1 Organizational Structure

servant leadership overview

The NSCC Student Association follows a leadership philosophy in which the goal of our leaders are to serve the students at their campus. This is different from traditional leadership where the leader’s main focus is the thriving of their organization. A servant leader shares power and puts the needs of the constituents first. Instead of students working to serve the leader, the leaders exist to serve the students.

Student Association Membership (NSCC Student Body)

Every NSCC Student who is assessed and pays a Student Association fee is a member of the NSCC Student Association. This is the majority of students on campus, and includes both full time and part time students in NSCC programs. Students enrolled in programs such as the Adult Learning Program (ALP) and Achieve are also considered members of the Student Association as their SA fee is funded by the program/department.

Students in Apprenticeship programs are not assessed a Student Association fee, and as such, are not members of the Student Association.

Students’ Council Membership (NSCC Student Association Students’ Council)

Every class/cohort of every program is entitled to elect one (1) student to be their Class Representative and one (1) Alternate Representative to sit on the Student Association Students’ Council.

Each elected Class Representative (sometime referred to as Class Rep, Program Rep, etc.) is a voting member of the Students’ Council. In the case that the Class Representative is unable to attend a Students’ Council meeting, the Alternate Representative would be the voting member for that class. If both are in attendance at a meeting, only one vote can be cast on behalf of that class/program.

Monthly Students’ Council meetings are open to any student on the Student Association, however only elected Class Representatives or Alternates are entitled to participate in voting matters.

Class Representatives report to the students in their class (NSCC Student Body).

Executive Committee Membership

The Student Association Executive Committee Committeeis comprised of five (5) elected Student volunteers:

1. President
   
2. VP Finance
   
3. VP Activities
   
4. VP Services
   
5. VP Communications

This is a flatline team, meaning that each Executive plays an equal role as a part of the Executive team, and there is no one student on the Executive team who is considered to be “the boss” or have decision-making power over the other team members.  All Executive team members work together, fulfilling their roles as outlined in their job descriptions, for the betterment of the entire team.

If you review the Organizational Chart at the top of this chapter, you will notice that the Student Association Executive Committee reports to the Student Association Students’ Council, who in turn reports back to the NSCC Student Body.

Executives who complete their position requirements are entitled to an Honorarium once per semester. Honorariums vary by campus and are established based on representative student population and organizational budget demands.

Appointed Coordinators

Coordinators are optional roles that the Executive team may choose to hire at any point in the academic year to fill gaps within their team or to support specific Student Association led programs. Some common examples are listed below:

Some campuses do not feel the need to hire coordinators, while others choose to hire several to support their operations. If your team would like to hire a coordinator, the appropriate fair-hiring practice should always be followed. The hiring process is outlined in the next chapter.

• Coordinators are entitled to an Honorarium equal to 50% of a maximum Executive Honorarium.
• Coordinators report to the respective Executive to which their position aligns.
• While Coordinators can attend Students’ Council meetings, they are not voting members.