Balanced Man Stewards coach and mentor the Vice President of Member Development and his committee as they drive the Balanced Man Program. Additionally, they help the VPMD continuously improve programming opportunities for members to ensure the Balanced Man Program provides value and skills members can rely on for the rest of their lives.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Coach the Vice President of Member Development by providing guidance, accountability, and encouragement throughout the academic year.
- Support annual Balanced Man Program planning by helping build and maintain an intentional programming calendar.
- Guide Balanced Man Program implementation by supporting chapter-wide Core Experiences, challenge progression, and continuous improvement.
- Develop undergraduate leaders by asking thoughtful questions, sharing perspective, and encouraging ownership.
- Ensure continuity by supporting officer transitions and preserving institutional knowledge.
- Connect chapters to resources by leveraging HQ staff, SigEpU, Chapter Counselors, Mentor Committees, and Steward resources.
Role Expectations
These expectations establish the minimum standards for fulfilling the responsibilities of the Balanced Man Steward role. While exceptional Balanced Man Stewards often exceed these expectations, these standards are what SigEp expects all Balanced Man Stewards to commit to at a minimum to ensure VPMDs are supported and the ideal BMP is consistently implemented.
- Partner with the VPMD to champion and sustain the foundational elements of the Balanced Man Program that all chapters are expected to implement.
- Meet with the VPMD at least twice per month during the academic year.
- Maintain regular communication as needed throughout the year and respond to chapter leadership within a reasonable timeframe.
- Assist with development and ongoing review of the chapter's annual Balanced Man Program calendar.
- Complete required volunteer onboarding on SigEpU within 30 days of appointment.
- Participate in required Balanced Man Steward education and training opportunities.
- Communicate proactively if unable to fulfill the role's responsibilities.
What Success Looks Like
- Build and maintain a consistent coaching relationship with the VPMD
- Support the VPMD in developing and executing a thoughtful programming calendar
- Support the VPMD in delivering meaningful member development opportunities throughout the year
- Work with the VPMD to keep challenge progression active and intentional
- Reflect on successes and challenges, and make improvements throughout the year
- Support smooth VPMD officer transitions
The full Role and Expectations Outline can be found here.
Resources
Balanced Man Program Basics:
- Balanced Man Program One-Pager:
- This resource gives an overview of the Balanced Man Program. It highlights the four pillars, core experiences, and four challenges of the program.
- Balanced Man Program Challenges One-Pager:
- This resource lays out the minimum expectations for chapters to implement the four challenges and for members to progress through each challenge.
- Balanced Man Program Core Experiences One-Pager:
- This resource lays out the eight Core Experiences aligned with their associated Pillar of Development. Chapters should plan to do each core experience at least once per academic year at minimum.
