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Opening Remarks……………..…………………...........….…………………….……….3
Mission Statement…………………………………..…..………………………………...4
Organization……………………………………………………..………..…….............5-7
Core Activities……………………………………………………………………...…..7-9
Policy Regarding Representation and Plagiarism……………………………………..9-10
Contact Information…...………………………………………………………………...10
Tentative Schedule…………………………………..…………….…………………….10
Table of Contents
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Dear Members,
We would like to welcome you to the Boston University Undergraduate Economics
Association (BU UEA). The economy influences everybody, and we believe that in order
for people to make better decisions, both for themselves and others, they have to be well-
informed on the underlying economic conditions. The Boston University Undergraduate
Economics Association offers all students at Boston University a platform for gaining
insight into today’s worldwide economic issues. From a purely intellectual standpoint, we
are fortunate to witness policy makers confront novel economic challenges that are
currently plaguing the world economy. With a fragile U.S. economy, a European crisis,
and a slowing Chinese economy, the next several months promise to be exciting.
With this said, we thank you for your interest and are looking forward to working with
you.
Sincerely,
The BU UEA E-Board
Executive
Vice President
Sharjil Hannan
Vice President of
Operations
Cassandra Chin
Vice President of
Editorial Content
Daniel Currie
President
Fadi Humaid
Vice President of
Information Technology
Massimiliano Hasan
Vice President of
Marketing
Beixi Zhou
Opening Remarks
The Boston University Undergraduate Economics Association exists to socially,
academically, and professionally develop Boston University students interested in
Economics.
Values
Curiosity Integrity Respect Drive Learning Character Creativity
Strategy
General Meetings Guest Speakers
Website
Articles
Columnists
Journal
Events
Facebook Twitter
Google+ LinkedIn
Professional Networking Events
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Vision
BU UEA aims to provide students of Boston University a platform for gaining insight
into today’s economic issues.
Inform Debate Socialize
Mission Statement
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President
Planning & Strategy
Leadership & Vision
Articles
Columnists
Research
Journal
Website
Content
Website
Development
Website
Maintenance
Data
Maintenance
VP of Editorial Content
VP of Information Technology
Event
Development
Project
Development
Treasury
SAO
Presentations
Marketing
Presentations
Event
Planning
Networking
Social
Networks
E-mails
Event
Supervision
Project
Execution
Executive Vice President
VP of Marketing
VP of Operations
E-Board Meetings
In addition to all other responsibilities, the executive board will meet once a week for
coordination, evaluation, and planning. Time and place of these meetings may vary.
President The President is the leader of the organization. This individual presides over all
activities of the organization and is responsible for managing and motivating club
members. He or she primarily spearheads efforts necessary to strategically coordinate
the activities of the organization by setting club milestones to progress towards. Other
responsibilities include overall planning, oversight, and evaluation of all organization
activities.
Responsibilities:
Conveys the vision to the club
Determines overarching strategy and execution plan
Plans and oversees the full spectrum of organization activities
Evaluates organization performance
Chooses goals and milestones
Delegates tasks
Organization
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Executive Vice President The Executive Vice President is second in command after the President. In the absence
of the President, the Executive Vice President fulfills the President’s role, if necessary.
The Executive Vice President serves as a supporting role to the President and assists in
the completion of the day-to-day tasks.
Responsibilities:
Assists the President in the organization of all events and activities
Leads the organization in any absence of the President
Serves as treasurer
Acts as the point of contact and maintains relations with the BU Student Activities
Office, BU Allocations Board, and all other donor organizations
Helps the E-Board organize the weekly meetings, specifically in creating and
delivering presentations
Vice President of Marketing The Vice President of Marketing is responsible for marketing, as well as building and
maintaining BU UEA’s network with professors, faculty, alumni, and other student
organizations. His or her role is especially important since fostering mutually beneficial
relationships allows the organization to execute its activities and events at the highest
level of quality.
Responsibilities:
Actively promotes BU UEA activities around the BU campus and the Boston area
Reaches out to alumni, professors, faculty, and student organizations
Develops, builds, and maintains BU UEA’s growing and active network
Plans the marketing campaigns for the association and its events
Prepares and delivers presentations
Vice President of Operations The Vice President of Operations executes and coordinates the daily operations of the
organization, including communication, event supervision, and website/social media
content management.
Responsibilities:
Informs network of BU UEA activities through social media and e-mail
Ensures clear communication within the executive board
Updates the content of the Constitution, website, and social media
Generates and updates performance metrics
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Vice President of Editorial Content The Vice President of Editorial Content presides over the content of the BU UEA
website. He or she is responsible for editing and regulating the economic content of
writers and columnists, as well as choosing the topics of the weekly meetings in which
he or she governs the discussions. The position requires extensive economic research and
understanding.
Responsibilities:
Oversees and edits website content
Assists student writers
Supports economic research
Organizes the publication of the Journal
Vice President of Information Technology The Vice President of Information Technology is responsible for the maintenance and
design of the BU UEA website.
Responsibilities:
Maintains, develops, and designs the BU UEA website
Provides technical support when necessary
General Meetings & Events
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Social Networks
Core
Website
BU UEA Website
The BU UEA website represents the
club’s main set of activities. The
website functions as a vehicle for
students to debate and post about
economic issues and topics, not only
through writing articles, but also by
commenting on articles written by
other students. The website provides a
constructive platform for columnists
and writers to showcase their
economic and writing talent. Student
authors will be given free rein to write
on any topic related to economics and
are even encouraged to incorporate
their other interests, such as politics,
Core Activities
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philosophy, and psychology. Writing articles will serve
as an opportunity for students to build on their creative
abilities in writing and economic analysis, practicing the
same set of skills they have gained from their academic
background and classrooms. It will also provide
Articles
Columnists
Article Competition
The BU UEA Journal
exposure to different ideas and critiques from a diverse pool of students. All articles will
be regulated and, if necessary, edited by the Vice President of Editorial Content.
All articles are automatically entered in the BU UEA Article Competition, which takes
place twice every semester. The first winner will be announced at the middle of the
semester and the second winner will be announced before the last day of classes. A
student writer may win the competition more than once each semester, but the same
articles will not compete for more than one competition. Winners will receive a
certificate for winning and are guaranteed to be featured in the club’s journal, which is
published online every semester. The winners of this competition will be chosen by a
weighted equation:
0.28 x quantity + 0.14 x quality + 0.58 x traffic
This equation assigns specific weights (which are subject to change) to certain variables:
quantity, quality, and traffic. Quantity represents the numbers of articles that have been
published throughout the competition. Quality takes into consideration how the article
was rated by website visitors, on a scale from 0 to 5 stars. Traffic measures the amount
of readers the article was able to attract. The individual with the highest resulting
numeral will be declared the winner.
To be classified as a student writer, a member must simply write an article and submit his
or her work via e-mail to [email protected]. The BU UEA keeps track of all of its student
writers and will send them specific student writer information, individualized support,
and other opportunities.
The best student writers will be given the privilege to become columnists for the BU
UEA website. Columnists will be provided a designated area within the BU UEA
webpage, which they may name as they wish. Columnists may choose to focus their
writing on a specific subject or on an array of different economic subjects. Columnists
will be expected to write regularly and meet certain criteria. To be eligible for
application, student writers will have to have been active writers for the BU UEA for at
least a semester and have written a certain number of articles for the BU UEA.
At the end of each semester, the best articles will be compiled into the club’s published
journal. The BU UEA Economics Journal will be available on the BU UEA website and
distributed virtually to members, faculty, and alumni.
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updated and maintained daily, tracking current economic issues and topics. The
social websites are also utilized to inform members of events and opportunities and
spark discussion through interesting polls. The performance of the BU UEA social
websites is measured using a handful of metrics that take into account different aspects
of member activity. The social websites are maintained by the Vice President of
Operations.
Social Networks
The BU UEA employs a handful of social and networking
websites to inform members of significant economic topics,
connect with alumni, build the BU UEA community, and
raise interest in the Economics field. The social websites are
Google+
BU UEA Website
General Meetings & Events
General meetings are scheduled every Tuesday from
7:00pm to 8:00pm, though a meeting will not necessarily
take place every Tuesday. During the meetings, members
are informed of the organization’s activities, prominent
economic topics, and opportunities. The aim of hosting
general meetings is to provide a platform to aid students in
furthering their learning in the Economics field and to foster
General Meetings
Discussions
Presentations
Workshops
Competitions
Guest Speaker Events
Networking Events
Collaborative Events
a community interested in Economics. The general meetings will further aid and
support the development and execution of such events.
The BU UEA may collaborate with other organizations to develop events of interest for
its members. This includes speaker events featuring faculty, alumni, and other special
guests on a variety of topics of interest to the club members. Other events the BU UEA
may develop, organize, or participate in include professional workshops, networking
events, competitions, presentations, and discussions on current issues related to
Economics. The goals of the general meetings and events that the BU UEA participates
in are to broaden members’ knowledge of Economics, expand their opportunities, and
engage their interests.
The BU UEA engages in the publishing of articles on its website. The club encourages
open and constructive conversations on any topics that writers choose to discuss. Any
opinions presented in these articles are of the writers only and do not represent the
club’s opinions nor those of Boston University. Boston University has strict rules
Policy Regarding Representation and Plagiarism
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against plagiarism and the club will uphold them. Student writers must use references
where necessary and explicitly credit the sources of ideas and material that is not their
own. The BU UEA expects student writers to submit their articles with integrity.
Students should be honest and credit the rightful owner of the content they are
submitting and refrain from plagiarizing from others, including other BU UEA writers.
For more information, please refer to the BU Code of Student Responsibilities
(http://www.bu.edu/dos/policies/student-responsibilities/).
For questions, suggestions, or comments, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected].
Contact Information
Date Time Event Location
Sun., Sept. 2 4p – 7p SPLASH Nickerson Field
Tues., Sept. 11 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Sept. 18 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Sept. 25 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Fri., Sept. 28 10p – 12a EXPO-losion GSU
Tues., Oct. 2 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Oct. 9 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Oct. 16 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Oct. 23 7p – 8p First Round Article Competition Winner
Announced
CAS 313
Tues., Oct. 30 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Nov. 6 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Nov. 13 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Nov. 20 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Nov. 27 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Dec. 4 7p – 8p General Meeting CAS 313
Tues., Dec. 11 7p – 8p Second Round Article Competition Winner
Announced
CAS 313
Tentative Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change as the semester progresses.