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Undergraduate and graduates who are interested in becoming Sustainable Agriculture Educators… see the opportunity below to contribute to the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association by becoming a student representative on the Steering Council. The time commitment is usually around 2-4 hours a month, and offers the opportunity to network with leading sustainable agriculture and food system instructors throughout the nation. Let me know if you would like a nomination!! Faculty - there are positions available for you, too! Member representatives and other positions are also open. See details below! Julie Cotton, M.S. Academic Specialist Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Michigan State University A264 Plant and Soil Science Building East Lansing, MI 48824 [log in to unmask] 517-355-0271 ext. 1156 undergrads: www.safss.msu.edu grads: www.effs.msu.edu Begin forwarded message: > From: Sustainable Agriculture Education <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Join the SAEA Steering Council > Date: June 10, 2014 at 4:37:57 PM EDT > To: SAEA Google Group <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > > Join the SAEA Steering Council > > We are now accepting nominations for SAEA Steering Committee positions! These positions help to guide the organization, and insure that we have diverse student and practitioner voices. > > Positions will start August 1, 2014 and will carry forward for either one or two years. Please see the position descriptions below for the available positions – available positions are described below. > > Nominations will open June 2, and close June 16. Nominees will then be asked to submit a short biography to share with the voting membership, due June 30th. Elections will be held online from July 1-July 15. Positions will be announced and terms officially start August 1. > > The new SC members will be asked to attend the late July Steering committee conference call as a way to welcome them to the organization and orient them to the committee. We also hope that new Steering Committee members will attend the 2014 SAEA Conference and post-conference Steering Committee meeting on August 6, 2014. > > Timeline: > > • June 1-June 16 – nominations open > > • June 30 – deadline for nominee biographies for election > > • July 1-15 – online voting is open > > • July 18 – positions are announced > > • August 1 – new SC members begin their term > > • August 3-6 – SAEA conference and strategic planning meeting in North Carolina > > We are soliciting nominations for the following positions: > Vice-Chair (1 opening) > Secretary (1 opening) > Member Representative (1 opening) > Student Representatives (3 openings) > > Please email your nominee’s name, contact information, and the position for which you are nominating him or her to Julie Cotton, SAEA Secretary, at cottonj [at] msu.edu. > > Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged! > > SAEA Steering Committee Position Descriptions: > > Duties: All members of the Steering Council are expected to: attend monthly 1-hour conference calls; serve on one or more subcommittee(s); attend national conferences if possible; represent the Association as appropriate. > > Vice-Chair (1-year term, 1 opening) > The vice-chair succeeds to the office of Chair for a term of one year after finishing their term as Vice Chair. As vice chair, they will assume the duties of the Chair in the event of the inability of the Chair to fulfill their duties. As vice chair, they learn to perform the duties of the Chair, who is the presiding officeholder of the Association. Chairs organize steering committee meetings and conference calls, set agendas and decision-making priorities, and delegate appropriate duties to other committee members and subcommittees. The Chair also represents the organization at SAEA conferences and other public events. By nominating a Vice-Chair, you are effectively nominating the next SAEA Chair. > > Secretary (2-year term, 1 opening) > The secretary keeps full and accurate records of all business and proceedings of the Steering Council in regular and special meetings, as well as general information related to SAEA activities and bylaws. S/he maintains all records and, upon leaving office, make necessary arrangements for passing on these records to the successor Secretary. The secretary may be responsible for correspondence of the SAEA upon direction of the Steering Council. The secretary prepares and distributes ballots to the voting membership, tabulates and records the votes, and notifies the candidates for office and the Steering Council of the election results. > > Member Representatives (1 opening) and Student Representatives (3 openings) (2-year terms) > Member and Student Representatives maintain awareness of the diverse views, goals and objectives of the membership of the SAEA and represent these as appropriate at meetings of the Steering Council. They are required to serve as chairs or members of subcommittees. Nominated Student Representatives must be current students in any institution of higher learning when elected, but may complete their term if they graduate during this time. > > The Sustainable Agriculture Education Association promotes and supports the development, application, research and exchange of best teaching and learning practices in sustainable agriculture education and curricula through communication, training, development, and collaborative activities for teachers and learners. The Association is organized exclusively for education purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. > > -- > Megan Fehrman > SAEA Outreach Coordinator > 503-622-0161 > www.sustainableaged.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAEA Steering Council" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [log in to unmask] > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.