{"id":8422,"date":"2019-11-01T16:19:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T20:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus\/?page_id=8422"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:50:46","slug":"senior-co-chairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus\/student-clubs-organizations\/senior-co-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Week Co-Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior Week Co-Chairs are directly supervised by Campus Life staff and work with a variety of campus partners in supporting and promoting activities to celebrate the senior class, primarily events occurring during Senior Week; the week prior to Commencement. Due to the scope of the work, Two Co-Chairs are typically selected each year as individual hires that will work as a pair. Generally, Co-Chairs may expect to work 2-5 hours a week, with workload increasing as the end of the academic year approaches. Please note that the Co-Chairs work with their class and the Office of Advancement after graduation, through and including their five-year reunion, however only responsibilities undertaken during senior year are paid. The position transitions to volunteer after graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Leadership Development<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campus Life embeds the Bates Leads Framework into its student leadership and employment positions. The following competencies are most relevant to this position:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consciousness of Self &amp; Impact<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Awareness of one&#8217;s beliefs, values, attitudes, and emotions; recognition that these are shaped by cultural context and other external forces. Self-awareness, including one&#8217;s inherited and positional power and privilege. Awareness of one\u2019s impact on individuals and community, recognizing the impact of each action and inaction<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior Week Co-Chairs will be most successful if they are able to know their own strengths and apply that knowledge to their work with peers and campus partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commitment<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The passion, energy, creativity, and follow-through one brings to ideas, pursuits, and collective goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This position involves a high level of responsibility, and requires individuals to capitalize on their passion for making a difference in the Bates community. Persistence and follow-through are often necessary to making initiatives a reality.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaboration<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Working reciprocally with others. Working across differences to achieve a shared goal. Bringing multiple perspectives, diverse experiences, and individual creativity to bear on a pursuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This position requires working with the other Co-Chair, Campus Life staff, Advancement staff, Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events staff, constituents, and other members of the Bates community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Purpose:<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cultivating a shared goal, direction, and sense of responsibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This position requires creating a shared vision for Senior Week, and a shared sense of purpose and responsibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Controversy:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Acknowledging conflict, controversy, and dissent as opportunities for new insight, or new direction or deeper relationships. Disagreeing with others in a spirit of curiosity and learning. Disagreeing or dissenting from the norm without dehumanizing others.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At times, Co-Chairs may disagree with each other or with the Bates community members they are working with. It is crucial in these moments to communicate honestly, openly, respectfully, and to work to resolve conflict through collaboration and compromise.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior Year Responsibilities<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior Week Co-Chairs serve as event\/program promoters and collaborators for the senior class from the date of their selection until commencement, utilizing an equity and inclusion lens in planning all events\/programs\/materials.<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically, Senior Co-Chairs do not staff large-scale Senior Week events, but they do serve as important communicators, planners, and point people.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior Week Co-Chairs supports, themes and promotes class events, including Senior Week, in collaboration with the Office of Campus Life, the Office of College Advancement, and the Office of Dining, Conferences, and Campus Events.<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes assisting as a representative of the senior class in helping with details like themes, marketing of events to the senior class, and serving as a liaison.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This includes providing support for the selection of the Ivy Stone and senior events hosted by the Office of College Advancement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior Week Co-Chairs serve as a bridge for communication between members of their class and a variety of campus offices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serve as the Senior Marshals for Commencement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assist with selecting class memorabilia and\/or swag\u00a0 along with its distribution to the Senior Class<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post-Graduation Responsibilities<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior Co-Chairs will transition after graduation to become Class Officers, which are unpaid positions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class Officers are class leaders who cultivate alumni connections for Bates alumni and students through volunteering and attending Bates events in their cities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class Officers communicate class news to Bates for class notes in the Bates Magazine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class Officers serve as lead volunteers for planning for their 5th Reunion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requirements<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timely in presence and communications (ability to respond to emails within 24 hours unless special circumstance arises).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should be honest, flexible, responsible, dedicated, and level-headed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willingness to learn and make changes based on recommendations of constituents, partners, and\/or Campus Life staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passion in cultivating a fun, equitable, inclusive, and safe environment at Bates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to work with and center diverse populations in all planning. Plans must reflect the diverse interests and identities of Bates seniors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior Co-Chairs report primarily to the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Director for Campus and also works closely with the Coordinator of Campus Life Programming &amp; First-Year Experience as well as the Senior Associate Dean for Campus Life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work Environment<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most work is done sitting. 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