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The STAN Plan

STAN is the Student Television Alumni Network. We represent a vibrant community of alumni who all share one thing - they have been a part of a student television station in the United Kingdom affiliated to the National Student Television Association.

 

We aim to support our alumni by fostering a platform for connection, championing their successes, and providing an opportunity to network and socialise within the community.

 

Furthermore, we enable our alumni to give back their time and experience to the current student television community. We collaborate with NaSTA, providing a meaningful link between our alumni and the student television creators of today. We strive to ensure that resources, mentorship and guidance are available to any member of an affiliated station. For the annual NaSTA conference and awards, we work with the Executive Committee and Host Station to provide the support of the alumni community.

 

STAN has been an independent body representing student television alumni since 2016.

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Section One: STAN Overview

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The name of the organisation is the Student Television Alumni Network (STAN).

 

The purpose of STAN is to provide a framework within which our alumni community can network, socialise, highlight their achievements, and give back to the current student television body. STAN provides support for current students, including, but not limited to; a mentorship programme, a CV clinic, and enabling a means of communicating to and networking with alumni. STAN administers events for alumni, and provides an online hub for members. 

 

The STAN Chair is allocated a position on the NaSTA Trustee board, and is the central point of contact between the alumni community and the NaSTA Executive Committee.

 

All participants of student television in the United Kingdom are automatically represented within the alumni community. This encompasses everyone who has been a part of student television since the earliest record of activities in Glasgow in 1964. Alumni membership is free of charge and obligation. Members of the alumni community are encouraged to sign up for the STAN mailing list.

 

Management of STAN will be conducted by a committee of volunteers, made up of a Chair, Secretary, Technical Officer and Ordinary Members. The committee will meet online once a month. Minutes of committee meetings will be taken and made available on request.

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Section Two: STAN Membership

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Members of NaSTA affiliated student television stations automatically become members of STAN upon leaving university. The transition from NaSTA to STAN membership is symbolic. STAN does not receive or maintain any form of membership list or contact details given by the NaSTA executive committee. 

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NaSTA alumni may wish to sign up for the STAN mailing list. This is not a condition of membership.

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There is no membership fee, though members may be asked to donate to certain causes and events. Any funds raised for such projects will be invested into STAN in full. Events are open to all STAN members.

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Section Three: STAN Committee

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STAN is overseen by a committee of volunteers whose responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Co-ordinating events for alumni for the purpose of networking or socialising

  • Liaising with the NaSTA Executive Committee and providing a means of communication to our membership

  • Providing resources for the benefit of current student television participants, including the management of any mentorship programmes, CV Clinics, and enabling communication between students and the alumni community

  • Maintaining STAN's online presence, populating the website and social media feeds

  • Providing alumni with informative and engaging material throughout the year

 

The STAN Committee is comprised of 4 roles:

  • Chair*

  • Secretary*

  • Technical Officer*

  • Ordinary Member

*In order for the committee to function, these are mandatory.

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Applications to join the committee will be accepted throughout the year. Once received, the applicant will be invited to join the next available committee meeting, whereafter their application is debated and voted on by the rest of the committee. Successful applicants will then be on-boarded, and become an Ordinary Member, unless otherwise stated, and will remain in post indefinitely. 

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The role of Chair will be held for a period of three years. The Chair may step down at any point during this term. Once their tenure has ended, the next Chairperson will be selected from the remaining members of the committee. In the first instance, the role will be offered to the member with the longest length of service who has not yet been Chair. If this member does not accept the position, the offer will then be extended to the remaining committee members (beginning with the member with the next longest length of service) until the position is filled. All committee members are eligible to take the role of Chair, and those who have previously opted not to take the position will still be considered.

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There is no prescribed length of a committee members' term of service, though a minimum of one year is encouraged.

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All persons on the committee shall be deemed to hold equal rights and authority as all other committee members, though the Chair will have the deciding vote on any decisions.

 

There is a monthly meeting, typically held on the evening of the final Tuesday of the month, to be held online. The scheduling and confirmation of this meeting is communicated via the chair. Meetings must obtain 50% attendance in order to achieve quoracy.

 

Committee members unable to attend a meeting must send written apologies to the chair ahead of time. If a committee member fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings without sending apologies, their position on the committee will be considered lapsed and subject to re-approval. This is at the discretion of the STAN Chair.


 

STAN Committee - Roles and Responsibilities

 

Responsibilities of the Chair

  • To be the spokesperson for STAN, taking overall responsibility for all press and publications issued by STAN, under advisement from the rest of the committee

  • To support the other committee members in their roles

  • To organise and chair committee meetings

  • To be responsible and accountable for STAN finances

  • To be the main point of contact between STAN and NaSTA

 

Responsibilities of the Technical Officer

  • To take a lead on developing and maintaining STAN's digital presence

  • The Technical Officer is not part of the three year Chair rotation

  • The Technical Officer must provide a working handover document, to provision for unforeseen absence or inability to fulfil the role

 

Responsibilities of the Secretary

  • To compile an agenda for, and ensure that minutes are recorded, of all STAN meetings and to distribute them to the committee members

  • To support the other committee members with regards to documentation

 

Responsibilities of all STAN Committee members

  • To attend STAN Committee meetings

  • To represent STAN in a professional manner, and to not bring STAN into disrepute

  • To uphold the aims and objectives of STAN as set out in the Mission Statement

  • To communicate activities and developments to alumni clearly and on a regular basis

  • To contribute content to the website when relevant 

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