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I was a Terrible Student Secretary but that Didn’t Stop Me

As a shy Sophomore in college, I joined the student organization Women in Business. I enjoyed meeting new students in my college who weren’t in my major and listening to speeches from women who pursued entrepreneurship and fields similar to my own.  By the end of the Fall semester, one of the officers announced that they were looking to fill the position of secretary. I jumped at the chance to submit my application for the role excited to contribute to the club. My sheer eagerness and …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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