Hi everyone! I'd like to thank you for the opportunity to serve as 1st VP, I’m looking forward to this year.
The first delegate meeting of the academic year was held on September 1. We went over Delegate roles and responsibilities, all of which can be accessed through the Delegate Toolkit on the SUNYLA website:
https://sunyla.org/delegate-toolkit/I’ve been updating the Delegate list. If your campus has a new delegate please let me know!
Even though it is only September it is never too soon to think about our Spring Elections! Seats for 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, and Secretary will be open. If you are interested in running or know someone who may be interested please let me know via email. Duties of each position are below (taken from the bylaws):
The First Vice President (President Elect) shall succeed to the office of the President following a one-year term as First Vice President. A First Vice President succeeding to a vacancy in the office of President shall serve the unfilled term succeeded to and the term to which the person was elected. The First Vice President (President Elect) shall: 1) perform the duties of the President in the President’s absence; (2) coordinate nominations for election; (3) perform such other duties as may be required.
The Second Vice President shall serve for one year. The Second Vice President shall: (1) be responsible for the Annual SUNYLA Conference; (2) appoint a committee to assist in planning and presenting the conference; and (3) perform such other duties as required.
The Secretary shall serve for two years and may be re-elected. The Secretary shall: (1) keep and distribute the official record of all General Sessions of the Association and of the meetings of the Executive Board and Council; (2) prepare and distribute ballots and tabulate the results of the elections for Officers and of all referenda to the Membership and announce the results of elections and balloting on referenda; (3) perform such other duties as may be required.
