| Student governance at the Franklin Residential
College is organized into several committees and a main committee
comprised of the heads of the various committee. The three
FRC resident assistants and four FRC members elected in early
April comprise the management council,
serving as managers of the main committee. Each FRC member
must participate in the work of at least one committee in
a satisfactory manner in order to continue his or her membership
the following year.
FRC members are required to attend the organizational meeting
for the committees, held the week following convocation.
At the meeting, the committees organize themselves how they
wish and develop an agenda for the year, including requesting
funds from the FRC budget and dates on the FRC calendar
for specific events or activities.
Whatever approach to organizing each committee decides,
it must designate one person as of the end of the organizational
meeting to serve on the main committee. The main committee
meets monthly, with
each head responsible for delivering an update on upcoming
committee efforts. The meeting is chaired by one of the
members of the management council.
The main committee works with the dean in allocating the
FRC budget. The dean is responsible for the strategic direction
of the FRC and the graduate fellow is charged with the administration
of the residential college, working with the offices on
campus that fund the FRC – the Franklin
College of Arts and Sciences, the office of the Vice
President of Instruction, and the division of University
Housing.
For a list of the 14 committees, a description of what
they do, and contact information for a member or members
of each, please click here.
Priority for selecting rooms at Rutherford Hall is managed
by the housing committee and is determined by participation
in organizing and attendance at FRC intellectual, cultural,
service, and selected social events. The management council
tallies points, disseminates information about them, and
determines what is participation among members in a satisfactory
manner using the points system as a measure.
We distribute the annual FRC t-shirt at (and only at) the
meeting.
2007 Management
Council
Kim Malejko, vetgirl@uga.edu
Erin Shirey, eshirey@uga.edu
Sheena Weaver, smw527@uga.edu
2007 Resident Assistants
Natasha Lee, natlee17@uga.edu
Sean Murphy, mrcoke21@uga.edu
James Williams, jimmy1@uga.edu
Committees:
Admissions and Recruitment. Expected to update
and evaluate applications and responsible for recruiting
prospective students to the FRC, as well as to assist in
assigning rooms to incoming students, and aid in room signups
in January.
Awards and Honors. Responsible for making and delivering
birthday cards, maintaining the main bulletin board in the
common room, and assisting with the closing banquet.
Event Planning. Responsible for planning major
and minor social events.
Execution Committee. Expected to aid in set up
and clean up of any FRC function where help is needed.
Hospitality. Responsible for hosting a minimum
of two events a semester and organizing the decoration and
upkeep of Rutherford Hall.
Library. Responsible for labeling, cataloging,
managing, and expanding the FRC Dyer Library.
Sports and Fitness. Responsible for organizing
sports teams, athletic instruction, and other active events.
University Relations. Responsible for scheduling,
hosting, and follow-up for Dean's Teas, in addition to one
Fellows Event each semester.
Solo Positions/Teams:
Cultural Activities Coordinator. Responsible for
advertising and distributing tickets for the Cultural Events
series.
Gardener. Expected to maintain the plants and greenery
of Rutherford Hall.
Historian Team. Expected to attend and photograph
every FRC event.
Publicist. Expected to produce and distribute the
weekly newsletter, both in print and via listserv.
Public Service Coordinator. Responsible for arranging
and advertising public service opportunities for Franklin
students, and spearheading a year-long recycling effort.
Study Abroad and Exchange Coordinator. Responsible
for aiding advisers in the planning and execution of any
excursions or exchanges performed by the FRC.
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