5 executive members of the student union are elected by NSCAD students every year. The elected term begins on May 1st and ends on May 4th the following year.

President

president@sunscad.org

• Maintains efficient administration of SUNSCAD
• Be the CEO of the Union
• Be the spokesperson for the Union (Represent the opinions of the Union as determined by the Council)
• Represent the Union at all official functions of the University, where possible
• Represents SUNSCAD on the NSCAD Board of Governors.
• Be an ex-officio member of all Student Union Committees
• Exercise signing authority with the Resource Coordinator on the financial affairs of the Union
• Have the authority to grant extended, paid hours to executives
• Call General Meetings when necessary by the Council
• Represents SUNSCAD on the Academic Senate.
• Have the right to organize a committee of the student union on any issues of concern to the students
• Liaises with the Alumni Association and FUNSCAD
• Organizes student representation on all internal University Committees
• Be the Staffing Relations Officer for temporary or permanent staff hired by the Union
• Perform other duties as the Council may from time to time determine

VP Finance

• Responsible for the oversight of the SUNSCAD budget
• Sit on as many committees of the board as possible
• Represents SUNSCAD on the NSCAD Board of Governors
• Responsible for maintaining active communication with the members of the NSCAD Board of Governors
• With the President and Council, develop briefs for submission to the Board
• Ensure that paycheques are signed on payday
• Meet regularly with the Resource Coordinator to go over finances
• Present a monthly report to the Council on the financial state of the Union
• Ensure the expenditures are by the budget
• Responsible for preparing the SUNSCAD yearly budget for the AGM
• Responsible with VP External for the development of campaigns and formulation of policy on social justice and human rights issues
• Advocate for communications between NSCAD admin and students on support for marginalized students
• Act as a liaison between local non-profit social justice organizations, with the VP External and the Council
• Coordinate information sessions, workshops, etc. about the local art community or social justice issues, as required
• Be responsible for coordinating the SUNSCAD Food Bank and overseeing Food Bank helpers
• Perform other duties as the Council may from time to time determine

VP Academic

• Responsible for the development and formulation of policy on academic matters
• Advocates for students on academic matters
• Advocate for communications between NSCAD administration and students on supports for marginalized students, alongside VP Finance & Equity
• Represents SUNSCAD on the Academic Senate
• If possible, represent the Union on university committees dealing with academic appeals, instructional assessment forms, and disciplinary action
• File all documents regarding complaints with the Resource Coordinator that are brought to SUNSCAD’s attention. These will be kept for up to 7 years
• Form the SUNSCAD Academic Committee when necessary
• Perform such other duties as the Council may from time to time determine

VP Internal

• Responsible for effective outreach to members of SUNSCAD and the NSCAD student body
• Distribute internal communications
• Monitors and updates NSCAD bulletin boards
• Responsible for updating and maintaining the SUNSCAD website
• Coordinate at least one event per semester
• Coordinate workshops and information sessions about issues in the NSCAD community
• Be responsible for the collection of copy, layout, publication and distribution of the student publication
• Be responsible for the coordination of the activities that initiate student participation in the student publication
• Strike an Events committee when necessary, and be the chair
• Responsible for the oversight of Clubs and Collectives
• Publish a list of active Clubs and Collectives by no later than Oct 31 of each Academic year and keep updated
• Perform such other duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Council

VP External

• Maintains the Union’s relationship with CFS-NS and CFS-FCEE
• Responsible for implementing student campaigns which pertain to social justice and human rights, with the VP Cultural
• Coordinate attendance at conferences and meetings of affiliate student organizations and serve as one of the delegates
• Be responsible for informing students about those organizations.
• Sits on at least one other committee within the University
• Chairs the external committee of the Union
• Acts as the liaison between local artist-run centres and SUNSCAD
• Acts as the liaison between local non-profits, social justice organizations and SUNSCAD
• Coordinates the NSCAD Foodbank in conjunction with VP Finance and Equity
• Perform such other duties as the Council may from time to time determine