SCW Directorate Elections

Apply to join the SCW Directorate today! Applications due Friday, April 8, 2011.

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What is SCW? Get Involved Projects Publications Resources Standing Committees			SCW Directorate SCW Directorate Elections Apply to join the SCW Directorate today! Applications due Friday, April 8, 2011. Click here for information about the position. Click here for the Directorate Application. Click here to learn more about the vision, mission, and goals of SCW. SCW Directorate Member Position Description The SCW Directorate is comprised of approximately seventeen professionals that lend voice to the issues of women in the constituency within the larger Association (ACPA). The Directorate serves as the leadership team for the Standing Committee for Women. SCW seeks to reflect the diversity of ACPA including; class, race, ethnicity, gender, age, faculty, sexual orientation, geography, and religion. Directorate members are expected to fulfill the following responsibilities: Three (3) year commitment to the board, beginning and ending with each ACPA annual Convention. Plan to arrive early and stay through the close of each annual Convention. (Individuals running for Directorate positions are encouraged to plan to stay through the end of Convention for a new Directorate meeting.) Specific 2011 Convention responsibilities include: Saturday, March 26, 2011 Directorate Meeting 1 – 4pm Leadership and Corporate Partners Reception & Awards Ceremony 5 - 7pm Sunday, March 27, 2011  Directorate Meeting 1 – 4pm Convention Colleagues 4 – 5:30pm Convention Opening 6pm Monday, March 28, 2011 Assembly Meeting – TBA Women of Color Social 5:45 - 6pm Convention Showcase 6:30 – 8pm (may be extended times for set-up and clean-up) Tuesday, March 29, 2011 ACPA Business Meeting 11am – 1pm SCW Open Business Meeting 3 – 4:30pm Sisterhood Social  4:30pm Wednesday March 30, 2011 Closing Speaker 11am – 12pm Attend and participated in a five (5) day mid-year meeting hosted in the fall 2010 (September 28, 2011 thru October 2, 2011). The approximate cost of this meeting is $250, plus individual travel expenses. Participate in a post-Convention orientation conference call for new Directorate members after being elected. Participate in monthly conference calls with the Directorate. Participate in mentoring process of current SCW EmpowHer Fellow. Attend and participate in SCW events at ACPA’s annual Convention. Work is project-driven, and each year Directorate members volunteer to work on one or more tasks for the committee. Some of these projects include: Submitting articles and editing content for the SCW newsletter, the MUSE Managing the Directorate recruitment and election process Organizing major events and programs during Convention Program Review and Selection Coordinator Recognition Coordinator Social Coordinator Showcase Coordinator Fundraising Coordinator Coordinating the EmpowHer Fellowship Program Coordinating the State and International Liaison Program Coordinating the Mid-Year Meeting Coordinating the Publications and SCW Website Coordinating the Membership Initiatives Coordinating Family-friendly Iniatives Due to the financial and time commitments required of Directorate members, we strongly encourage you to seek support from your department and/or institution. Directorate members are still expected to attend mid-year meeting even without departmental or institutional support. Having these conversations prior to running for a position has resulted in great support for current Directorate members. We hope this position description provides you with helpful information as you consider running for the Directorate. Please know that part of the application process for Directorate positions may include a phone conversation with a current Directorate member to talk about their personal experience on the Directorate, to elaborate on responsibilities of the position and to answer your questions about this amazing leadership opportunity. Please visit our website, http://www.myacpa.org/sc/scw, or email standingcommitteeforwomen@gmail.com should you have any additional questions. Herstory Before the formation of the SCW, the ACPA Task Force for Women existed to address specific concerns facing women. The Task Force sponsored a newsletter, a job roster, special convention programs addressing the needs of women professionals and students within ACPA. In 1973-1974, the Task Force became the Standing Committee for Women (SCW) at ACPA. Since that time, SCW has grown from a group of 60 to over 1400 members. Women now occupy leadership roles in every segment of the ACPA structure. The number of women on ACPA commissions has more than doubled and the number of women chairs and speakers at conventions has increased dramatically. Commissions now frequently sponsor programs related to women's issues and each commission has a liaison to SCW for purposes of maintaining two-way communications within ACPA. The committee has actively informed it's members about issues related to women's concerns in higher education, especially programs related to Title IX, and other programs which encourage women to pursue advanced education.
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