Student Government: Student Health and Wellness Committee Members and Board

Contact Information

Name: Ed Chinedum Muo

Phone: 310-981-5923

Email: cumuo@ucdavis.edu

Description

Payrate: Volunteer

Payrate Stipend: No

Work Study:

Resume Required: Yes

Options:

Term

Hours per Week: 2-5 hrs/wk

Start Date: Oct. 2, 2014

End Date: June 4, 2015

Logistics

Job Number: 0008-0553-2014

Last Date to Apply: Sept. 24, 2014

Purpose

Student Health and Wellness Committee (SHAWC) has seven (7) voting members. The objective of SHAWC is to plan events and develop initiatives on campus that promote student health and wellness and address student populations concerns regarding health (ie. Health resources, programs, de-stigmatization, etc.). Areas of promotion of student health include: Campus Health- Student Health and Wellness Center, Campus Rec and Unions, and Student Run Health Organizations.

Duties

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General Members are responsible for the work in promotion of health bodies listed above, developing events and initiatives that cater towards improving student health on campus, and are liaisons between ASUCD and Campus Health organizations.   Also Board positions(General member duties+added responsibility)  within Committee include:  
-Vice Chair- Assist with overseeing committee and all its efforts with Chair
-Publicity and Communications Representative- Responsible for communication with other health bodies on campus and marketing of club within events/initiatives, social media, (web design is a plus but not required)
-Health Analyst- student-centered role in communicating prevalent student health concerns with committee and ASUCD senate. Must attend at least two ASUCD senate meetings a quarter. Opportunity to interact with many campus leaders. More hours may be needed on certain weeks.
-Events and Program Overseer- oversee any events of the committee from time layout, costs, speakers, rooms, etc.  

Please INDICATE on the application if any interest in a specific Board position (although board interest not required). All applicants will still be considered for regular membership regardless of interest in a board position. MUST have interest of committee membership first and foremost (board position will then be considered afterward).

Skills

Knowledge and experience within health and issues/concerns of health and wellness specifically pertaining student population. Willingness and motivation to execute initiatives and programs to help promote areas of health and IMPROVE the wellbeing of students. MUST make commitment to attend every meeting, accomplish tasks given in a timely manner, and communicate respectively and effectively with committee, ASUCD, and health organizations.    
MUST attend weekly meetings: Tuesdays 5:30-7PM

Supplemental Questions

  1. Please list previous work history and volunteer experience.
  2. Describe why you are qualified for this position and how it relates to your interests.

Approved ___________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________

All student assistant positions are subject to all entitlements in Policy & Procedures for Staff Member (PPSM). See PPSM Policy & Procedures 3, Exhibit A and Exhibit B. Volunteer positions are subject to all entitlements in Policy & Procedure Manual 380 – Section 08, Volunteer Services. UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) is strictly prohibited on any UC Davis owned or leased property, indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.