For the first time in Madison College history, a student will have a seat on the Madison College District board as of July 1.

During the fall of 2013, the Madison College Student Senate teamed up with the Madison College District Board to create an opportunity for a student at the College to serve as a non-voting District Board member.

The student’s position is non-voting because Wisconsin State Statute 38.108 defines District Board “voting membership” as being “appointed by a committee comprised of 12 county board chairs from the counties which make up the Madison Area Technical College District.”

The student body will elect the Student District Board Member during the spring elections held from April 24-April 28. He or she will serve a one-year term. When the year is up, the student may run for re-election to the board so long as he or she is still eligible based on other requirements.

This student will attend Board of Trustees meetings, which take place on the second Wednesday of each month. He or she will also attend College functions and Board of Trustees workshops and retreats. The elected student will also be expected to express his or her opinion about votes taken and decisions made at the Board’s business meetings.

While the Student Body President and Student Senate continue to represent the entire student body, the Student District Board member will represent one student voice on the Board. This student is also expected to report monthly to the Student Senate and the Student Activities Board (SAB). The Board will not allow students to act on the Student Senate and the District Board simultaneously.

According to the Student District Board Member application, the student member will serve without pay just as other appointed and voting members of the Board do now. He or she will be reimbursed for expenses considered “actual and necessary” for the student’s duties as District Board member.

Applicable students are enrolled in or have completed 6 credits in a Degree-Credit program at the College and have sustained a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 at the time of the election and throughout the one-year term. Applicants must also reside within the Madison Area Technical College District. They will be in good standing – meaning they will have no disciplinary or academic sanctions against them and no overdue financial obligations.

Applications can be completed at http://madisoncollege.edu/madison-college-student-district-board-member. The application, along with two references from current Madison College faculty or staff must be submitted by April 28.