Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows are eligible to hold leadership roles within the administrative team. The administrative team goals is to plan and execute department-wide initiatives and provide support to our committees to execute their goals.
Responsibilities of Admin Team Members are as follows:
Lead Joint Safety Team admin meetings (held once per month throughout the academic school year)
Speak on behalf of the Joint Safety Team at departmental meetings, such as the State of the Dept Address
Meet semesterly with the Dept head to voice safety-related concerns and initiatives within the Chemistry Dept.
Works with faculty, staff, and graduate student representatives to draft semesterly goals and guides general initiatives of the JST
Provide support to the President in their tasks
Gradually transition into roles currently held by the President, as their term comes to an end
Serve in the President’s place to lead meetings and/or at speaking events, in the case of their absence
Works with faculty and graduate student representatives to draft semesterly goals and guides general initiatives of the JST
Take detailed notes at admin meetings & email these notes to admin team members
Coordinate the scheduling of meetings each semester
Send out reminder emails to JST members for meetings and events
Work with UNC Communications to send out emails to the department and incorporate JST events into the weekly newsletter
Work with the Carolina Union to manage our organization’s bank account and aid in associated purchases
Be responsible for holding the organization’s purchasing card and aid in associated purchases
Support committees in drafting small grants (e.g., departmental Say Yes funds and ACS grants)
Facilitate communication with administrative staff and the JST admin team
Manages the organization’s email and listserv accounts
Point-of-contact for the organization’s website and its contents. Updates content as needed and manages forms using WordPress
Runs the Joint Safety Team social media accounts
Leads a team of sub-committee members in education and outreach-based initiatives
Attends JST admin committee meetings to report their progress, give feedback, and request further support
Works alongside admin team & committee members to draft small grant proposals through the departmental Say Yes fund and local ACS chapters
Initiatives in the past have included:
Production and distribution of safety moments to the department
Production and distribution of safety videos to the department
Leads a team of sub-committee members in education and outreach-based initiatives
Attends JST admin committee meetings to report their progress, give feedback, and request further support
Works alongside admin team & committee members to draft small grant proposals through the departmental Say Yes fund and local ACS chapters
Initiatives in the past have included:
Production and distribution of the departmental safety culture survey
Production and distribution of infographics, such as a “where to go in the case of a medical emergency” poster
Facilitate the building of industry partnerships with local companies and organizations
Lead the scheduling and logistics of industry partnership seminars
Organize departmental opportunities to bridge departmental safety and industrial safety
