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SPA Graduate Executive Board
President (2nd Year Grad): The SPA President is in charge of coordinating SPA-sponsored activities and is the primary liaison between the student body and planning faculty. The President organizes SPAExecutive and General meetings, attends monthly faculty meetings, meets regularly with the planning department chair, and helps organize SPA events as needed. The President also works closely with the Treasurer to plan the budget and allocate funding. holly@virginia.edu
Vice President (1st Year Grad): Coming soon.
Treasurer (2nd Year Grad): Submit funding applications and attend listening sessions for CIO Operational funding and A-school Fall 2011-Spring 2012 funding. Particularly work to secure funding through StudCo, the A-School, and the Department for students to attend APA Conference. Manage the funding as well as SPA Bank of America account and debit card. Process any reimbursements for SPA events and travel.
Social Chair (2nd Year Grad): The Social Chair is responsible for planning social events for the students of SPA and the Planning department in general, particularly beginning with a social event/celebration for our graduating class in May. Providing students with weekly updates about events going on in the planning world and around town and setting up happy hours or other causes for celebration are the primary roles of the Social Chair. The Social Chair also attends monthly meetings with the Department chair.
Curriculum Coordinator (2nd Year Grad): Work with faculty and students on issues regarding the curriculum, including supplemental lectures, professional/career development programming, and speakers. Work with the rest of the SPA Executive Committee and meet with department chair monthly.
School of Architecture Student Council Senator (2nd Year Grad): The Student Senator participates in the budget appropriations process with representatives of other student groups in the A-School. This group is responsible for allocating A-School funding among the various student groups, in relation to funding requests. This process is expected to be accomplished before the end of Spring semester. As a part of this appropriations process, Student Senator responsibilities may include proactively coordinating with representatives of other student groups to ensure the funding process can be initiated and completed before charette, before students leave for the summer break, etc. Other Student Senator responsibilities include attending Department meetings with the Department Chair and/or other faculty.
Secretary (1st Year Grad): Coming soon.
SPA Undergraduate Executive Board
President (2nd Year Grad): The role of the SPA Undergraduate President is to represent undergraduates' needs and concerns to the planning department. The faculty look to this person to ascertain how students are responding to department policies. The position also requires working with the rest of SPA officers which includes many graduate students. The ideal candidate will not be afraid of voicing their opinion to faculty, graduate students, or peers, while at the same time trying to represent the larger undergraduate body. The position is very flexible and the officer can take a more active or passive role in changing department policies. In other words, you can make it what you want. Responsibilities include: Attending all SPA Exec Meetings, SPA General Meetings, Faculty Meetings, and Department Head Meetings (for the most part all occur on a monthly basis). It is a great way to interact personally with faculty and boost your resume.
School of Architecture Student Council Senator: The Student Senator participates in the budget appropriations process with representatives of other student groups in the A-School. This group is responsible for allocating A-School funding among the various student groups, in relation to funding requests. This process is expected to be accomplished before the end of Spring semester. As a part of this appropriations process, Student Senator responsibilities may include proactively coordinating with representatives of other student groups to ensure the funding process can be initiated and completed before charette, before students leave for the summer break, etc.
Social Chair: The Social Chair is responsible for planning social events for the students of SPA and the Planning department in general. The undergraduate Social Chair works with the graduate Social Chair to plan SPA general events, as well as creating events specifically for undergrads. Past events have included tailgaiting on the Lawn before football games, setting up and creating superlatives for the 4th Year Rotunda Dinner, etc. This position is flexible and can be what you make it.