{"id":1286,"date":"2018-09-20T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T17:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/?page_id=1286"},"modified":"2019-04-28T12:46:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T16:46:47","slug":"elections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/?page_id=1286","title":{"rendered":"Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why become a student leader?<\/h2>\n<p>Student leadership is an excellent way to add practical experience in management, event planning, budgeting, and team work to your resume. You will become an integral part of the Simmons community and make friends along the way. So don&#8217;t hesitate!<\/p>\n<h2>Who can become a student leader?<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone! You do not need to be advanced in your program to run for student leadership positions. Students in their first or second semester are entirely welcomed! If you are an online student interested in student leadership, many of these positions are available to you as well.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I become a student leader?<\/h2>\n<p>Nominations for available positions will open near the beginning of Fall term and end of Spring term. LISSA will send out announcements for elections via email and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simmonslissa\/\">Facebook.\u00a0<\/a>You will then be able to nominate yourself by submitting a nomination for Student Leadership via the distributed Google Form. For more information regarding elections, please refer to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=182udiwOJTKmjPmJngIQlSU2V4OGhuiLE\">LISSA Election Rules<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For information on each student association, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/lissa\/student-associations-directory\/\"><strong>Student Associations Directory<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or contact the point person listed below.<\/p>\n<h2>When is the next election?<\/h2>\n<div>The Spring 2019 election period has now closed. However, we encourage you to reach out to the contacts listed below <strong>at any time<\/strong>\u00a0if you would like to serve as an acting officer for any of the open positions. The next official round of elections will take place shortly after the start of the Fall 2019 semester.<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Positions in red indicate immediate openings.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"profile\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Library &amp; Information Science Student Association (LISSA)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact Lindsay Olson (<a href=\"mailto:lissapres@simmons.edu\">lissapres@simmons.edu<\/a>)<span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Vice President of Finance<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Vice President of Events<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Student-Faculty Representative<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Secretary<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Webmaster<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>American Library Association \u2013 Student Chapter (ALA-SC)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact Clementine Choi (<a href=\"mailto:choie@simmons.edu\">choie@simmons.edu<\/a>)<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Communications Coordinator<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nFinancial Coordinator<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Association of Moving Image Archivists \u2013 Student Chapter (AMIA)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact\u00a0Ashley Thomas (<a href=\"mailto:ashley.thomas@simmons.edu\">ashley.thomas@simmons.edu<\/a>)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><b>Webmaster<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Association for Information Science &amp; Technology (ASIS&amp;T)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact David Heilbrun (<a href=\"mailto:heilbrun@simmons.edu\">heilbrun@simmons.edu<\/a>) or Molly Carlson (<a href=\"mailto:molly.carlson@simmons.edu\">molly.carlson@simmons.edu<\/a>)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><b>Co-Chair (2)<br \/>\nCommunications Officer<br \/>\nNEASIS&amp;T Liaison<br \/>\nTreasurer<br \/>\nWebmaster<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Massachusetts School Library Association &#8211; Student Interest Group (MSLA-SIG) <\/b><\/span>Questions? Contact\u00a0Breana Cole (<a href=\"mailto:breana.cole@simmons.edu\">breana.cole@simmons.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Panopticon<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact Will Gregg (<a href=\"mailto:willjgregg@gmail.com\">willjgregg@gmail.com<\/a>)<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><b><br \/>\nCommunications Coordinator<br \/>\nTreasurer<br \/>\nArchivist<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact Loren Mixon (<a href=\"mailto:loren.mixon@simmons.edu\">loren.mixon@simmons.edu<\/a>) or Clementine Choi (<a href=\"mailto:choie@simmons.edu\">choie@simmons.edu<\/a>)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Co-Chair (1)<br \/>\nEvents Chair<br \/>\nFinance Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists (SCoSAA)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact Alli Smith (<a href=\"mailto:allison.smith4@simmons.edu\">allison.smith4@simmons.edu<\/a>) or Clara Snyder (<a href=\"mailto:clara.snyder@simmons.edu\">clara.snyder@simmons.edu<\/a>)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Co-Chair (1)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Webmaster<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Student Chapter of ALA International Relations Round Table (SCIRRT)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Alejandro Paz (<a href=\"mailto:alejandro.paz@simmons.edu\">alejandro.paz@simmons.edu<\/a>)<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Co-Chair (1)<br \/>\nCommunications Officer<br \/>\nSecretary<br \/>\nTreasurer<br \/>\nArchivist<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Special Libraries Association (SLA@Simmons)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact Puck Malamud (<a href=\"mailto:malamud@simmons.edu\">malamud@simmons.edu<\/a>)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Webmaster<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Students of Color at the Simmons SLIS (SoCS)<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact Elise Riley (<a href=\"mailto:elise.riley@simmons.edu\">elise.riley@simmons.edu<\/a>)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Co-Chair (2)<br \/>\nTreasurer<br \/>\nAlumni Liaison<br \/>\nWebmaster<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>Spectra<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? Contact\u00a0Puck Malamud (<a href=\"mailto:malamud@simmons.edu\">malamud@simmons.edu<\/a>) or Jo Dutilloy (<a href=\"mailto:jo.dutilloy@simmons.edu\">jo.dutilloy@simmons.edu<\/a>)<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><b><br \/>\nTreasurer<br \/>\nSecretary<br \/>\nWebmaster<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><b>UXPA@Simmons<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nQuestions? 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