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1) Will you be at UNC and able to actively hold this/these position(s) for
the fall and spring semesters of the 2009-2010 academic year? (Note: inability to
hold the position for the entire year does not automatically bar you from consideration)
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2) What motivates you to apply for the committees designated below?
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3) What relevant experiences do you have that will aid you in some way
in this/these position(s)?
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4) Please list and describe your goals or ideas for working with the committee(s).
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5) Please list any additional activities (on campus, off campus, work experience, etc) that you feel are relevant to your application.
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6) What, in your opinion is the best approach or leadership style when having to work closely with members of the administration?
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7) As an external appointee, you represent the student body�s voice
to that specific committee. How do you plan to solicit and advocate
for student opinions?
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Please answer the following questions only if you are applying for either the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor (SACC) or the Student Leadership Advisory Committee (SLAC).
8) What do you foresee as the most pressing issue facing Carolina students this coming year? |
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Academic Outreach Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences
(AOCCAS)
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| The Academic Outreach Coordinator will assist the College of Arts and Science’s Director of Communications in promoting academic opportunities and resources at Carolina. This student appointee will help the College of Arts and Sciences make the student body more aware of Carolina’s opportunities for academic excellence and engagement. A student applying for this position should have a passion for academics and should have participated in intellectual and academic programs on and off campus such as First Year Seminars, Honors courses, Undergrad Research, Study Aboard, Burch Fellows, scholarly lectures, etc. This student should also have creative ideas for reaching out to the student body. |
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Administrative Board of the Library
(ABL)
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Advises the University librarian on the administration of the University library system
- formulates, together with the University librarian, the basic policies governing the acquisition of library materials and the use of such materials
- allocates, with the advice of the University librarian, the book funds which are not specifically designated
- submits to the chancellor, through the University librarian, its advice on the establishment or discontinuance of library service units outside of the general library building
- reviews the University librarians budget request
- and makes an annual report to the Faculty Council.
In addition to the Faculty Council charges listed above, there are library-themed meetings with guest speakers, discussion and advisement on issues such as e-reserves and other policies and collection development, possible tours, etc. |
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Advisory Committee on Transportation
(ACT)
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Committee advises the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration on issues of transportation access and development. Responsibilities include: Gain an understanding of the goals of the campus master plan approved by the Board of Trustees and the binding traffic and transit requirements of the companion development plan approved by the Town of Chapel Hill
- Consider the University’s desire to become more environmentally responsible
- With assistance from the Department of Public Safety (DPS), conduct periodic surveys of campus constituencies to identify access needs for a planning period of five years. Advise on priorities for addressing these needs. The Committee should do its best to understand, represent, and balance the needs of all who must get to, from, and around the campus on a 7/24 basis.
- Evaluate efficiency, effectiveness, and user satisfaction of levels of various access options and advise on improvements needed and their priority
- Review, discuss, and provide advice on an initial five-year plan and revisions/additions to the plan in each subsequent year
- Assist the Director of DPS in developing a communication plan to inform the campus community about access issues
- Provide a written report and a briefing annually to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.
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Association of Student Governments
(ASG)
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| Delegates represent students of UNC system to the Board of Governors. UNC-CH delegates represent our university’s specific needs and hopes to the larger association. Broken up into committees, this group tackles academic affairs, legislative issues, as well as many other problems for students across the state. Delegates are full members of ASG, but vote only as alternates and still must attend meetings (see additional information). Student Body President serves as voting member. SBP meets with other voting members (UNC system presidents) in the summer and restrictions may arise on who can serve as delegates. |
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Campus Personal Safety
(CPS)
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| The Campus Personal Safety Committee, a subcommittee reporting to the University Safety and Security Committee, focuses on personal safety and crime prevention. It addresses University policies and procedures and aspects of the physical environment of the campus that affect personal safety. The Committee recommends changes in policies, programs, and physical amenities of the campus that would improve personal safety.
Responsibilities include:
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Review and make recommendations for compliance with the Office of the President’s Task Force on the Safety of the Campus Community
- Review and make recommendations for improvements in the University’s educational efforts provided for students and employees relating to personal safety and crime prevention
- Review and make recommendations for improvements in the University’s physical security. Participate in the annual lighting tour
- Report periodically to the University Safety and Security Committee on its efforts and achievements.
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Campus Recreation Board
(CRB)
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- To help develop and review long range strategic plans in the areas of Campus Recreation budget, fees, facility development, policies, and staffing
- To review and provide input regarding operational decisions, policies and procedures, eligibility and facility utilization
- To assist in the development of program goals and vision statements
- To serve as the sounding board for recommendations from the campus community, more specifically the various Campus Recreation councils
- and to annually review the goals and objectives of Campus Recreation.
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Career Services Advisory Board
(CSAB)
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| The UCS Student Advisory Board is a mechanism for UCS to gain feedback from students about its programs and services and to gain student input about new resources that UCS is considering to implement. The Student Advisory Board is comprised of first year-graduate students and represents the various majors and diverse groups served by UCS. |
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Carolina Computing Initiative Load Committee
(CCILC)
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| This committee represents a number of groups from across campus with a stake in the CCI Software Load. Suggestions of additions, deletions and modifications to the software that comes with CCI model computers are evaluated and debated. A final software load recommendation is the product of each cycle. |
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Carolina Union Board of Directors
(CUBD)
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| The Union Board of Directors oversees all aspects of the Union including programs, services and facilities. The group approves major expenditures, the annual budget, and new/changes in major policies. The board is instrumental in the search for a Union director (if needed) and is responsible for the selection of the Union President each year. Members are required to serve on at least one sub-committee of the board (finance, space allocation, long-range, and membership. The Union President is also the President of the Carolina Union Activities Board. |
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Chancellor’s Awards Committee
(CAC)
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| The Chancellor’s Awards Committee is responsible for the fulfillment of the charge from the Chancellor’s Office, consideration of awards to be added, and the planning, execution, and evaluation of the awards ceremony, an annual ceremony recognizing outstanding achievements by Carolina students in both academics and co-curricular student activities. The committee is not responsible for the selection of the awards. |
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Chancellor’s Childcare Advisory Committee
(CCAC)
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| The UNC-CH Child Care Advisory Committee is appointed by the Chancellor to study and evaluate alternatives for improving and strengthening child/family services for UNC faculty, staff and students, to make recommendations to the Chancellor for future goals for programs and services, and to assist the Office of Human Resources, Employee Services Department in implementing new programs and services. The members of the Child Care Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Chancellor. The Committee shall consist of not less than 10 and not more than 15 appointed members, with additional appointments being allowed for consultants to the committee. The committee members shall, except where necessary initially to establish the rotation herein prescribed, serve three-year terms with approximately one-third of the terms expiring annually. If a member misses more than three meetings of the committee in one year, s/he may be asked to resign. Committee membership make-up shall fairly represent the faculty, staff and student body of the University. |
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Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership Outreach Workgroup
(CHDPOW)
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| The Downtown Outreach Work Group helps manage the impact of social and behavioral issues (such as homelessness and panhandling) on Downtown Chapel Hill. Current projects include the Real Change from Spare Change initiative, the street outreach program, and the Project Homeless Connect event on September 25, 2008. |
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Elections Board Vice-Chairperson
(EBVP)
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| The Vice-Chair of the Board of Elections shall assist the Chair of the Board of Elections in his/her duties at the Chair’s direction. The Vice-Chair of the Board of Elections shall serve as Acting Chair in case of the absence of the Chair of the Board of Elections. SBP works with the Elections Board Chairperson to make this appointment. See Title VI of the Student Code. |
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Faculty Council
(FC)
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| Faculty Council is the governing body of UNC faculty. Student appointees are participating, non-voting members of the council who shall serve as advisors on issues that arise involving undergraduate and graduate education and services. Issues from past years include grade reform (Achievement Index) and priority registration. |
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Harvey Beech Scholarship Committee
(HVSC)
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| The representative of the Office for Minority Affairs will serve as the chair of the committee or designate the chair of the scholarship committee from among the committee members. The scholarship committee shall determine the scholarship recipients based on (in order of importance): academic GPA improvement from within the previous academic year (semesterly or cumulative for one year), demonstrate financial need (impact of scholarship) and contributions to campus life. Scholarships shall be awarded in coordination with the University’s Office of Student Aid. The Scholarship Committee shall award scholarships in the amount of $2,000 annually. The amount of the scholarship may be revised from time to time based upon recommendations of the Scholarship Committee with approval by the Board of Directors. The scholarship recipient(s) will be selected by the close of the Spring semester and awarded at the beginning of the following Fall semester. The scholarship committee shall be composed of representatives of the following organizations/offices: the Black Student Movement President, the Carolina Indian Circle President, and National Pan Hellenic Council President, the Executive Branch of Student Government (Student Body President) the Office of Student Academic Counseling, the Office for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, and the Office for Scholarships and Student Aid. |
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Housing Advisory Board
(HAB)
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| Serves as an advisory board to the Director of Housing and Residential Education in discussions of ideas, programs, budgets, and facilities. |
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ITS Classrooms Advisory Board
(ICAB)
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| The Classroom Advisory Board is currently made up of staff from ITS, Registrar, Facilities (Architect and Design Services). We meet bi-weekly to discuss issues in general purpose classrooms scheduled by the Registrar's office. We discuss plans for new construction of classroom buildings, equipment, technology needs and time frames for rooms being completely. |
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ITS Teaching Committee
(ITC)
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| Committee members serve as consultants to ITS Teaching and Learning. Meetings generally involve dialogue between members and ITS Teaching and Learning leadership focusing on direction, current and future projects, and priority setting. |
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Licensing Labor Code Advisory Committee
(LLCAC)
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| In 1999, the University adopted a Labor Code of Conduct designed to ensure fair working conditions in factories where products bearing university logos are manufactured. This Advisory Committee to the Chancellor attends to questions and issues related to the Code’s implementation and enforcement. |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committe
(MLKPC)
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The purpose of the MLK, Jr. Birthday Celebration Planning Committee is to plan/coordinate educationally relevant programs/events that are designed to honor the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All events included as an official part of the celebration schedule should focus on the issues that Dr. King sought to address. |
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Committee
(PBSC)
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| The purpose of the Pedestrian Safety Committee is to advise the Chancellor on pedestrian safety matters and to make recommendations for improvements as needed. Responsibilities include:
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Focus on disability issues as they relate to pedestrian safety on campus including audible signals at major intersections, curb cuts at intersections, and elimination of hazards on sidewalks due to vehicles and construction
- Implementation of the “campus standard” for crosswalks
- Review construction project plans and forward recommendations as needed pertaining to pedestrian movement both during construction and after project completion
- Partner with the HSRC to continue the review, evaluation and modification of the education and awareness campaign as appropriate
- Continue to identify hazards related to pedestrian and bicycle interaction; with vehicles on campus and mitigating those hazards
- Prepare an annual report to the Chancellor addressing the status of pedestrian safety on campus, including accomplishments and recommendations for further improvements.
The Committee should endeavor to provide advice that is balanced, fair, practical, and in the best interest of the entire campus community. As an advisory group, the Committee must understand that the University has many competing needs and limited resources, and thus not every recommendation can be implemented by the University administration. |
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Provost’s Committee on LGBTQ Life
(PCLGBTQL)
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| Committee appointed by the Provost and charged by Provost to provide advice and counsel on all matters related to LGBTQ issues on campus as they relate to faculty, staff and student concerns. |
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Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee
(RESPC)
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| In addition to overseeing a substantial student-fee-generated fund for campus renewable energy projects, we keep ourselves up-to-date on upcoming renewable energy technologies, analyze feasibility studies, seek out new partnerships, write grants, and learn about campus infrastructure. We've taken field trips to photovoltaic panel production facilities, the campus co-generation plant, to the annual Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference. We've also taken hard hat tours of campus buildings with sustainable design features while they've been under construction. We work with a medley of architectural firms, engineering companies, university faculty and administration to accomplish our mission, and we're happy to welcome organized, self-motivated, fiscally-responsible, and enthusiastic students from all levels of pre-existing renewable energy knowledge to the team. |
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Scholarships, Awards, and Student Aid
(SASA)
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| The Scholarships, Awards, and Student Aid Committee is appointed by the chancellor. The committee establishes policy for scholarship and student aid funds, monitors the operations of the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, and advises the chancellor on matters regarding scholarships and other forms of student aid. |
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Sexual Harassment Advisory Board
(SHAB)
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| Advisory to the Director Equal Opportunity on matters involving sexual harassment and discrimination. |
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SHARE Women’s Health and Safety
(SHARE)
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| Multidisciplinary approach to provide timely medical care and services to survivors of a sexual assault through a standardized procedure. Maintain a positive balance with the UNC Chapel Hill Victims Assistance Fund used to offset medical expenses occurred by the survivor; Collaborate with UNC Chapel Hill Campus Police regarding anonymous rape test kits and its approach with Blind Reporting; Continue to offer prophylaxis HIV medications to survivor; Promote awareness of services offered at CHS and UNC Hospitals Emergency Department to our student population through organized screening and informational health fairs and clinics; Collaborate with UNC Emergency Department Forensic Nurse Coordinator to assist in reducing health care charges incurred by the survivor. |
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Student Academic Advising Board
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| The Student Academic Advising Board serves as the student voice to the Academic Advising Program administration. It is completely student run and managed. SAAB is expected to bring student concerns and ideas to Advising administration. In the past, the board has collaborated with advising administration and individual advisers to optimize the advising experience for all students. Traditionally, this committee is comprised of students of various years and advising experiences, including transfers and first-years. The chair of the committee, either the SBVP or his or her chosen delegate, sits on the Academic Advising Program Council. |
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Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor-FIRST YEARS ONLY
(SACC1)
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| The purpose of the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor (SACC) is to provide a means for a wide range of student constituencies to speak directly with the Chancellor, the Executive Vice Chancellor, the Provost, and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs in order to peacefully and professionally advance the interests of the students and the university. SACC is composed of 12 undergraduate and graduate students who meet monthly with the Chancellor and meet weekly as a group to represent a broad range of student interests to the Chancellor and to higher university administrators. The Student Body Vice President serves as the chair of the Student Advisory Committee to the Chancellor (SACC). |
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Student Dining Board of Directors
(SDBD)
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Responsibilities include:
- Formulate and implement policies that will achieve the university's food service goals
- Review the Annual Plan, which includes budgets, operating hours, menus and staffing needs. Make appropriate and reasonable recommendations
- Assist in the design and development of new or renovated dining service facilities
- Assess and advocate student dining service needs
- Educate the student population regarding on-campus dining services
- Assist in the evaluation and selection of dining service contractors. It is helpful to have students that have meal plans, mainly because they tend to use dining services more than non-meal plan students. Throughout the year members are given cards to use in dining locations and are asked to shop different dining locations every week to give feedback to the Board on operations.
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Student Leadership Advisory Committee (SLAC)
(SLAC)
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| The Student Leadership Advisory Committee advises the Division of Student Affairs and specifically the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs on issues relating to student life and student leadership on campus. SLAC meets with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and his/her staff to learn about and discuss student needs as they relate to the Division of Student Affairs’ responsibilities. This committee provides students an opportunity to develop as leaders and assist the Division of Student Affairs in finding ways to enhance campus life through innovative programs and policies. |
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Student Library Advisory Board
(SLAB)
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| In an effort to maintain open communication between the student body and the administration of the University Library, the Student Library Advisory Board (SLAB) was created to provide a forum in which students and the library administration can solicit and discuss suggestions from the student body and share feedback and ideas regarding library services, programs, and facilities. SLAB directs the expenditures of the Student Endowed Library fund, which began in 1998 as an initiative to help support library services of particular interest to student users, at that time, namely 24-hour service of the Undergraduate Library. The most important meeting of the year is the final meeting in April in which SLAB members vote on how to spend the year's available funds from the Student Endowed Library fund. Commitment to attend the final meeting, in particular, would be greatly appreciated. |
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Student Safety and Security Committee
(SSSC)
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| The Student Committee for Safety and Security oversees the allocation of the Safety and Security Fee and acts as an advocate for better safety on campus. The members review funding requests for safety related events such as self-defense classes and items such as assault whistles. The committee also works with DPS to improve lighting on campus and to ensure the P2Ps run efficiently. Safety and Security’s goal is to inform every student of his or her right to safety and the means available for preserving this safety. |
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Student Supreme Court
(SSC)
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| The jurisdiction of the Student Supreme Court shall extend to controversies concerning actions of the executive branch, legislative branch, elections board or other organizations and committees organized under the authority of this Code of Permanent Laws. This jurisdiction is extended to questions of law arising under the Student Code, the laws enacted under its authority and the governing documents of the other organizations and committees recognized under its authority. The time constraints are outlined in Title III, Part 1, Article II of the Student Code. Justices serve for the duration of their time as a student. If resigning or graduating, Justices must submit resignation letters to the Student Body President before the Spring appointment process begins. Graduate and undergraduates are eligible to serve. |
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Student Television Board of Directions
(STVBD)
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The Board of Directors shall have responsibility for:
- The review and evaluation of STV finances including approval of all capital expenditures exceeding $500 and all stipends, as proposed by the Executive Board
- Selecting the Station Manager of STV with the recommendations of the Screening Committee
- Advising and assisting the Station Manager or Executive Board with any matters of STV policy; Responding to a mandate or the STV General Body as outlined in Article IV.
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Sustainability Advisory Committee
(SAC)
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| The Sustainability Advisory Committee, advising the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, is being constituted as a recognized committee to make recommendations on a more holistic approach to the development and implementation of sustainable policies, practices, research, and curricula across the University. The Committee will recommend long-term sustainability goals for the University and identify the means to achieve them. The Committee will develop a better understanding of existing incentives and disincentives, and propose more effective strategies. The Committee members will champion these strategies and communicate them to each member’s respective area so that all stakeholders take ownership. Duties and Responsibilities:
- Devise a comprehensive and common-sense way to foster sustainability across the entire organization.
- Improve the University’s sustainability intelligence – how information is gathered and reported, findings analyzed, lessons learned, and results applied.
- Utilize sustainability for the University’s competitive advantage – in recruitment, fundraising, financial and resource management, and funded research
- Disseminate sustainability accomplishments, tools, and challenges
- Establish campus-wide measurement methodologies for quantifying, comparing, benchmarking, and prioritizing progress toward sustainability.
- Foster linkages among and within campus departments, both operational and academic.
- Develop tools and incentives that make the sustainable choice the easy choice.
- Advise the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration on all matters related to Campus Sustainability.
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Traffic and Parking Appeals Committee
(TPAC)
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| The Parking Appeals committee is appointed by the Chancellor to fill his role as the court of final appeal for University parking citation appeals. Members may be asked to sit on an average of one panel per semester. Each time a panel of Committee members is convened; 4-6 parking appeals will be heard and deliberated upon over approximately 2 hours. Each semester Committee members will also receive a batch or two of written parking appeals (6-10 appeals in each batch) through email or campus mail for decision by ballot vote. |
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Yackety Yack Board of Directors
(YYBD)
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| Yackety Yack Publishing, Inc. Exists to produce the premier photographic memoir of UNC. Through bold yet succinct design and powerful, memorable photographics, we give the student body and University community a book which contains a sampling of the diversity which characterizes the University. We strive to maintain high standards of graphic design and publishing which are benchmarks by which all yearbooks use as measures. The Board of Directors runs the total operation of Yackety Yack Publishing, Inc. |