Membership
Structure:
The Events CoSponsorship Committee is limited to ten (10) voting members composed of the following:- 1 Chairperson selected from the Committee of the previous academic year
- 1 Staff Advisor of the Committee
- 8 Individuals selected from the student body
Membership Qualifications:
All voting members of the Committee must be registered students with The University of Texas at Austin in good standing. Undergraduates and graduate students must have a course load that qualifies them as full time students. These qualifications do not apply to the Staff Advisor position. A committee member may serve a maximum of two (2) years, unless that member was formerly a Chairperson.
Selection of Members:
- Recruitment is usually once per year during the middle of the Spring semester.
- The new member process includes an application and interview.
New member applications are due at 5:00 pm on Monday, September 14th. Please submit your application to the Student Events Center Office on the 4th floor of the Texas Union.
You can download the applications here.
Member Roles:
Voting Committee Member- When each organization presents, members ask questions that serve to clarify or assist in the decision-making process. During deliberations, members share their opinions and a vote is then taken.
- Each organization that ECC awards funding to is assigned a contact person from the Committee. The number of organizations per Committee member varies according to how many groups receive funding. The contact person is responsible for:
- working with the organization to ensure the program is successful
- explaining what ECC has funded and its stipulations
- processing related paperwork
- reporting back to the Committee about the status of events
- Each member of ECC also has a tertiary role. These roles range from Finance Director or Marketing Director to Secretary or Webmaster