EXECUTIVE CABINET
Student Government Association
Texas A&M University
The Student Government Association
Mission
The mission of the Student Government Association is to serve Texas A&M University by representing student opinion, addressing campus needs through targeted programming and the maintenance of tradition, and providing opportunities for leadership development in order to enrich the quality of student life.
The Executive Cabinet
Mission
The mission of the Executive Cabinet is to serve Texas A&M University by representing the student body, having a working relationship within Student Government, and having rapport with the administration. It also serves to preserve and promote the A&M Spirit, Tradition and Core Values. Lastly, it exists to create leaders of character dedicated to serving the greater good.
Executive Cabinet Values
Integrity, Excellence, Humility, Servant Leadership, Aggie Experience
The Executive Cabinet has been restructured from the previous year. Top staff is now smaller and made up of the Student Body President, SGA Executive Vice President and the Chief of Staff. The Top Staff advises the SBP on all issues regarding SGA, A&M and College Station. The SGA EVP serves as a support to the SBP; they are able to represent, speak and make decisions for the SBP. The Chief of Staff manages cabinet; they are responsible for directing each vice president to execute the vision of the SBP and the passed legislation from the Student Senate. The COS is also responsible for making sure cabinet is meeting it optimal potential and working effectively and efficiently.
The Executive Vice Presidents of Administration, Communication, and Operation are both executive and managerial. They are team leaders and direct their group of VPs to work together to accomplish overall goals. The EVP of Administration is primarily Policy-oriented and works with Academic Affairs, Student Services, Legislative Relations, and University Committees. The Communications EVP helps with communication within cabinet, SGA, A&M, and the community and will work with Public Relations, Marketing and Media and Information Technology Vice Presidents. They bring together three forms of communication to keep SGA and A&M connected. The Operations Executive Vice President oversees both the committees and commissions leading the programming part of SGA.
Academic Affairs, Student Services, Legislative Relations, and University Committees work with the policy that creates positive change on campus. AA, SS, and LR all work with their Senate counterpart to Research, Legislate, and Advocate on behalf of students. Academic Affairs works on a wide variety of issues pertaining to academics. Student Services focuses on dinning, transportation and other services that greatly affect the day to day lives of students. Legislative Relations is responsible for advocating for the student body to the state and national government. University Committees appoints students to various university committees to give student input and direction all around campus.
Communication is a critical component to success in this next session. The position of Public Relations consolidates to previous responsibilities: campus outreach and community relations. PR will focus on communicating to all constituents through speaking engagements and press releases to media outlets such as The Battalion, The Eagle and KBTX. The position of Marketing and Media will advertise for the executive cabinet, SGA as a whole, and committees. We want to better brand SGA and work toward a high reputation on campus where students are informed about our work for them. Marketing can be in the form of signs or flyers, and social media will be utilized by having a more active SGA Facebook and Twitter. The position of Information Technology will improve our website and enhance SGA’s recordkeeping abilities. This will give students a way to find out more information about SGA as well as well as provide information and opinions so that we can better serve them. The goal is also for the website to be an interface for the three branches to communicate and save records.
The previous parts of cabinet deal with policy related issues concerning campus and the community. The Operations component of the cabinet is primarily programming. SGA has 15 committees and 3 commissions. There are Vice Presidents delegated to work with each of these organizations. The Commissions are led by a commissioner but have teams of people to work more on programming than on policy. In the event that a policy issue pertaining to one of the commissions were to arise they are able to advise and help. There are similarities and differences from last year’s cabinet. However, the ambition is to improve based on the experience of last year and the vision for the future.
· Student Body President
o Student Body Vice President
§ Administrative Executive Vice President
· Academic Affairs Vice President
· Student Services Vice President
· Legislative Relations Vice President
· University Committees Vice President
o Chief of Staff
§ Communication Executive Vice President
· Public Relations Vice President
· Marketing and Media Vice President
· Information Technology/Records Vice President
§ Operation Executive Vice President
· Finance Vice President
· Committees*
· Development Commission
· Diversity Commission
· Election Commission
SGA Executive Vice President
Job Summary:
The SGA Executive Vice President will serve as a member of the Top Staff on the Executive Cabinet and advise the SBP on all policy. The EVP should be able to step in for the SBP at any time. They will have the ability to make decisions if needed and speak on behalf of the SBP. The EVP will interface primarily with the Administrative Executive Vice President, policy Vice Presidents, officers of the Student Senate and administrators. They will be responsible for coordinating policy efforts, legislation and briefs for the Executive Branch and the Student Body President. They will assist in the appointment of students to various University Committees, task forces and special assignments. The Executive Vice President will serve as the chairman of the Student Body President’s Roundtable, assembling all necessary materials and related briefs for each meeting.
Areas of the Executive Vice President:
· Administrative Executive Vice President
· Academic Affairs
· Student Services
· Legislative Relations
· Rules and Regulations
· Student Senate
· Community Relations
Required Meetings:
· Governance Council (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Executive Cabinet (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Weekly meetings of the Student Body President’s Round Table
· Weekly One-on-One with Advisor
· Weekly One-on-One with SBP
· Weekly Top Staff Meeting
· Weekly One-on-One with Administrative Executive Vice President
· Senate (Every other Wednesday night from 7-10pm)
· Intermittent meetings when the Student Body President is unavailable
Qualifications:
This person needs to have strong managerial and organizational skills and the ability to prioritize important or critical issues under varying time constraints and pressure. The Executive Vice President should be an exceptional team player who is able to provide assistance to his/her team while holding them accountable to mutually agreed upon goals and expectations. This individual should have a strong background in, and institutional knowledge of, the Student Government Association, its function, processes and the roles of its student leaders. In addition, this individual must be highly aware of current campus issues and the process in which to enact legislation with campus administrators.
Chief of Staff
Job Summary:
The Chief of Staff will serve as a member of the Top Staff on the Executive Cabinet and advise the SBP on all issues facing the Policy and Programming side of the Executive Branch, exhibiting an in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of SGA. They will serve as the manager of the Executive branch and as a line of support for all members of the Top Staff. In addition, they will be responsible for constitutional compliance for the Executive Branch and will oversee the Executive Branch By-Laws.
Areas of the Chief of Staff:
· The SGA Code
· Judicial Court
· Finance
· University Committees
· Communication
Required Meetings:
· Governance Council (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Executive Cabinet (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Weekly One-on-One with Advisor
· Weekly One-on-One with SBP
· Weekly Top Staff Meeting
· Senate (Every other Wednesday night from 7-10pm)
Qualifications:
This person will need to be very team-focused and have the ability to see an extensive vision for the year. The COS will need to be very organized, have the ability to communicate clearly, and have the ability to balance various responsibilities at the same time. The COS will need to be very reliable and motivated to work diligently. The COS may receive additional responsibilities or special projects throughout the year, and should be willing to work on a variety of tasks throughout the year in order to keep the Executive Branch running smoothly.
Administrative Executive Vice President
Job Summary:
The Administrative Executive Vice President serves as an executive and administrative leader of cabinet. The Administrative EVP works with all policy related vice presidents. They are a leader of policy plans for the executive cabinet. Each EVP serves as a team leader for their perspective VPs. The Administrative EVP is the liaison to the Student Senate, Judicial Court and Administration. They will report to the SGA Executive Vice President and partner with them on policy issues. They create a vision for policy as a whole and lead the policy VPs to executing that vision. The Administrative Executive Vice President is in charge of enacting legislation passed by Student Senate in a timely and efficient manner.
Areas of the Administrative Executive Vice President:
· Administrative Executive Vice President
· Academic Affairs
· Student Services
· Legislative Relations
· Rules and Regulations
· Student Senate
· Community Relations
Required Meetings:
· Governance Council (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Executive Cabinet (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Weekly meetings of the Student Body President’s Round Table
· Biweekly One-on-One with Advisor
· Weekly One-on-One with SBP
· Weekly Top Staff Meeting
· Weekly One-on-One with VP of Student Services
· Weekly One-on-One with VP of Academic Affairs
· Weekly One-on-One with VP of Legislative Relations
· Senate (Every other Wednesday night from 7-10pm)
· Intermittent meetings when the Student Body President is unavailable
Qualifications:
The Administrative Executive Vice President needs to be able to effectively work and communicate information on policy issues. It is necessary to work with the overall vision of the SBP while working with Student Senate to accurately and effective represent the needs and wants of the student body. They need to be good at building relationships and negotiating with administrators. It is necessary to have basic knowledge of the inner workings of SGA and be able to interface with the other branches.
Communication Executive Vice President
The Communication Executive Vice President is the leader of the communications team who is responsible for overall communication within cabinet, Student Government, and around the campus and community. We want to effectively communicate by gathering student opinion and community concerns while being able to inform constituents on the internal workings of SGA. This is to raise the awareness and effectiveness of SGA. We want make known what we are doing on behalf of students so that they understand the purpose of student government and we establish the creditability to be asked to help in other areas. There are many aspects to this communication and therefore a team of people is necessary to help communicate for the cabinet, committees, SGA, campus and community.
Areas of the Communication Executive Vice President:
· Public Relations Vice President
· Marketing and Media Vice President
· Information Technology/Records Vice President
· Student Senate
· Judicial Court
· Committees
· Class Councils
· Bryan and College Station City Governments
Required Meetings:
· Governance Council (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Executive Cabinet (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Biweekly One-on-One with Advisor
· Weekly One-on-One with SBP
· Biweekly One-on-One with Public Relations Vice President
· Biweekly One-on-One with Marketing and Media Vice President
· Biweekly One-on-One with Information Technology/Records Vice President
· Senate (Every other Wednesday night from 7-10pm)
Qualifications:
The Communication Executive Vice President needs to have executive vision and oversight as well as managerial skills to work with a team of communicators. The CEVP be responsible for communication in SGA, campus, and the community. It will be important for this individual to be in touch with what is going on in Student Senate, committees, and other organizations around campus. We want to focus however on Student Government, what is being done to effect the day to day lives of students and events within the SGA committees.
Operation Executive Vice President
Job Summary:
The Operation Executive Vice President will be in charge of the executive direction and managerial oversight of the programming side of the Executive Branch. They will work with the VP of Finance and the 3 Commissioners. They will assist with the interview process for committees and committee chairs. They will also coordinate the end of the year SGA banquet, committee reviews, and any other SGA-wide activities.
Areas of the Operation Executive Vice President:
· Committees Liaison
· Development
· Diversity
· Election Commission
· SGA Finances
Required Meetings:
· Governance Council (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Executive Cabinet (alternating Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:00pm)
· Committee Chair Council
· Biweekly One-on-One with Advisor
· Weekly One-on-One with SBP
· Weekly Top Staff Meeting
· Biweekly One-on-One with VP of Diversity
· Biweekly One-on-One with VP of Development
· Biweekly One-on-One with Election Commissioner
· Biweekly One-on_One with VP of Finance
· Senate (Every other Wednesday night from 7-10pm)
Qualifications:
This person will need to be relatable and responsible. They will need to be well organized and able to facilitate a large branch of SGA. The OEVP will need to have a focus on leadership development and training. This person needs to have the ability to work effectively on a team and be consistent in keeping those team members accountable for their responsibilities. The OEVP will be charged with building strong relationships with committee chairs and unifying these committees in hopes of making SGA and all of its members better.