Officer Duties

Duties of Elected Officers

Chair

• Represents the Section to ASA Executive Office and Council.
• Appoints and chairs annual Program Committee
• Chairs annual Section Council and Business meetings
• Submits annual report on the Section to ASA Executive Office
• Appoints all committees

Chair-Elect

• Serves on the Section Council
• Assumes duties of the Chair in the latter’s absence or incapacity
• Chairs the Distinguished Scholar Selection Committee

Past-Chair

• Serves on the Section Council
• Chairs the Committee on Nominations

Secretary-Treasurer

• Serves on the Section Council
• Prepares minutes of the Section’s annual Council and Business meeting
• Oversees special elections (e.g., changes in By-laws)
• Provides Council with copies of the By-laws and the ASA Manual on Sections
• Authorizes expenditures of the Section’s funds (e.g., cash award to Student Paper Awardee) and provides annual budgetary report

Council Representatives (6)

• Serve on the Section Council.
• During their first year, they organize the Roundtable Sessions at the annual ASA meeting.
• During their second year, they serve on the Student Paper Award Committee.
• During their third year, they serve on the Distinguished Scholar Award Committee.

Student Representative (2)

• Serve on the Section Council.
• Help plan and run Mentoring Reception and related professionalization events.

Duties of Other Officials and Committees

Committee on Nominations

• Solicits nominations for the Section’s Officers and Council from membership; submits slate of candidates to the ASA Executive Office.
• Chair: Section Past-Chair
• Members: Three who are appointed by the Section Past-Chair.

Program Committee

• Organizes the Section’s annual meeting.
• Chair: Section Chair
• Members: At least two who are appointed by the Chair.

Committee on Research Groups and Roundtables

• Organize and convene Research Groups devoted to specific substantive topics in order to encourage the exchange of information and collaborative research projects as well as ad hoc Roundtables.
• Co-chairs: The two first-year Council members.

Membership Committee

• Engages in activities to attract new members and retain existing members.
• Chair: Appointed by Section Chair
• Members: number is unspecified. Appointed by Membership Committee Chair. Not specified in By-laws.

Professional Development and Mentorship Committee

• With help from Student Representatives, plan and run Mentoring Reception and related professionalization events.
• Chair: Appointed by Section Chair
• Members: number is unspecified. Appointed by Committee Chair. Not specified in By-laws.

Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award Selection Committee

• Solicits nominations from membership and selects Distinguished Scholar Awardee
• Requests rollover nominations from former award committee chair (2 years after first year of nomination)
• Chair: Section Chair-Elect
• Members: Two third-year Council Members and one member of the Section appointed by the Chair-Elect. Not specified in By-laws.

Student Paper Award Committee

• Solicits nominations from membership and selects Student Paper Awardee
• Chair: Appointed by Section Chair
• Members: Two Second-Year Council Members and two Section members appointed by Section Chair.

Outstanding Mentor Award Selection Committee

• Solicits nominations from membership and selects Student Paper Awardee
• Solicits nominations from membership and selects Mentor Awardee
• Requests rollover nominations from former award committee chair (2 years after first year of nomination)
• Chair: Mentor Award winner from previous year
• Members: One Student Representative and at least one member of the Section appointed by the Chair. Usually this committee ranges in career stages. Not specified in By-laws.

Public Impact Award Selection Committee

• Solicits nominations from membership and selects Impact Awardee
• Requests rollover nominations from former award committee chair (2 years after first year of nomination)
• Chair: Impact Award winner from previous year
• Members: One former BIPOC Junior Scholar Grant winner and at least one member of the Section appointed by the Chair. Usually this committee ranges in career stages. Not specified in By-laws.

Student Paper Award Committee

• Solicits nominations from membership and selects Student Paper Awardee
• Chair: Appointed by Section Chair
• Members: Two Second-Year Council Members and two Section members appointed by Section Chair. Not specified in By-laws.

Outstanding Publication Award Committee

• Solicits nominations from membership and selects Outstanding Publication Awardee
• Chair: Appointed by Section Chair
• Members: Three members appointed by Section Chair and includes a past Section Chair. Not specified in By-laws.

Newsletter Editor

• Prepares and publishes Newsletter. Serves at the pleasure of the Council. Appointed by Chair with concurrence of Council.

Listserv Editor

• Prepares and distributes periodic news and announcements to the membership e-mail list. Serves at the pleasure of the Council. Appointed by Chair with concurrence of Council.

Facebook/Twitter/X/Social Media Managers

• Prepares and distributes periodic news and announcements to the SALC social media accounts. Serves at the pleasure of the Council. Appointed by Chair with concurrence of Council.

Website Manager

• Maintains and updates the SALC webpage. Appointed by Chair with concurrence of Council.