[nabs-l] Sustaining a student division in a rural state

[Lora]

For the time being could you have the officers also be board members? What
my state has doneis that we have combined the secretary/treasurer position
into one position held by one person which has helped some.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> My name is Jim Reed. I am president of the Montana Association of Blind
> Students (MABS). I am puting this email out to reach out to other student
> division leaders for advice.
>
> Background:
> The whole state of Montana has a population of less than 1 million.
> The largest city in Montana has approx 100,000
> The two largest universities in the state have a combined enrollment of
> approx 50,000
> The largest university has less than 10 blind students
> The MABS has approx 5 members
> The MABS consitution requires 4 officers (pres, VP, secretary, treasurer)
> and 4 board members
> The MABS has less total membership than we have officer/board positions.
>
> I am trying to convince our members that we need to restructure our
> leadership to reduce the number of people required, as I personally doubt
> the MABS will ever have more than 10 members.
>
> I am running into resistance as some members seem to believe that our
> organization will grow. One person is making the argument that it is ok to
> leave an empty board as the student population is transient anyway. I
> disagree on both counts.
>
> In the meantime, we have no board, and we have only filled our secretary
> position. With out a board, we are essentially stalled, as I dont know what
> I can do indepoendently before I cross the line from being a president to
> being a dictator.
>
> I would be curious to hear what some of our other rural [presidents have to
> say.
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> "Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed."
>
>
>
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Lora