To Constituency: Maintain a coherent vision for where the society is headed.
This vision must coincide with the vision of the constituency. Make sure the society's individual events are in line with the desires and needs of the constituency. Use feedback solicited from VP external and VP marketing to ensure this.
To board: Use the board to execute this vision. Assist and advise the board on their responsibilities and evaluate their ideas for events. Ensure that the board members are fulfilling their responsibilities, but also ensure that they are not spread too thin by undertaking too many responsibilities. Continually update the board on what their individual focuses should be, especially as they change and evolve.
The president is also responsible for:
To Constituency: Ensure that the current and future alumni of the organization are always in touch.
Build and maintain an alumni database and maintain a solid connection between former and present members of the society. Generate and execute ideas for doing so. Harness the alumni to assist with development of the society and to provide opportunities for current members.
To Board: Ensure fluid communication and solidarity between other board members.
Ensure that other board members are utilizing their committees and resources to execute the vision of the president. Ensure that any conflicts of interest between other board members are resolved as soon as possible. Maintain the day-to-day efficiency of board operations. Recognize new responsibilities as they develop and consult with the president to delegate them to other board members.
To Constituency: Act as the official representative of the society to constituent groups and resource centers.
Ensure that their interests are represented and that the decisions of the rest of the board, including the President, reflect the needs and desires of the constituent groups.
To Board: Ensure that the board is in touch with the constituency and umbrella organizations.
Act as the link between the rest of the board and 1) the constituency and 2) the external resources of the society. Ensure that all resources, both organizational and financial, are secured in a timely fashion. Maintain a relationship between constituent members and groups, working closely with the VP Marketing to survey and solicit other feedback to present to the rest of the board, so they can make decisions with this feedback in mind.
To Constituency: Ensure that the constituency is fully aware of all events and programs, and that attendance and membership is optimal.
Have a vision for the overall message being conveyed to the constituency. Work with the VP External to survey and solicit feedback from members to ensure that the rest of the board makes decision with this feedback in mind. Ensure that the entire constituency is in touch, and generate ideas for expanding the constituency.
To Board: Work closely with VP Political, VP Social, and VP Cultural to ensure that all of their respective events are fully publicized through all available outlets.
Take the visions of the rest of the board and communicate them to the public in a way that builds solidarity amongst the membership and the board.
To Constituency: Work to ensure that funding is allocated and accounted for in such a way that the society's programming is financially feasible and sustainable for coming years.
Ensure that the funding is allocated in a way that reflects the desires and needs of the constituency.
To Board: Work closely with VP Cultural, VP Social, and VP Political to ensure that their ideas for programming are financially feasible.
Develop a budget for annual events at the beginning of each year, and allocate profits and excess funding to other programming as necessary. Work with VP External to ensure that programming is funded well in advance, and that budget requests are complete and accurate and filed in time.
To Constituency: Build awareness of South Asian culture among the entire South Asian community at Penn, as well as the non-South Asian student body at large.
To Board: Idea generation for new events and having an idea of where the position is evolving. Use feedback from constituents (provided by VP Marketing and VP External) about new events pertaining to cultural programming.
To Constituency: Build and a cohesive social community between each class of the member body as well as among the entire body itself, simultaneously working to increase the membership of the society.
To Board: Idea generation for new events and having an idea of where the position is evolving.
Use feedback from constituents (provided by VP Marketing and VP External) about new events pertaining to social programming.
To Constituency: Promote political awareness of South Asian issues for both the constituency and those outside the community while encouraging involvement in political affairs pertaining to them.
To Board: Idea generation for new events and having an idea of where the position is evolving.
Use feedback from constituents (provided by VP Marketing and VP External) about new events pertaining to political programming.
To Constituency:
To Board:
To Constituency: Build and a cohesive social community between each class of the member body as well as among the entire body itself, simultaneously working to increase the membership of the society.
To Board: Idea generation for new events and having an idea of where the position is evolving.
Use feedback from constituents (provided by VP Marketing and VP External) about new events pertaining to social programming.
To Constituency: Build and a cohesive social community between each class of the member body as well as among the entire body itself, simultaneously working to increase the membership of the society.
To Board: Idea generation for new events and having an idea of where the position is evolving.
Use feedback from constituents (provided by VP Marketing and VP External) about new events pertaining to social programming.
2010-2011
President: Isha Mehta
VP Internal: Karan Dhruve
VP External: Tarang Kapoor
VP Marketing: Karthik Kumar
Treasurer: Kanica Allagh
Cultural Chair: Kavita Iyer
Social Chair: Ammar Mian
Political Chair: Umar Sheikh
Freshmen Liaisons: Nishat Shahabuddin & Priyanka Varma
2009-2010
President: Vandana Rao
VP Internal: Isha Mehta
VP External: Harshil Shukla
Treasurer: Shantenu Agarwal
VP Marketing: Karan Dhruve
VP Cultural: Pallavi Thatai
VP Social: Mili Mehta
VP Political: Karishma Shah
Freshmen Liaisons: Kanica Allagh & Tarang Kapoor
2008-2009
President: Sherene Joseph
Vice President: Chethan Mudiyam
VP Internal: Manika Garg
VP External: Vandana Rao
Treasurer: Maneesh Singhal
VP Marketing: Raj Gokal
VP Cultural: Isha Mehta
VP Social: Ria Bharadwaj
VP Political: Vidya Puthenpura
Freshmen Liaisons: Pallavi Thatai & Shantenu Agarwal
2007-2008
President: Swathi Bonda
Vice President: Anup Bharani
Treasurer: Sal Dhanani
VP Cultural: Sherene Joseph
VP Outreach: Raj Parikh
VP Social: Sohum Trivedi
VP Public Relations: Chethan Mudiyam
Secretary: Supriya Challa
Webmaster: Raman Gupta
Freshmen Liaisons: Vandana Rao & Sejal Shah
2006-2007
President: Rita Bagai
Vice President: Vikas Chhabra
Treasurer: Neil Mulchandani
VP Cultural: Swathi Bonda
VP Outreach: Sherene Joseph
VP Social: Raj Parikh
VP Public Relations: Anup Bharani
Secretary: Anjeli Prabhu
Webmaster: Raman Gupta
Freshmen Liaisons: Supriya Challa & Roopa Gogineni
2005-2006
President: Swati Bagaria
Vice President: Shalini Ramanadhan
Treasurer: Sundeep Kasi
VP Cultural: Swathi Bonda
VP Outreach: Amanda Dewundara
VP Social: Archana Nadig
VP Public Relations: Rita Bagai
Secretary: Anjeli Prabhu
Webmaster: Vikas Chhabra
Freshmen Liaisons: Sherene Joseph & Rajiv Bhagat