Engineering Student Council

What Does "Not In Good Standing" Mean?                                                                                  

A group that is not in good standing with ESC has failed to provide a representative at

one or more ESC general meetings. This status is maintained for the remainder of that

semester and will be lifted at the start of the next semester.

What's So Important About Being In Good Standing Anyway?

A group that is in good standing with ESC recognizes the need to collaborate as a college

in order to be successful and come up with new, innovative ways to conduct meetings and

activities. Such collaboration is only as successful as those members who are involved, and

a club cannot be involved if they don't have someone to represent their interests.

In addition, a group that is not in good standing will not be able to obtain allocations from ESC

for the following semester. Also, said organization will not be able to take advantage of the

15% merchandise discount offered at University Tees to groups that are in good standing.

Yikes! How Can I Get Back In Good Standing With ESC?

Each student organization is given a "fresh start" at the beginning of each semester. If you show

up to all general ESC meetings for that semester, your funding privileges will be reinstated for the

following semester.

Example:

"Joe's Engineers" fail to show up to a general meeting in the Fall of 2008. They will get to keep any money they

have already received for that semester, but they won't be eligible for allocations in Spring 2009.

"Joe's Engineers" decide to attend all ESC general meetings in Spring of 2009. They will be able to get allocations

again in Fall 2009.

This Sounds Like Hard Work. How Can We Make Sure That We're In Good Standing At All Times?

ESC doesn't feel that 3-4 mandatory meetings per semester is an excessive requirement. In order to ensure

that you don't run into the problem of not having anyone to go to a meeting, we recommend that your

group create an "ESC Rep" position on your executive board. This person will be responsible for attending all

ESC general meetings (as well as any optional meetings that come up), thus ensuring that each student

group will always have someone in attendance that represents their interests. Once your group designates

an ESC Rep, please send their contact information to the VP of Communications at slavrenz@iastate.edu

As always, we are a flexible council, and we are understanding to unique circumstances and situations. If your group is truly having a problem providing a reliable representative to the ESC general meetings, please contact the President, Matt Martin at mdmart1@iastate.edu.