NATIONAL HAZING PREVENTION WEEK COMMITTEE

HazingPrevention.Org Position Description

Service to HPO
National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW) is an educational initiative that provides resources for organizations and individuals to lead anti-hazing campaigns. Through all facets of the NHPW initiative, organizations and individuals will be inspired to take local action to eliminate hazing. The programs of HazingPrevention.Org shall be those that address the mission of the organization as approved by the Board of Directors.

Position Impact
The National Hazing Prevention Week committee’s work will ensure a high quality resource for administrators, educators, inter/national fraternity and sorority headquarters, sponsors, and particularly students in the planning and promotion of hazing prevention initiatives. Through such actions, the committee helps HPO fulfill its mission “Empowering people to prevent hazing in college and university environments to foster a more developmental student experience within groups."

Duties

• Assist Executive Director and Committee Chair in generating ideas for content, theme, and cover design. Assist Executive Director and Committee Chair in developing and recruiting submissions and promoting the NHPW Resource Guide.
• Work with NHPW Resource Guide Editor, article authors, the Executive Director, and Chair to edit submissions to meet standards, including paying special attention to content, style, and grammar, by the assigned deadline.
• Meet deadlines specific to the development of resources and content of NHPW resource kits.
• Promote NHPW in your specific area of influence (e.g. school, organization, team) and serve as the voice of HPO to promote NHPW and encourage programming during NHPW at different times during the year in which campuses host the week (typically the fall but some conduct NHPW during spring.
• Partner with the Programming Committee liaison.
• Complete other duties as determined in partnership with the governing board and Executive Director.

Qualifications and Skills
Members of this committee should have some or all of the following characteristics:

• Prior editing and publication experience and a strong background in grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and APA Style;
• The commitment to represent the organization professionally at all times in dealings with other committee members, external constituents, and in the process of preparing documents related to the solicitation of submissions and presentation of the resource guide;
• A desire to support both local and national efforts during NHPW;
• Review at least two to four articles annually within a committee determined time period.

Benefits
The NHPW Committee member keeps abreast of current issues and events in the hazing prevention movement, makes contact with advocates, experts, and researchers with various levels of experience and knowledge, hones editing and writing skills, and has the satisfaction of having a tangible product to reflect the collective efforts of the NHPW Committee. Members of the NHPW Resource Guide Committee will experience an overall development process in enhancing their existing outstanding ability to author and edit scholarly articles. The NHPW Committee member will contribute to and leave his/her mark on the hazing prevention movement, as well as the field of student affairs through working with a group of invested constituents in the ongoing publication of a professional and respected resource guide. These skills and lessons likely carry over into other organizations with which a person is affiliated.

Supervision & Support
The Chair provides supervision and support. The Executive Director will support the committee and provide information as needed.

Training for HPO Committee positions is conducted annually each fall or as needed for new volunteers. The Volunteer Coordinator will provide training through a required one-hour required volunteer training session. The NHPW Committee Chair will provide ongoing development as needed.

Required Commitment
Members are appointed for one calendar year. Members of this committee can expect to spend approximately 5-7 hours per month on the group’s activities. There may be some times of the year that are busier than others. Members will be asked to participate in quarterly conference calls with the committee chair as well as monthly email communication. Additional communication may be needed depending on the project load. Participation in the webinars is expected. Committee Members are encouraged to contribute financially to HPO as able. Donations can be made via www.hazingprevention.org. Members may be asked and are encouraged to attend and participate in HPO programs.

Reporting
Committee members will report to the committee chair, which reports to Board. The chair will develop an annual Project Plan (goals), and provide quarterly status reports.