Dear ABC Student Group Leaders,
During the town hall, I described a vote I took 2.5 years ago to establish the Columbia University Science Olympiad - and the joy I experienced volunteering for the first time 2.5 weeks ago during the annual Columbia University Science Olympiad competition.
Serving as a representative, I’ve felt challenged by many questions: how do we define our priorities as a community? What does it mean to develop an inclusive group? How do we best serve our constituents? These questions grasp at the heart of advocacy, community, and service.
Every day I learn about another heartwarming venture- from the existence of the CU Records Studio, the advocacy of Mālama Hawai'i in response to the August Maui wildfires, and the accessible pre-professional opportunities provided by the Pre-Law Society.
If you are excited to advocate, wish to build community, or serve any of our 185 student organizations doing the same, please run for the ABC board, according to the timeline below.
I look forward to receiving your candidate filings by tomorrow at 11:59 p.m. EDT!
Sincerely,
Theodore M. Nelson
ABC President
ABC Representative Elections 2024-2025
ABC has announced its 2024-2025 election timeline. Please file your candidacy by filling out the following document and emailing it to [email protected]. We have prescribed the following deadlines for this semester:
Candidacy Filing: Feb. 13th at 11:59 p.m. EDT
Voting Opens: Feb. 21st by EOD
Voting Closes: Feb. 28th by 8:00 p.m. EDT
Following the elections, ABC will facilitate a series of three transition meetings, on March 6th, March 20th, and March 27th, 2024. A new e-board and representative board will be sworn in on March 27th, 2024.
ABC Group Co-Sponsorship Transfer Policy
ABC passed the following policy, specifying that “Groups should not transfer co-sponsorships to each-other from allocation, specifically via internal fund transfers.” Representatives will not provide governing board approval on FTFs which fall under this policy.
To perform a co-sponsorship transfer, please utilize group revenue or purchase supplies for the co-sponsored event directly from allocation.
ABC Faculty Advisor Initiative Survey
Please fill out the following survey regarding ABC Student Group Faculty Advisors, to help give us statistics to report to Columbia College, regarding the current landscape surrounding this topic: https://forms.gle/wmwkNBFLKfQG9FMQ9
