Officers

Dean’s Advisory Council

Officer Positions

President

•  Coordinate and facilitate weekly council meetings
•  Coordinate bi-monthly executive officer meetings
•  Effectively organize special events and delegate responsibilities
•  Maintain communication with Dean's Office and Office of Teacher Education
•  Represent the Dean’s Advisory Council to faculty and staff

Vice President

• Co-facilitate weekly council meetings
• Maintain communication with committee heads
• Maintain communication with other school of education organizations
• Direct all philanthropy efforts

Secretary

• Record weekly council member attendance
• Record Minutes and submit to Council via email the day after the meeting
• Update corrections or changes to Weekly Minutes
• Review and update policies and procedures every year
• Maintain email correspondence with educdac@indiana.edu.
• Revise and update website

Treasurer

•  Chair annual budget review
•  Record finances
•  Aprove and purchase supplies, food, etc.
•  Plan fund raisers (if needed)
•  Tri-monthly, or as needed, report to the council-at-large the status of the budget

Historian

• Record, reflect, and post information of DAC events
• Itemize and Organize the DAC Legacy Binder
• Review Weekly Minutes and catalog in Legacy Binder

Webmaster

• Maintain communication with the SOE technology coordinators
• Revise and update DAC webpage
• Present webpage updates to council
• Encourage website visitation by advertising the website in various events.

Council At Large

• Attend weekly council meetings. Attendance of 80% is mandatory for voting members.
• Voice questions or concerns from the undergraduate body at weekly meetings
• Actively participate in various committees on the council.
• Maintain communication with executive officers

Representative Positions

Committee on Teacher Education Representative
      *This committee is composed of faculty, grads and undergrads at in the

              SoE at IU, as well as faculty members from other departments, and

              representatives from the K-12 schools.  This policy committee meets

              once a month from 4-6 PM and reports on various programs being

              being implemented in our schools.

Grievance Committee Representative
            *This committee only meets when necessary.  If a student has a

             “grievance” (problem with a grade, prof., etc), and cannot resolve

              his/her problem at the lower level, the student can approach the

              Grievance Committee.  This unit serves as a mini-trial.

Policy Council Representative

            *This council is the top committee in the SoE.  They deal with program

              and policy changes within the School, in relation to courses and

              faculty members (adding a course, changing course requirements,

              the manners in which faculty members are promoted, etc).  These

              meetings are formal and occur one Wednesday a month, from 1-3

              in the afternoon. 

Committee on Teaching Representative
            *This committee consists of faculty, grads and undergrads in the SoE.

              They organize such projects as the Celebration of Teaching, as well

              as workshops for AIs and faculty members.  In general, this committee

              promotes good teaching.                    

Sub-Committees in the DAC

Media Committee

o       Involved in developing effective advertising and promoting the DAC and all of its events.

o       Lead yearly recruitment effort

Communications Committee

o       Responsible for developing undergraduate surveys.

o       Responsible for maintaining the DAC display case in the SoE atrium.

o       Responsible for heading efforts to improve communication with undergraduates.

Philanthropy Committee

o       Responsible for maintaining communication with Big Brother/Big Sister.

o       Responsible for the planning of monthly “First Friends” events

o       Responsible for presenting other community service projects to the council.