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Interested in becoming a BDC officer? Excellent! Without student officers, the BDC could not continue to exist and as current officers graduate or otherwise move on. Please see below for the basic responsibilities of each officer position to get a feel for what you would be most interested in.
Because the BDC is an OSU-sponsored organization, all officers must be students at OSU.
All officers Attend weekly or semi-weekly meetings (depending on what needs to be done) to discuss and plan for the club, plus come to dances. Various tasks like helping at the sign-in table, helping set-up and tear-down for weekend dances.
President Conducts all business with OSU officials, delegates the various responsibilities that don’t fall to any particular position, and keeps track of club responsibilities/plans, etc. Requires organizational skills and familiarity with the workings of the BDC.
Vice President Main communication point between the BDC and other OSU clubs. Manages inter-club relations and helps make the OSU dance community mesh well (eg: not having time conflicts within dances). Some familiarity with the other OSU dance clubs would help.
Treasurer Manages the club’s MU finance account, fills out purchase requests for renting space, and is in charge of the cash box for each paid dance.
Secretary Keeps notes during officer meetings and is in charge of decorations at weekend dances. Purchasing decoration materials (given a certain budget), leading decoration setup.
Head (senior) safety officer Manages all the signed waivers and update the waivers each year. Organize all the other safety officers.
Safety Officers There are always multiple safety officers in charge of making sure people have signed liability waivers and that they follow the floor rules.
Public Representatives The PR office is often broke in three different positions; one for web-based communication (facebook/email), one for posters, and one for web design. They don’t necessarily need to be separate, however.
Web - Manage the facebook page and mailing list
Print - Make posters for weekend dances and manage the bulletin board
Web design - Update and manage the website
Head (senior) DJ The head DJ’s job is to organize the DJ schedule for the term, organize Music Planning Parties for paid events, and talk with the club about things to do with the music.
DJ The duty of a DJ is to put together playlists for Wednesday nights and man the DJ booths for their shifts.
Current Officers
Position in the Club: President
Major: Business Management and Elementary Education
Favorite Dance: SingleTime Swing and Foxtrot
One Item on My Bucket List: To learn to ride a bike!
Position in the Club: Vice President
Major: Biology and Elementary Education
Favorite Dance: West Coast Swing & Balboa
One Item on My Bucket List: To travel around the world
and dance in as many countries as possible!
Position in the Club: Secretary
Major: Computer Science
Favorite Dance: Rumba
One Item on My Bucket List: To dance salsa in Cuba &
learn some type of dance from
Peru while I'm there over the summer
Position in the Club: Treasurer
Major: Bioresource Research and Microbiology
Favorite Dance: Tango & Waltz
One Item on My Bucket List: To learning how to
play a musical instrument
Position in the Club: Risk Management
Major: Fisheries and Wildlife
Minor: Speech Communication
Favorite Dance: West Coast Swing
One Item on My Bucket List: To be content with life.
Position in the Club: Risk Management
Major: Botany
Favorite Dance: Nightclub Two Step & West Coast Swing
One Item on My Bucket List: To read every book ever banned
Position in the Club: Risk Management
Major: PrePharmacy
Favorite Dance: Waltz & West Coast Swing
One Item on My Bucket List: To explore the castles in Europe.
Position in the Club: Public Relations
Major: Business
Favorite Dance: SingleTime Swing & Foxtrot
One Item on My Bucket List: To make someone on the
Queen's Guard laugh with my dangerously cheesy jokes!
Position in the Club: Public Relations
Major: Computer Science
Favorite Dance: Foxtrot
One Item on My Bucket List: To travel abroad to Europe
Position in the Club: Disk Jockey
Major: Chemistry
Favorite Dance: Hustle and Lindy-Trot
One Item on My Bucket List: Try to Join
the peace Corps!
Position in the Club: Disk Jockey
Major: Computer Science and Math
Favorite Dance: Waltz and Lindy Hop
One Item on My Bucket List: To never stop learning
Position in the Club: Public Relations
Major: Chemical Engineering
Favorite Dance: Viennese Waltz and Tango
One Item on My Bucket List: To pick up German
again and be a pro at it.
