Hall Presidents

A Hall President’s main goal is to focus on developing social, hall wide programming to bring unity and togetherness to their halls. They are to abide by the set standards and regulations as set forth by the Residential Hall Association.

In relation to Senate, Hall Presidents will have duties similar to those of Senator’s, in which they are required to attend all Senate meetings and actively represent the dorms, apartments and houses they live in. Hall Presidents should collaborate with Senator’s in order to make reports to their living areas about Senate business and about posting important legislation in their dorms, apartments or houses in which they live. Unlike Senator’s, Hall Presidents will not be required to serve on a Co-chair committee. Students need to have a 2.4 GPA to be eligible for a Hall President position in Senate.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Committees
Hall Presidents are not required to serve on a Co-Chair committee.

Collaborations

• Hall Presidents should collaborate with their Senator(s) in reporting all discussions from Senate meetings to their halls, apartment, house, or dorm.
• Hall Presidents also need to work with their Senator(s) to display Senate Minutes and Senate Business in areas that are accessible and visible to residents of the hall, apartment, house, or dorm.
• Hall Presidents should collaborate with their Senator(s) to handle Physical Plant and other day to day Hall Concerns.

Hall Hours and Hall Reports

• Hall Presidents should conduct a Hall Hour each week by setting aside an hour during which they will be available in a suitable location upon request for questions, comments, and concerns that residents bring forth.
• Hall Presidents should provide a Sign-In/Sign-Out sheet that can be posted detailing when they are in or out for their Hall Hour.
• Hall Presidents can submit Hall Reports on a need-only basis to provide information regarding general hall concerns and/or grievances that are not prevalent to the majority of the student body, such as issues related to Food Services, Security, Physical Plant, Board of Elections or any other Co-chair committees.
• Hall Report’s can be filled through emailing or submitting a printed copy to the Senate President, or vocally during the “Hall Concerns” section of the Senate agenda.

Senate Attendance

• Weekly attendance at Senate is required of all Hall Presidents.
• In the event that a Hall President cannot attend Senate one week, she must notify the Senate board at least 24 hours in advance and provide a proxy to represent her hall.
• When a proxy is requested to attend Senate in a Hall President’s stead, the Hall President needs to provide the proxy with enough information in order for the proxy to perform the Hall President’s duties during Senate.

Voting

• Hall Presidents shall be allowed to cast one vote per piece of legislation in Senate whenever a vote is necessary.

A Hall President’s vote must be made with respect to the wishes of the hall, apartment, house, or dorm students she represents and not her own personal interest.

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