review proposals submitted
4) Recommend changes in the curriculum including but not limited to, the structure of and sequence of the program of study; the courses to be taught; and the qualifications of faculty to teach.
5) Reviews proposals to change course outcomes and descriptions.
Meetings are once a month on a Monday during 11:30-1:30 PM. Requirements: Good communication skills with faculty and students.