The WISS Charter
Mission:
The Wagner International Students Society (WISS) is a student organization that represents the Wagner international student body and works to address and promote international student interests. WISS aims to promote stronger ties between the international student community at Wagner, through professional and social events, and by being a resource and facilitator for student and academic life.
Events:
WISS is to hold events that meet the following requirements:
Roles of the Board:
President:
Vice-President:
Events Chair:
Treasurer:
Communications Chair:
The Wagner International Students Society (WISS) is a student organization that represents the Wagner international student body and works to address and promote international student interests. WISS aims to promote stronger ties between the international student community at Wagner, through professional and social events, and by being a resource and facilitator for student and academic life.
Events:
WISS is to hold events that meet the following requirements:
- support the needs of the international student body
- forward the dialogue of public service
- raise awareness of international issues
- are inclusive of the entire Wagner community
Roles of the Board:
President:
- Responsible for vision of the organization and leading Board meetings
- Coordinates budget with the WISS Treasurer
- Builds relationships with individuals and groups outside Wagner
- Administrative control over the Listserv in conjunction with the Communications Chair
Vice-President:
- Second-in-command in the event the President cannot fulfill the position
- Responsible for supporting the President in fulfilling the position
- Serves as liaison between WISS and the WSA, other Wagner groups and the Wagner administration
- Provides support to other WISS officers when needed
Events Chair:
- Third-in-command in the event the President & Vice-President cannot fulfill their positions
- Plans, develops and executes all events
- In charge of room bookings, and ensuring all necessary resources are available at the event
- Liaises with Communications Chair to publicize events
- In charge of developing activities that meet the needs of the WISS membership
- Maintains the website’s calendar of events
- Collaborates with the membership, other Wagner clubs, the administration, and external relations to host joint events
Treasurer:
- Plans, develops and manages the budget proposal for the WSA
- Serves as liaison with the WSA treasurer and budget committee
- Responsible for the handling of reimbursement of all officers
- Ensures the budget is aligned to events
- Provides support to other WISS officers when needed
Communications Chair:
- In charge of all communications between WISS, the membership, and the larger Wagner community
- Administrative control over the Listserv in conjunction with the President
- Plans, develops and executes creative publicity for WISS events
- Maintains the website
- Attends the Board meetings and is in charge of taking meeting minutes and distributing them to the Board
- Provides support to other WISS officers when needed