Section 9 – Selection and Qualifications of Executive Council

9.1 Candidates for the position of President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, Vice President of Marketing, and Treasurer of the Jaguar Productions South Activities Board shall be a currently enrolled student with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA at the University of South Alabama on record as of the deadline for application.

9.2 An Executive Council member whose cumulative GPA falls below their GPA requirement for two consecutive grade reports at the time of selection shall relinquish all powers and privileges of that office.

9.3 Applications for the position of President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, Vice President of Marketing, and Treasurer will be available on Involve South (or current student activities software) in the Jaguar Productions portal no later than the sixth week of classes during the spring semester.

9.4 All qualified applicants will be interviewed by a selection committee consisting of the outgoing JP President or designee, outgoing SGA President or designee, an outgoing JP EC member, JP staff advisor, and one student-at-large. The selection committee will decide who the student-at-large will be. If anyone from the selection committee is applying for any one of these executive offices, that person will be replaced by another student-at-large.

9.5 A majority vote of the selection committee is necessary for official appointment.

9.6 If any member of the selection committee resigns or is impeached, a student-at-large will be selected by the current members of the selection committee.

9.7 The term of office of the President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, Vice President of Marketing, and Treasurer of the Jaguar Productions South Activities Board shall be one year, starting and ending with the first day of the Summer I semester. They shall be sworn in by the outgoing JP President or designee before assuming official duties.

9.8 The President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, Vice President of Marketing, and Treasurer shall not be allowed a voluntary leave of absence during their term of office. The President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, Vice President of Marketing, and Treasurer shall be granted an emergency leave of absence with two-thirds approval of the Jaguar Productions South Activities Board. The term of a leave of absence shall be from the time of its approval until the last day of class for that semester.