How to Get Involved with the President's Sustainability Council Student Sub-Committee

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Want to have a say in York University’s sustainability and social justice policies? Then run to be a part of the President's Sustainability Council Student Sub-Committee  for the 2014/2015 academic year! You will get the chance to work with students, staff and admin to be a part of the visioning process and policy-making procedure for York’s sustainability goals.

PSCSSThe President's Sustainability Council Student Sub-Committee (PSCSS) is a student advisory body that engages with the President’s Sustainability Council (PSC) to advance student's sustainability goals at York University.

The positions of Chair, Student Representative, Secretary and Outreach Coordinator positions.

Elections will take place Tuesday, April 15th from 10:30 - 12:00pm in the Kaneff Tower, room 1048. Show your support by voting or running for one of these positions.

Role Descriptions

Chair

  • Responsible for the general organization and coordination of the affairs and operations of the PSCSS; and
  • Attend all PSC meetings and during these report on all subcommittee activities and while there, take meeting minutes, which will then be provided to all PSCSS members within 2 weeks of each meeting either directly or via the Secretary.
  • Train and advise the incoming Chair and Secretary.

Student Representative

  • Attend all PSC and PSCSS meetings.
  • Report all activities of the PSC Working Groups to the Chair, directly or through the Secretary.
  • Coordinate meetings or events for PSC Working Groups with the general members to further working groups’ efforts.
  • Train and advise the incoming PSC Student Representatives

Secretary

  • Responsible for coordinating the scheduling of meetings of the PSCSS and any other administrative duties
  • Attend all PSC meetings with Chair and take meeting minutes
  • Manage the listserv, Facebook and YUConnect pages and work with university staff to ensure that these are up to date in conjunction with the Sustainability website.

Outreach Coordinator

  • Responsible for coordinating all outreach initiatives of the PSCSS which will seek out potential members to attend regular meetings.
  • Communicate or report the activities of Outreach related meetings to the Chair, either directly or through the Secretary
  • Seek out and build collaborations with community members and internal groups
  • Endeavor to coordinate with engagement and sustainability officers.

dividerE-mail: pscss@yorku.ca or sustainability@yorku.ca for more information!

Visit http://digital.yorku.ca/i/202185 to view the President’s Sustainability Council’s 2012-2013 annual report!