Hello CSUA!
Our GM3, where officer elections are held, is coming up: 4/27 6-10pm Woz.
Be sure to get your csua account created at least 1 week ahead of time if you plan to vote.
Elections are a lengthy process, but they’re worth it, so vote!
Here is a list of the 7 politburo positions we will be voting people into:
0) President
1) VP Indrel/Industrial Relations (aka External VP)
2) VP Tech/Technical/Sys Admin (aka Internal VP)
3) Secretary/Treasurer
4) Outreach
5) Events Coordinator: External
6) Events Coordinator: Internal
Current Politburo:
President – Heidi Galbraith
VP Indrel – Jacob Newman
VP Tech – Josh Hawn
Sec/Tres – Jessica Pan
Outreach – Samantha Dove
External Events – Mary Stufflebeam
Internal Events – Hayg Astourian
Position Descriptions:
(0) President:
The President is in charge of getting things done. She/he is our liaison with the department and with other clubs on campus. She/he is the master delegator and the face of the CSUA. She/he runs the weekly Politburo meetings and organizes the passing on of knowledge from one generation to the next.
(1) VP Indrel:
As the name suggests, Indrel is in charge of CSUA’s industrial relations. He/she is our liaison with industry. He/she reaches out to companies and attains sponsors for our events. He/she is also in charge of the jobs board.
(2) VP Tech:
As the name suggests, VP Tech is in charge of our machines, both in the office and in the server room, hardware and software. He/she is the head of our root staff. He/she is our liaison with the campus’s INST and IT services. He/she solves problems and keeps our services (such as our list-servs and our free web hosting) up and running.
(3) Sec/Tres
The SecTres is an amalgam of 3 former Politburo positions: librarian, secretary, and treasurer. SecTres manages our officers, ensures our office space is mostly clean, takes minutes at meetings, handles reimbursements, fills out treasurer forms, and manages our library of CS books. SecTres keeps things organized and running.
(4) Outreach
Outreach has 3 roles: publicizing the CSUA, reaching out to the campus community, and recruiting new members. She/he is our liaison with the campus community. She/he is in charge of the design and distribution of all publication materials for the CSUA and for advertising our events and services. She/he is also in charge of managing our website.
(5) External Events
External events runs our external events, i.e. company sponsored events. She/he is in charge of all logistical planning and day-of execution for each event. She/he makes sure everything runs smoothly during the event and executes crisis management. Capacity to delegate is really a requirement for this role. Example external events are coding for grubs, weekly hack nights, and hackathons.
(6) Internal Events
Internal Events runs our internal events, i.e. anything the CSUA runs without sponsorship. He/she is in charge of all things fun. He/she creates fun events, plans out the logistics of running such an event, and then organizes and runs each event. Capacity to delegate is really a requirement for this role. Example internal events are general meetings, assassins, and paintball.
For a more in-depth description of each position, go here.
