AboutMission StatementAs representatives of the Asian-American community here at Boston College, the Asian Caucus (AC) strives to foster relationships between its members and the greater Boston College and Boston communities. Through a balanced social, educational, and political agenda, we are committed to creating a unified voice that is necessary to create awareness of issues that affect the Asian-American community. Our mission is threefold:
1. To create social justice on campus. 2. To promote social justice off campus. 3. To utilize the leaders and skills of AC to educate BC students and people in general.
Asian Caucus Executive Board Positions 2010- 2011
Vice-President: The primary task of the
Vice-President is to share responsibilities and duties with the
President. The Vice-President facilitates meetings in the absence
of the Vice-President. The Vice-President provides direct support
to the Political and Educational Programming Director and the Community
Relations Chair. The Vice-President meets with the President weekly
to plan weekly agendas for the E-Board and Cabinet meetings. AHANA Caucus Representative: Serves as
the Asian Caucus liaison and voting member on the AHANA (African,
Hispanic, Asian, Native American) Caucus. The AHANA Caucus Representative
attends the weekly AHANA Caucus meeting.
The AHANA Caucus Representative reports to the Executive Board information
from the Caucus meetings. Responsibilities also include facilitating
communication between culture clubs to further ties and encourage
co-sponsored events. The AHANA Caucus Representative exhibits a
broad understanding of the functions of Asian Caucus and that of
the seven culture clubs. Secretary: The
Secretary is responsible for documenting
all of Asian Caucus events, activities, and programs. Acting as
historian, the Secretary will continue
with the implementation of the Asian Caucus archive system containing
all Asian Caucus documents from past and present years. The Secretary is also responsible for administrative duties
which include, but are not limited to maintenance of the listserv,
meeting minutes, publicity and other duties as needed. Treasurer: The Treasurer will coordinate
the Spring and Fall budget proposals to SOFC and facilitate budgetary
transactions. The Treasurer is responsible for keeping accurate
data of the Asian Caucus account. The Treasurer will work closely
with all the treasurers of each of the Asian culture clubs. The
Treasurer will also be the primary liaison with the ODSD Budget
Manager. Political and Educational Programming Director:
The PEP Director is responsible for overseeing events geared toward
the political and educational goals of Asian Caucus. This includes
working with the ODSD Dean and the board in executing the logistics
of the events, such as speakers, forums, and workshops. In addition,
the PEP Director is responsible for the publicity and communication
between Asian Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
(APAHM) Committee. Community Relations Chair: The CR Chair
is responsible for overseeing events geared towards the Asian-American
community. This includes working with the appropriate ODSD Dean,
culture clubs, and the executive board in overseeing the logistics
of the annual Asian Caucus sponsored events like From Mind to Mic, performances, and any other
applicable events. Freshmen Outreach Programming Director:
Coordinates events specifically catered to the freshman class. The
F.O.P. Director oversees and directs Freshmen Academy, a leadership program created especially for first year students under Asian Caucus. The F.O.P. Director executes
events including meetings with the appropriate ODSD dean, professors, and student leaders as well as coordinates logistical and administrative tasks for events for first year students. The F.O.P.
Director is also responsible for annual events that bring collectively bring the first year students and prospective students together such as Prospective's Weekend.
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