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The Executive Committee

 


All executive committee members are responsible for establishing and maintaining contact with their Campus Organizer, attending all possible meetings, leading their respective committees, and recruiting new members for the group.

President/FMLA Coordinator: The President presides over general FMLA meetings; acts as a spokesperson for the group; chairs the executive committee; acts as a liaison to faculty, administration, student government, and the Faculty/Staff team; and is ultimately accountable for the recruitment of new membership. The President is also responsible for monitoring the elections and assuring diversity in terms of sex, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ethnicity, age, marital status, national origin, and disability.

Vice President/Campaign Coordinator: The Vice President chairs the national campaign efforts of the Feminist Majority Foundation by working closely with the Campus Organizer; and works with the President as a trainee for the position the following year (optional). The Vice President is also responsible for recruiting the faculty and staff team, as well as keeping the minutes for each meeting and submitting them to the group e-mail list and Campus Organizer.

Finance Chair/Coordinator: The Finance Chair is responsible for handling all accounting for the group, submitting budget proposals, applying to the school for grants or other funding, and planning at least two fundraisers a year. The Finance Chair reports on the status of the accounts at each meeting.

Publicity Chair: The Publicity chair coordinates the advertisement and publicity of events and is responsible for ensuring the visibility of the group on campus and turnout to FMLA actions and events. The Publicity chair also works closely with the Recruitment Chair during recruitment drives.

Events and Retention Chair/Coordinator: The Events and Retention Chair is responsible for coordinating and consulting with appropriate committees in planning FMLA events and actions. Additionally, the Events and Retention Chair is responsible for organizing introductions at every meeting, planning social events, and strategies for boosting group moral. The Events and Retention Chair also works with the Recruitment Chair in planning events for the purposes of recruitment. Maintains ongoing communication with Campus Organizer during all event planning.

Recruitment Chair/Coordinator: The Recruitment Chair is a leadership position recommended for a sophomore/second year student. She/he is responsible for consistent recruitment; planning events to increase membership throughout the year; and working with faculty and staff on strategies to improve recruitment. The Recruitment Chair plans events with the Equality Chair to ensure a diverse membership and sets ongoing recruitment goals. The Recruitment Chair is also responsible for collecting FMLA Membership Forms, mailing them to the Campus Organizer, and maintaining copies for the groups’ use.

Press Chair: The Press Chair acts as a liaison to campus and community press, garnering press coverage for the group whenever there is an opportunity, including every FMLA event or action. The Press Chair works closely with the Publicity Chair and the President or the Event Spokesperson to ensure consistency in message for all major events and actions.

Communications Chair/Coordinator: The Communications Chair is responsible for maintaining the group listserv and keeping the FMLA membership informed via email. The Communications Chair works closely with the Web Manager and submits FMLA information/pictures to the FMF for consideration for the Choices E-Zine, as well as other reports detailing events and projects the FMLA has undertaken.

Equality Chair: The Equality Chair is responsible for ensuring that the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance is representative of the school’s student body in terms of sex, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ethnicity, age, marital status, national origin, and disability. The Equality Chair coordinates programs that focus on issues of diversity and the elimination of discrimination on campus and the greater community. She or he is in charge of on-going coalition building with progressive groups on campus, organizing an alliance of all progressive groups on campus (if one does not exist on campus), and actively participating in this progressive alliance. The Equality Chair works closely with the Recruitment Chair during recruitment drives.

Community Outreach Chair/Coordinator: The Community Outreach Chair acts as a liaison and outreaches to local women’s rights and progressive organizations, as well as feminist community members in the local area; coordinates all activities in which the group works with community organizations.

Web Manager: The Web Manager works with the Feminist Majority Foundation’s Campus Organizer to develop and maintain an online office/website on the Choices Campus Community. The Web Manager will learn how to set up, add, and update pages to the group's online office/website; checks www.feministcampus.org weekly to provide updates at meetings and publicize chats and online trainings. The Web Manager collaborates with the Campus Team to host an online chat with group members twice a year. The officer ensures that all group members have online usernames/passwords and teaches members how to use the Choices Campus Community website.

Class Representatives/Officers: Each class year may be represented on the executive committee by one or more Class Representatives. Each Representative is responsible for attending executive committee meetings and assuming responsibility for other tasks as needs arise.

* If your group is unable to fill all executive board committee positions at any given time, we recommend that you fill positions in the order listed above.

FM Leadership Alliance Core Documents:
Overview of Campus Program
Start a Leadership Alliance on Campus
Chartering Your Campus Group
Leadership Alliance Constitution
Recruiting a Faculty Team
Holding the First Meeting
Holding Elections
The Executive Committee
Field Representative Team
Feminist Majority Documents

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