CULTURE
OCTOBER 1, 2020
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Meet the newly elected officials of West Liberty’s Social Work Club! include preparing meeting agendas, planning, organizing, helping the club set goals and re-registering the club each year. The Hilltop has been very different this semester with COVID-19 restrictions and more people taking classes online rather than coming to campus for in seat instruction. However, that hasn’t stopped Student Life from keeping life on and off campus as fun as possible. One of the many clubs offered here at West Liberty is the Social Work Club. The club was founded over a decade ago, and their mission is to bring awareness to social issues on campus as well as create a supportive community for students to discuss issues within the society on campus. This past week, the club elected five officials who will help run the club for the remainder of the year. The elected officials are as follows: President Samaria Oiler, Vice President Caitlyn Hufford, Secretary Megan Maus, Treasurer Sara Kinsey, and the Public Relations Officer Jasmyn King. The Social Work Club’s faculty advisor is Associate Professor of Social Work, Dr. Eveldora Wheeler. President Oliver stated on behalf of the club and its members, “We thank her for her unwavering support.”
The vice president helps the president carry out their duties, and helps the president coordinate meetings and events, and take over meetings that the president is unable to attend. The secretary is in charge of keeping records of how long the meetings are in minutes, maintain records of all minutes, and sending out the minute totals to club members. The treasure is responsible for meeting with other officers to discuss the budget and what fundraisers are possible and completing the necessary paperwork through the Student Government Association (SGA). The public relations officer is in charge of maintaining the social media account in both an ethical and positive manner. Posting information about club meetings and events. With COVID-19 restrictions keeping most in person events off the table, all of the club meetings are currently being done via Zoom on select Wednesday evenings between 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
President Oiler discussed and explained in detail some of the different responsibilities that each person listed above is in charge of to help the club achieve their mission.
“Please email me at saoiler@westliberty.edu if you are interested and I will be happy to email you the links whenever we have meetings,” said President Oiler. The next club meeting will be Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. President Oiler said that, “the Social Work Club is open to all current students at WLU. You do not have to be a social work major or minor to join.”
Some of the tasks that the president is in charge of
There are currently no events planned; however, the club
Photo Credits: Jasmyn King members are hoping to host a Netflix watch party sometime in the near future. COVID-19 has put a restriction on what the clubs on the Hilltop can do. President Oiler commented, “this year because of restrictions, the Social Work Club has decided to focus on club members. Our goal is to help members form strong social support systems within one another, create realistic self-care plans, and improve our emotional intelligence. As helping professionals and/or busy college students, it is
important to work on caring for and creating positive change in ourselves just as much as in the community around us.” For more information about the Social Work Club, please email President Oiler at the email listed above and follow them on Instagram at wlusocialwork. If you would like to see your club to be featured in future Trumpets, please email the Editor-in-Chief at anmurphy@westliberty.edu to set up an interview.
