Indiana University College Republicans

Platform for Nov. 2008-Nov. 2009

A Time to Rebuild

Why I am Running for Chairman…

• To communicate and delegate allowing all to know our presence on campus and to give each College Republican a duty and reason to proudly claim they are in the IU College Republicans
• To create a network of fundraising that lasts beyond my leadership and can be easily handed over to the next leadership
• To reform the roles of the Executive Board possibly eliminating some roles and establishing new roles
• To recruit new members to our group creating one of the largest increases in CR participation
• To establish an even better relationship with the Indiana Republican State Party Office and to make a dent in Monroe County making it light blue rather than bright blue
• To build a College Republicans communication network throughout the state that allows each school’s Republicans opportunities to participate in other school’s activities
• To build the model College Republicans system that universities can adopt in order to create a grassroots movement among college students for the future of our Party
• To become a more community-engaged service oriented organization that shows the compassion of our Party for all.
• To be a leader in public policy discussion and political philosophy on campus through forums, speakers, and conferences.

Goals

• Minimum operating budget of $20,000 over the next year. Fundraise up to minimum of $25,000 leaving $5,000 for the next fiscal year. Create a fundraising network system that lasts longer than all of us.
• Revamp our CR’s office into one that works for us!
• Purchase lasting campaign materials that can be used for future CR’s.
• Reform our weekly meetings into a more engaged environment with committees communicating their roles on a week-by-week basis and everyone involved in a committee.
• Increase weekly attendance to College Republicans meetings and maintaining such a quota.
• Eliminate ineffective Executive Board positions, if necessary, and establishing new positions within the Executive Board, if necessary.
• Hold executive committee members accountable to their commitment of service.
• Recruit major Party speakers to campus over the course of my leadership along with great opportunities to attend Republican events statewide and nationally with funding provided.
• Create a better relationship with the College Democrats leaving us in good taste with them, if possible.
• Become a leader in Bloomington on service oriented activities.
• To have fun and say with pride, “I’m in College Republicans at Indiana University!”
 


Duties of the Chairman

• Delegation
• Duties flowing out from the Chairman to the Executive Board and to CR’s.
1. Everyone needs an incentive to be here. Everyone needs a stake in the progress of our goals.
• Holding Executive Committee Members accountable to their positions.
• Communication
1. Chairman communicating to CR’s and the Executive Board.
2. Chairman pushing Executive Board to communicating with one another.
3. Chairman communicating with other College Republicans throughout the state
4. Chairman communicating with State Party
5. Chairman communicating with Monroe County
6. Chairman communicating with Bloomington