CCC Student Trustee
Official Candidate Petition 2020 ‐ 2021
Student Trustee Job Description
According to Board Bylaws, Article I, Section 1.2, the student member of the Board shall be elected from one of the City Colleges on a rotating basis and elected by a campus‐wide referendum of the students of the selected college. If after the election, the Student Trustee is unable to fulfill his duties or becomes unqualified the student with the next highest votes will be appointed as the new Student Trustee. If this becomes unfeasible, a special election will be held at the earliest practical date. The student trustee serves for a single term of one (1) year beginning April 15th and ending April 14th of the following year. Student Trustee will be sworn in at the May Board of trustee meeting. The Student Trustee is non‐voting member of the Board of Trustees, having all rights accorded to other Board members, including the right to make and second motions and to attend closed sessions.
The Student Trustee is responsible for:
• Attending monthly Board meetings, quarterly committee meetings and related events. • Attending DSGA monthly meetings and informing SGA presidents of Board updates. • Ensuring student rights and ideas are heard by the Board and the administration. • Seeing that programs are implemented or improved to ensure student success. • Keeping the student body abreast of CCC policies and programs.
• Represent CCC at related ICCB meetings.
• Having basic knowledge of Board Bylaws, Board Policies and Procedures, SGA Guidelines, SGA Constitution and Bylaws.
• Serving on various committees and RFP selection committees. Candidate Eligibility
In order to be eligible to serve as a Student Trustee, a student must maintain a minimum of 6 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
City Colleges of Chicago students that have earned 64 or more credits toward graduation at the time of petition or have earned an Associates’ Degree at any of the City Colleges of Chicago are not eligible to serve as a Student Trustee. Term of office is April 15, 2020 – April 15, 2021.
First semester students are granted a grade point average waiver and may serve until a grade point average is established.
In order to be eligible to serve as the Student Trustee, a student must not have incurred any disciplinary infractions while enrolled at any of the seven (7) City Colleges of Chicago. To do so would result in immediate disqualification. All candidates’ academic records will be reviewed by the Student Activities Office prior to the campaign period. Candidates will be notified immediately should they not be eligible to run for office.
A person elected into office, whose GPA falls below the stipulated GPA and/or who is placed on academic probation for one semester, will relinquish all powers and privileges of that office. This will also prohibit them from receiving the tuition waiver, and any additional waivers associated with Student Trustee/SGA for their term in office.
Instructions for Candidate:
1. Read the duties of the position as outlined in this packet.
2. Complete the Official Candidate Petition by printing your name, indicate position desired, sign your name and fill in your student identification number.
3. Obtain appropriate number of student signatures for your position endorsement. 4. Complete the Candidate General Question form located in this packet.
5. Submit completed Petition and email a biography, picture, and why you are running for office to Monice S. Purnell, the Director of Student Activities via email to mpurnell5@ccc.edu or in person in room L426 on or before Tuesday, March 11, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
6. Obtain and submit two (2) letters of recommendation by Tuesday, March 11, 2020 at 5:00 pm. One letter must be from a City Colleges of Chicago Instructor.
7. Selected CCC Student Trustee MUST be available during summer 2020.
By completing this document, I admit to having read and understood the duties for the CCC Student Trustee position that I am seeking candidacy for and understand the campaign and election rules. I also authorize the appropriate administrators to examine my records to verify my eligibility to run for the CCC Student Trustee position.
Print Name Signature
SGA Position Student ID Number
Address Home Phone
This petition is on behalf of _____________________________________________, a candidate for the position of
Student Trustee for the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees District No. 508
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By signing this petition, I realize that I am not committing my vote, but am stating my belief that the proposed candidate
has the right to petition for the position of Student Trustee for City Colleges of Chicago
PRINT NAME SIGNATURE CCC USERNAME (JSMITH32)
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Candidate General Question Form
How many semesters have you been attending Olive-Harvey College? _____________________________________ Were you involved in SGA while in high school or college level? Yes No
If yes, please state your involvement:
In your opinion, what role does Student Government play on a college campus?
What is missing from your community college experience?
What activities do you participate in on campus?
What is your strongest Leadership Quality?
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Submission Date Candidate GPA Candidate Credits
Complete Petition Packet Attended Candidate Workshop Candidate Eligibility
2020‐2021 Election Timeline
Monday, February 10, 2020 Election Packet Available
Tuesday, February 11th @11 am Wednesday, February 12th @12:00 pm
Tuesday, February 18th @3:30 pm
Thursday, February 20th @ 12:30 pm Candidate Information Sessions
Friday, February 21st @ 11:00 am Location: L426
Candidate Petitions & Letters of Recommendation due to
Tuesday, February 25 @ 5:00 pm. Monice S. Purnell, Director of Student Activities at
mpurnell5@ccc.edu Room L426
Friday, February 28th @ 9:00 am
All candidates required to attend SGA Spring Leadership Summit, where candidate orientation will be held
Location: Malcolm X College
Monday, March 2nd Eligible Candidates Notified & Announced to Student
Body via Email
Monday, March 2nd – Monday, March 16th Candidate Campaigning
Monday, March 16th – Monday, March 23rd Online Voting via Brightspace
Thursday, March 26th Election Results Announced via Email
Campaign Practices
Fairness
All campaigns will run in an ethical manner with mutual respect shown toward other candidates at all times. Candidates will be responsible for all supporters to follow campaign regulations. The candidate is responsible for notifying the Director of Student Activities of any violations or possible violations that occurred.
Unfair Campaigning Practices
a) Making false statements
b) Destroying or defacing another candidate’s campaign posters or other campaign materials c) Using physical force for any purpose
d) Voting fraudulently or soliciting fraudulent voting
Slander and Libel
Neither slander nor libel will be tolerated in any campaigning. Slander is defined as utterance of a falsehood that may damage another’s reputation unjustly. Libel is defined as any written or printed matter tending to injure a person’s reputation unjustly or the act of publishing such a thing. At minimum, any slanderous or libelous statements will result in a public apology and retraction of statements and possible disqualification.
Election Rules
1. In order to vote, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 2 college credits and must have a valid Student ID. 2. Candidates are not permitted within 200 feet of the polling place except to vote.
3. Table workers may not, IN ANY WAY, suggest who to vote for if in person voting is allowed. 4. No proxy or absentee ballots.
