How are National Committee members selected? What do they do?

The National Committee members are chosen each year at the ODW Annual Convention. Here is what the ODW Constitution says about the committee's duties and electing members:

"The National Committee will consist of thirteen members who reflect the diversity of the Operation Day's Work member schools. Committee members will be elected for a term of one year. A person may serve a maximum number of four years on the National Committee. These terms do not have to be consecutive.

Electing National Committee Members - Beginning in 2001, any ODW member school can nominate up to two candidates for the national committee. These candidates may be students or alumni who participated in ODW at the nominating school.

There will be two votes to elect the thirteen national committee members at the annual convention. In the first vote, convention delegates will vote for three candidates from among all nominees. The three candidates who receive the most votes will serve as at large members of the national committee. For the second vote, the sitting national committee will divide the nominees into five regions that each contain a similar number of member schools. Convention delegates from each region will then vote for two candidates from their region. The two candidates in each region who receive the most votes will serve as regional members of the national committee. If a nominee can not be seated on the national committee because two or more candidates receive the same number of votes, a run-off vote will be held to decide between those candidates.

National Committee Duties - The National Committee will be responsible for making major decisions that affect the organization as a whole. The National Committee shall solicit and receive proposals for the chosen country or theme, pick a date upon which all member schools will choose the year's project, and develop a system for voting on that project. The National Committee will determine if prospective Operation Day's Work schools meet the criteria for membership in our organization. The National Committee shall manage the Organization's finances and will be responsible for keeping records of its decisions, so as to keep them open and available.

The National Committee will be responsible for dealing with all curriculum issues. This committee will make finding roles for Operation Day's Work alumni to continue to serve our organization a priority. A majority vote of the national committee is required for all decisions."

New - 2002 National Committee

Read the Minutes of National Committee Meetings