HC Second Year Senate
Overview
The Honors College Second Year Senate aims to co-create high-impact programming for second-year Honors students by implementing a student-centered philosophy and providing student leaders with the opportunity to grow in their skill sets.
Overseen by our Second Year Programs Coordinator, HC Second Year Senate members serve as student leaders who actively communicate with their peers, design and implement social events and career-focused programs, and create a forward-thinking and goal-oriented community. HC Second Year Senate members are dedicated students, enthusiastic collaborators, and visionary leaders who share a passion for enhancing the experiences of Honors College students.
Benefits
You’ll have an opportunity to develop helpful and relevant programming that supports your and your fellow students’ short-term and long-term educational and career goals.
Each member of the Second Year Senate plays a key leadership role. You’ll be able to collaborate with your peers as you hone your professional skill sets.
By joining the Second Year Senate, you become a pivotal member of the larger UNLV and Las Vegas community. To design programming, we’ll reach out to build connections with on- and off-campus partners as well as Honors College alumni.
How It Works
Each fall, the Honors College will select 6-8 highly motivated students to serve as the Second Year Senate during that academic year. By participating in planning sessions and developed programming as well as contributing asynchronously in between meetings, members will collaborate to create high-impact experiences for Honors College second-year students. The experience will culminate in an end-of-year celebration as well as a certificate of completion and a commemorative gift.
Duties
While specific duties depend on the leadership role of the Senate member, each student will collaborate with the entire team during the research and planning stages of programming development. Specific responsibilities of the teams are as follows:
- Preside at all organization meetings
- Complete student organization required training
- Represent the organization at official functions
- Remain fair and impartial during organizational decision-making processes
- Plan, delegate, and evaluate; set goals and create ideas, tone, and direction
- Coordinate organizational recruitment efforts
- Notify all members of meetings
- Prepare and file any report required by the Honors College and/or University
- Keep and distribute meeting minutes/agendas
- Research best practices for survey design
- Collaborate with Organization members to select the most essential questions
- Analyze aggregate data provided by the Second Year Programs Coordinator
- Deliver ongoing, data-informed reports to the Organization
- Oversee the planning of all organizational social events
- Delegate tasks related to planning social events
- Assist organization in setting goals and determining projects for social and community engagement/service activities
- Identify and contact community partners
- Identify and contact on-campus programs and supports
- Research best practices for marketing materials, presentation, and dissemination
- Collaborate with the Activities & Public Relations Team and other organizational members to design thoughtfully-designed marketing materials
- Design relevant materials for each mode of promotion (Instagram, email, etc.)
- Support the organization in developing a brand identity that is consistent and relevant
- Handle all official correspondence of the organization
- Research best practices for social media content curation, dissemination timelines, and increased visibility
- Attend social events to document Senate activity and post to social media
- Monitor social media accounts, provide data reports and updates, and collaborate with Second Year Programs Coordinator regarding any items of concern
Eligibility
In order to be eligible to serve as an HC Second Year Senate member, applicants must hold the following qualifications by the start of the Fall semester:
- Completed at least one full year at UNLV
- Completed at least (7) HON-prefix credits
- Members of the Fall 2022 cohort (Fall 2022 was your first semester at UNLV as a first-year student)
- In good academic standing with the Honors College (3.3 UNLV GPA, 3.0 HON GPA)
- Be enrolled as a full-time student and available on campus throughout the academic year (i.e., not studying abroad)
- Have availability to commit 1-2 hours in a typical week (hours will vary each week based on scheduling of programming, so flexibility is important. If you are attending a social or programming event, for example, your hours may increase for that week.)
How to Apply
We invite all qualified Honors students to apply for this distinctive opportunity. Please ensure you meet the eligibility requirements before submitting your application.
The deadline to apply for an HC Second Year Senate position for the 2023-2024 academic year is Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Main Contact
Dr. Mary Vance
First-Year & Second-Year Success Coordinator
mary.vance@unlv.edu