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Student Media Board

Spring 2013 Applications
Applications are now being accepted for the following Media Board positions:

Chair, Media Board (fall semester)
Member at Large (academic year)
Editor, Hamiltonian (yearbook)
Producer, HCTV (Hamilton TV)
Editor, Red Weather (Literary Magazine)
The Daily Bull (daily paper)
The Duel Observer (weekly satire publication)
The Topical (bi-weekly one-page interest publication)

Chair of the Media Board

  • Schedule, arrange, and conduct all Media Board meeting;
  • Direct and/or designate all official business of the Board;
  • Officially represent the Board by serving as a spokesperson between the Board and the college administration;
  • Administer a training and education fund to be used to assist members of the Board to improve and expand the publications/productions coordinated by the Board;
  • Monitor and record all financial transactions of the Board;
  • Monitor each organizations production schedule;
  • Arrange for the servicing and maintenance of the equipment operated by the Board;
  • Meet regularly with the Director of Student Activities;
  • At the behest of the Board, obtain the opinions of a publication’s staff in regard to the upcoming elections of their Editor-in-Chief;
  • Act as custodian of the Constitution.

Member-at-Large

  • Attend and participate in meetings of the Media Board
  • Actively participate in periodic reviews/reevaluations of student publications and productions
  • Officially represent the Board and serve as a liaison between the *Board and the student population
  • Assist with special projects, workshops, and training sessions
  • Assist with the annual budget preparation and proposal process as needed
  • Assist the Media Board Chair in Board business.

Editors-in-Chief

  • The Editor-in-Chief serves a one-year term, beginning in either the fall or spring semester (depending on the publication). The Editor-in-Chief appoints students to all other staff positions. All positions are assumed vacant at the beginning of the process (calendar year/spring semester). The most important role of the editor is providing leadership for the staff and formulating a coherent vision for the path ofthe publication/production. The Editor-in-Chief, in overseeing the medium, must ensure that it maintains a consistent quality and style, and see that it runs efficiently. The Editor-in-Chief must put in the time to stay organized and make the operation run.
  • Assuming general charge of all departments and positions on the editorial board;
  • Scheduling, announcing, and conducting all staff meetings;
  • Representingthe medium at student and administrative meetings, when possible. If unavailable, the Editor-in-Chief should appoint an appropriate proxy;
  • Attending Media Board meetings and performing all necessary membership duties;
  • Making decisions regarding the medium's style and appearance;
  • Handling correspondence;
  • Coordinating short and long-term planning with the staff;
  • For all print medium the Editor-in-Chief is responsible for final approval of all pages before print;
  • Keeping accurate budget records and producing a new budget for the Media Board at the end of his or her term as editor;
  • Working to draw new talent toproduction's staff.