PURPOSE

Student leaders within the student media at N.C. State University determine the content of all media. By policy and practice, the student media are public forums for student expression. To that end, the training, development and selection of qualified and experienced leaders is a top priority as is maintaining a continuity on each staff.

POLICY

1. Timeline

a. February: Before the second Friday in February, all current editors/manager shall be advised to inform their staffs that appointments of new editors/manager shall take place at the March meeting.

b. March: The appointment of editors/manager for the following year shall take place at the March meeting of the student media board before the second Friday in March.

c. April 1: WKNC general manager and Americana editor take over responsibility.

d. The day after the last day of classes in the spring semester: Technician and Nubian Message editors take over responsibility for the following year's publication.

e. June 1: Agromeck and Windhover editors take responsibility for the following year's publication.

2. Minimum Requirements

a. The candidate must have been a member of that media for at least two full semesters.

b. The candidate must have at least a 2.50 grade point average.

c. The candidate must have at least two semesters remaining as an N.C. State University student.

d. The candidate must be a full-time N.C. State University student.

e. Some these requirements may be waived at the discretion of the Student Media Board.

3. Process

a. During the March meeting and any other meeting at which the appointment will be made, applicants shall appear before the board meeting in executive session to answer questions pertaining to the their qualifications.

b. Student media leaders may not vote on their successors. However, they may, and are encouraged, to participate in the discussion.

c. The final appointment shall be determined by majority vote of the voting board members present.

d. If the vote does not result in a majority winner, then a run-off shall occur between the tied candidates or the two candidates with the most votes, until there is a majority winner. If there are not two top candidates and there is a tie between any two candidates that would be the second candidate in a run-off, then a run-off between these two candidates will occur to determine which candidates will be in the run-off.

4. Terms of office

a. The Agromeck and Windhover editor and staff begin their term in office June 1 and continue until May 31. However, their responsibilities continue until the book is complete and all proofs are returned to the publishing company.

b. The Technician and Nubian Message editors and their staffs being their term in office the day after the last day of classes in the spring semester and continue until the last day of classes in the following spring.

c. All other editors and the radio station general manager and their staffs take office on April 1 and continue through March 31.

d. The editors and general manager retain their position on the student media board only while in office.

5. Vacancies

Should a publications editor or radio station general manager resign or be removed from office, the Student Media Board of Directors will, immediately upon notification, advertise for two weeks that the position is vacant. At the end of the two-week period, the student media board shall appoint a new editor/manager within 48 hours in a manner consistent with the initial hiring of all top editors/managers. The Student Media Board of Directors may appoint, by majority vote, an interim manager until a permanent replacement can be found.

Should the Technician editor be accepted for a summer internship or employment that prevents him from serving as editor during the summer session, the Board will hire a spearate individual to serve as editor for the summer session.

 

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