What are the CEOs?
     How do I become a member of CEOs?
     What are the requirements after becoming a member?
     What are the Officer duties?
     What about meetings?

What are CEOs?

CEOs represent the School of Business student body through ambassadorial positions at academic, professional and recruiting events; recruit high school and transfer students to majors within the School of Business; serve the Dean, Assistant Dean, Business School Advisory Board and professors in advisory capacities; inform peer students of opportunities within the School of Business.

Membership of the Chief Emissary Officers is limited to no more than 30 undergraduate students enrolled full time in the School of Business. The CEOs are an equal opportunity organization, extending applications to all undergraduate business majors that maintain a 2.5 grade point average.

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How do I become a member of CEOs?

During the spring semester of each year, students submit online applications outlining their academic performance, school and community involvement, honors, awards and general knowledge of the School of Business.

A selection committee comprised of the president and other officers review these applications. Next, the selected applicants will be interviewed and ranked according to performance, and the top scorers will fill the predetermined vacancies. In the event that enrollment in the CEOs drops below 15 students, a majority vote held within a general CEO meeting may invoke the selection process any time in the fall semester.

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What are the requirements after I become a member?

Due to the selectiveness of their positions, and the importance of involvement at recruiting events, all Chief Emissary Officers are required to meet the  following guidelines:

Office hours: Each CEO is required to be present for at least 1 hour each week to work on assigned member tasks, such as writing letters or postcards and conducting tours. After 4 unexcused office hour absences per semester, a CEO is removed from office. An excused absence, which must be submitted to the President or Vice President at least one day prior to assigned office hour, may be made up by performing these duties at another time. The President also has the authority to award office hours for any tasks that are urgent or exceptional.

Meetings: CEOs accruing more than two unexcused absences per semester will be removed from office. An absence is only deemed excused if submitted to the President no less than 24 hours prior to the meeting, and only in the case of illness, class meetings, death in the family, religious observances and other emergency situations.

Special Events: All special events are deemed mandatory for all CEOs unless deemed otherwise by a special events committee. Any unexcused absence will result in removal from office.

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What are the Officer duties?

The Executive Council of the Chief Emissary Officers shall be comprised of the following members, to be elected for the academic year by a majority vote in the spring semester:

President: Responsible for overseeing the work of the Executive Council, calling meetings, determining meeting agendas, organizing committees, serving as a liaison between the CEOs and the administration of the School of Business, and enforcing membership standards. The office of president is open to any CEO that has been a member for no less than one year.

Vice President: Responsible for assigning office hours, maintaining scheduling of office hours and tours, recording member participation in office hours and tours, and conducting business in the absence of the President.

Secretary: Collects current member information, recording and reporting attendance, maintaining point records, and taking minutes at all meetings.

Special Events Director: Coordinates recruiting activities, including scheduling of members at events and transporting related materials to the event. The director also serves in a public relations role, as he or she is responsible for placing all ads and correspondence in the appropriate medium.

Webmaster(s):  Responsible for designing, updating and maintaining the CEO web page, ensuring proper content and adhering to university guidelines.

    * In the event that a position is vacated prior to the spring semester election, a special election may be held, in which voting is open to all CEOs. A majority vote will  result in immediate placement in office.

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What about meetings?

General meetings are held no less than twice per month on meeting dates set by the President. The President may also call meetings of the Executive Council for the purpose planning or collaboration.

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