COESC 2014-2015 Board Elections!

Hello School Counseling Students:

I would like to inform you all that COESC will have board elections for the 2014-2015 school year! For those of you who are not graduating this year, I highly encourage you all to look into this amazing opportunity. It is important to have graduate students on the board to represent us on any issues and/or concerns that we might have under the school of education. All the positions are open which are the following:

•    President

•   Vice President 

•   Secretary

•   Vice President of Finance 

•   Historian 

•   Vice President of Public Relations 

Elections will be held next Wednesday April 30th at 7pm in EBE 342.   

Just a reminder of what COESC is: 

It is part of Associated Students (AS). It is composed of students interested in being involved with the College of Education and the larger University community.

SECTION 14

Duties of Executive Officers:

1. President
   1. The president should be the official representative of the COESC.
   2. Shall chair the COESC meetings.
   3. Should be a member of the AS University Council Academic Affairs Board.
   4. Should be the liaison to all campus College Councils.
   5. Shall have the power to call for special meetings for the COESC.
   6. Shall vote to make or break ties and vote for new executive officers.
   7. Shall coordinate with the COESC and the AS Elections Coordinator, to schedule and hold COESC endorsements for A.S. General Elections.
2. Vice President
   1. Shall be the chief administrative aide to the President.
   2. Shall be in charge of all duties of President in case of absence.
   3. Shall be responsible for organization of COESC community service activities.
3. Secretary
   1. Shall maintain a list of all members contact information for the COESC.
   2. Shall prepare and distribute minutes and agendas for the COESC meetings and turn in council minutes to Government Affairs Office for review by A.S. Council.
   3. Shall be in charge of all communication between members of COESC.
   4. Shall take voting and attendance records for all COESC meetings.
   5. Shall maintain records of weekly attendance of all members of COESC.
4. Vice President of Finance
   1. Shall be the officer responsible for all A.S. monies distributed to the COESC.
   2. Shall be the liaison between the COESC and the A.S. Board of Directors Financial Affairs Committee.
   3. Shall create and maintain a COESC club/organization financial report monthly to the COESC.
   4. Shall turn in next year fiscal year’s budget to the A.S. Board of Directors Financial Affairs Committee before the Financial Affairs Committee’s deadline.
   5. Shall attend a How to Spend Your A.S. Dollars workshop.
5. Vice President of Public Relations
   1. Shall be in charge of all public relations for COESC.
   2. Shall have the responsibility of publicizing COESC meetings and events.
   3. Shall coordinate the COESC display case, bulletin board, and COESC’s involvement in SDSU-wide events.
   4. Shall be responsible for updating and maintaining all the COESC’s forms of media.
6. Historian
   1. Shall be responsible to document all COESC events and create a visual account of the school year.
   2. Shall coordinate the COESC display case and bulletin board.
7. Associated Students Council Representatives
   1. Shall attend all COESC meetings.
   2. Give weekly reports to A.S. Council on the COESC’s activities.
   3. Give weekly reports to COESC on the A.S. University Council activities.

What is COESC?

•    Allows students who are part of the College of Education an opportunity to express concerns or questions relating to the college or the university. 

•   COESC brings together student organizations representing diverse fields from the College of Education including, our very own student organization, SCGSA.

Let me know if you all have any questions!!! :)

ordorica89@gmail.com 

What a successful event!

So I had this all set to publish on Tuesday and I hit a button and it alllll disappeared! And Google with its autosave.... lol  Anyway, here is my second attempt a this blog. Enjoy!

Last weekend the SCGSA hosted a beach cleanup and picnic. Can I just give a shoutout right now to Beatriz, Elva, and Laura for the great job they did putting this all together? The turnout was awesome! I think this might have been the first event in the history of the org to pull together three cohorts, and I heard people from all three talking about how great that was. Awesome job, ladies!!!

I'd like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out, also. You all made this event a success! The picture below I know is missing Teresa. I can't place anyone else who might be missing. But great turnout!

So we all showed up to Cardiff, looked around and thought, "Well, this place looks clean!" However, we all donned our sanitary gloves, paired up, and combed the beach for trash. We should all be impressed with the amount of trash we managed to clean up! Kathy G. even found a stray dog and spent some time finding its owner! Here, my friends, are the fruits of our labors. I don't know about you, but I feel like we made a difference.

After the cleanup we ate lunch, socialized, and then held elections! This year we had multiple people running for just about every position and every candidate was extremely qualified! Here's a shoutout to everyone who ran. I want to acknowledge the caliber of leadership this program brings to the field. You all are impressive. For real. So without further ado, I present to you:

2014-2015 SCGSA Executive Board

Christine Connolly
President

Angelica Colon
Vice President

Kristina Chavez
Secretary

Vacant
Treasurer

Beatriz Montes
Event Coordinator, 2nd Year

Rebecca Katowitz
Event Coordinator, 2nd Year

Kristy Eagle
Event Coordinator, 1st Year

Vacant
Event Coordinator, 1st Year

So as you can see, we have vacant positions for Treasurer and Event Coordinator, 1st Year. I highly encourage you to consider running for one of these positions in the Fall. The Executive Board is a fantastic opportunity to allow your leadership skills to flourish.

Finally, CONGRATULATIONS to David Leftwich, whose name was drawn to receive a complimentary ASCA Membership renewal, and Leandra Ordorica, who will receive a complimentary CASC Membership renewal!

All in all, it was a fantastic day. Thanks again to everyone who came out, and congratulations to our new Executive Board and raffle winners!

Beach Cleanup, Picnic, Elections, Raffles

Hello, wonderful people!  I hope you all are enjoying your Spring Break - perhaps relaxing, perhaps being productive, hopefully a little bit of both. I, myself, have been travelling non-stop.  Spent a couple days in Sacramento on a field trip with my son and I’m back at the airport now headed to visit a couple friends in St. Louis.  Phew!

After Spring Break we have a week and then it’s time for our Beach Cleanup & Picnic!  I am really excited about this.  I know our event coordinators, Laura, Elva, and Beatriz, have put a lot of work into making this happen and we are counting on YOU to make it a success!  In case you have not RSVP’ed yet, here is the link to the Evite.  And if you have not signed up to bring anything to the potluck, here is that link as well.

In addition to the Beach Cleanup and the Picnic, we plan on holding elections for next year’s officers, as well as raffling off a couple ASCA/CASC membership renewals.  There is a form at the bottom of this blog to submit your name and desired position, so please fill that out if you plan on running so we have an idea on Sunday.  You can always choose to run for a position on the spot, though.  And per our equitable policies, absence from the event does NOT invalidate your candidacy.  Simply prepare a statement to be read and get it to a friend or officer, or Skype/Hangout in.  The officer positions and summaries of responsibilities follow.

President (2^nd year)

• ·         Represents SCGSA at all official events
• ·         Presides over meetings
• ·         Attends College of Education Student Council meetings (may rotate with other officers)
• ·         Schedules and attends all officer and general meetings
• ·         Authorizes special committees (events, fundraisers, etc.)
• ·         Assists with general tasks not assigned to other officers
• ·         Responsible for generating and driving conversations that promote the growth of SCGSA as an organization

Vice President (1^st year)

• ·         Represents SCGSA at all official events
• ·         Assists President in general tasks not assigned to other officers
• ·         Attends all officer and general meetings
• ·         May attend College of Education Student Council meetings (in rotation with other officers)
• ·         Stays knowledgeable of all Presidential tasks; prepared to preside over SCGSA in President’s absence

Secretary (1^st year)

• ·         Represents SCGSA at all official events
• ·         Attends all officer and general meetings
• ·         May attend College of Education Student Council meetings (in rotation with other officers)
• ·         Maintains records of meetings and emails meeting minutes to all members
• ·         Maintains records of member participation at meetings and events
• ·         Ensures all meetings and events are documented via photography and/or email/blog (as appropriate)

Treasurer (2^nd year)

• ·         Represents SCGSA at all official events
• ·         Attends all officer and general meetings
• ·         May attend College of Education Student Council meetings (in rotation with other officers)
• ·         Maintains organizational account at USE Credit Union, which includes processing payments and reimbursements in a timely manner
• ·         Primary consultant on all budgetary proposals
• ·         Keeps records of dues paid

Event Coordinator (1^st & 2^nd year)

• ·         Represents SCGSA at all official events
• ·         Attends all officer and general meetings
• ·         May attend College of Education Student Council meetings (in rotation with other officers)
• ·         Coordinates monthly events to address either fundraising, camaraderie, community service, or professional development
• ·         Organizes Future School Counselor Day (2^nd year)
• ·         Organizes 2^nd Year Showcase (1^st year)
• ·         Coordinates with cohort GA’s as necessary
• ·         2^nd year Event Coordinator serves as an organizational mentor to the 1^st year Event Coordinator

 Finally, SCGSA is happy to announce that we have the funding for the first time in our history to raffle off professional memberships.  As you may remember, we as an officer corps had initially thought to use extra funds for a scholarship.  Thanks to your feedback and participation, we had more discussions around the topic.  We want you all to know that this organization is here for YOU, so we are not prepared to give up the idea of giving back to the cohorts.  In order to keep everything objective and equitable, we will hold two raffles – the first for an ASCA renewal and the second for a CASC renewal.  All first year students (incoming 2^nd years) will have their names written on a raffle ticket and we will hold a random drawing.  Again, you do not need to be present to win.

Please feel free to comment here or communicate with any of the officers if you have questions or comments about anything.  If you are an incoming first year, feel free to email me, the President of the SCGSA, at maliagreen82@gmail.com and I will get back to you within 24 hours. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, April 13^th!