07/07/2024
Hello WCU Students! Welcome to the Catamount Running Club, I am excited to announce this new club to Western Carolina University. We are Currently looking to fill Officer Positions for the team. Please join the group me https://groupme.com/join_group/101288842/Gx1fFs1L and send an email to [email protected] with:
1. Why would you like to commit to an officer role?
2. Include Information about yourself and your running history.
3. What year are you, and what is your major?
If you are interested in joining the club as a member, please join the group me, provide your email and follow on facebook/Instagram @ CatamountRunningClub
Please use your student email.
Available positions and their responsibilities are below:
Vice President:
- Assist with duties of president.
- Maintain club equipment and inventory.
- Preside over Sport Club meetings and sport club business in the absence of the sport club president.
- Brainstorm and prepare game nights, scavenger hunts, & team bonding activities.
- Assist the sport club president with all administration duties.
Treasurer:
- Collect sport club dues and deposit them immediately into the sport club account.
- Keep an accurate record of all sport club accounts. Keep all receipts and documents of each expenditure and deposit.
- Be knowledgeable and adhere to all University guidelines for all expenditures and transactions made by the sport clubs.
- Assist the president in the budget preparation and presentation.
- Ensure that sports club funds are used properly and that bills are paid on time. Inform the sport club advisor and CRC immediately if there is a problem with billing, payment, received equipment, etc.
- The sport club treasurer must approve all expenditures made by the sport club. The coordinator for sport clubs must approve any university fund expenditures.
- Document all income received. Be sure that all monies received are recorded and deposited on the day it was received, or the next working day.
- Learn to maintain accurate financial records.
Safety Officer:
- The Safety Officer has responsibilities for the safety of the club members during competition, practices, travel and team events.
- If this position is not filled specifically one of the other officers may act as the safety officer if they are CPR certified and are preferably hired as a WCU employee.
- One safety officer is required at every club activity.
- They must have a current CPR/AED/First Aid certification on file, The American Red Cross and American Heart Association are acceptable certifications.
- Act as liaison between the club and CRC, reporting all injuries and accidents.
- Notify Assistant Director immediately, if major injury, if the participant left with professional emergency personnel, or if participant required further medical attention. Complete Accident Report and turn in the next business day.
- Obtain certification to drive university van for club trips: Must be eligible for employment through the university.
Secretary:
- Ensure attendance is taken at practices and meets, submit monthly attendance reports on time.
- Remind officers of important mandatory meetings or trainings.
- Record minutes from sport club meetings.
- Conduct correspondence with the sport club and provide written documentation of the sport’s clubs activities to the advisor and coordinator for Sports clubs.
- Maintain an accurate sport club roster.
- Organize the sports club presentation/powerpoints for all resource fairs, interest meetings, and banquets in which the Sport club should participate.
- Submit sport club information to be included in marketing materials for the Marketing Chair.
- Maintain current list of addresses and telephone numbers for all members.
- Keep list of birthdays of current team members to make sure to say “Happy Birthday”.
Marketing Chair:
- Develop promotional flyers, social media reminders, think of creative fun team activities.
- Develop a fill in the blank form for the interest meeting that students will fill out favorite color, birthday, things they want to do this semester in the club, sport specific goals, etc.
- Make sure all current members are followed on social media with Club Socials. Official Instagram is .
- Make sure to have a designated photographer at meets.
- Manage club social media accounts (Instagram and Facebook).
- Recruit students to join the Running Club for the interest of casual running or competition racing.
- Advertise the club all around campus.
- Advertise any club events and socials on paper and on all social media platforms.
- Communicate with figures outside club organization regarding club matters.
