Spring 2014Committee Member Application
Name ______UIN______
Local Address ______City/Zip ______
Permanent Address ______City/Zip ______
Local Phone______Permanent Phone ______
Email ______Class/Major ______
Living on Campus ’13-’14 Yes No
GPR from Spring 2013> 2.0? Yes NoCum. GPR > 2.0? Yes No
*If you are a freshman, leave the GPR section blank.
Mandatory Requirements:
- Mandatory Weekly Meetings- Tuesdays 7pm-8pm
- Whoopin’ Weekend Workday February 15th 12p.m. – 5p.m.
- Whoopin’ Weekend Conference February 28th –March 2nd
- Spring Committee Retreat February 7th 5:30p.m. -11p.m.
If you have any questions please contact Jonathan Martinez, 2013-2014 Chair, at 832-807-1270 or at . Thanks for your interest!Applications will be due on Monday, January 27th, 2014 by 11a.m.You can turn them into the ARC lockbock B-3located in the Student Activities section of the Koldus Building. When you turn in your application, you must sign up for an interview! Sign-up sheets will be directly across from the lockbox. Ask the student works for help if you can’t find them. You can begin to sign up for an interview starting on Friday, January 24th, 2014.
Listed below is our Attendance Policy
Attendance Policy
The following attendance policy is applicable to general meetings and conferences:
- If a committee member must be absent from a meeting or a portion of a conference, they must send an email to at least 24 hours prior to the absence. If the absence is unexpected, emails will be accepted after the meeting.
- Upon one (1) unexcused absence the committee member will be given a warning.
- Upon two (2) unexcused absences the committee member will have a discussion with a member from the Executive Team.
- Upon three (3) unexcused absences the committee member will be asked to leave Aggie Recruitment Committee.
- Excused and Unexcused absences are defined by Texas A&M University policy. ARC will also excuse absences related to tests, and/or test reviews.
Aggie Recruitment Committee sets this Attendance Policy in order to ensure that ARC members are prepared to recruit for Texas A&M University and staff our two conferences. If you have any questions regarding the Attendance Policy, please email or call Jonathan Martinez.
Mission Statement
The Aggie Recruitment Committee shall perpetuate the livelihood of Texas A&M University by striving for excellence in facilitating and coordinating recruiting efforts by Texas A&M students. ARC shall provide potential Aggies with first-rate recruiting conferences and presence in high schools across the state and nation while upholding the Aggie Code of Honor and maintaining a charismatic commitment to promoting a positive image of Texas A&M. ARC members shall embody the strength of character and integrity true of Texas Aggies, and shall seek to contribute to the greater good of Texas A&M through the premise of their dedication to recruiting future generations of Aggies. The Aggie Recruitment Committee shall always remain proud of the past, but committed to the future.
SGA Discrimination Clause
"The Student Government shall not discriminate against, nor give preferential treatment to, any person on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status, prohibiting discrimination based on these factors in any and all forms. The Aggie Recruitment Committee’s admissions process can be found in Chapter 104, Article 1, Section 1 of the SGA Code. You have the right to appeal any committee decision to The Judicial Court."
Application Questions
* Please type your answers
1.)What are your strengths and how will your strengths help you in ARC?
2.)Why is it important for you to share your Aggie experience?
3.)Which Aggie core value do you embody the most and why? (Leadership, Loyalty, Respect, Excellence, Integrity, or Selfless Service)
Sub Committee Preference Sheet
The following descriptions are provided for a better understanding of each sub-co, please read the following and then turn in the last two pages.
Discussion Group (DG):
DG leaders will be paired into groups (1 boy, 1 girl) and will be responsible for a group of ten to fifteen participants. DG leaders work together, play ice breaker games, and inform the participants about Texas A&M or college in general. They must represent Texas A&M in everything they do, while providing a fun, exciting, and comfortable atmosphere for the participants. DG leaders also work with DG buddies* who are assigned to assist them with anything that they may need assistance with. DG leaders must be with their DG’s at all times, and they are responsible for making sure their participants are with them at all times by doing attendance checks. Before conference DG leaders must create a Bio sheet, DG name sheet, poster board, and prepare a run out!
Mixer Entertainment Design (MED):
Members of the MED sub-co will help with some of the most creative aspects of conferences. They will be in charge of setting up the mixer, music at the conference, being in performance skits, and painting the DG banners for conference. MED, like DG, is a more direct way of interacting with participants during conferences. MED is an excellent place to channel your creativity during the ARC conferences. Even if you feel shy or prefer not to work with skits, this is an outstanding chance to express your artistic, creative, and fun side that we all know you have!Tracing Day is February 9th and it’s a mandatory event for everybody in MED.
Registration:
As a member of the registration sub-co, you will assist in the check-in and check-out process during the conferences. You are the first committee member the participant will have contact with, so it’s important to have a positive attitude and set the tone for the conference. Tasks prior to the conference will include making the welcome bags for participants and making confirmation calls to participants.
Housing:
The housing sub-co will consist of finding ways to get more hosts for the SEAL and Whoopin’ Weekend conferences. Their job is to get students excited about hosting potential Aggies and sharing their stories with the participants. The sub-co will make flyers, go to the dorms to hand out host applications and spread the word about being a host to the Texas A&M campus. Members of the housing sub-co will also speak to other organizations such as FLO’s about being host for our conferences. During the conferences, the housing sub-co is in charge of keeping track of the participants’ luggage and walking them to and from their dorms in the morning and at the end of the day. During conference, a participant's host plays a huge role in the success of the participant's weekend. It is up to the housing sub-co to find students that will make this experience as enjoyable as possible for the high school participants.
Social and Service:
The social and service sub-co will be responsible for planning and executing social and service events for ARC. They will also be responsible for raising funds for the committee by having fundraisers and profit shares. Additionally, the social and service sub-co will be in charge of ARC’s intermural teams. During conference, the members of the social and service sub-co will serve as helping hands. They will be responsible for serving food, setting up and hosting games during the luau, giving MSC and Campus tours, and being photographers for the committee.
*There will be the opportunity to sign up to be a DG Buddy! A DG buddy is assigned to a DG to assist the DG leaders and enhance the general experience of the DG. You will have time during conference to participate with your DG when you are not busy with your perspective sub-committee.
EVERYONE fill out the following questions:
Name:
Class:
Major:
Please rate your preference for your desired sub-co 1-5. 1 being your first choice and 5 being your last.
DG: _____ MED: ______REGISTRATION: ______HOUSING: _____ SOCIAL & SERVICE: ______
Have you ever been a DG leader before? Yes or No
If you have, for how many semesters have you been a DG leader? ______
What other sub-co have you participated in?
Answer the question for your two top choices. Please answers the questions on a separate sheet of paper! Remember, BE CREATIVE!!
If you listed DG as your first or second preference please answer the following:
1. How will you build a sense of community within your DG?
If you listed MED as your first or second preference please answer the following:
2. What creative details would you want to implement for the mixer and for the conference as a whole?
If you listed Housing as your first or second preference please answer the following:
3. What can the housing sub-co and ARC as a whole do to get more hosts?
If you listed Registration as your first or second preference please answer the following:
4. How would you describe your customer service skills?
If you listed Social and Service as your first or second preference please answer the following:
5. Please give specific examples of what social eventsyou think would be beneficial in unifying the committee.
Please complete the DG Harmony sheet, even if DG is not listed as your first sub-co preference.
DG HARMONY
Friday schedule:
Would you like to be a DG Buddy if you are not a DG leader?
Do you consider yourself an extrovert or an introvert?
What qualities do you have that would make you a good DG leader?
What qualities would you like your partner to have?
What do you think makes a good Discussion Group?
How would you deal with a participant that is not respectful of other participants or committee members?
Favorite Aggie Tradition?
Favorite Movie?
Favorite Song?
If you could be any superhero which one would you be and why?