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6. The term shall begin at the cabinet meeting following the election. It shall end at the cabinet meeting following the
successor's election. The student shall be available for counsel to the successor for the remainder of the academic year.
7. The student shall keep a record of class events, finances, fundraising, calendar and any other relevant materials to be
submitted to their successor once their term is over.
8. In the event that the office of president is vacated, it shall be filled by the vice president.
D. First-year class president;
1. The student shall be responsible for maintaining communication within the first-year class.
2. The student shall act as a liaison between the SGA, the administration, and the first-year class.
3. The student shall sit on the cabinet and the board of presidents.
4. The student shall organize class events and fund-raisers.
5. The student shall sit on the Rally Day Committee
6. The student shall keep a record of class events, finances, fundraising, calendar and any other relevant materials to be
submitted to their successor once their term is over.
7. The term shall begin at the first cabinet meeting of the academic year following the regular spring election. It shall end
on the last cabinet meeting in that same academic year. The student shall be available for counsel to the successor for
the remainder of the semester.
8. In the event that the office of president is vacated, it shall be filled by the vice president.
E. Acting first-year class president;
1. The student shall represent the incoming first-year class as class president on cabinet.
2. The student shall assist in the organization of activities relating to the incoming class.
3. The student shall keep a record of class events, finances, fundraising, calendar and any other relevant materials to be
submitted to their successor once their term is over.
4. The student shall work with the assistant dean of students and be responsible for all duties of the first-year class
president until the Sunday following the election of the first-year class president. The student shall reach out to and be
available to help the new first-year class once the first-year class president is elected.
F. Ada Comstock Scholars class (Co-) president(s);
1. Ada Comstock Scholar presidential candidates may choose to run for election as an individual or as pairs.
2. They/the student must have held a prior position on the class cabinet prior to running for president.
3. They/the student shall be responsible for maintaining communication with the Ada Comstock Scholar class.
4. They/the student shall act as a liaison between the SGA, the administration, the Ada Comstock Scholar class and the
Ada Comstock Scholar Office.
5. They/the student shall sit on the board of presidents. One Ada Comstock Scholar president shall sit on the cabinet.
6. They/the student shall oversee class events and fund-raisers.
7. They/the student shall sit on the Rally Day Committee.
8. They/the student shall keep a record of class events, finances, fundraising, calendar and any other relevant materials to
be submitted to their successor once their term is over.
9. Their/the student’s term shall begin at the cabinet meeting following election. Their/the student’s term shall end at the
cabinet meeting following the successor's election. They/the student shall be available for counsel to the successor(s)
for the remainder of the semester.
10. In the event that the office of president is vacated, it shall be filled by the vice president.
G. Class vice president;
1. The student shall be responsible for maintaining communication with their class via the class website and meetings with
class representatives, in conjunction with the class secretary.
2. The student shall be a senator for the duration of the term and shall provide weekly minutes of the Senate meetings to
their class cabinet.
3. If the class decides to hold meetings with the class representatives, the student shall call, preside over and, in
conjunction with the class president, set the agenda for class representative meetings.
4. The Ada Comstock Scholar class cabinet shall be able to appoint a replacement for the Ada Comstock Scholar class
senator if the vice president cannot fulfill the responsibilities of being a senator.
5. The student shall fill the office of president if it is vacated.
6. An Ada Comstock Scholar vice-presidential candidate shall complete one full semester prior to running for the election.
7. Upon graduation, the senior class vice president shall serve as the Class Vice President for the Alumnae Association of
Smith College for five years.
8. In the event that the office of vice president is vacated, it shall be filled by a student, who shall be self-nominated and
elected by a simple majority of the class representatives.
H. Class treasurer;
1. The student shall be in charge of the finances for the appropriate class.
2. Upon graduation, the senior class treasurer shall serve as the Class Treasurer for the Alumnae Association of Smith
College for five years.
3. In the event that the office of treasurer is vacated, it shall be filled by a student, who shall be self-nominated and elected
by a simple majority of the class representatives.
I. Class secretary;
1. The student shall record minutes of the class cabinet and of the class representative meetings if they occur.
2. The student shall handle the correspondence of the cabinet such as class e-mail and maintenance of the class website, in
conjunction with the vice president.
3. Upon graduation, the senior class secretary shall serve as the Class Secretary for the Alumnae Association of Smith
College for five years.

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