Committees

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Committees

(new committee chairs will be appointed in Fall)

Social Committee - The responsibility of this position is to aid in the planning and execution of events, get-togethers, member retreats and other socials, which will contribute to the strengthening of the SBES and campus community.

Academic Excellence Committee -- The Academic Excellence Committee is responsible for organizing study sessions for the membership as well as maintaining test files. They also implement the Academic Excellence and Achievers Plus programs and create scholastic incentives.

Parliamentarian -- The Parliamentarian is responsible for timekeeping at Executive

Board and general membership meetings. They are also responsible for making sure that the Executive Board and membership are following parliamentary procedures in the

Constitution. The Parliamentarian is also responsible for conducting elections of new officers and providing an official transition report at the end of the term.

Professional Development Committee -- The task of this committee is to aid in the planning of professional workshops, activities and programs that will increase members’ professionalism and knowledge of trends in the business area. Workshops include resume workshops and mock interviews. This committee works closely with the VP I in securing companies and guest speakers for presentations to the membership. They also maintain a listing of jobs for members and announce job fairs.

Open House Committee -- The Open House Committee is responsible for attending the Open House meetings, completing the Open House packet. They will be responsible for organizing, fundraising and providing a budget for Open House to present to the Executive Board for approval.

Engineering Student Council -- The Engineering council representative will attend the engineering council, club general meetings and club executive board meetings.

They will keep the club and engineering council informed of each other’s activities.

Programs Chair -- The Programs Committee is tasked with providing National programs to the chapter. They work closely with the National and Regional program director to be sure program information and deadlines are available to the membership.

This committee is also in charge of organizing members to participate in NSBE competitions on the regional and national levels, (i.e. Academic Tech Bowl, Boeing

Flight competition, African American quiz bowl, etc.). They also assist the VP II in organizing conference trip and other off-campus NSBE events.

Pre-College Initiative Committee -- The Pre-College Initiative Committee assists with the development of programs that assist high school students and junior high school students academically and socially. Working in conjunction with the MEP, National PCI

Program, and Outreach and Retention, the Pre-

College Initiative Committee’s main goal

is to improve the rate of students attending college for Engineering, Science and other related fields.

Alumni Extension Committee -- The Alumni Extension Committee is responsible for maintaining an up to date alumni database. Also organizing events that would increase the networking between the Alumni and the membership i.e. speakers, barbeques, etc.

They are to send a newsletter at the end of every quarter to the Alumni recapping the quarter’s events and announcing upcoming SBES events.

Telecommunications Committee -- The Telecommunications Committee is responsible for promoting SBES through the medium of the Internet (i.e. web page, email, etc.) This committee follows the direction of the regional telecommunications chair. They will work with all committees and the Executive Board to be sure that information is presented about all club happenings. They are also responsible in increasing the technical awareness of the members of SBES and providing services such as the development of the SBES member resume CD.

Publications Committee -- The Publication Committee is responsible for publicizing

SBES within the community and on the national level. They obtain or compose articles to be submitted in various newsletters about SBES events and happenings. They are also responsible for handling advertising for the club such as the production of flyers, banners, and newsletters.

Historian -- The Historian is responsible for visually documenting all the events that

SBES holds and/or attends through photos or video. They are to keep a record of the different events, make a quarterly presentation to be presented at the last meeting of the quarter and an annual presentation to be shown at the last event of the school year.

Scholarship Committee -- The Scholarship Committee is responsible for providing scholarship resources to the membership and provides assistance for the application process. They also maintain a database of SBES scholarships and scholarship applications.

Membership Committee -- The Membership Committee is responsible for maintaining up to date information of all the members, constantly recruiting new members and promoting SBES during school events (i.e. UU hour, WOW).

Finance Committee -- The Finance Committee spearheads corporate solicitation.

They are responsible for creating solicitation packages and presentations and getting them to companies. The Finance Committee works closely with the Treasurer.

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