GBA Announcements and Updates

Wednesday, August 19th

Drinking from a fire hydrant

Keep up the positive attitude!

Agenda

• Welcome– 2nd year students return on August 31st

• GBA Newsletter– 1st Edition released today!

• Welcome Weekend Co-Chairs– Time to apply– Questions – Reach out to Ceili Cascarano or Jean Downing

• Club Night– Wednesday, September 16th [5:00 – 7:00 PM] in the Auditorium

• Section Rep Elections – Winners announced Thursday, August 27th

• Question and Answer

Section Representative Election Overview

Wednesday, August 19th

Jean DowningVP of Alumni

Relations

Arun MulchandaniVP of Career

Management

Julia AndrleVP of Community

Outreach

Ceili CascaranoVP of Marketing Communications

Ying HuangVP of Multicultural

Affairs

Kristi LudwigVP of Student

Activities

Parul LahotiVP of University

Relations

Jeff DavisPresident

Liz StantonExecutive Vice

President

Reed MooreChief Financial

Officer

Kyle AnkromVP of Academic

Affairs

Chad LangvilleVP of One Year

Class

???Section A

Representative

???Section B

Representative

???Section C

Representative

2009 – 2010 GBA

Section Rep position descriptionThe Section Reps represent the interests of each section of the 1st year class. They will work closely with the GBA and the Program Office to ensure that the voice of the 2011 class is heard. • Responsibilities include:

– Liaison between GBA and 1st Years; participate in GBA meetings (1 hr per week)– Advise Program Office on issues affecting 1st Years; meet with Program Office biweekly– Encourage participation by 1st Years in school-wide programs (spokesperson in your section

for fundraisers, section-wide announcements, etc.)– Coordinate section-wide activities as applicable (lunches, outings, etc.)– Distribute and submit course evaluations for fall semester courses

• Key Events the Section Reps are responsible for:– Courage event (i.e. skydiving) (Fall and/or Spring)– Section Feud (Fall)– Canned food drive (Fall)– Brand check (Fall or Spring)

Section Rep is a great opportunity to get a perspective on the entire community

Last Year’s Section Reps…

• GBA Executive Vice President• Coke Case Competition [3rd Place Nationally]

• Honors Council President• GMSC Winning Team

• Orientation Co-chair• Works for Mayor Shirley Franklin

Liz Stanton

Brian Claveria

Jen McDonald

Section

ASection

BSection

CSection Rep can lead to other great leadership opportunities

Save the date…

• The new Section Reps are invited to attend the GBA semi-annual Strategic Planning Forum (SPF)– Starts:

• Friday, August 28th, 9 AM– Ends:

• Saturday, August 29th, late afternoon

Lake Oconee

SPF attendance should not defer you from applying

Section Rep election process

• Thursday [August 20th], 8 am: Nominations & Acceptances are open– To Nominate, write in subject box: “I nominate XX for Section X Rep”– To Accept, write in subject box “I XX accept the nomination for Section X Rep”

• Saturday [August 22nd], 8 pm: Nominations & Acceptances are closed• Monday [August 24th]: Speeches at the end or beginning of class (details to

be posted on MBA11)– 2 minutes

• Monday [August 24th], 1 pm – Wednesday [August 26th], 8 pm: Voting– Liz will post a link to MBA11 to vote– Tool is bulletproof – secure, eliminates run-offs– Will close promptly at 8 pm on Wednesday

• Thursday [August 27th] – Results announced

No campaigning allowed!

Nominating and accepting nominations on First Class

1) Open First Class2) Click on the Nominations Conference

Nominating and accepting nominations on First Class

3) Click on your respective section [Example above: Section A]4) Nominate classmate or accept nomination

To Nominate:Write in subject box: “I nominate XX for Section XX Rep”

To Accept:Write in subject box “I XX accept the nomination for Section XX Rep”

Summary of Section Rep election process & timeline

SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT

16 17 18 19

Overview of Election Process

20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27

Results Announced

28 29

Nominations & Acceptances

SPF2 (GBA Retreat)Speeches

Voting

Questions?

Email or call Liz Stanton:Liz_stanton@bus.emory.edu

(770) 722-3204