TASA ELECTIONS 2008

YOU can be deciding the direction that TASA takes over the next year!

If you’d like to run for a position, please send an email to tasa@princeton.edu with a short candidate statement and photo. This should be approx. 1 paragraph with a simple description of who you are, why you want to run, any plans for TASA, any relevant experience, or anything else that you think is important that your voters should know.

STATEMENTS DUE: TUESDAY 01/08/08 at MIDNIGHT
VOTING BEGINS: WEDNESDAY 01/09/08 at 5 pm
VOTING ENDS: FRIDAY 01/11/08 at 5 pm

Positions:
(Co)-President(s)
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Social Chair
Publicity Chair
Class Representative
Webmaster
Night Market Committee

PRESIDENT (1 or 2 people):
The leader(s) of TASA, the President(s) assume(s) responsibility for the group in the eyes of the University, and is the primary liaison between the students and the university offices. The President is also responsible for promoting political and cultural awareness of Taiwan and is the catch-all for any officer who cannot fulfill his/her responsibilities. The one with the most delegative power, the President presides over all board meetings and provides general direction for TASA.
This year’s co-presidents: Ben Chen (bc@) and Patrick Liu (pliu@)

VICE-PRESIDENT (1 person):
The Vice-President is the cultural liaison between TASA and other student organizations. He/she will attend all meetings of this sort and represent TASA, increasing the group’s visibility on campus. This includes working closely with TWC, APAHM, IC, etc. The VP serves as the liaison with the ITASA National Board. The VP also chairs the Freshman Council in the fall semester.
This year’s VP: Will Peng (wpeng@)

TREASURER (1 person):
The treasurer’s primary role is to maintain the TASA account with the university. This involves applying for funding from P-board actively, taking care of reimbursements, advising the board on its spending record, keeping track of the monthly account statements, and seeking funding from departments for events. Fundraising involves managing finances with the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, applying for grants from Projects Board, and acting as events liaison with the ODUS, Projects Board, and USG.
This year’s treasurer: Katie Hsih (khsih@)

SECRETARY (1 person):
Probably the office with the closest association with the President, the Secretary acts as the liaison between the membership and the officers. Main duties include an announcement e-mail with event listings and other club information, maintaining the organization’s e-mail account, being the recorder at all officer meetings, and being the archivist for any important group documents (electronic or not), such as the Constitution.
This year’s secretary: Jen Chen (jenc@)

SOCIAL CHAIR (1 person):
The Social Chair’s primary duty is to coordinate at least ONE EVENT PER MONTH, whether it be a study break, a movie night, or something creative. Also, the Social Chair oversees the logistics of all events, including transportation, e.g. to/from ITASA.
This year’s social chair: Vicki Chen (vickic@)

POLITICAL CHAIR (1 person):
The Political Chair’s primary duty is to coordinate at least ONE EVENT PER SEMESTER related to Taiwanese or Taiwanese American politics. Events include holding panel discussions or dinner talks at dining halls. The Political Chair should keep in touch with the newly formed Taiwan Advocacy Group on campus and update the board regularly.

PUBLICITY CHAIR (1 person):
The Publicity Chair manages marketing and publicity efforts, including (a) writing and designing publicity materials for TASA events, (b) handling advertising on campus and in the community, and (c) working with the Student Design Agency to update the website.
This year’s marketing chair: Jeremy Blum (jblum@)

WEBMASTER (1 person):
The Webmaster’s primary duty is to update the TASA website with events and pictures and the Google Calendar as well. The webmaster updates all of these weekly.
This year’s webmaster: Michael Wu (mmwu@)

2009 Class Representative (1 person), 2010 Class Representative (1 person):
The two class reps are the liaisons between Princeton TASA and the Taiwanese student organizations from other schools. They help to establish relationships through organizing events such as mixers and staying in contact with officers of the other organizations. The class reps are also responsible for maintaining a TASA Alumni list and serve as the primary contacts between the TASA board and alumni.

NOTE: Class reps will be APPOINTED; please submit a candidate statement as well to be considered.

NIGHTMARKET 2008 Committee:
Asian Night Market, TASA’s biggest event, will be coming in April! Members of the Night Market committee drawn from TASA are in charge of planning the annual Asian Night market. Tasks include collaborating with the various Asian organizations on campus, working out logistics, contacting academic departments and outside organizations for funding, reaching out to campus and off-campus musicians, dancers, and other performers, and more! More specifically, if you are interested in co-chairing this annual, unique, and collaborative event, please email tasa@ with a statement of interest. Taking part in Night Market and being an officer in TASA are not exclusive, e.g. the president of TASA can co-chair Night Market. Tasks of the co-chairs include those stated above and also running meetings, setting agendas, meeting with University officials, and other executive roles. If you are interested in other roles with Night Market, please send an e-mail describing your interest. Planning for Night Market starts before or at the beginning of the spring semester.