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WPA Student Council


What is the WPA Student Council?

The purpose of the WPA Student Council is to increase the value of WPA for all members, especially students, by providing services and programming in support of students, and by marketing the benefits of participating in WPA.

Every Psychology program at a college or university in the western region of the U.S. and Canada may have a representative on the WPA Student Council. Graduate and undergraduate programs may have separate
representatives.

The WPA Student Council Advisor is a WPA member appointed by the WPA Executive Board to serve as a liaison to the WPA Board. The Advisor works closely with the WPA Student Council Executive Committee.


What do Student Council members do?

Student Council members represent the WPA Student Council on their campus. With the assistance of the Executive Committee of the Student Council and the local campus faculty member of the WPA Council of Representatives (if there is one), Student Council members promote and support student participation in WPA activities, especially the annual convention.

Activities may include posting announcements, speaking to fellow students about WPA, guiding students to resources on the WPA website, organizing WPA poster displays on campus, organizing “Mini-WPA” presentation sessions for practice and feedback prior to the convention, providing feedback and suggestions to the Executive Committee, attending the meeting of the WPA Student Council at the convention, recruiting a faculty
member for the WPA Council of Representatives if one has not been identified, and recruiting a successor.

 

What is the WPA Student Council Executive Committee?

The WPA Student Council Executive Committee consists of five officers elected by members of the WPA Student Council. The Executive Committee members, in consultation with the WPA Student Council Advisor, are jointly responsible for the operation of the WPA Student Council. The Executive Committee will provide information and guidance to help Student Council members in their efforts to promote and support student participation in WPA.


What do members of the Student Council Executive Committee do?

Student Council Executive Committee Chair

The Chair oversees the operation of the WPA Student Council Executive Committee. In consultation with other members of the Executive Committee and the Student Council Advisor, the Chair sets the strategic goals for the Student Council and works with other officers to develop specific tactical goals necessary to achieve strategic goals. The Chair (or designee) leads meetings of the Student Council and the Student Council

Executive Committees during the year and at the convention and represents the Student Council at the convention meeting of the faculty WPA Council of Representatives.


Student Council Convention Coordinator

In consultation with other officers, the Advisor, and the WPA Executive Officer, the Student Council Convention Coordinator prepares a “Must See Guide” for the annual convention with the goal of providing information that will be useful for students, especially those attending the conference for the first time. The Student Council
Convention Coordinator also has the lead role in managing the Student Council booth at the convention.


Student Council Membership Coordinator

The Student Council Membership Coordinator has the lead role in preparing and
distributing recruiting material, managing membership in the WPA Student Council, and
overseeing the review and selection of new members.


Student Council Communications Coordinator

The Student Council Communications Coordinator has primary responsibility for developing and maintaining the WPA student website, working closely with the Student Council Media Coordinator to facilitate communications with members. In consultation with other officers, the Student Council Communications Coordinator prepares a
“Welcome Package” for new members in September.


Student Council Student Media Coordinator

The Media Coordinator has primary responsibility for effective use of social media to facilitate communication among members, working closely with the Student Council Communications Coordinator on the WPA student website.
 

Who are members of the WPA Student Council?

WPA Student Council members are students in good standing in an academicpsychology program in the western region of the U.S. or Canada. Many have theendorsement of their local chapter of Psi Chi or Psi Beta. If your college or universitydoes not have a member, please consider applying if you are eligible or recruiting an eligible student to apply.

How do I apply to become a member of the WPA Student Council?

Applications received between September 1 and September 30 will be reviewed first. Applications for unfilled positions on the Student Council will be accepted from October 1 through January 31. Terms for Student Council members end on October 15 each year. Student Council members are encouraged to reapply to serve more than one term.

You can find the application at this link.

 

How can I apply to become a member of the WPA Student Council Executive Committee?

Members of the WPA Student Council Executive Committee are elected in the Spring prior to the conference so incoming officers will be able to meet with outgoing officers at the annual WPA convention. Ordinarily nominations are open in February. Terms for officers begin and end at the close of the convention.