Faculty Sponsor Responsibilities
An SPE student chapter cannot be formed without a faculty sponsor and no
chapter can function without the continued support and interest of that
sponsor. The chapter should inform the faculty sponsor that he/she is not
required to pay SPE membership dues while serving in his/her role of sponsor.
To elect a faculty sponsor, the students wishing to form a chapter or the
executive committee of an existing chapter nominates a faculty member for this
position. Any faculty member to be considered for nomination must be an SPE
member in good standing teaching at the school were the chapter is proposed or
organized. The faculty member should be given the opportunity to accept or
decline the nomination. The department head must approve the chapter’s
nomination or re-nomination of a faculty sponsor. The nomination for faculty
sponsor should be confirmed either by general membership vote or by vote of the
executive committee. Once elected, the Faculty
Sponsor Nomination Form 
must be completed by the chapter
secretary and mailed to SPE.
Responsibilities of the Student Chapter Faculty Sponsor
- Serves as the official liaison between the chapter and the school, and the chapter and SPE.
- Advises the chapter on the formation and implementation of its goals, objectives, and programs.
- Attends as many of the chapter meetings as possible. Is available to student chapter members as much as possible.
- Ensures that the chapter understands the role of SPE as a technical/professional organization with the purpose of collecting and disseminating technical information and counseling student chapter members in matters regarding society policies and society-sponsored meetings.
- Attends section board meetings when possible.
- Ensures students meet annual report deadline of 1 April.
