Campus Affiliate?

Jeff,

Your enthusiasm is appreciated and we are in the process of trying to start up several other campus affiliates in addition to our UCLA/USC campus affilate. The first thing you need to do is contact your campus events, campus groups, or student government about it. The name of the department varies from school to school. But there is a group that monitors and approves official campus groups. They will give you the info you need. This info usually includes process of start up ( number of students needed to start and a faculty advisor if needed.) Once you get this info the NY Whigs and national if needed will help you get things set up if anything needs to be done on our part. Also, most likely if possible we can get a local Whig member or members to help you out and participate in meetings and get events going.

The main thing to do if you wait is to find out the info first and then get talking to possible students and faculty who would be interested in helping you out. You can then have and advertise ( flyers around school, maybe school paper, maybe announcements in class) about an organizational interest meeting.

All the best,
Andrew Evans
National Chairman
Modern Whig Party

Usually all you need to start a campus group is a faculty sponsor and a minimum number of members. Andrew is right - when you get there, find out what those requirements are, go out and get meet them, and go from there.

Jeff, I think I have your facilty advisor. Email me chairmanATnywhig.org We also have a state officer ( SUNY ALBANY grad) who wants to help build out the college chapters in NY.

I am also about to attempt the same feat. At Bowling Green State University in Ohio all we need is 10 members, faculty advisor, a mission statement, and a constitution. I am a junior, but I hope to get everything started and running for my senior year next year. I would say best thing to do is talk to the republican and democratic party group members about their proceedings, then try to build on and improve your operations. If you have any questions or would like to share any ideas/tips feel free to contact me with a message on here.

In California, I think the MWP should think about the Junior College system. My understanding is that the California Junior College system is the largest educational system of any kind in the world (over 100 schools).

It seems this could be a good process for the MWP to document. We need to compile a list of basic guidelines for creating and operating student chapter, information including standard college and university procedures and possibly local and state filings. The information could also include method on getting the word out to the campus masses.

As I sit and think of this I wonder, does the Whig Academy tough on this subject?
Ether way, I believe it would be a good procedure to document.

I disagree, the complete lack of time due to setting up my own advisory firm notwithstanding.

First and foremost, those of you who have participated in Scouting might know, the Scouts run their own meetings, and its part of the process.

Here as well, the students will run their own groups,with the assistance of a faculty advisor. They'll develop their own SOPs and then go through their own convention process, even if its virtual for the time being. Although, we did have student guests at our 1st Inaugaural Convention, May 2010 in Arlington. A 'convention' we ought continue.

So y'all stop looking for guidance and LEAD! That is also part of the process.

I will personally attempt to establish a branch at my old teaching alma mater, Buffalo State, with the help of one of the profs in the Econ department there. I interface with them regularly as my firm has an internship arrangment with the department heads.

However, here's your documentation:

1.) Find a faculty advisor at your school, and open a branch.
If he or she needs to talk to an MWP officer, I will provide you my contact information. Once you take that intiative,

2.) provide us all contact information for both Student Leader and Faculty Advisor and we'll log you in as a campus branch of the Modern Whig Party of America.

3.) MWP will provide you as much physical support as possible with merch, software, a web forum, etc, but you must always remember that YOU are the entreprenuer, rely on yourself, build a team. I can see MWP paying for an ad in the campus newspaper once in a while for example. But after a term or two, hopefully you can fund that yourselves.

4.) Although we, MWP, ought always remain cellular and decentralized, I would ask for periodic updates from the field to ensure quality control, if you will. This would include a report, on a semesterly basis, from the faculty advisor. Remember, this is akin to being evangelical, everyone is a potential convert, especially your professors!

It's my personal belief and opinion that the Whig movement will be a WILDFIRE across our Nation's campuses. For the record, my professor buddies seem to think that our success is INEVITABLE due to their students. Why should I disagree?

After our MWP 2nd Convention in August 2012, you entrepreneurs will have some more goodwill to work with. Consider this a franchise opportunity, with the profit being a public good, and some experience and resume material for your volunteers.

Finally, going back to the call for "procedures". Nope. We are not looking for machine operators, we are looking for machinists, if you will. Real doers. Real leaders.

Your four point procedures are above. Bonzai simple, yet effective.

DRIVE ON!!!!!

I can certainly draw up a blanket mission statment for the campus branches unless someone is a better wordsmith. Charters and by-laws are over the top way too procedural for my simple mind. You're on your own there.

I'll post the text here in a few days.

Gene,

You four points are exactly what I was thinking. Basics to get them started should be available for young leader who whishes to start a student chapter. I am not saying that the MWP should create guidelines but rather offer information based on university requirements for student groups. I agree with you 100% in regard to day to day operation, policy…. should be left to the local group. Even with the basics tools these young leaders must be people who are willing to stand up and commit to action. Guidance - good, holding hands – NO.

Looking forward to talking with you in August.

Don