how to promote the student governor role to the student body, the election of student governors and considerations on the induction process for your student governors. It aims to improve student engagement in the boardroom. There’s not enough time… and Governors outside of these times. The increased presence of a Student Governor on “One of the challenges facing colleges is the corporation will improve their personal encouraging students to be interested in credibility amongst other members, and ensure becoming student governors in the first that they are seen as an asset to governorship, place.” rather than a requirement. Time is a precious commodity for all college students, and especially for trying to balance their studies with student representation. Meeting deadlines, attending board meetings, and undertaking the many duties required as Student officer are tough tasks in themselves; being both Student Governor and a student officer, while also attempting to keep up with your studies, can often be counter-productive. What’s the student governor Some colleges have overcome this by funding role for? an elected sabbatical role for their students’ union. The creation of a sabbatical officer There is often debate and discussion about the position frees up time that a student officer can role of a student governor and their function on use to get to grips with the requirements of the board. The table below features an their role, and the issues they might face during explanation of four possible ways in which a their term. student may approach their role as a governor. This time can also be used to acquire useful skills by attending all internal and external training opportunities, free from the concerns of A non-sabbatical might overlook these opportunities when deadlines are looming and as a result may not be able to fulfil their potential in the role. Some colleges in England have developed a second sabbatical post, for instance for the role of students’ union president, with both roles being ex-officio members of the college corporation. The relative freedom of sabbatical status also helps a full-time Governor to attend scheduled college meetings, and also meet with other staff
how to promote the student governor role to the student body, the election of student governors and considerations on the induction process for your student governors. It aims to improve student engagement in the boardroom. There’s not enough time… “One of the challenges facing colleges is encouraging students to be interested in becoming student governors in the first place.” Time is a precious commodity for all college students, and especially for trying to balance their studies with student representation. Meeting deadlines, attending board meetings, and undertaking the many duties required as Student officer are tough tasks in themselves; being both Student Governor and a student officer, while also attempting to keep up with your studies, can often be counter-productive. Some colleges have overcome this by funding an elected sabbatical role for their students’ union. The creation of a sabbatical officer position frees up time that a student officer can use to get to grips with the requirements of their role, and the issues they might face during their term. This time can also be used to acquire useful skills by attending all internal and external training opportunities, free from the concerns of A non-sabbatical might overlook these opportunities when deadlines are looming and as a result may not be able to fulfil their potential in the role. Some colleges in England have developed a second sabbatical post, for instance for the role of students’ union with both roles being ex-officio members of the college corporation. The relative freedom of sabbatical status also helps a full-time Governor to attend scheduled college meetings, and also meet with other staff and Governors outside of these times. The increased presence of a Student Governor on the corporation will improve their personal credibility amongst other members, and ensure that they are seen as an asset to governorship, rather than a requirement. What’s the student governor role for? There is often debate and discussion about the role of a student governor and their function on the board. The table below features an explanation of four possible ways in which a student may approach their role as a governor. president,
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