Smith out susa_presentation
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SmithOUT is an organization at the University of Maryland established to provide professional development and social networking opportunities for LGBTQ+ students in the business school. Membership is open to students, faculty, and staff, requiring attendance at meetings. The organization has 5 officer positions and is advised by a faculty/staff member. Events include networking, speakers, trips to promote awareness within the business school. Their goal for the fall semester is a kick-off event and speaker series to generate awareness of the group.
Smith out susa_presentation
- 2. PURPOSE "SmithOUT" is established for the expressed purpose of creating an official LGBTA presence within the Smith community in order to provide opportunities for professional development and social networking for LGBTA students interested in Business.
- 3. MEMBERSHIP Limited to persons officially connected with the University of Maryland, College Park as faculty, staff or currently enrolled students To become a member of SmithOUT, interested persons must attend one organization meeting per semester To maintain voting membership: 1. Attendance of at least 50% of all meetings during a given school year (Fall & Spring). 2. Members must be currently enrolled undergraduate students 3. "SmithOUT does not restrict membership or discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, personal appearance, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
- 4. OFFICERS President: Brooks Gabel VP of Admin: Kem Golding VP of Finance: Kevin Urban VP of Marketing: Kevin Hollander Faculty/Staff Advisor: Jason DeSanto Jones
- 5. ELECTION PROCESS All officers shall be elected by a majority vote of eligible voting members of "SmithOUT." All elections will be held on an annual basis during the month of April with at least one weeks notice given prior to the meeting where elections are to be held. Terms of office shall begin immediately upon adjournment of the election meeting. The President will take nominations from the floor, the nomination process must be closed and the movement seconded. The nominated parties will be allowed to vote. All voting shall be done by secret ballot to be collected and tabulated
- 6. SmithOUT EVENTS Tie dye shirt marketing event (Early) Amusement Park Trip (Spring or Early Fall) Alumni Networking Nights Employer Presentations DC Trips (professional, business in advocacy) *Joint Partnerships (Alpha/NABA/ABA/LGBT/Womens Society/Smith Pride Alliance) New York Trip (Fall)
- 7. VISION FOR FALL 2012 For our first semester SmithOUT intends to make the Smith and greater Maryland community aware of its presence One Kick off event Serious of speakers open to whole business school to generate awareness of our group and also provide networking opportunities to all students that attend Other trips, activities, and events (as previously listed) will be executed throughout the first two semesters, keeping in mind the heavy emphasis will be on the kick off event and the speaker series
- 8. MEMBER LIST Angela Wong Andrew Hamilton Brooks Gabel Mantas Butanavicius Elie Dickler Evan McQuirns Jimmy Pappadeas Jos辿 Fort炭n Kem Golding Andrew Sabelhaus Kevin Hollander Vito Capezio Kevin Urban Stephanie Brenner Colton (Cole) Parker Pichapa (Pear) Yukkasemwong Kevin Chen Elaina Horowitz Melinda Song Jacob Wilkowsky We Currently Have: Jurgen Qesari Jeffrey Philips 23 MEMBERS