Description of Positions

First Year Representative

Seven First-Year CLAS students are selected in a highly competitive application process to sit on the Arts & Sciences Council.  As a representative, you will keep ASC apprised of First-Year concerns and help design programs that provide academic advising, promote CLAS identity, and foster student-faculty interaction within the College. You will be the eyes and ears for your fellow students in regard to ASC-sponsored programs.  As a member of ASC, you will learn about and plan for events such as academic advising fairs, the College Carnival, alumni panels, research forums, the College Birthday Party, the Take Your Professor Out to Lunch Program, and many more programs.  You'll figure out ways to use a budget of $36,000.  Most of all, you will get the opportunity to put your ideas into action.

Arts and Sciences Council is a somewhat unique organization, in that it provides First-Years with the opportunity to obtain a leadership position and work closely with the Executive Officers immediately.  First-Year Representatives are critical to maintaining continuity of ASC between years.  Each year, several First-Year Representatives are nominated and appointed to Support Officer Positions (e.g. Deputy Chief of Staff, First- and Second-Year Programming Chair, Events Chair).  These representatives often run for the Executive Officer positions in following years (e.g. President of the College, Secretary of the College).

Second Year Representative

Seven Second-Year CLAS students are selected in a highly competitive process to sit on the Arts & Sciences Council.  As a representative, you will keep ASC apprised of Second-Year concerns and help design programs that provide academic advising, promote CLAS identity, and foster student-faculty interaction within the College. You will be the eyes and ears for your fellow students in regard to ASC sponsored programs.  You'll learn about University Career Services, Study Abroad Night, academic advising fairs, research forums, the Cavalier Card, and many more programs.  You'll meet with your fellow representatives once a week and brainstorm fun and useful activities.  You'll figure out ways to use a budget of $36,000.  Most of all, you'll get the opportunity to put your ideas into action.

You will also receive significant opportunities to lead, and will work closely with the Executive Officers.  Second-Year Representatives are critical to maintaining continuity of ASC between years.  Each year, several Second-Year Representatives are nominated and appointed to Support Officer Positions (e.g. Deputy Chief of Staff, Ombudsman, Events Chair).  These representatives often run for the Executive Officer positions in following years (e.g. President of the College, Secretary of the College).

Department Representative

Through a highly competitive process, representatives from each academic department are selected to sit on the Arts and Sciences Council.  Department Representatives are expected to serve as representative to your department, help plan ASC activities, and serve as a peer academic advisor.

As an ASC representative you will be part of a close-knit group of students who do primarily two things.  First, each of us represents our department by voicing the needs of our peers, providing advising information to current and prospective majors, and developing social and intellectual activities that foster student-faculty interaction.  Second, we work to create and carry out programs that link the various departments and strengthen student identity within the College.  You’ll pass along information to your department and learn about Majors Fairs, student-faculty trivia, the Take Your Professor to Lunch program, College Carnival, College Birthday, and many more programs.

You will develop a relationship with your department’s Director of Undergraduate Programming.  You will host a reception for the faculty, current majors, and prospective majors.  If you don’t already know the “ins and outs” of your department, you’ll learn them.  You’ll be an expert on the opportunities and classes available within your major and help plan fun and useful activities for college students using a $36,000 budget.  Most of all, you’ll get the opportunity to put your ideas into action.