Vice President Student Government Application

Vice President of Finance 2012 – 2013

Duties for the VP Finance:  The VP Finance shall serve as a member of the Executive Board and the Representative Council. By applying for this position, you are confirming that you will be able to make Rep Council meetings every Monday from 8-10pm, as well as meet with the Exec Board on Mondays for at least one hour.  The VP Finance is the Financial Advisor to the Student Government Association Executive Board and all other Barnard organizations.  The VP Finance shall oversee the purchasing and spending of the Executive board and all Barnard clubs and present a full monthly report at Representative Council meetings.  The VP Finance shall co-chair the Presidents and Treasurers Meeting every semester.  The VP Finance shall serve as the co-chair of the Student Organization Committee along with the VPSA.  The VP Finance shall serve as the SGA representative to the Inter-Council Join Co-Sponsorship Committee, along with one other member of SGA.  Each Executive Board officer shall have a minimum of five office hours per week in which they are physically present in the SGA Office.

Appointments Process: Your application for this position will be considered by the Student Government Association's Appointments Committee. This committee acts as an advisory board to the SGA Representative Council to make recommendations for vacant SGA positions. This is a secret committee; the identity of all members is kept anonymous in order to allow for critical and honest review of the applications. Your application will be considered anonymously. Please note: For the VP Finance position, students will be contacted if their applications are moved forward to the interview process, which will be held with the current SGA Executive Board between September 14th-17th.

Once the committee has reviewed all applications, they will be brought to the SGA Representative Council. The SGA Representative Council will vote on the recommendations of the Appointments Committee at the SGA Representative Council meeting at 8pm on Monday, September 17. If you have any additional questions about the process, please contact Vice President for Student Government Julia Kennedy at [email protected].

This application is due by Friday, September 14th by 5PM. Please submit an electronic copy to [email protected]. Please write your application and include your resume in one MS Word ‘.doc’ and send it as an attachment. If your application is not in this formatting, it will not be considered. You will be contacted about the status of your application by September 21. Note: we do not send confirmation emails unless you request one.

On the first page of your application please list: Name Email address Cell phone number Hourlong times you have available between Friday September 14th at 6pm and September 17th at 5pm for an interview with the Executive Board. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE APPLICATION. The Appointments Committee considers all applications anonymously.

On the second page of your application, please list: Major Whether or not your GPA is above a 2.5 (the minimum GPA allowed for SGA positions) Other time commitments Application Questions

Application Questions

1. Why do you want to become a voting member of the Representative Council and a member of the Executive Board? 2. In what ways do you think SGA can improve? 3. What leadership roles have you held since coming to Barnard College? How have these experiences prepared you to represent the student body on SGA? 4. How will you incorporate these skills into a group dynamic with four other women? 5. What experience do you have with finance or money managing? 6. Being a member of the SGA Executive Board is an extensive time commitment. In what ways will your schedule adjust to accommodate this commitment? 7. Please include an anonymous copy of your resume.

Please email VPSG Julia Kennedy at [email protected] with any questions.