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Be a part of the YIS Student Advisory Board and help YIS programs throughout the year. If you can work collaboratively with other students, teach a YIS lesson to others, disseminate information to your club, provide feedback on programs, and meet quarterly via teleconference, we are looking for you!
We are currently looking to appoint a Student Advisory Board President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, and Members at Large.
If you wish to be nominated for any of the positions or would like to be a member at large of the Student Advisory Board, please submit the following by:
Monday, June 21, 2022 via email to StudentAdvisoryBoard@yis.
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Young Investors Society Student Advisory Board Officers
Young Investors Society want to give every opportunity for a purposeful and enjoyable year by electing officers who will add value to the student advisory board, share experiences, and make meaning contributions to the organization. Officers and members working together make a great student advisory board.
We want officers who will:
• Be enthusiastic, tactful, and friendly
• Work with all members and give everyone an opportunity to participate.
• Share leadership with many and thereby give others an opportunity to develop.
• Represent the best interests of the group in outside contacts.
• Be dependable.
• Help plan a program for all to enjoy.
• Cooperate with the other officers and committee members.
• Add meaningful content for our monthly newsletter.
• Attend/Participate in all major YIS events (Dollar-A-Day Challenge, Investment Symposium, Stock Pitch Competition, Shark Tank Contest, etc.)
Duties of Officers
President: (One Position Available)
1. Preside over all meetings.
a. See that meetings start and adjourn at the scheduled time.
b. Follow the recommended order of procedure.
2. Cast the deciding vote when there is a tie.
3. Be familiar and able to give feedback on all YIS programs.
4. Be familiar with the duties of other officers and help them when needed.
5. Guide the meeting and encourage all members to take part.
6. Communicate with Chief Operating Officer as needed.
7. If you must be absent from a meeting, notify the vice‐president who presides.
8. Supply YIS newsletter with emergency content if other members forget to submit.
Vice-President: (4 Positions Available: East Coast, West Coast, Asia, International)
1. Learn and be prepared to assume the duties of the president.
2. Preside at meeting when president is absent.
3. Assist other officers in arranging and conducting feedback.
4. Be familiar and able to give feedback on all YIS programs.
5. Be familiar with the duties of other officers and help them when needed.
6. Communicate with Chief Operating Officer as needed.
7. Supply YIS newsletter with emergency content if other members forget to submit.
Secretary: (One Position Available)
1. Keep the records of the club in a permanent form.
2. Take attendance at all meetings.
3. Take minutes of all meetings and be prepared to read them at the next meeting.
4. Keep a complete list of all members and take attendance at all meetings.
5. Send meeting minutes to Chief Operating Officer.
6. Call the meeting to order if both the president and vice‐president are absent.
Member at Large: (Unlimited)
1. Be familiar with basic YIS programs.
2. Enjoyed their experience with YIS.
3. Be able to provide feedback as needed.
4. Help with the planning of future events.
5. Supply YIS newsletter with content on an ongoing basis as assigned.
6. Attend/Participate in all major YIS events (Dollar-A-Day Challenge, Investment Symposium, Stock Pitch Competition, Shark Tank Contest, etc.)
7. Communicate with Chief Operating Officer as needed.
8. Members-at-Large will be responsible for communication with clubs in their region, connecting them with the Student Advisory Board. This will include distributing information or answering questions about the YIS Curriculum, Programs (Dollar-A-Day Challenge, Stock Pitch, Start Investing Now, Learn & Earn, etc) If there is more than one student in a single region, the others will be assigned to different regions to represent.
