Secretary

Chakera Sargeant, Secretary

Current Projects

Operation ID is a project of the Guild's Secretariat which seek to offer books to the less fortunate Students on campus.

About the Portfolio

The Guild Secretary functions primarily as the head of the secretariat of the Guild of Students. As such, efficiency and organization are paramount qualities essential to the fulfillment of the mandate of the office. The Secretary (or a designate) is required to be present at all properly scheduled of meetings of the Guild Council and is responsible for organizing and keeping proper records of the business of the Guild. Furthermore, he/she is also responsible for managing and maintaining an effective information storage and retrieval system.

The role of the Secretary also includes organizing correspondences and preparing written materials for notices and updates. He/she is responsible for gathering information from committees general; standing, advisory and ad-hoc committees of the Guild Council. Additionally, it is the duty of the Secretary to document all information with regards to queries, concerns and grievances of members of the Guild of Students.

The office of Secretary shall see to the proper and timely dissemination of all important dates, events, notices and usual occurrences associated with the Guild Council. He/she shall also liaison with other associations, clubs, organizations and societies of all three campuses of the University of the West Indies: Mona, St. Augustine and Cave Hill and affiliate institutions; and other external entities. The core purpose of this function is to retrieve valuable information that would be of edifying to the Guild Council and Guild of Students at large.