About NSAND

The Nursing Students’ Association of North Dakota (NSAND) is a statewide chapter of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) that represents nursing students from 7 different North Dakota Colleges and Universities including: North Dakota State University (Fargo and Bismarck campuses), University of North Dakota, Minot State University, Dickinson State University, University of Jamestown, and University of Mary.

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Duties of Officers and Directors

The President shall: 
- Serve as a principal officer of NSAND and preside at all meetings of NSAND, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. 
- Ascertain that directions given by the House of Delegates and actions of the Board of Directors are affected.
- Report to the membership and the Board of Directors on the conduct of the affairs of NSAND. 
- Create an agenda for the upcoming meeting and distribute to all board members at least one (1) week in advance of the meeting. 
- Appoint committees and their chairpersons, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, and make other appointments as necessary. 
- Serve as ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.  
- Approve and co-sign meeting minutes with the secretary for distribution to local, state and national chapters.  - Participate in an internal audit of NSAND’s finances, both at the beginning and the end of his/her term of office. 
- Represent NSAND in matters relating to the association, including representation to the North Dakota Nurses’ Association Board of Directors and Nursing Organization Liaison Forum (NOLF).  
- Attend NSNA National Convention to represent NSAND at the national level. NSAND will fund the cost of air travel and the hotel room provided they are booked 21 days in advance of the convention.  Other board members attending the convention may stay in the room as well; followed by past board members should no current board members choose to attend. If President is unable to attend, benefit will go to next officer in line (1st VP, 2nd VP, Secretary, Treasurer, etc.).
- Have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.
- Oversees Nurse Educator of the Year (NEDY) Award. Local NEDYs will be selected by each local chapter and the state winner will be selected at the board’s discretion. The state winner will be awarded a plaque and a $100.00 monetary prize which will be taken from NSAND funds. 

The First Vice President shall: 
- Assume the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the President.  ​- Accede the office of the President in the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the President. 
- Serve as Recruiter Exhibits Chairperson for the annual meeting. 
- Serve as Auction Coordinator for the annual meeting. 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 

The Second Vice President shall: 
- Assume the duties of the First Vice President in the absence or disability of the First Vice President. 
- Accede the office of First Vice President in the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the First Vice President.
​- Serve as chairperson of the Nominating Committee.  
- Coordinate collection of information pertaining to National Convention. - Act as Chief Parliamentarian at the annual meeting and business meetings and advise constituent chapters on implementing Parliamentary Procedures at the local level.  
- Be responsible for and work in collaboration with the NSAND Board of Directors in drafting and revising resolutions and bylaws for NSAND and shall serve as a contact person to members wishing to make amendments to bylaws and/or draft resolutions.  
​- Resolutions/bylaws committee representative shall attend the NDNA Reference Committee and Bylaws Committee by invitation, whenever possible.  
- Keep all current resolutions/bylaws on computer disk.  Make a copy of the current disk for NSAND President and Secretary. 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 

The Secretary shall: 
- Submit and sign the minutes of all business meetings of the association and Board of Directors in a timely manner and distribute to the board members within two (2) weeks after the meeting date.  
- Inform the NSNA and local chapter presidents of all current programs and activities and provide up-to-date names and addresses of state and local officers. 
- Secure addresses, including e-mail when available, and telephone numbers of current NSAND officers, directors, consultants, chapter presidents, and chapter faculty advisors and distribute to these individuals. 
​- Review the NSAND policies and be responsible for recommendations of policy changes. 
- Serve as Co-chairperson of State Convention Registration Committee.
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 
- The Secretary will keep two years of minutes in his/her binder/flash drive. 

The Treasurer shall: 
- Act as a custodian of organization funds and see that an annual financial report is prepared and published in such a manner that members may access it.  
- Report income/expenses at midyear and annual convention and when requested upon by local chapters. 
- Work in collaboration with the Director of Funds and Director of Membership in recruitment and fund-raising efforts. 
- Provide an annual budget for Board approval at the first regular meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors. 
- Participate in an internal audit of NSAND’s finances, at both the beginning and end of his/her term of office. 
- Serve as Co-Chairperson of the State Convention Registration Committee. 
- Be bound by the guidelines set forth in the Guidelines for Treasure’s Handbook in discharging the duties of the Treasurer as the custodian of the operating funds of the Nursing Student Association of North Dakota. 
- Any reimbursement requests NSAND receives must be accompanied with a receipt of purchase and shall be voted on by the board for approval. This includes, but is not limited to, any monies reimbursed to the president for the annual convention but does not include mileage.  
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 
The Breakthrough to Nursing Director shall: 
- Communicate with school counselors in North Dakota concerning nursing career opportunities.  Act as a liaison and information source for area hospitals and high schools. 
- Serve as host/hostess for the state convention. 
- Submit a report of the year’s activities as Breakthrough to Nursing Director to the Board of Directors. 
- Make personal appearances on the request of organizations if funds are available.  All such functions need approval of the Breakthrough to Nursing Director’s local nursing school.  
- Assist in organizing and implementing the State SNOY Contest at the State Convention. 
- Communicate with the NSNA Breakthrough to Nursing Director.  
- Coordinate the State Leadership Award contest. 
- Serve as chairperson of the Breakthrough to Nursing Committee. 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 

The Student Nurse of the Year (SNOY) shall: 
- Organize and implement the State SNOY Contest at the State Convention. 
- Provide each chapter with the criteria and information concerning selection of Chapter SNOY and state leadership award content. 
- Make personal appearances on the request of organizations if funds are available.  All such functions need approval of the SNOY’s local nursing school. 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 

The Co-Directors of Publicity and Communications shall:
- Contact NSAND member’s local newspapers to inform them of the student’s activities in NSAND. 
- Serve as co-chairpersons of the Publicity Committee for the State Convention. 
- Recognize supporters of NSAND and donations received from sponsors. 
- Serve as contact persons for advertising NSAND activities. 
- Work in collaboration with Local chapter director(s) of publicity and communication representative. 
- Produce and promote brochure sponsorship for the state convention. 
- The Co-Directors of Publicity and Communication will maintain and update the NSAND website as needed. 
- Responsible for updating and maintaining public NSAND Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.  
- Submit an article to the North Dakota Nurse publication four (4) times a year. 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President 

The Director of Funds shall: 
- Plan and implement fund raising activities for NSAND. 
- Work in collaboration with the Treasurer for fund raising activities. 
- Submit to the Treasurer a total of the costs, revenues, and profits from each fundraiser following the completion of fundraising events. 
- Assist the First Vice President in both organizing and hosting recruiter exhibits.  
- Serve as contact person to members planning fund raising activities at the chapter level. 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 

The Legislative/Education Chairperson shall: 
- Keep NSAND informed of relevant legislative issues concerning members.  
- Maintain contact with state and local legislators regarding issues pertinent to NSNA and act as liaison between NSAND and legislators.  
- Collaborate with the Governor regarding designation of Student Nurses’ Week to correspond with the state convention. 
- Attend the NDNA Government Relations Committee meeting and represent NSAND’s position concerning legislative action. 
- Act as a liaison to the North Dakota Nurses Association (NDNA) and the North Dakota Center for Nursing (NDCN). Obligations should be voluntary and equal with both organizations in efforts to foster working relationships with each. 
- Maintain contact with North Dakota schools of nursing (deans, directors, and faculties) regarding pertinent issues.  
- Provide consultation services to local school chapters. 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President. 

The Director of Membership shall: 
- Actively encourage membership and involvement at all levels of the NSNA.  
- Aid Treasurer in recruitment drives to increase NSAND membership. 
- Keep a running membership record for the state and each chapter. 
- Inform each chapter, at times deemed appropriate by the Board, of its number of members and their membership expiration dates. 
- Inform each district of the number of delegates they are allowed for the annual NSAND convention.  
- Aid in recruitment for North Dakota Nursing Schools. 
- Coordinate the NSAND Membership Challenge Award. 
- Contact NSNA to obtain a list of North Dakota NSNA members and distribute to each North Dakota nursing school's chapter President and school advisors. 
- Perform all other duties assigned by the President.
- Serve as chairperson of the Quarters Challenge at the annual NSAND convention. 
        The money raised from the Quarters challenge is dispersed as follows: 50% of the earnings will be dispersed to the SNOY award recipient and 50% of the earnings will be dispersed to the leadership award recipient under the Brenda Sperle Scholarship to encourage the education and advancement of student nurses statewide. A minimum of a 100-dollar scholarship, paid from NSAND funds, will be ensured to each recipient in the event that the quarters challenge does not meet this minimum. 

The Director of Community Health shall: 
- Encourage implementation of community health projects in each chapter. 
- Serve as the contact person for community health activities. 
- Actively look for new ideas for community health projects. 
- Keep a record of each chapter’s community health projects. 
- Communicate with the NSNA Community Health Director.  
- Coordinate two statewide philanthropic activities per year. 
- Coordinate the Most Active Chapter Contest. 
- Perform other duties assigned by the President. 
The Local Arrangements Chairperson(s) shall: 
- Two persons that are voted on by the delegation. 
​- Reside in the city of the annual NSAND convention. 
- Must be enrolled as students for the entire term in office. 
- Coordinate the state convention by: securing a convention site, securing sponsors, and organizing a program 
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the President.