2003-04 Student Handbook - Spelman College: Home

Expectations for Leadership PositionsHolding an elected or appointed office, serving on a College committee orboard, or participating in a pageant at other institutions as a representative ofSpelman College is an honor and privilege carrying with it specific responsibilities.Students who are on academic or discipinary probation are notallowed to represent the College.To qualify for a leadership position, a student must meet certain standardsand maintain them throughout her term of office or service. Any student whofails to maintain the prescribed grade point average will be declaredineligible to continue serving in any of these capacities.GPA Requirements• 2.8 cumulative GPA to serve on College committees or boards.• 3.0 cumulative GPA to participate in pageants, such as Ms.Spelman College Pageant.• 3.0 cumulative GPA to be elected or appointed SSGA officer.• 3.0 cumulative GPA to serve as student trustee on Spelman'sBoard of Trustees.All eligibility, requirements must be met at the time of application. Extenuatingcircumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.Activities suchas blood drives, bone marrow drives, cholesterol screening, etc. planned byany club or organization must be coordinated through the Health ServicesDepartment at least one week prior to the event. The Director of HealthServices must approve all such activities.Student TrusteeEvery three years, a second-semester freshwoman is elected by her peers andselected by the Board of Trustees Committee on Board Affairs to serve athree-year term on the Board of Trustees of Spelman College. The Board ofTrustees, a distinguished group from all over the country, provides directionof the administration of the College.Serving as a student trustee is an honor that carries with it all of the duties andresponsibilities of a College trustee, as well as the additional demand ofmaintaining the highest standards of conduct and scholarship expected ofSpelman students.The student trustee position is not an SSGA office, and the student trusteedoes not represent the SSGA on the Board of Trustees. To avoid confusion ofroles and conflicts of interest, the student trustee is not permitted to hold anSSGA office during her term as a trustee. A student government officer is anelected representative of the student body and must act primarily with theinterests of her constituents in mind. On the other hand, a student trustee,like other trustees, must act primarily with the interests of the College, as aninstitution, in mind. mmmmm45These interests are ordinarily the same, but because they may occasionallydiffer, a student trustee may not serve in the dual capacity of StudentGovernment representative and College representative. This includes all SSGAoffices, class offices, and any position filled by election at the time of theSSGA elections in the spring.The student trustee is expected to serve as a role model for other students.She must fully satisfy the Code of Community Standards and Conduct, maintainhigh academic achievement, and remain in good financial standing withthe College. She must remain enrolled as a student throughout her term ofoffice on the Board of Trustees. If she fails to do so, she will be disqualifiedand will be replaced.Student PublicationsCreative expression is strongly encouraged among Spelman students, andSpelman's student publications are one outlet available to students. Studentswith talents and interests in literary pursuits are encouraged to submitarticles to the campus publications and to volunteer to serve on the staff ofone of the student publications.The Spotlight, the student newspaper, and Reflections, the college yearbook,are free of arbitrary and capricious censorship and advance-copy approval.Both publications are financially supported by the College and do notoperate independently from the College. They are expected to be operatedand published within the standards of responsible journalism as establishedby the College.The Spotlight, Spelman's student newspaper, is published bimonthly duringthe regular academic year. It reflects the creative expression and generalawareness of Spelman students. The staff consist of an editor-in-chief,business manager and student volunteers. All students are especially urgedto submit essays, poems, short stories, and articles. The deadline forsubmitting materials for each issue will be posted.Reflections, Spelman’s yearbook, is published annually by the student bodyand presents a pictorial and literary view of life at Spelman. The co-editorsselect members of the staff. Focus, Spelman’s magazine, is publishedannually, and features creative writing of Spelman students.FacilitiesAll student activities held on Spelman College property must adhere toCollege policies. For use of facilities by non-affiliated groups or individuals,please consult Administrative Support Services, Lower Level, Rockefeller Hall.46