UCOSA: Board Members & Duties

President
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• Organize and preside over monthly UCOSA meetings.
• Represent Berkeley Optometry students at all official school meetings, as well as at all national, state and local levels.
• Meet with the optometry deans.
• Plan Optometric Partnerships Conference with the Optometric Alumni Association.
• Signatory for UCOSA finances.

President-Elect
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• Assist the President while becoming familiar with the office of President and its duties.
• Assume the President's duties in the absence of the President.
• Coordinate orientation for the incoming first year class.
• Interact with the administration regarding all student-related facilities (e.g., Student Lounge).
• Assist in UCOSA policy development and enactment.

Vice President (2-3)
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• Responsible for the updating, production, sale, and distribution of the NBEO Berkeley Study Guide.
• Coordinate Berkeley Study Guide Committee.
• Assume the President's duties in the absence of the President and President Elect.

Secretary
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• Responsible for Board meeting announcements, agendas, minutes and dinner schedule.
• Make copies for other Board members as requested; handle official correspondence of the Board.
• Maintenance the UCOSA bulletin board.
• Compile a phone and email list of all UCOSA Board members; maintenance of UCOSA gmail accounts.
• Responsible for all UCOSA voting (e.g., UCOSA elections, Optometry Student, UCOSA Board Member, and Faculty/Staff of the Month Awards, and general UCOSA business.)
• Maintenance and general knowledge of the Constitution and Bylaws; distribution of Constitution to all members.
• Responsible for coordinating UCOSA Officer Transition Banquet.

Treasurer
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• Maintain UCOSA annual budget & day-to-day finances.
• Responsible for maintenance and disbursement of graduation funds to the fourth-year class.
• Responsible for disbursement of the UCOSA Endowment funds.
• Responsible for reimbursing students for expenses.
• Act as signatory for UCOSA finances.
• Prepare financial statements as required by the Board.
• Responsible for monthly deposits and preparation of tax forms at the end of the year.

Academic Liason
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• Serve as UCOSA liaison to the faculty on all academic and clinical matters.
• Attend all faculty meetings and report to the Board at the following UCOSA meeting.
• Responsible for the up-keep of External Rotation binder.
• Ensure all students are treated fairly and take appropriate actions where necessary.

Communications
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• Responsible for maintenance of and updates to the official UCOSA website.
• Distribute optometry student mail bi-weekly.
• Responsible for appliance and electronic upkeep in the student lounge (e.g., computers, microwaves.)
• Responsible for coordinating the UCOSA Board Retreat.
• Serve as liaison between Optometry Alumni Association and UCOSA.

Merchandise Coordinator and Elect
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• Maintain Graduation Fund.
• Responsible for all ordering, sales, and distribution of Cal Optowear merchandise.
• Maintain and organize the clothing lockers in the UCOSA closet; take inventory no less than once per semester.
• Sell merchandise at an advertised sale in the fall, winter, and spring, and at all major ASAO events.

Student Life Committee (4)
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• Plan and organize social activities (e.g., Rafting trip, Sibfest, Halloween Party, Ski trip, Broomball and Skit Nite.)
• Coordinate weekly "Double Vision" locations.
• Responsible for use and care of UCOSA sound system.

Philanthropy Chair (1-2)
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• Main liaison between students and the community for philanthropy.
• Coordinate Save Your Vision Week.
• Responsible for other external vision screenings.
• Coordinate Suitcase clinic.
• Organize other philanthropic opportunities as available.

Historians (2)
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• Responsible for the composition, publication, sales, and distribution of the annual UCOSA Yearbook.
• Serve as Chair(s) of the Yearbook standing committee.

VOSH President
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• Organize and plan VOSH trips.
• Responsible for VOSH trip preparation (e.g., fundraising, sorting glasses).
• Coordinate and preside over VOSH meetings.
• Responsible for reporting the progress of VOSH trips at UCOSA meetings.

VOSH Treasurer
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• Responsible or maintaining VOSH funds.
• Help coordinate and plan VOSH fundraisers.