Officer Elections - Monday

[World Students Association]

Well, it's that time again. We are looking for officers to take over
the duties of President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer for
2010-2011. The positions serve from May-April. Here are full
descriptions of the positions, if you are interested please email the
groups advisor Stacye Fraser Thompson at sfr...@uab.edu

I. President
 Must be a non-immigrant (F-1 or J-1 student)
 Maintains an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher;
 Must be a sophomore or higher who can complete a full term of
office;
 Has overall responsibility for activities of the WSA;
 Insures the WSA is in accordance with the constitution and by-laws;
 Is the official spokesperson for the WSA;
 Proposes agenda for each meeting;
 Leads all executive and general meetings;
 May call emergency meetings when necessary to address immediate
concerns and needs;
 Promotes harmony within the organization;
 Serves as official representative of international students and
scholars on University committees;
 Coordinates activities related to elections;
 Coordinates overall organization of WSA;
 Attends all activities coordinated by the WSA or appoints a
designated officer when unavailable to attend;

II. Vice-President
 Maintains an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher;
 Assumes duties of President in his/her absence;
 Oversees and is responsible for membership and financial reports and
insures that both are maintained properly;
 Represents WSA at various forums as assigned by President or
Executive Board;
 Services as committee coordinator to insure all programs and
activities are on schedule and are being handled properly and reports
to the President;
 Serves as signator for student account.

III. Secretary
 Maintains an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher;
 Maintains attendance records at all meetings and events;
 Takes notes and produces minutes of all meetings to be made
available to the membership before the next meeting;
 Serves as WSA historian by maintaining scrapbook of activities;
 Attends to official WSA correspondence as necessary;
 Informs appropriate campus offices of any changes to the
Constitution;
 Produces a written summary of all activities.

IV. Treasurer
 Maintains an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher;
 Maintains accurate records and is held accountable for WSA’s
finances;
 Monitors WSA’s accounts;
 Develops, in consultation with the Executive Board, the WSA’s
university funding proposal;
 Pays WSA’s bills and collects and deposits revenues into WSA
accounts;
 Oversees collection and records membership dues payment;
 Prepares and submits monthly-quarterly-yearly financial statements
to the Vice-President and give a financial report at all business
meetings;
 Responsible for writing receipts for all money transactions and
turning receipts over to International Scholar & Student Services;
 Serves as signator for the student account;
 Submits budget proposal to ISSS advisor prior to events.