Assembly
of Representatives (AOR)
General Information
What
is the SAAAPA Assembly of Representatives (AOR)?
The
AOR is a 2-day meeting held during the first 2 days of AAPA's annual
conference. The participantss of the AOR include the Student Academy
Board of Directors (SBOD) and one representative from each officially
recognized PA program student society.
The
AOR establishes Student Academy policy, elects and directs the activities
of the SBOD for the following year.
The
policy of the Student Academy and the activities of the SBOD are dictated
by resolutions that are submitted in the AOR. These resolutions
are debated on and voted upon by the members of the AOR. Resolutions
my be submitted by an individual student member in good standing of
AAPA, a recognized student society, an Assembly of Representatives representative
from an individual student society, or any member of the SBOD.
Another
important activity during the AOR includes the presentation of the SAAAPA's
awards.
What
is the AOR Representative?
The
AOR representative is an elected/appointed position of a student society.
This person must be a current AAPA member in good standing a student
of a registered student society, and must not graduate until after AAPA's
annual conference.
It
is suggested that this position be filled during the student society
officer elections. It is preferred that the name of this person
be submitted to SAAAPA staff as soon as appointed/elected and preferably
before November 1. The term of office shall be one year from the
time of election until the new AOR representative is elected/appointed.
It is suggested that this position be filled by a first year student
who then will become the HOD representative during the second year.
What
does an AOR Representative do?
1. Distribute
information from the monthly updates
sent by the RCC, quarterly newsletters from the Vice President of the
Student Academy, and information you find on the SAAAPA Web page to
the students at your PA program. The monthly updates and newsletters
contain information about issues, discussions and events occurring in
the Student Academy. It is your responsibility to check the SAAAPA
Web page each month for new information.
2. Become
a Regional Chair. The Regional
Chair is responsible for disseminating information from the Student
Academy to all students and for organizing the student track at the
AAPA Regional meetings in conjunction with the AAPA Constituent Relations
Committee representatives. As SAAAPA Regional Chair, you can help to
arrange the speakers for the student track. You may also be called
upon to help run the student track at the regional meeting.
3. Prepare
for the SAAAPA Assembly of Representatives meeting at the AAPA Annual
Conference. Each AOR Representative
will receive an AOR Handbook that contains a copy of the resolutions
that will be debated and voted on, the year-end reports of the SBOD,
a list of the AOR Representatives from each registered student society,
and a copy of the platform statements written by the candidates running
for the SBOD or appointed positions. It is your responsibility
to share the resolutions that are in the AOR Handbook with your classmates.
It is recommended that you try to come to the AOR with an open mind
on these resolutions. You will have the opportunity to give testimony
on the resolutions during the AOR.
4. Report
the results of the debates and votes in the AOR meeting back to your
student society. This is very
important because many of your classmates will not be able to attend
the AOR meeting. The AOR Representative is the only link for these
students to the SAAAPA and the AAPA.
5. Mentor
the incoming AOR Representative. This
is one of your most important responsibilities as AOR Representative.
The SBOD recommends that you set up a mentor relationship that will
continue throughout the year. In addition, a written handbook
or set of guidelines with a timeline would help the incoming AOR Representative
to get an idea of what their responsibilities will be throughout the
year. This will enable the Student Academy to continue to improve
communication and better serve all PA students.
How
do you become an AOR representative?
·
You must be elected/appointed by your student society.
·
Your student society must be registered with the Student Academy of
the AAPA.
·
You must be a AAPA member in good standing.
