CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2001
This message is a call for nominations from overseas advisers in the OSEAS-Europe region for the Chair Elect and NIS Representative positions on the OSEAS-Europe Board.
OSEAS-Europe is the professional association for educational advisers on US education in Europe, the NIS and Israel. Further information on OSEAS-Europe as well as this call for nominations are available on our beautiful web site at:
Please note that the requirements for the two positions on the OSEAS-Europe Board have been re-written, so as to reflect the developments within our organization and the intended ever growing impact of OSEAS-Europe on the membership. The Chair Elect and NIS rep requirements are followed by some comments from the advisers currently holding the respective positions, clear indication that the increased commitment of time and energy required by this voluntary activity on the OSEAS-Europe Board pays off in terms of personal development and not only. Use this avenue for professional growth and you’ll feel enriched in more than one way!!! The current position holders can be approached at
101656.2212@compuserve.com (Chair Elect Janet Galli)
hasmik@irex.am (NIS rep Hasmik Sargysian)
for a candid evaluation of the demands made on their time and resources by their OSEAS-Europe Board activities.
And now some great election news! For the first time in OSEAS-Europe history you will have the opportunity to meet your Chair Elect and NIS rep candidates in person! You’ll be able to vote for a real person and not just for a name and a statement of objectives! All advisers who will be attending the Conference in Cyprus are invited to participate in the OSEAS-Europe Business Meeting, part I, on Thursday July 19, 5:45 – 6:45, where we’ll introduce the candidates. The candidates will campaign during the coffee breaks at the OSEAS-Europe booth in the exhibit hall, therefore visit the exhibit hall and come and meet your candidates! The ballot box will be at the OSEAS-Europe booth as well. The voting logistics will be detailed in the Business Meeting, part I, on Thursday. Then, in the second part of the OSEAS-Europe Business Meeting scheduled on Sunday, July 22, 3:15 – 4:15, we’ll announce the winners and invite the newly elected members to join the Board. Please see information on electronic voting for advisers not attending the Cyprus conference later in this message.
Please notice the timeframe of the elections:
· July 1: deadline for submitting nominations, nominees’ CV and statement of objectives;
· nominations and nominees’ information are posted right away on the OSEAS-Europe listserv and a day or two later on the OSEAS-Europe web page; electronic voting starts only for advisers not attending the Conference in Cyprus;
· July 15: electronic voting closes.
· July 20 –22: come and cast your vote at the OSEAS-Europe booth! Voting closes on July 22 at 13:00.
· July 22, 15:15 – 16:15, winners are announced at the OSEAS-Europe Business Meeting, part II.
Please remember that electronic voting is meant only for advisers not attending the Cyprus Conference.
We are looking forward to a rich harvest of nominations!
Cheers,
Mihaela Arsene
OSEAS-Europe Chair 2000-2001
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OSEAS-EUROPE BOARD
1. CHAIR ELECT
2. REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES (NIS)
This message contains information about:
3) the OSEAS-Europe Board structure
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1) NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR THE OSEAS EUROPE CHAIR ELECT
AND NEW INDEPENDENT STATES (NIS) MEMBER-AT-LARGE POSITIONS
1. Any advisor from the regions of Western, Eastern and Central Europe, the NIS and Israel, who is actively engaged in educational advising on study in the United States, is eligible to serve on the OSEAS-Europe Board. However, for the Chair Elect position nominees must have been an overseas advisor for three years to be eligible. For the NIS Member-At-Large position on the Board there is no such requirement, however they must be an advisor based within the NIS subregion of OSEAS-Europe.
2. Any advisor from the regions of Western Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, the NIS and Israel, who is actively engaged in educational advising on study in the United States, can nominate another eligible advisor for the above-mentioned positions. No nominations should be made, however, without the consent of the nominee.
3. An eligible advisor may also nominate herself/himself.
4. The individuals nominated for the above-mentioned positions are invited to submit a short resume and position statement sharing their goals and objectives for their terms in office.
5. To nominate someone you should send an e-mail message with:
a. your name and contact information,
b. the name and contact information of the person you wish to nominate,
c. the position you nominate the person for.
6. Please send nomination messages to ALL of the following people:
Mihaela Arsene at: marsene@fulbright.kappa.ro
Isabella Lanciotti at: ilanciotti@fulbright.it
Diana Lopez at: dlopez@utk.edu
You’ll be sending your nomination to three addresses because we want to make sure technology problems will not affect the nomination process and to ensure we have independent verification of any nominations. Isabella Lanciotti is Immediate Past Chair of OSEAS-Europe and Diana Lopez is the US-Based OSEAS Coordinator for NAFSA.
7. DEADLINE: Please remember that all nominations, CVs and position statements must be sent by the 1st of July 2001.
A list of nominations as well as the nominees’ CVs and position statements will be promptly posted on the OSEAS-Europe listserv right after the July 1 deadline.
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1. Immediately after the posting of the nominations list, electronic voting starts for advisers not attending the Conference in Cyprus.
2. All advisors in the OSEAS-Europe region (see the definition above) who will not be participating in the Cyprus Conference are invited to vote on line.
3. All electronic votes will be in by JULY 15, 2001.
4. The electronic votes will be counted together with the votes cast in the ballot box available at the OSEAS-Europe stand in the exhibit hall of the Cyprus Conference.
5. Election shall be by simple majority of the votes cast.
6. Results will be announced at the OSEAS-Europe Business Meeting, part II, on July 22, 15:15 – 16:15, and they will be posted on the OSEAS-Europe listserv after July 23.
7. If there is only one nomination for a position, that person will be appointed without a vote.
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3) THE OSEAS-EUROPE BOARD STRUCTURE
OSEAS-Europe has a seven-member Board of Directors, of whom six are elected members. The seventh member is appointed for three years by the Board of Directors as Treasurer.
The elected board members are the Chair Elect, the Chair, the Immediate Past Chair, and three members-at-large who represent Western Europe, East-Central Europe and the NIS.
All board positions are voluntary and no monetary compensation is provided.
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4) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAIR ELECT
The Chair is elected for a three
year term during which time they fill the positions of Chair Elect, Chair and
Immediate Past Chair.
A person is elected to be Chair Elect for a one year term during which time
the Chair Elect serves as a full member of the OSEAS-Europe Board.
Responsibilities of the Chair Elect include:
The Chair Elect:
1. Works closely with the current Chair and acts for the chair when necessary.
2. Appoints the Conference Planning Committee 18 months prior to each OSEAS-Europe
Conference, when applicable.
3. Serves on the Conference Planning Committee.
4. Assumes responsibility for additional tasks related to OSEAS-Europe when
delegated by the Chair or by the Board.
The time spent as Chair Elect is meant as a time of learning, both by observation
and by doing (observing the Chair and acting as delegated by the Chair or the
Board). After one year the Chair Elect becomes the Chair. The Chair heads the
Board and is the most important position in the OSEAS-Europe leadership.
As to Janet's humorous reflections on this position, she wants the world to know that she's loved every minute of it, the bracing challenges, above all the race against time and the overlapping commitments, as well as the pan-European quality of the subtle Board chemistry.
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5) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NIS MEMBER-AT-LARGE
At-Large Members of the Board of Directors are elected for two-year terms and their duties begin on the Board as soon as the elections are finished.
Members-at-large of the Board of Directors may be elected to the Chair Elect position upon completion of their two-year term and may be elected to a second term on the Board after a two-year absence from the Board of Directors.
Responsibilities of the NIS member-at-large
Duties for the NIS rep include:
1. Promotion of professional development of the advisers within their region;
In cooperation with the NIS REAC and the ECA/A/S/A the NIS representative acts
to promote training programs to NIS educational advisors and encourages them
to apply, offers guidance when the NIS advisers plan their own individualized
training programs such as linkage programs, internship programs, etc., helps
in organizing/facilitates regional advising workshops.
2. Promotion of networking and communication
of the advisors through the NIS
listserv as well as through the OSEAS-Europe listserv.
3. Encouraging NIS advisers to be involved in leadership, both within the OSEAS-Europe region and NAFSA.
4. Coordinating with advisers in the NIS region who are serving on OSEAS-NAFSA liaison projects, e.g. OSEAS-ADSEC Liaison Project, OSEAS-CAFSS Liaison Project.
5. Posting of quarterly updates on the OSEAS-Europe listserv on work completed.
6. Collecting annual reports for the NIS region for inclusion in the annual OSEAS-Europe report to NAFSA. Presenting the NIS report at the OSEAS-Europe Business Meeting at the Annual NAFSA Conference and at the OSEAS-Europe Conference (when applicable). This report includes statistics and an update on advising activities in the region. It's compiled on the basis of a comprehensive annual survey which is conducted two months before the Annual NAFSA Conference.
7. Planning the OSEAS-Europe Business and regional meetings at the NAFSA and OSEAS-Europe Conferences, together with the other Board members. Prepare OSEAS-Europe materials, such as flyers with updates on the NIS region, statistics on student flows from the region, etc.
8. Serving on the planning committees of OSEAS-Europe workshops or conferences organized during their term in office, such as the OSEAS-Europe Conference that is organized every three years.
9. Joint coordination, together with the NIS REAC, of the regional newsletter.
10. Fulfillment of any tasks delegated to them by the OSEAS-Europe Board such as administering special grant competitions, designing O-E handouts/information brochures, etc. Be an active member of the board and engage in the further development of OSEAS-Europe activities.
11. Training their successor. At the end of their term, the NIS rep is expected to provide informal training to their successor and act as a resource person, offering guidance and help if required.
Hasmik comments:
I'd like to say that it has
been a great pleasure for me to work with the NIS
region which is comprised of such an active and professional network of
Advisers. I am honored to have the possibility of using my experience and
energy to assist them where there was a need. I am even more honored to
be a
member of the OSEAS-Europe Board as it's a group of a unique professional
group
of talented, dedicated advisors, with great commitment and potential. I
have
gained so much inspiration from each of the Board members and it has been
such
a true pleasure to feel the helpful hand extended from different countries
to
each other.
The position of NIS Member-at Large is a voluntary position and no monetary
compensation is provided. The duration for this position is two years. During
these two years I was responsible for the above mentioned tasks and the
most
time consuming task of my term was being a member of the planning committee
of
7th OSEAS-Europe Conference, which is going to be held in Nicosia, Cyprus,
July
18-23, 2001. The work in the planning committee is very challenging which
demands a great input and a plenty of time from each committee member. Thus,
all applicants for the position have to take into consideration that they
will
be very overloaded from time to time with the tasks required by the position.
I feel regret that my term on the OSEAS-Europe Board will end shortly, however
I'd like to encourage NIS advisors to think very seriously on this position
as
it is very hard work yet at the same time very pleasant and enjoyable one.
One
thing I could say for sure is that the position is the most significant
step
towards the OSEAS-Europe Leadership