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== Basic Department Description | == Basic Department Description == | ||
* You and your executive team are in charge. Team work! (Final say does come down to you and many staffers will require your approval for things like their dept budget, projects, etc.) | * You and your executive team are in charge. Team work! (Final say does come down to you and many staffers will require your approval for things like their dept budget, projects, etc.) | ||
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* Your focus is to involve the community/staff in discussions and decisions if at all possible. The convention is an extension of the community and the point was to have input from the community. (Ex: Having open suggestions for Guests, Charities, and general feedback etc to see what the community is interested in.) | * Your focus is to involve the community/staff in discussions and decisions if at all possible. The convention is an extension of the community and the point was to have input from the community. (Ex: Having open suggestions for Guests, Charities, and general feedback etc to see what the community is interested in.) | ||
== Yearly Responsibilities | == Yearly Responsibilities == | ||
* Resolve cross department Conflicts/Mediate | * Resolve cross department Conflicts/Mediate | ||
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* UTILIZE YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS (and don’t respond to drama until a discussion on how to handle it has been had!) | * UTILIZE YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS (and don’t respond to drama until a discussion on how to handle it has been had!) | ||
== Your Department on the Website/in the Conbook | == Your Department on the Website/in the Conbook == | ||
* You must write a Chair/Vice Chair welcome/intro for the conbook | * You must write a Chair/Vice Chair welcome/intro for the conbook | ||
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* Open up a volunteer form and get your current staff to advertize about it so we can bring in some new faces for the next year. | * Open up a volunteer form and get your current staff to advertize about it so we can bring in some new faces for the next year. | ||
* Make sure it has a field for the following: | === * Make sure it has a field for the following: === | ||
* Real first and last name | * Real first and last name | ||
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* Make sure that your staff are sending in their receipts to either a budget submission form or sending them in to [[[email protected]]] / [[[email protected]]] - depending on who is doing what. | * Make sure that your staff are sending in their receipts to either a budget submission form or sending them in to [[[email protected]]] / [[[email protected]]] - depending on who is doing what. | ||
== Break down of contacts | == Break down of contacts == | ||
* You should be in contact with each executive to know how they are doing and what they need help with. Executives should inform you of any ‘fires’ happening in their branches. | * You should be in contact with each executive to know how they are doing and what they need help with. Executives should inform you of any ‘fires’ happening in their branches. | ||
== Department Inventory and Ordering Resources | == Department Inventory and Ordering Resources == | ||
* Make sure everyone else has ordered what they need and send general reminders during the year for this! | * Make sure everyone else has ordered what they need and send general reminders during the year for this! | ||