Honors College Student Council
The Honors Student Council is an inclusive group that aims to foster a positive and nurturing environment to members of the Honors College, to act as a liaison between Honors College students and staff/faculty, and to provide an atmosphere conducive to intensified learning for motivated students.
Student Council Executive Board
The Honors Student Council Executive Board is a team of dedicated students elected in the spring to serve as leaders of the council. The executive board currently consists of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and the directors of committees. Information about running for one of these positions will be sent out during the spring semester.
Meet the Student Council Executive Board
The executive board is in charge of planning events, building community, creating other programming, reaching out to the community, and communicating between the honors staff and the rest of the student body. The executive team holds weekly meetings in the honors office that are open to anyone interested in attending. Dates and times of these meetings change every semester but are posted on the Honors Student Council whiteboard in the Honors Program office along with other upcoming events.
Additionally, any student interested in participating is encouraged to join one of the committees. Students should email hcsc@unr.edu to inquire about getting involved. There are no qualifications for being an active part of the Honors Student Council. Feel free to reach out to the executive board via email with any questions or recommendations.
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Honors College Student Council Committee Application
Election rules
- Elections will be open no later than the eighth week of the Spring Semester
- The Election Candidacy Form will be open for at least three business days
- The election voting period will be open for at least two business days
- The election voting period will occur over two days the week after the Campaigning Period ends.
- The Campaigning Period will be the day after the candidacy form opens till the Sunday before the voting period week begins.
- New officers will have a training period of one month long following the announcement of winners.
- The new officers' term begins after Spring Semester Prep Day.
- Up-to-date information, including exact dates, will be available on the Honors Record on Canvas and HCSC Instagram.
All of those who are interested in running must meet with the current board member in their position at least once, two weeks before the voting period week. If elected, candidates must meet with the same member immediately after the announcement of the winners, to set up a month training period before the official start of the new officer term. Failure to do so may result in disqualification from candidacy.
All of those who are interested in running for President or Vice President must meet with the current Honors College Student Council Current Advisor, two weeks before the voting period week. Failure to do so may result in you being disqualified from candidacy.
There will be a mandatory “Meet the Candidates” session that will be required for all candidates to attend. A when-to-meet will be sent out to determine the best time for all candidates to attend. Failure to attend these events may result in being disqualified from candidacy.
There will be additional events hosted by HCSC current Director of Events, such as socials, networking events, etc. that bring Honors Students to attend. Campaigners are allowed and encouraged to attend these events as optional campaigning sessions.
The election officer in charge will need to receive a headshot and a short bio/blurb about why you think you would be a good fit for this position. Submissions must be sent to the election officer no later than the end of the first week of the campaigning period.
Candidates for president and Vice President will be presented with a set of questions that will require a video response. These videos will be shared on social media and the Honors Record for campaigning purposes. Video responses must be submitted no later than the end of the first week of the campaigning period.
Candidates must submit a campaign flyer to be shared on social media.
- No negative campaigning is allowed on the flyer
- No graphic or sexual content is allowed on the flyer
Campaign flyers must be submitted no later than the end of the first week of campaigning period.
On the topic of campaigning, there are several restrictions on campaigning that you will be required. Failure to do so may result in your candidacy being revoked. These are the rules and regulations for campaigning:
- Print campaigning (printed flyers or buttons) is allowed. Posting rules must comply with campus guidelines. Posting is allowed in any Honors spaces.
- You are encouraged to go to any Honors event (meetings, etc.) or Honors spaces (the Honors Office) to campaign for yourself, at the discretion of instructional faculty and staff. Please ask for permission to avoid disruptions.
- Negative campaigning is not allowed. All campaigning must be for yourself and any campaign that is against another candidate is not allowed, including pointing out contrasts between yourself and other candidates.
- Vote buying is not allowed. You may not promise to give people compensation if they agree to vote for you. All campaigning must be pertinent to the Honors College and Honors College Student Council.
- If you are not a current board member of the Honors College Student Council, you may support other candidates on your social media.
Grievances can be taken up with the Honors College Student Council and the HCSC will discuss and resolve the grievance as a group.