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Act revamps MU student Government
Dave Matthews
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: Campus
Although many students may not know exactly what Jeremy Harrell does as executive vice president of Associated Student Government (ASG), they no longer need to feel bad about it because as of Tuesday, his position-along with two other cabinet positions-no longer exists.
After 18 months, several rewrites, three public information sessions and two student senate meetings, ASG unanimously passed the long-awaited Executive Reorganization Act of 2007 Tuesday night.
The act effectively terminates the cabinet roles of executive vice president, vice president for student services and communication director.
The executive vice president, elected by the student body, primarily chairs all student senate meetings and serves as the head of ASG's election committee.
The vice president for student services, also elected by the student body, primarily chairs the Student Legal Services Board as well as produces the First-Year Record.
The communication director, elected by student senate, markets and advertises ASG events and maintains the ASG Web site.
ASG felt it would be the most advantageous to replace and reshuffle the duties of these positions to newly created offices: student body vice president, president of the senate, secretary for public relations and technology director.
The student body vice president will be elected by the student body in March and will take on the task of chairing ASG's elections committee and Student Legal Services Board.
The president of the senate will be chosen by student senate and will chair all senate meetings.
The secretary for public relations will also be chosen by senate and will absorb the job of producing the First-Year Record and publicizing all ASG events
The technology director will be chosen by certain members of ASG and IT Services, and will maintain the ASG Web site.
Despite these "monumental" changes, ASG members are confident that the act is a step in the right direction.
After 18 months, several rewrites, three public information sessions and two student senate meetings, ASG unanimously passed the long-awaited Executive Reorganization Act of 2007 Tuesday night.
The act effectively terminates the cabinet roles of executive vice president, vice president for student services and communication director.
The executive vice president, elected by the student body, primarily chairs all student senate meetings and serves as the head of ASG's election committee.
The vice president for student services, also elected by the student body, primarily chairs the Student Legal Services Board as well as produces the First-Year Record.
The communication director, elected by student senate, markets and advertises ASG events and maintains the ASG Web site.
ASG felt it would be the most advantageous to replace and reshuffle the duties of these positions to newly created offices: student body vice president, president of the senate, secretary for public relations and technology director.
The student body vice president will be elected by the student body in March and will take on the task of chairing ASG's elections committee and Student Legal Services Board.
The president of the senate will be chosen by student senate and will chair all senate meetings.
The secretary for public relations will also be chosen by senate and will absorb the job of producing the First-Year Record and publicizing all ASG events
The technology director will be chosen by certain members of ASG and IT Services, and will maintain the ASG Web site.
Despite these "monumental" changes, ASG members are confident that the act is a step in the right direction.
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