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YP Steering Committee
The Young Professional Steering Committee is a group of YPs who focus on national SWANA initiatives. Each YP Steering Committee member chairs an initiative as seen below..
Student Engagement
- Hosts regular check-in meetings with student engagement team.
- Manages the Hickman Endowment (e.g., ensuring delivery of commitments).
- Manages student scholarship program.
- Works with SWANA staff and chapters on advancing student groups.
Student Design Competition
- Hosts regular check-in meetings with student design committee team.
- Develops problem statement focus and managing Q&A.
- Manages network development (e.g., participating institutions and judges).
- Works with SWANA staff on promotion.
- Manages execution of events (e.g., program, timing, budget, volunteers)
YP Conference Planning
Chair
Vacant
General Steering Committee Commitments
- Participates as an active member of the YP Steering Committee. This includes monthly conference calls and an average of two–four hours of work per month.
- Represents the interests of all SWANA YP members.
- Promotes YP member involvement in SWANA.
- Works with SWANA staff and chapters on advancing student groups.
Conference Planning Chair Commitments
- Plans YP activities at national conferences: WASTECON and SOAR.
- Hosts regular conference check-in meetings.
- Curates and submits YP Sessions for conferences.
- Plans and implements conference event offerings (e.g., networking event, tours).
- Coordinates conference volunteers and resources (e.g., budget, on-site volunteers).
- as a member of the Conference Planning sub-committee.
YP Professional Development
- Works with SWANA staff in advertising webinar programs.
- Develops a recurring schedule and general guidelines on webinar program content.
- Works with SWANA staff on how to best deliver webinars.
- Hosts/moderates OR finds moderators for webinars.
- Hosts as-needed meetings.
- Provides updates during monthly calls.
- Develops awards and YP recognition program-related packets.
- Advertises calls-for-nomination in collaboration with SWANA staff.
- Develops selection criteria and selection committee guidelines.
- Assists SWANA staff as needed throughout the awards process.
- Host as-needed meetings.
- Provides updates during monthly calls.
YP Representation
- Hosts as-needed regular check-in meetings with regional representation team.
- Manages Regional Reps (e.g., identifying candidates, coordinating communication).
- Fosters engagement with chapter liaisons.
- Manages technical division reps.
- Recruits YP Steering Committee members.
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