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This meeting is intended as a This meeting is intended as a briefbrief overviewoverview to help you to help you understand your role as a understand your role as a Student Senate Advisor and how Student Senate Advisor and how you can help your Senator you can help your Senator fulfill their role as a fulfill their role as a Senator.Senator.

The Role of a Student Senator The Role of a Student Senator AdvisorAdvisor

The general role of an advisor to a student leaderThe general role of an advisor to a student leader

The advisor to a student leader has The advisor to a student leader has a unique and challenging role a unique and challenging role because they are responsible for because they are responsible for bringing the vision of the bringing the vision of the student leader and the mission of student leader and the mission of the department together.the department together.



A good advisor is just that, an A good advisor is just that, an advisor.advisor.

Let the student make the decisions Let the student make the decisions they were selected to make and guide they were selected to make and guide the student to making good decisions. the student to making good decisions.

Use sound judgment and only intercede Use sound judgment and only intercede when you feel that a poor decision of when you feel that a poor decision of a student could be detrimental a student could be detrimental

Bring in others for decision makingBring in others for decision making



Establish a relationship of trust.Establish a relationship of trust. Always, always Always, always dodo what you say you what you say you

are going to do, are going to do, whenwhen you say you are you say you are going to do it.going to do it.

Make yourself available to the Make yourself available to the student.student.

Make an effort to get to know the Make an effort to get to know the student.student.

Educate yourself regarding topics Educate yourself regarding topics that are relevant to the student’s that are relevant to the student’s position. position.



Establish a relationship of Establish a relationship of trust.trust.

Keep the student informed on Keep the student informed on things happening in the things happening in the department. department.

Support the student in their Support the student in their efforts and their decisions. efforts and their decisions.

Compliment them on a job well Compliment them on a job well done. done.

Trust is often reciprocal. Trust is often reciprocal.



Help the student discover and Help the student discover and magnify their strengths and be magnify their strengths and be understanding of their understanding of their weaknesses. Help them weaknesses. Help them overcome those weaknesses in a overcome those weaknesses in a positive, constructive manner.positive, constructive manner.



Make sure the student knows Make sure the student knows their responsibilities and their responsibilities and what is expected of them. what is expected of them.

Student leadership is a Student leadership is a revolving door, but you can revolving door, but you can help!help!


The specific role of a Student Senator AdvisorThe specific role of a Student Senator Advisor

It is your responsibility to It is your responsibility to help your senator:help your senator:

Connect to their constituents. Connect to their constituents.

Connect to your department.Connect to your department.

The Role of a Student SenatorThe Role of a Student SenatorRepresenting the constituency in a legislative bodyRepresenting the constituency in a legislative body

The Student Senate is comprised The Student Senate is comprised of 20 Senators who represent of 20 Senators who represent various colleges and student various colleges and student groups on campus in a groups on campus in a legislative setting. legislative setting.


The Area CouncilThe Area Council

The Area Council is a committee consisting The Area Council is a committee consisting of members of the constituency. The of members of the constituency. The purpose of the Area Council is to serve purpose of the Area Council is to serve as a valuable, accurate source of as a valuable, accurate source of information for understanding the needs information for understanding the needs and opinions of the constituency, as and opinions of the constituency, as well as a good group of helping hands well as a good group of helping hands for helping your senator and your for helping your senator and your department reach their goals.department reach their goals.

The Role of a Student SenatorThe Role of a Student SenatorRepresenting the constituency in a Representing the constituency in a

legislative bodylegislative body

The Area CouncilThe Area Council

The Area Council meets at least once The Area Council meets at least once per month per month

Your senator should be communicating Your senator should be communicating regularly with the Area Council regularly with the Area Council members. members.

Your senator should be constantly Your senator should be constantly recruiting members to the Area Council. recruiting members to the Area Council.

The Area Council should be productive, The Area Council should be productive, rewarding, and funrewarding, and fun


LegislationLegislationLegislation comes in two forms:Legislation comes in two forms:

1.1. Bill- Bill- The WSU Student Association is The WSU Student Association is governed by a constitution and bylaws. A governed by a constitution and bylaws. A bill is legislation that proposes a change bill is legislation that proposes a change to those documents.to those documents.

2.2. Resolution- Resolution- A resolution is a request, A resolution is a request, recommendation, or a statement of opinion to recommendation, or a statement of opinion to any entity outside of the WSU Student any entity outside of the WSU Student Association.Association.


LegislationLegislation

Help your senator understand how legislation can Help your senator understand how legislation can be used to accomplish their goals. be used to accomplish their goals.

Help your senator come up with ideas for Help your senator come up with ideas for legislation.legislation.

The Role of a Student SenatorThe Role of a Student SenatorPromote the constituencyPromote the constituency

An important responsibility that a senator has is An important responsibility that a senator has is promoting the constituency by showcasing its promoting the constituency by showcasing its strengths and demonstrating how it benefits its strengths and demonstrating how it benefits its students, as well as the student body as a students, as well as the student body as a whole, the university as a whole, and the whole, the university as a whole, and the community.community.


Emphasis WeekEmphasis Week

Your senator is responsible for Your senator is responsible for holding an Emphasis week once during holding an Emphasis week once during the school year. This should be done the school year. This should be done with the Area Council, and you with the Area Council, and you should be an active part of the should be an active part of the planning, marketing, and planning, marketing, and implementation of this Emphasis implementation of this Emphasis weekweek..


Emphasis WeekEmphasis Week

An Emphasis week has at least two An Emphasis week has at least two events:events:

An educational event An educational event An information sharing event An information sharing event

A social event (not required)A social event (not required)


Other events throughout the Other events throughout the yearyear

It is not required, but it is highly It is not required, but it is highly recommended that your senator host recommended that your senator host other events involving their other events involving their constituency throughout the year, or constituency throughout the year, or help other groups put on events help other groups put on events relevant to their constituency.relevant to their constituency.

The Role of a Student SenatorThe Role of a Student SenatorPromote the needs of all studentsPromote the needs of all students

Your senator is not only responsible Your senator is not only responsible for promoting their constituency, for promoting their constituency, but also promoting the needs and but also promoting the needs and issues of the student body as a issues of the student body as a whole to various entities, such as whole to various entities, such as the university and the community.the university and the community.

The Role of a Student SenatorThe Role of a Student SenatorPromote the needs of all studentsPromote the needs of all students

WSU Standing CommitteesWSU Standing CommitteesEach senator serves on two or three, Each senator serves on two or three,

sometimes four of the WSU Standing sometimes four of the WSU Standing Committees.Committees.

Community outreachCommunity outreachA good senator also reaches out to the A good senator also reaches out to the

community to promote the university and community to promote the university and help advocate for the needs of the help advocate for the needs of the students.students.

Things you currently should be Things you currently should be working on with your Outgoing and working on with your Outgoing and

Incoming SenatorsIncoming Senators

Senate Advisor Flow ChartSenate Advisor Flow Chart Outgoing Officer ReviewOutgoing Officer Review Transition ChecklistTransition Checklist Incoming Senator SurveyIncoming Senator Survey

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