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f. Conduct regular check-ins with MiniTeam members in order to provide support and hold them accountable
i. must meet individually with each person (or house team) at least twice per semester (once in the
beginning to set goals, once at the end to evaluate success)
ii. keep records of each meeting to refer back to in future meetings
g. Work with MiniTeam members to hold them accountable for attending meetings and keeping any
commitments they take on
h. Attend weekly eBoard meetings, weekly MiniTeam meetings and monthly general body meetings, as well as
any meetings required for other SJE commitments
5. Reslife Liaison
a. Attend weekly ResLife Social Justice Committee Meetings
b. Begin to facilitate joint projects or mutual support between SJE and the ResLife Social Justice Committee
c. Report back to eBoard on relevant information from Cabinet
d. Attend weekly eBoard meetings, and monthly general body meetings, as well as any meetings required for
other SJE commitments
6. Org Liaison
a. Reach out to the eBoard of organizations doing social justice work on campus to offer SJE resources and
support
b. Being the point person for handling requests from orgs on campus requesting SJE support
c. Attend weekly eBoard meetings, and monthly general body meetings, as well as any meetings required for
other SJE commitments
7. Historian
a. Record information on events, projects, and structures of SJE each semester
b. Compile a binder of SJE resources, notes from meetings or events, and any other information that could be
useful to future SJE Reps
c. Store and refer back to previous SJE binders
d. Act as a resource to people seeking information on past years of SJE
e. Bring knowledge of SJE history into discussions as relevant
f. Attend weekly eBoard meetings as needed, monthly general body meetings always, as well as any meetings
required for other SJE commitments
8. Social Media Coordinator
a. Run and update the SJE Facebook page to spread news about events and publicize the committee
b. Create and maintain an SJE presence on other forms of social media as you choose to
c. Provide information and work with subcommittees interested in using social media for projects
d. (optional) Attend weekly eBoard meetings if they are asked or if they elect to.
(required) Attend monthly general body meetings, as well as any meetings required for other SJE
commitments
B. General Members: The House Representatives of the Social Justice and Equity Committee (“SJE Reps”);
1. Social Justice and Equity Representatives must be elected to the Committee through house elections in the Spring
semester;
a. Each house shall have at least one Social Justice and Equity Representative; houses with over 70 residents are
encouraged to elect two representatives.
b. If a Representative is going abroad for the Spring semester of the following year, a new Representative must
be elected at the end of the Fall semester of that year.
c. Representatives must have attended Smith for at least one semester.
d. The term for Social Justice and Equity Representatives shall begin after the conclusion of the spring
semester. The term shall end at the conclusion of the following spring semester.
e. Responsibilities of house Social Justice and Equity Representatives include:
i. Acting as liaisons between the Committee and their house communities; bringing information and
materials from the Committee to their houses as well as bringing house questions, concerns, and
issues to the Committee’s attention.
ii. Sitting on their House Councils to contribute a social justice perspective to house decisions and
event planning.
iii. Participating in one or more Committee working groups at all times; if the working group they are
a part of finishes its work or terminates for other reasons, representatives are responsible for
finding or creating another working group to be a part of.
iv. Participating in their assigned MiniTeam and attend weekly MiniTeam Meetings
v. Attend monthly General Body Meeting
2. Social Justice and Equity Representatives shall be eligible for impeachment after three unexcused absences from mini-
team meetings per semester, or by a house impeachment as described in their House Constitution.
3. After three unexcused absences from mini-team meetings or two unexcused absences from General Body Meetings, the
Representative must meet with the board to discuss absences and create a plan for future attendance and their position
and an SJE Representative. An absence can be excused in the case of disability, religious observance, personal
emergency, or a conflict in employment; representatives should give the board 24 hour advance notice if possible.
4. In the event that a Social Justice and Equity Representative is impeached or resigns, that house shall elect another Social
Justice and Equity Representative as soon as possible.
C. Additional members elected through diversity and social justice-related organizations on campus.

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