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- The membership must nominate candidates for membership. A member may nominate another member of “PITT PBL” or a member may nominate himself/herself.
- Must be a current, dues paying member of “PITT PBL”.
- Must have submitted dues on time, and must not be on attendance probation.
- Must be in good academic standing. At time of election, must have at least 2.5 full academic years remaining in undergraduate education at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Must not be studying abroad during the upcoming spring semester, during the officer term for which he/she is being elected.
- Elections will take place annually at the end of the fall semester.
- President must be a BSBA student.
- Prior to the elections meeting, all nominees for all positions must submit to the current President a strategic plan/campaign and resume via email.The current President will post these plans and resumes online for viewing by the membership.
-At the meeting prior to the elections meeting, all nominees for all positions will be introduced to the membership, and time will be allotted for members to speak to the nominees.
-At least 50% of the current, dues paying members of“PITT PBL” must be present at the elections meeting in order to conduct the elections.
-A ballot clearly indicating each of the Leadership Team positions and the nominees running for each position will be distributed to the membership. If there are two positions available, this will also be clearly indicated, and members will vote for two people for these positions.
- After elections have been completed, the current Leadership Team and three representatives from the general membership will count the ballots.
- Only the winners, not the scores, will be announced at the conclusion of the elections meeting.
- Ballots will be kept for two weeks to prove the results, and nominees may request to see the ballots at any time during the two weeks. After two weeks, the ballots will be thrown away.
- Newly elected officers are required to “shadow” the existing Leadership Team throughout the spring semester.He/she is expected to attend all Leadership Team meetings, all general body meetings, several events, and to meet with their respective existing Leadership Team member, among other things.If a newly elected, shadowing Leadership Team member fails to meet these requirements or demonstrates an inability to commit to the responsibility of being a “PITT PBL” officer, as determined by the existing Leadership Team, the existing Leadership Team may vote to remove that elected officer.75% of the existing Leadership Team must vote “NO” for this to occur. If this occurs, a new officer will be appointed by the President and approved by the membership.
- Be nominated (either by yourself or another member)
- Accept the nomination
- Submit your resume to (pittpbl.pres@gmail.com) by the announced deadline.*
- Submit your strategic plan to (pittpbl.pres@gmail.com) by the announced deadline.*
- Present your strategic plan to the general body during elections. Presidential candidates will have 7 minutes to present, followed by 3 minutes of question and answer. Leadership Team candidates will have 3 minutes to present their strategic plan, followed by 2 minutes of question and answer.
