Student Trustees
Information for students interested in applying for the position of
STUDENT TRUSTEE for the academic year 2009-2010.
The student trustee position is open to all rising, full-time junior and
senior students (i.e. current sophomores and juniors) at Wake Forest
University who are not on academic or social probation. The selection
process will take place during February and March 2009. The new
student trustee will be appointed by the Board of Trustees during the
April Board Meeting and will begin her or his term during summer
2009, at the summer meeting or at the first meeting of the fall semester
2009. *The student trustee, if a junior during his or her term of office,
may be elected to serve a second one-year term, at the discretion of the
Nominations Committee of the Board of Trustees.
Applications for the position of student trustee will be available on
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Benson 311, outside of the Student
Government Office in the Benson Center and in C-301 Tribble Hall.
Download an application form »
Completed application forms must be returned to C-302 Tribble Hall,
Att: Dr. Peter Siavelis, Student Life Committee Chair. All applications
are due by no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, February 16. During that
week, the Student Life Committee will contact selected students to
schedule an interview.
In March, the names of those students selected by the Student Life
Committee will appear before the student body for a referendum. No
campaigning (written, verbal, electronic, etc.) is permitted for the
referendum.
The names of students approved by both the Student Life Committee
and the student body will be sent to the Nominations Committee of the
Board of Trustees in alphabetical (non-preferential) order. During
their April meeting, the Nominations Committee of the Board of
Trustees will select the 2009-2010 student trustee. Students whose
names are passed on to the Board of Trustees will be invited to
interview with Nominations Committee members prior to the April
meeting.
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