Volunteer for the Northern Alberta Student Liaison Committee

Oversees all initiatives and assist coordinators as needed, and preside over and provide leadership at committee meetings.

Average Time Commitment

3-10 hours per month

Responsibilities

• To preside over and provide leadership at committee meetings in a way which:
  • encourages openness, participation and motivation of members
  • maintains order and respects appropriate rules of procedure
  • ensures that the Committee’s deliberations/activities are effective and properly focused
  • advances the Committee’s annual and longer-term objectives        
• Oversee all initiatives and assist coordinators as needed

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering or geoscience student at the University of Alberta
• Comfortable speaking to and leading a group of peers
• Proven leadership skills
• Good strategic and facilitation skills
• Ability to influence and achieve consensus
• Powerful communicator
• Motivated
• Ability to chair meetings effectively
• Ability to accept and deliver constructive criticism

Organizes committee meetings, including booking meeting spaces, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items.

Average Time Commitment

3-10 hours per month

Responsibilities

• Attend monthly meetings
• Provide support for committee meetings
  • Consult with Northern Alberta University Coordinator and Chair on the items to be addressed at committee meetings
  • Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and notices
  • Track meeting attendance
  • Record and distribute meeting minutes
  • Keep updated committee roster

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering or geoscience student at the University of Alberta
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with taking meeting minutes
• Detail oriented, deadline oriented, and well-organized
• Intermediate level of skill with Excel
• Intermediate level of skill with Word

Acts as a liaison between the Student Liaison Committee and Student Club Representatives.

Average Time Commitment

2-7 hours per month

Responsibilities

Provide support for Committee meetings by:

• Maintain and update a list of student club representatives
• Email representatives prior to SLC meeting to:
  • Invite them to attend the event live
  • If they are unable to attend, request a report about what their club is planning for events, and how APEGA can help
• Present reports at the SLC meetings
• Provide Club Representatives with upcoming SLC event information and request they share with their members.
• Attend SLC Committee meetings
  

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering or geoscience student at the University of Alberta
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented, deadline oriented, and well-organized
• Intermediate level of skill with Excel
• Intermediate level of skill with Word

Responsible for planning, creating, and following through on marketing strategies and materials for committee events.

Average Time Commitment

5-8 hours per month

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the marketing for committee events
• Create a marketing strategy in cooperation with Event Coordinator
• Set deadlines
• Create required materials
• Send all materials to APEGA staff for approval
• Arrange for printing and distribution of all materials
• Deliver 5-minute classroom presentations to promote event
• Promote events on social media and coordinate onsite social media presence at events
• Attend committee meetings

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering or geoscience student at the University of Alberta
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, organizational, and written communication skills
• Outgoing and friendly
• Basic graphic design skills
• Experience with social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

Organizes committee events, including booking venues, catering, and working with the volunteer and marketing coordinators to make each event a success.

Average Time Commitment

• 10-20 hours per month (August - November, January - March)

These hours are highest in August and January as we plan the term, but time commitment would start to decrease later in the term

Responsibilities

• Attend monthly meetings
• Overall coordination of events
  • Work with Volunteer Coordinator to determine the positions that need to be filled
  • Plan all details of event and set deadlines for completion of tasks
  • Create and update event schedule
  • Create catering budget and submit for approval
  • Book event venue
  • Order catering for event
  • Attend event
• Provide regular updates to committee
• Troubleshoot any problems that arise at events (no-shows, technical problems, etc.)

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering or geoscience student at the University of Alberta
• Detail oriented, self-motivated and well-organized
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable leading a group of peers
• Experience planning events and presentations
• Ability to book rooms on campus

Works with the Event Coordinator to recruit and manage volunteers for committee events.

Average Time Commitment

• 1-3 hours per month (July-August)
• 4-7 hours per month (September-November; January-March)

Responsibilities

• Attend monthly meetings
• Overall coordination of volunteers for events
  • Schedule event assistants for various positions
    (set-up, registration, clean-up, etc.)
  • Ensure volunteers are aware of their responsibilities
  • Sign-in volunteers upon arrival and review duties
  • Manage volunteers onsite (answering questions, troubleshooting)

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering or geoscience student at the University of Alberta
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills

Works with the Event Coordinator, taking responsibility for administrative tasks for committee events.

Average Time Commitment

• 1-3 hours per month (August)
• 5-10 hours per month (September-November; January-March)

Responsibilities

• Perform all administrative tasks for events
  • Prepare name tags and other required items for event
  • Attend event and handle onsite registration
• Provide regular updates to Event Coordinator
• Maintain communication with the Volunteer Coordinator to sign up for events & training sessions
• Assist the Event Coordinator in the preparation of all event reports
• Attend monthly Committee meetings
• Attend all events and assist as needed

Skills and Qualifications

• Engineering or geoscience student at the University of Alberta or MacEwan University
• Detail oriented, self-motivated and well-organized
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience planning events and presentations
• Intermediate level of skill with Word
• Intermediate level of skill with Excel