Elected Positions

President

• Serves as a general spokesperson for AEIR
• Organizes and presides at AEIR Board Meetings
• Works with various on-campus bureaucracies to keep AEIR and Camp Rhetoric up-to-date with university policies and practices for student organizations
• Arranges the logistics of Camp Rhetoric’s conference space
• Applies for UPAC funding for Camp Rhetoric or other major events with the help of the Vice President

Vice President

• Serves as liaison to students and faculty from other universities when inviting and arranging their visits to Camp Rhetoric
• Works with President to apply for UPAC funding for Camp Rhetoric or other major events
• Organizes social events throughout the academic year
• Assists the president and treasurer with other tasks on an as-needed basis

Treasurer

• Handles all organization finances
• Drafts budget for Camp Rhetoric or other major events
• Works with the ASA office to obtain checks, reimbursements, and purchase orders

Secretary

• Takes minutes at AEIR board meetings
• Serves as liaison to Penn State students and faculty when arranging their participation at Camp Rhetoric
• Archives paperwork
• Serves as liaison with the Rhetoric Society of America

Technology Coordinator

• Maintains AEIR’s website and Facebook page and publishes regular updates to them
• Updates and maintains the RHETNET listserv

Reading Group Coordinator

• Organizes (and traditionally hosts) monthly graduate student reading groups

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Appointed Positions

First-Year Representatives from CAS and English

• Represent the interests of rhetoric MA or PhD students new to Penn State
• Apprentice with the Board to prepare for running for office in following years