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ESG Cabinet
The Cabinet is the primary decision making
body of the Earlham Student Government, and it is composed of the
Co-Presidents
of the Student Body, the Vice President of Nominations, the
Vice President of Communications, the three (3) at large Student
Delegates
to the Committee on Campus Life, the Student Organizations
Council (Co-) Convenor(s), the Secretary of Finance, the Recording
Clerk,
and the Student Activities Board (Co-) Convenor(s). They are
all elected members
of the ESG who hold the responsibility of participating in
the consensus process of the Cabinet.
The Cabinet functions to bring elected members
from the various branches of the Earlham Student Government
together to communicate, hold each
other mutually accountable for the activities taken by their specific branches,
and make decisions that affect the processes of the Earlham Student Government.
The Cabinet, on occasion, also makes decisions on issues and policy recommendations
that affect the student body and the Earlham community as a whole, but
only when delegated such authority by college committees.
When a community issue
or policy recommendation comes before the Cabinet, the Cabinet can take
one of two decision-making actions. The first, and more
common action is to gather
the necessary student opinion and use it to make a consensus decision within
the Cabinet. The second action occurs only when the Cabinet encounters
an issue or policy recommendation where the approval of
the
student body seems more
appropriate than the Cabinet making the decision alone. In such cases,
a Decision Making All Student Meeting, as described in
article
XXVII, is in order.
Along with a weekly meeting where all members are present,
frequent and full communication between members of the Earlham
Student Government Cabinet is
a necessity.
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