PURPOSE & FUNCTION

Your purpose as a residential student class leadership group is to represent students from your cohort on all matters pertaining to their general welfare as graduate students at Rocky Mountain University.

As a student leadership group, you are to accomplish the following:

• Create a mission statement that will guide your efforts as a leadership group (see “New Leadership Orientation”)

• Address and represent the needs of your cohort pertaining to their general welfare as a graduate student at the University

• Act as a liaison between the cohort, faculty, the Office of Student Services (SS) within the Department of Student Affairs, and the University’s Administration

• Provide and promote extracurricular activities, professional development opportunities, service opportunities, social events, wellness events, and networking (internal and external to the University) for your cohort

• Obtain an annual budget from a Student Services representative for activities and events and maintain detailed tracking of monthly spending in the shared Google Drive folder for the class leadership (see “Funds”)

• During the didactic phase of your program, conduct monthly recurring meetings to address the needs, concerns, and suggestions of your cohort (see “Meetings - Didactic Phase”)

• During the clinical phase of your program, conduct meetings no less than once a semester to address the needs, concerns, and suggestions of your cohort (see “MeetingsClinical Phase”)

• Create an accessible archive for class leadership meeting minutes and communicate important meeting items to the entire cohort (see “Meetings - Meeting Minutes”)

• Plan your cohort’s extracurricular activities, professional development opportunities, service opportunities, social events, and networking based on the overall consensus of the cohort and obtaining approval from the program and the SS Office

• Ensure that your cohort adheres to the University Style Guide and the

University Student Fundraising Policy #5013, in collaboration with the SS Office and the University Marketing and Communication department (see “Google Drive” and “FundsFundraising”)

• Ensure that all class leadership activities and initiatives are aligned with the University’s Mission Statement and Core Values (found in University Handbook, see “Google Drive”)

• Assist future student class leadership groups with cross-training and support, including attending leadership launches and orientation meetings for new leadership groups

MPAS class leaders should refer to the MPAS Class Leadership and SAAAPA bylaws for a description of their SAAAPA purpose as well as a description of the dues and fees of SAAAPA membership.