NYPTA SSIG Officer Descriptions
EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS
President
- Official spokesperson of the SSIG to student members and the NYPTA.
- Creates Executive Board meeting agendas and presides over all Executive Board and advisory panel meetings.
- Ensures that SSIG officers perform their assigned roles, as outlined in the bylaws.
- Moderates board discussion on progress towards goals.
- Must not be in final year of academic program.
Vice President
- Assists President with duties as needed.
- Acts as liaison between the Executive Board and the Regional Representatives, and communicates regularly with them.
- Promotes regional student activities through regular meetings with Regional Representatives.
- Must not be in final year of academic program
Secretary
- Schedules regular Executive Board meetings and notifies relevant officers of each meeting as per bylaws.
- Schedules Board of Representatives meetings and notifies relevant officers of each meeting as per bylaws.
- Keeps all Executive Board and Board of Representatives meeting minutes.
- Maintains all SSIG documents in an organized manner.
Treasurer
- Proposes the annual budget.
- Maintains record of spending throughout the year.
- Regularly reports the financial status of the SSIG to the Executive Board.
- Communicates with NYPTA for any requests or disbursement of funds.
Communications Chair
- Maintains an active SSIG social media presence to improve SSIG visibility and transparency to all members.
- Promotes opportunities for students to interact with SSIG board via social media
- Creates a SSIG newsletter, with consultation of the President, on a bi-annual basis to improve SSIG visibility and transparency to members.
- Ensures that all SSIG communications uphold the values of the NYPTA.
OTHER OFFICER POSITIONS
Special Events Chair
- Creates, at minimum, one annual event to promote student learning and networking, and ensures the event does not compete with other major NYPTA or student events or opportunities.
- Participates in planning student social events such as pub nights and lecture series.
Service Chair
- Organizes community service events at the state and district level in coordination with NYPTA.
- Maintains awareness of APTA community service ventures and opportunities.
- Promotes student involvement in community service locally, nationally, and internationally by collaborating with the nationalstudent assembly.
Advocacy Chair
- Promotes student involvement in advocacy opportunities at local, state, and national levels in coordination with the NYPTA Legislative & Payment Committee.
- Chooses to advocate for the physical therapy profession to any or all of these groups: to the community, to legislators, or to students.
Nominations Chair
- Leads the Nominations Committee, which is responsible for preparing a slate of candidates for each annual SSIG election.
- Foster activities that maintain and promote a pool of nominees and prepare a slate of two candidates, if possible, for each officer position.
Regional Representative
- Communicates with the Vice President to provide SSIG with updates on regional student activities and events.
- Disseminates SSIG information to SSIG Liaisons of his or her respective region.
- Mobilizes academic programs in his or her respective region to develop and participate in local events, including but not limited to social/networking events, advocacy efforts, lectures, and community service projects.