OfficerDescriptions

Being the President of SNO affords you many learning experiences. Duties of President include: being an official representative of SNO, establishing time/place for SNO meetings, leading Officer and Member meetings, management of SNO email account (sno_sdsu@yahoo.com), overseeing planning/completion of SNO activities, composing/printing Letters of Participation, and conducting officer elections. As President you are given the opportunity to assume a leadership role, work collaboratively with your fellow officers, receive satisfaction upon successful completion of a planned activity, reach out to the community through numerous volunteer opportunities, and meet/get to know SDSU faculty and your fellow classmates. As the president before me said, this position can require anywhere from 5-20 hours a week – it depends on you; keep in mind that you also have a cabinet of officers who are there to support you and help SNO run smoothly. I’ve had a lot of fun being President and it was a beneficial learning experience! You’ll love the job!

As Vice President of SNO job duties include: Designing the SNO T-Shirts and organize the selling of them. This includes taking orders, talking with the shirt printers, picking up the shirts, and getting them to the members with in a reasonable amount of time. Also as VP you should attend all member meetings and officer meetings. The VP should attend as many events as they can. You should always know what is going on with the club and be willing to help the other officers plan and facilitate events. Being VP of SNO can be a lot of work, but staying organized and informed makes it run smoothly.

I attended officer and SNO meetings and wrote down the length of each meeting, what was said during each meeting that covered all events, and e-mailed the transcriptions of each meeting. I recorded points for each SNO member to include meetings attended, SNO gear, SNO activiites, food brought, and total points. I attended 2 outside events and activities. I kept hard copies of all SNO attendance sheets for reference in case of any disputes over point totals. I made and printed out SNO attendance sheets (3-4 per meeting) in order to record information at each SNO meeting.

The SNO treasurer is responsible for the organization's finances through the Credit Union bank

account (which is on campus).  As a treasurer you need to switch the account name to yours,

make deposits, write checks, and make sure the balance is correct.  As a treasurer you will spend

a decent amount of time during the beginning of each semester handling new member dues. SNO

sales, such as T-shirts, will also be relatively time consuming. During the rest of the semester there

will be occasional checks written or deposits that need to be made but it does not take much time

to complete.  You are to be the only one who handles the finances, therefore you have to keep

track of reimbursements and any other money that comes into or leaves the account. Fortunately,

you can go to Donna Beshgetoor when you need help or look through the SNO binder in the SNO

office. GOOD LUCK!

As the Student Coordinator of Professional Speakers, your responsibilities will include finding speakers to speak at the biweekly meetings (about 4-5 each semester), maintaining the bulletin board in West Commons, organizing Future Aztec Day and the College Nutrition Bowl. This position is a great opportunity to network in the professional dietetic community in San Diegoand facilitate your fellow SNO members with opportunities to meet these professionals as well.

1- Organize the hikes/walks the club does itself. Try and schedule one hike per month or so. There are a list of hikes in the health and fitness rep binder.

2- Organize and plan SNO’s participation in the BOO parade. It is your duty to make sure all the decorations are together (there are many up in the SNO office) and buy the supplies needed. For example, since it is a Halloween parade I would suggest purchasing candy and other pamphlets from the ADA that support Nutrition. (we have some of these pamphlets in the SNO office) Bill was in charge of the parade last year, he is very helpful. His contact information is William_Marckwardt@comerica.com

3- Although it is completely up to the club and the type of outside walk/run for a charity, it is very fun to get the club together to participate in the Jingle Bell Walk/Run for Arthritis. If you google this in San Diego, you will find the updated version for the following year. Registration usually begins in late October/early November.

4- Support SNO’s other activities such as the field trips and other various activities SNO partakes in. As a SNO member, remember you are required to participate in two outside events!

6- Enjoy SNO!! It is what you make it, so have fun and enjoy learning about and interacting with those in your field, it is a great way to make connections for your future!

Plan field trips for SNO members to farms or agriculture related events. The purpose is education to future nutrition professionals about where food originates and to do community service by harvesting food for the needy.

The main function of the PSFA Rep is to attend PSFA council meetings in order to receive funding from the school. If Rep fails to attend a meeting then the club is put on probation. The meetings take place in PSFA 200 every other Wednesday at 1:00pm.

This person updates the SNO website on a weekly basis using an easy, html-free program. Gain practice on creating and updating a website which is a useful skill for the future. An easy step-by-step manual is provided.

As a public relations officer, I am in charge of posting fliers around campus to ensure that students know about upcoming meeting and events. The fliers indicate the time, date, place, and the speaker of the meeting. Some of the most important places to post the fliers include the West Commons SNO board, Storm Hall, ENS, and PSFA since these building hold nutrition classes. Fliers should also be posted throughout the campus such as Aztec center, East Commons, and other campus posting sites.

This year, I am also in charge of the 2007-2008 SNO picture album. I collect pictures from nutrition students and upload them to a server so that all SNO members can see them. Pictures can come from any SNO event such as hikes and meetings and also from classes.

American Dietetic Association & San Diego Dietetic Association Representative

The representative needs to be a member of ADA and SDDA and has the following duties:

· Will communicate with ADA student council as official SDSU/SNO liaison via email.

· Represent SNO at all SDDA meetings. The meetings are usually the first Wednesday of the month. Check SDDA website under “Organizations & Calendar Events” for details (http://www.dietitian.org/sdda_home.htm)

· Communicate all pertinent ADA/SDDA information to the SNO President.

· Network with SDDA members to establish volunteer and job opportunities for SNO members.

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SDNN/CCW Rep

San Diego and Imperial Valley Regional Nutrition Network / San Diego Coalition on Children and Weight Representative