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ELECTION INFORMATION

2011 ELECTION TIMELINE & INFORMATION

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MASSACHUSETTS ADVISORY BOARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

State Director:

• Responsible for goal/objective setting for the state
• Integrates the state into regional and other professional organizations' activities
• Works to increase membership in the state
• Provides ongoing communication with the membership about state activities and NASPA
  

Past Director:

• Supports, assists and advises Director as needed
• Conducts transition meeting(s) with Director
• Attends all meetings and assumes the chair role in the absence of the Director
• Responsible for coordinating nominations and elections
• Assists with the annual award selection process
  

Secretary:

• Takes minutes at all board meetings
• Assists in the preparation of agendas for meetings
• Coordinates public relations/marketing materials
• Arranges meeting sites and works closely with host to coordinate (i.e. directions, food, parking, etc.)
• Corresponds with board and state members regularly, including meeting announcements, updates, etc.
• Submits one article per year for the regional newsletter
• Purchases and maintains supplies when needed
  

Social Events Chair:

• Coordinates social activities for Massachusetts members (goal: one per semester and one at national conference)
• Works closely with secretary to market programs
• Provides updates at regular board meetings
  

Membership Services:

• Works in conjunction/consultation with the Regional coordinator
• Coordinates efforts to reach out to Massachusetts Student Affairs graduate students and professionals
• Provides updates at regular board meetings
  

Liaison to Community Colleges:

• Works in conjunction/consultation with Knowledge Community
• Works closely with Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator to increase representation of community college professionals in NASPA
• Coordinates programs of interest to community college professionals
• Encourages community college professionals to submit program proposals for regional conference
• Provides updates at regular board meetings
  

Liaison to Professional Associations:

• Develops and cultivates relationships with other state and regional professional associations that have parallel missions to NASPA
• Collaborates with the leadership of those associations on programs and activities
• Provides updates at regular board meetings
  

Liaison to New Professionals and Graduate Students:

• Works in conjunction/consultation with Knowledge Community
• Makes connections with graduate programs in Massachusetts
• Coordinates programs of interest to new professionals and graduate students
• Develops a mentor program
• Provides updates at regular board meetings
  

Liaison to Senior Student Affairs Officers:

• Coordinates programs of interest to senior student affairs officers
• Develops an organized network where SSAOs can meet beyond the regional conference
• Provides updates at regular board meetings
  

Webpage Manager:

• Works in conjunction with national office to continue to develop Massachusetts site
• Updates text regularly (may include calendar of events, articles, pictures, etc.)
  

Public Policy Coordinator:

• Monitors legislative and regulatory developments affecting higher education
• Informs the state membership about issues that might affect their service to students and their institutions.  Collects feedback as appropriate.
• Collects information about state-level legislative initiatives affecting higher education and informs colleagues at the regional and national levels as needed.
• Attends/participates in state/regional meetings of the Public Policy Division.