2025 Student Executive Nominations
Submit your nomination for a BGS Student Executive Position
Thank you for your interest in joining the BGS executive team in the University of Sydney Business School's chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma.
Why Have Student Executives?
- Increases awareness of BGS on campus
- Allows for more student to student interaction encouraging more students to become members
- Increases student involvement with BGS on campus
- Helps with organizing the events, recognition ceremony, and other campus programs each year
Benefits for Student Executives
- Allows students to take a leadership role in their chapter on campus
- Enhance student leadership and teamwork skills
- Boosts employability skills
- Networking with students and alumni members of BGS
- Networking and connections other student executives around the world
Selection/Election of Executives
- The Student Executive elections are held towards the end of semester 1 each year
- Any inducted BGS student member who still has at least one (1) full year of classes left at the institution is eligible to apply for a position
- Both undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorial student members are eligible to serve as student executives
- Students interested in serving as an executive should complete the nomination form and submit it to the chapter advisor
- From the nomination forms received, the chapter advisor and other chapter officers will prepare a slate of executives to be approved by a vote of the student members
- Student members can vote to approve the slate as presented. A simple majority is needed to approve the slate
Terms & Succession Planning
- Students need to be available to serve as an executive for 12 months from July to June
- Students may serve multiple terms as long as they are still enrolled as a student at the University of Sydney for the full 12 months of their term
Limitations
- Students cannot be a part of the membership selection process
- Students may not have access to the BGS Chapter Management System (CMS)
- Students may not sign membership certificates
Student Executive Position Descriptions
Student President
This student will assist the Chapter Advisor in a variety of tasks. This student will act as a liaison and provide guidance to the chapter’s executive student leadership team. The Student President will work closely with the Student Vice Presidents to ensure that the chapter is engaging its members and providing visibility to the chapter and Society.
Student Vice President of Alumni Relations
This student’s primary role would be to establish and maintain a relationship with the neighboring alumni chapters. This student would facilitate communication with the alumni chapter and coordinate joint activities.
Student Vice President of Finance
This student would work closely with the Chapter Advisor, Administrative staff, and Student President to help track membership acceptance and dues payments. He or she will help remind students to respond to their membership invitation and pay their dues in a timely fashion. This student would also be responsible for collecting and tracking funds for other chapter programs and events including recognition ceremonies.
Student Vice President of Membership/PR
This student will work with the Chapter Advisor and Student President to promote BGS on campus and encourage membership. This student would organize information tables at events with prospective members in attendance such as academic recognition ceremonies. This VP would also seek out opportunities to speak to prospective members about the benefits of BGS at events such as welcome week, BGS Q&A sessions, or chapter events. The student would also coordinate information sessions and create BGS displays around campus as appropriate.
Student Vice President of Programming
This student will be responsible for the arrangement all programing on campus. This includes but is not limited to speaker series, networking events, service projects, and career development programs. This student would seek out opportunities to partner with other campus organizations and events as well as create programing unique to BGS.
More information about the student executive positions can be found on the
BGS website.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us via
email.