The position of a NCSA Senator has many responsibilities. The position also requires certain qualities including leadership, listening, patience, and a desire to make a difference. Several of the responsibilities of a NCSA Senator are listed below. Senators are the life-blood of the student organization and the students that they represent depend on their dedication and service to their community. Out Senators must always be ready and willing to listen and support the student initiatives at Northland College.
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- Attend all weekly meeting of NCSA (three unexcused absences will be grounds for impeachment).
- Post NCSA meeting agendas and minutes on bulletin boards in the residence halls or other appropriate areas weekly.
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- Prepare for each meeting by reading the agenda and the previous meeting’s minutes.
- Be willing to chat with, ask questions of, and accurately inform your constituents about the discussions and event within the student senate and at Northland College. Senators must become acquainted with what their constituents want and feel. They are responsible for information their constituents of weekly issues that are discussed during regular NCSA meetings. Senators are also responsible for informing NCSA of the constituent’ reactions and feeling regard campus issues. A Senator should be willing to call monthly meetings of her/his residential hall or constituency in order to discuss and inform her/his constituents about issues of concern.
- Be willing to serve on a minimum of one NCSA or Northland College committee during the school year.
- Be willing to attend other non-NCSA meetings as announced by the President or other NCSA members.
- Senators are required to attend the weekend retreat held at the beginning of the academic year.
- Senators must be willing to aid in events planned and organized by the Campus Entertainment Committee and/or student senate when needed.
- Senators are expected to participate in the semester service project coordinated by the Public Relations Coordinator of NCSA.
(Please note that this list is not exhaustive and should not be taken as all-inclusive.)
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Senator Rights
- The Student Senate is the governing body of the Northland College Student Association. All senators have the right to ask questions on anything regarding the workings of NCSA or of an NCSA meeting. Those attending NCSA meetings, or employed or representing NCSA, have an obligation to inform all present as to what’s going on, especially to clarify any discussions or decisions.
- Although not highly recommended, NCSA senators have a right to vote on any Senate issue regardless of their presence at an NCSA meeting. Senators have the right to vote by proxy provided that the request is provided in writing to the NCSA secretary, signed and dated, at least one hour prior to the meeting in which the issue will be addressed. If a new motion is made within Senate, or a motion that is not specifically stated in that written proxy, then the proxy must abstain for that senator rather than vote
- Senators are elected in the fall semester for a one-year term. If a Senator changes her or his residency during the fall or winter semester, she or he has the right to remain a senator if she or he chooses. In this case, she or he will become a “Senator at Large” and will represent the student body as a whole. If this occurs between NCSA elections, or if a senator resigns or is impeached, the President will temporarily appoint a Senator to fill the vacant constituency. The appointee will serve until an official NCSA election can be held feasibly.