Are you interested in becoming a Board Member of the Social Work Student Association (SWSA)?  Please nominate yourself!

All Social Work Student Association Executive Board positions are open for next year and the positions include:

• PRESIDENT
• VICE PRESIDENT
• PUBLIC RELATIONS
  
• SERVICE CHAIR

 *specific duties of each position are listed below*

 To become a Board Member you need to… 

• go to UMBC's main campus
• have a minimum 2.5 GPA in order to serve;
• commit time to meetings and services events;
• be a social work major; and
  
• be an active SWSA member (to be an active member, you must have attended some SWSA events this academic year; events include meetings, service events, and SWSA-sponsored training's or presentations).

Please send your name, the position you are interested in, your current year (freshman, sophomore, etc.), and 2-3 examples of what you would like to accomplish in that position to Dr. Ekas at aekasm@umbc.edu no later than April 28th.

 

The specific responsibilities of the President are to:

·Keep faculty advisor and departmental staff updated on all association activities and advocate for their participation;

·Chair the committee for constitutional review every two years if it is called for in that individual’s term of office;

·Prepare the agenda for each general meeting;

·Keep the SWSA bulletin board and information of all SWSA events, meeting times, and contact information current; and

·Lead Board Member meetings.

The specific responsibilities of the Vice President are to:

·Participate on a committee to review the constitution every two years if it is called for in that individual’s term of office;

·Assist in preparing the agenda for each meeting;

·Assist the President with his/her duties;

·Record past activities in the log book which will be passed down to future officers;

·Assist any chair with planning events, if necessary; and

·Coordinate the mentorship program (if applicable).

The specific responsibilities of the Public Relations Chair are to:

·Create flyers for events and meetings;

·Update all social media accounts including: MyUMBC, Instagram, and post on the Facebook page;

·Take pictures at events SWSA is participating in;  and

·Attend social work classes with Secretary to promote SWSA, and collect email addresses from interested students.

 

The specific responsibilities of the Service Chair are to:

·Contact agencies or organizations about potential volunteer opportunities for SWSA;

·Plan and execute events and volunteer opportunities for the organization in conjunction with the President;

·Serve as a resource to students and faculty for service projects;

·Seek input of student members on event planning; and

·Publicize events for the organization.