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The Ultimate Guide to Being the Treasurer
The position of treasurer seems straightforward enough -- manage the organization's financials. But what does this entail? It's not just about crunching the numbers. As treasurer, you are the gatekeeper of the organization's finances, ensuring that money is used ethically and as prescribed by procedures. Your creation of budgets and providing financial insight will be vital to your group's decision-making process. You must have the ability to be a voice of reason while remaining open-minded …
The Ultimate Guide to being the Vice President
After looking at your Bylaws or searching the web, you may have noticed that the role of Vice President isn’t well defined. Other than “Assisting the President”, the VP doesn’t seem to have any other concrete tasks or duties. Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean that the role is insignificant, in fact, it can be a very influential role due to its flexibility. While the president is busy being the figurehead of the organization, you, the Vice President, can accomplish big (and little) things …
The Ultimate Guide to Being the Secretary
Most students picture the role of a secretary as being the minute-taker for meetings (or often the transcriptionist). Although secretaries are in charge of creating minutes, this task is only a simple portion of what they do behind the scenes! Depending on your organization or a secretary’s passion, the role of the secretary can venture into more creative and challenging work. This can be especially true for smaller organizations that have more work to accomplish than people in authority …
The 6 Roles of a Student President
Thinking about becoming president of your student organization or just curious on what your new position actually entails? Being president isn’t a light job to acquire. To better comprehend what a president actually does it's best to think of the position as six smaller roles: Visionary For the best leaders, it's not enough to just simply follow in the same footsteps of the former officers. Visionaries see what their organizations could be. They day dream about fixing the flaws in their …
6 Truths I Learned From Getting Involved in Student Organizations
During my Junior year of college, I was an anxious mess. After transferring into the business college following my third change in majors, I couldn’t help comparing myself to my roommate who seemed to be effortlessly gliding through her coursework in accounting and extracurricular activities. My university is huge, so changing majors landed me in a college where I didn’t know anyone. Quickly, I realized that classes weren’t necessarily the best place to meet new people. It’s funny how in high …
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