HESA Elections 2010!

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HESA Elections 2010 is approaching fast!


Support HESA! Come out and vote for next year's executive members, or nominate yourself as a candidate. Being part of HESA offers amazing volunteer opportunities and it looks great on your resume.


For those interested in running for the upcoming election, here is a list of the positions and a brief description of each role:


Please note that this is a condensed version of each role's responsibilities. If you have further questions, please contact hesa@ualberta.ca for more details.


President
• To be a leader, for the Executive, for all undergraduate students in the Department of Human Ecology, and in the community.
• To be ultimately responsible for any decision made by the Executive, or any action/function/organization on behalf of HESA.
• To oversee the running of HESA and to ensure that the other Executive members are fulfilling their duties as specified in this constitution.


VP Academic
• To be responsible for all the duties of the President, in the event that the President is unable to fulfill said duties, until such a time as the duties are re-assigned.
• To be primarily responsible for cases (student issues/complaints) that require HESA intervention, and are deemed appropriate for intervention by HESA.
• To be responsible for attending all and bringing issues to undergraduate program committee meetings, and other relevant bodies.


VP External
• To be responsible for keeping ties to the professional community.
• To encourage undergraduates to build a strong network with the professional community and assist them as is necessary to do so.
• To be the liaison between HESA and the Alberta Home Economists Association (AHEA), keeping in regular contact with an AHEA representative.


VP Finance
• To keep track of all monetary transactions, including gifts and donations.
• To produce an annual budget report to the Department of Human Ecology identifying the uses of the yearly grant money received from the Department.
• To attend monthly Executive meetings and give an update on HESA’s financial situation.


VP Student Life
• To plan, organize, and implement student activities organized to bring together undergraduate students of the Department of Human Ecology.
• To help develop social and professional ties between students, student groups, and the broader community, including but not limited to the University of Alberta campus.
• To inform HESA members, the Department of Human Ecology staff and students of upcoming HESA events through email and other various facets of advertisement with the assistance/help of the VP Promotions.


VP Promotions
• To be responsible for all communication in the form of email, memos, and letter writing, with the various organizations and/or services that HESA will be in contact with.
• To be responsible for communicating HESA news to students, faculty/staff, larger community (including the Human Ecology community).
• To be responsible for making any required posters and distributing them.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and development of the HESA website.


Secretary
• To be the Administrative Contact on behalf of HESA for Student Group Services (SGS).
• To be responsible for recording minutes at weekly Executive meetings.
• To be responsible for creating and distributing meeting agendas to the Executive.
• To be responsible for making any necessary updates to all HESA documents (constitution, roles and responsibilities, etc.).


All interested candidates must contact us through email by March 29 (hesa@ualberta.ca) with the following information:


• Full Name
• Year of Study
• Major/Minor
• Position interested in running for and why you are excited to run for this position.
• What you hope to accomplish
• One interesting thing about you


See you there!