ACCS Guidelines for Official Responsibilities of Special Committees and Chairs

General

Within a month of appointment, each committee chair shall draft and submit to the Executive Committee a plan for his/her respective area during his/her tenure in the office. The Executive Committee as a whole may suggest changes to the plan if needed and will oversee the execution of the propsed plans.

Committee chairs are trusted with the authority to nominate one or two members to serve on the committee. Committee members report to the respective committee chairs. Committee member nominations shall be submitted to the Executive Committee together with the action plan for final approval.
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The Research Committee

The Chair of the Research Committee has the responsibility to initiate and coordinate research efforts among the membership to promote work related to the interest of ACCS as a whole.

Specifically, the Research Committee Chair shall assist the Immediate Past President in planning the ACCS program for the annual NCA conference in the following ways: Research Chair shall come up with specific ideas for one or more panels and actively contact and coordinate with members and non-members in putting together panel proposals for NCA annual conferences. The committee shall actively explore possibilities of co-sponsoring NCA panels with other divisions and make suggestions to the progam planner (the Immediate Past President).

Additionally, the Research Committee is responsible for coordination with ACCS members interested in getting involved in other communication conferences such as ICA, ECA, CSCA, WSCA, SSCA, and other conferences. The Chair may delegate the tasks to committee members. This committee's work however does not preclude members own initiatives.
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The External Affairs Committee

The Chair of the External Affairs has the responsibility to promote ACCS to the "outside world" for general recruitment purposes and for gaining and increasing visibility of ACCS.

Specifically, the External Affairs Committee Chair shall make contact with organizations that have missions related or similar to that of ACCS.

Additionally, the External Affairs Committee shall coordinate with the Research Committee for matters such as co-sponsoring events or programs with other than communication organizations. This task includes promotion of ACCS's research profile and presence at other conferences or on other occasions. The External Affair Chair is to facilitate and coordinate such efforts on behalf of ACCS in dealing with other organizations.
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The Student Committee

The Chair of the Student Committee has the responsibility to recruit student members and act as the student representative and advocate. Specifically, this Chair shall regularly collect and report to the Executive Committee concerns from our student members, suggestions for better serving students, and any other related matters.
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Prepared by ACCS Executive Committee in Fall, 1996