| Student Governance and Organizations director search narrows down to three |
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| Written by Johnathan Silver, The Shorthorn senior staff | ||||
| Thursday, 21 January 2010 09:39 PM | ||||
  A director post may soon be filled in the Division of Student Affairs, after nearly a semester long vacancy.The Student Governance and Organizations director position was vacated early last semester when Jamie Williams accepted a part-time position on campus. Executives in the Student Affairs division performed a national search to rally director hopefuls. A selection committee reviewed more than 70 resumes, and now the pool has been narrowed to three candidates. Jeff Sorensen, Student Affairs assistant vice president, said it’s important to have the position filled soon. “[Student Governance and Organizations] is the most important department on campus, when it comes to involving students in leadership positions,” he said. “And it has a significant budget.” According to a job posting, the new hire has to have earned a master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Personnel or a related field. Preferred qualifications include budget and planning experience and implementing and evaluating student programs. Next Candidate Visits:When:
Where: The Student Congress chambers Sorensen didn’t reveal candidates’ names, in case they didn’t want to be identified before officially visiting the campus to deliver a pitch before a public assembly. He said people should attend the open forums to find out who the candidates are. One candidate, Apartment Life director Molly Albart, spoke at an open forum in the Student Congress chambers Thursday afternoon. SC recording secretary Annie Liu said Williams was a friendly and an available director, and wants the next one to follow suit. “[As SGO director], you’re dealing with students constantly,” she said. “And if you’re working in that kind of environment, you definitely have to have passion for student life.” SC president Kent Long said he would give campus tours to the other two candidates upon their arrivals. SGO offices are very student-friendly, and the next director should have the similar characteristics, he said. After all the candidates have spoken a new director will be chosen with input from surveys handed out during their talks. The candidates will speak in an open forum in the SC chambers at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.26, and on Thursday, Jan. 28. More on Molly Albart:Molly Albart told a crowd of about 30 people Thursday why she should be the next Student Governance and Organizations director. She said she enjoyed working in her old position as Apartment Life director, but thought it was time to move forward, which is also what she would like to do with the office of SGO director. “I never saw myself doing that forever,” Albart said about her past student housing jobs, which also includes being a former Trinity Hall director. An officer training camp, a workshop series and executive board roundtable discussions were some of the things she called for during her speech. When asked what her biggest challenge would be should she become director, Albart said it would be her lack of experience with the SGO office. She said her first tasks as director would be catching up. “I have a lot of learning to do and will depend on the staff,” she said. Multicultural Affairs director Leticia Martinez asked questions after Albart’s talk. Martinez said she and other professional staff, who will be the next SGO director’s colleagues, are not allowed to comment on how the candidates performed at the forums. “[The SGO director] should be someone who is able to build positive relationships with students as well as fellow colleagues within the division as well as campus stakeholders in the university and the community,” she said. Views: 570 | E-mail
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