Seven Sisters Application 2013-14

Barnard Delegation Representative to the Seven Sisters Coalition Coordinating Board 2013-14

Mission: “The mission of the Coordinating Board of the Seven Sisters Coalition shall be to promote the coordination of academic, cultural, and social activities among current and graduated students of the historic Seven Sisters: Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Vassar College, and Wellesley College.” The Seven Sisters Coalition was founded in Fall of 2011 to coordinate the activities of the historic schools, their student governments, and their student bodies to facilitate conversations and to provide a network for the historic Seven Sisters.

Members: Barnard seeks three to four representatives who will collectively satisfy these qualifications: 1. The Representative for College Relations will serve as a sitting representative for Barnard on the Coordinating Board. 2. An SGA Executive Board member, to be selected internally, will serve as a representative for Barnard as stipulated in the Coordinating Board constitution. 3. One to two members who do not hold elected positions on Representative Council and have leadership experience outside of SGA. Members should vary in terms of class year, conference attendance and campus involvement and expect to serve for at least one academic year.

Responsibilities: • Recruit Barnard representatives for the upcoming Seven Sisters Conference in the Fall of 2013 at Vassar College • Participate in three virtual conversations each semester with representatives of the Seven Sisters Coordinating Board. • Communicate weekly with fellow Barnard Board representatives. • Gather and disseminate information pertinent to students of historic women’s colleges • The Board is collectively responsible for the following activities: a. Alumni outreach b. Public relations c. Website management

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, advising whom to appoint to SGA committee positions. This is a secret committee; the identity of all members is kept anonymous in order to allow for critical and honest recommendations of candidates for SGA. Your application will be considered anonymously. Once the committee has reviewed all applications, they will make recommendations 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 23. If you have any additional questions about the process, please contact Vice President of Student Government Julia Kennedy at [email protected].

This application is due by Monday, September 16 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 24. 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 Expected Graduation MM/YY Major Time commitments for upcoming semester and beyond Whether or not your GPA is above a 2.5 (the minimum GPA allowed for SGA positions) Whether or not you are going abroad, and if so, which semester PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE APPLICATION. The Appointments Committee considers all applications anonymously. Application Questions 1. What is the value of maintaining a relationship with the historic women’s colleges? 2. Did you attend a Seven Sisters conference, in Fall 2010, 2011, or 2012? If so, what did you take away from the experience? If not, describe how you imagine the conference would benefit you as a Barnard student. 3. How do you envision your role as a representative for Barnard College? How do you think the Barnard community can benefit from what you could bring back to campus? 4. What ideas do you have to increase general student body participation in the Seven Sisters Coalition? 5. Please include an anonymous copy of your resume excluding the commitments listed above.

Please email VPSG Mia Cooper at [email protected] with any questions.