The Student Representative is a volunteer Officer position on the OWCA Executive Board.
Position Details
- Length of term: 1 year (January to December 2024)
- Time commitment: 4-6 hours per month (includes synchronous and asynchronous work)
- Renewable?: Yes, up to 1 time
- Elected by: OWCA membership
- Openings: 2
Qualifications
We welcome your application regardless of your prior experience with professional associations. The Executive Board will support you as a new Board member and help you to implement your ideas.
You should apply for this position if you:
- Are a current secondary school, undergraduate, or graduate student
- Would like to develop/hone skills in leadership and administration
- Have ideas for improving the OWCA for our student members and volunteers
Responsibilities
If elected, you would do the following within your monthly time commitment:
- Represent the interests/needs of students who research, implement, or practice online writing support
- Serve on at least 1 OWCA committee of your choosing and attend that committee’s meetings
- Assist other OWCA Officers, as time allows, depending on your interests and professional goals
- Attend monthly Executive Board meetings, review items that need Board feedback/approval, and vote on Board and committee projects
Professional Development
The Student Representative position provides opportunities for professional development. You could choose to serve on one or more of the following committees:
- Diversity & Social Justice Committee
- Accessibility Committee
- Conference Committee
- Virtual Events Committee
- Mentoring & Resources Committee
You will also have opportunities to learn from other Officers, as your time allows. Depending on your professional goals, you could choose to learn any of the following skills:
- Committee meeting preparation and coordination
- Note taking
- Report writing
- Grant writing
- Resource development
- Online event planning
- Outreach to other organizations
- Website editing
Your work as Student Representative could lead to future opportunities to later run for another position on the Executive Board, after your term as Student Representative has ended.
Learn More
To learn more about this position and the OWCA, you can attend an Informational Session.
You can also review the following pages on our website:
If you have questions, please email election@onlinewritingcenters.org.
How to Apply
Please create ONE of the following:
- written statement (200-300 words) OR
- video statement (2-3 minutes). Video statements should be uploaded to YouTube and include edited closed captions for accessibility (please review the OWCA Guide for Video Applications for assistance).
Your statement will be shared with OWCA members for voting. In your statement, please answer the following questions:
- Why do you want to be more involved with the OWCA and to serve as Student Representative?
- Which OWCA committee(s) are you interested in participating in and what skill(s) do you hope to gain?
- What ideas do you have for the OWCA to better support student members?
Submit
Applications for this election are due November 15 (by end of the day).
