Executive Vice President

• Assist the President and assume all the duties of the President if for any reason the President is unable to fulfill the duties of his/her office.

• Supervise the TWUSA Council personnel, ensuring that all members perform their duties and enforcing disciplinary action if needed.

• Have an in-depth knowledge of the Constitution, Bylaws and Policy Manual.

• Chair the Document Review Committee.

  • Maintain an annual update of the TWUSA Council governing documents.

• Be responsible for all Student Association Meetings, as defined by Bylaw VI.

  • Be knowledgeable of Parliamentary Procedure and Robert’s Rules of Order.

  • Preside as Chair at Student Association meetings, voting only in the event of a tie.

  • Maintain the effective and efficient discussion of items on agenda.

  • Ensure fairness for all members.

  • Be responsible for setting a professional and controlled tone.

  • Maintain and update the Rules of Procedure manual.

• Determine a TWUSA Council member to keep an orderly record and minutes of all meetings of the TWUSA Council, Representative Assembly, and Student Association for the academic year.

• Oversee the annual archiving of TWUSA materials with the assistance of the Director of Operations, in accordance with the Student Association Archiving Guidelines (see Policy Manual, Section XI).

• Elections:

  • Oversee the election procedure.

  • Develop and maintain the Manual for Elections and Referenda.

• Be responsible for the organization and scheduling of interviews.

• Serve as a student representative on the University Senate as a voting member, unless the Executive Vice President, the President, and the chair of the University Senate mutually agree upon a delegate assuming this role.

• Be responsible for the compilation and distribution of transition documents for the TWUSA council members assuming office in the following academic year. (See Policy Manual, XVI)

• In the Spring semester of the current term of office, undertake the training of the Executive Vice President-elect who shall, upon election, serve as an assistant to the Executive Vice President until the completion of the academic year.

The Leadership Grant for the Executive Vice President is $5300

• All Executive Officers must have a minimum career GPA of 2.50 not including the incomplete current semester, or a minimum term GPA in the previous two (2) semesters of 2.75, not including the incomplete current semester.

• All Executive Officers must have completed fifty-seven (57) credit hours prior to September 1 of their term in office. An exception may be made if the student had previously served one complete year as a Council Member. It is also recommended – but not mandatory - that Faculty Representatives have completed fifty-seven (57) credit hours.

• All candidates and those appointed must be members of the Student Association as outlined in Article II.A. of the Constitution.

• No TWUSA Council members may hold another official student leadership role, including a role on TWUSA Senate, subject to appeal to the TWUSA Senate.

See the Election Process in detail in the TWUSA Policy Manual