If you are looking to take on more of a role in your HGAPS chapter, you should:[edit | edit source]
Designate more time to work on projects outside of the weekly HGAPS meeting
Make sure you are attending at least 70% of the meetings
Ask your project leader for more work to do
Learn to edit Wikipedia/Wikiversity
Completed all wiki trainings
Complete tasks/assignments that you have been given in HGAPS (be reliable and a finisher)
Compile your work in HGAPS to show why you should be given more responsibility
For example, links to pages you have worked on Wiki(versity/pedia/media) and your wiki username, Infographics, Social media post drafts, google docs/sheets you worked on, OSF links, Qualtrics, Work logs/report outs of what you did during/outside the meetings, Zotero folders, etc.
Now you are ready to ask for a greater role and have the tools to do it![edit | edit source]
Talk to the current executive members about opportunities to grow
This could include becoming a project leader
Running for an Outreach Position or creating your own position
Planning an edit-a-thon
Helping with recruitment
Working on advertising
Helping with social media
Being assigned to a special project that the chapter needs to be accomplished
Learn more about executive members’ roles and responsibilities
Look over SOPs for the executive team and specific executive positions here
Ask executive members about their tasks and tips they have learned
Learn about when your executive team meets and how much of a responsibility it is
Think critically if you have the time to invest in being an HGAPS Executive
Prepare to run for an Executive position
Attend open Exec. meetings
Ask more detailed questions about the position you are going to run for
What would the current position holder wish to see accomplished in the coming year (if no longer running for the position)?
What tasks to expect daily or weekly?
What did they like about the position and dislike?
Run your own ideas by them to get feedback
Run for an Executive position
Elections held every spring
HGAPS Election SOP
You must be a member for a semester to run for social media or secretary
President requires 1 year of membership and you must have at least two years at UNC remaining
If you will graduate in 4 years you must run as a rising sophomore
If you will graduate in 5 years you may run as a rising sophomore or junior
You must:
Attend 70% of Thursday meetings
since becoming a member
Attend at least one open Executive meeting
Draft an Election Blurb
Examples and explanation
Be ready to give a speech on Election Day
A 3-5 minute speech that includes information from the blurb but goes into greater detail
*Please note that Executive terms run from the Last Day of Class of the semester of elections to the last Day of Class of the following year (Ex. 5/(LDOC)/20 - 5/(LDOC)/21)
**For schools on quarter systems or trimesters adjustments should be made based on your school