According to the SIRE bylaws officers are elected once an academic year. Elections are held at the end of each academic year for the following year’s term.- Nominees will be reviewed and votes will be cast by incumbent officers and the faculty advisor.
- A candidate must receive at least 51% of the votes or if necessary runoff elections will be held.
- Only members may be elected as officers.
- Current officers may be nominated.
- Nominations can be made by all members and members may nominate themselves for any position they feel qualified for. Nominees must submit a CV and statement of qualification to be reviewed by the officers.
- The statement of qualification should be 250 words or less, and declare which position you would like to run and why you are qualified for the position. Because an officer position can at times be demanding, SIRE wants to ensure that officers have a solid understanding of their commitment, and are actively seeking to fulfill SIRE’s mission.
- Nominees should be well qualified undergraduate or graduate students that will be able to serve for the entire 2011-2012 academic year.
- Qualifications for President and Treasurer only as set forth by the CSUF.
- A. Officers must be matriculated and enrolled (non-extended education) at Cal State Fullerton.
- B. Officers must maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 grade point average each term.
- C. Officers must be in good standing and must not be on probation of any kind.
- D. Undergraduates are required to earn six semester units per term while holding office. Graduate and credential students must earn three semester units per term while holding office.
- E. Undergraduate officers are allowed to earn a maximum of 150 semester units or 125 percent of the units required for a specific baccalaureate degree objective, whichever is greater. Graduate and credential officers are allowed to earn a maximum of 50 semester units or 167 percent of the units required for the graduate credential objective, whichever is greater.
Spring 2011
Elections
Dear Members, It is time for officer elections for the 2011-2012 year! Please read about the elections and positions if you are interested in becoming an officer. Those planning to go on to graduate study, are highly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to be heavily involved in SIRE. We would really like to have anthropology, psychology and biology represented this year!!
All nominations must be received by Friday, May 13th. (Details are below)
If you are interested in attending an officer meeting, the next meeting will be Friday, May 6th at 3pm in MH428. If you would like more information or have questions please email sire@fullerton.edu.
About Elections:
Who can be nominated and serve as an officer?
The President and Treasurer of the student organization are required to meet the minimum requirements established for Minor Student Representative Student Officers by the CSU Chancellor’s Office.
Officer Positions and Duties:
President
The President shall preside at all meetings of the organization; be the official spokesperson of the organization, representing the policies, views and opinions of the organization in its relations with the campus and community at large; have full responsibility for the management and affairs of the organization; assure that all policies and other function or activities are followed as outlined by the organization; have charge of the meeting place and, in general, have full charge of the business and affairs of the organization. The president is responsible for scheduling officer meetings, overseeing the Speaker Series, organizing the SIRE conference, and ensuring that officers remain active in their roles.
Vice President
The Vice-President shall perform all the duties of the President in the absence of the President; serve as the advisor to the President. The vice president has two main duties. The vice president is (1) responsible for the organizing and scheduling of the speaker series each semester. This entails contacting and inviting the speakers, ensuring that that speaker completes required forms, scheduling rooms, and sending emails. In addition, the vice president shall (2) serve as the organizations representative to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Inter-Club Council (ICC). This requires attending the weekly ICC meetings and petitioning for funds on behalf of the organization, or its members in the case of travel. ICC meetings are held every Friday at 1pm.
Treasurer
The Treasurer handles all financial affairs and budgeting of the organization; shall furnish, prepare and keep a complete accounting record of all transactions, showing every detail of the account of the organization, including all receipts and disbursements, the amount of cash on hand and the amount of money owed by the organization and furnish a monthly report to the officers. S/he maintains AS Agency Accounts in the organization’s name, which requires signatures of the Treasurer, President and Advisor.
Membership Coordinator
The Membership Coordinator shall be responsible for maintaining a record of current and past members of the organization; collecting and processing membership applications planning, developing, putting into place and evaluating information and communication strategies that exposes the organization to the academic community.
Fundraising Coordinator
The Fundraising Coordinator shall be responsible for organizing fund-raising events for SIRE. S/he is responsible for all scheduling associated with fund-raising events and will work closely with the Treasurer. Responsibilities also include scheduling dinner with speakers following talks.
Webmaster
The Web Master shall be responsible for maintaining and updating the SIRE website.
02/11/11
The reading group will meet this Monday (2/14) to discuss chapter 3 of The Evolution of Human Sexuality.
02/1/11
Please attend CSUF's live broadcast of UCLA's BEC presentations on 2/7/11 at 12:00pm in Langsdorf Hall 302. Derek Lyons will be giving a talk entitled "The social roots of artifact culture: Overimitation and the development of children’s causal understanding". SIRE Officers will be meeting at 3:30pm also on 2/7/11 to discuss the details of the upcoming HSS conference. The reading group will meet after the officer meeting (4pm) to discuss chapter 2 of The Evolution of Human Sexuality.
01/28/11
The reading group will meet on 01/31/11 at 4pm in H623 to read Chapter 1 of The Evolution of Human Sexuality.
1/1011
SIRE has decided to read Don Symons's The Evolution of Human Sexuality for the Spring 2011 semester. Reading group meetings will be held Mondays from 4-5pm starting January 31, 2011.
Fall 2010
12/6/10
Dr. Sean Walker will be speaking on 12/9 at 6:00pm in Humanities 609. Refer to our speakers page for more details
11/5/10
We WILL NOT be meeting next week on 11/11. It is a holiday and several people will not be able to attend. Our next meeting will be on 11/18, where we will discuss chapters 10 and 11.
Dr. Pillsworth will be speaking on 11/18 at 6:00pm. We expect that she will be talking for about an hour and we will leave about 15-20 min for Q&A. Thus, there shouldn't be a conflict with having the reading discussion at our normal time of 7:30 and for convenience we can just hold the meeting on campus following the meeting.
10/24/10
The next SIRE meeting will cover chapter 7 "Family Planning" as well as chapter 8 "Battle of the Generations" in our reading of The Selfish Gene.
10/21/10
With the inception of SIRE, the group has been reading and discussing The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins, to provide members new to evolutionary studies a foundation in gene selection. Though members are not required follow along with the readings, contributing to and facilitating discussion is encouraged.
