Student Media Board
The Student Media Board (SMB) is a governing board responsible for the oversight of student produced media on the campus of Alabama State University. It will ensure that effective service is being given to the student body and the university as well as protecting the rights of governed organizations to be free from censorship. The board will also act as overseer for the general budget and fund allocations for each of the media organizations.
The Board's Purpose
The Constitution states that "the board serves as a university standiing committee whose chief responsibility is to provide, through the professional and practical expertise of its members, guidance and support to student media at Alabama State University."
The Student Media Board's Mission
Internally, the student-run print and electronic media provide students with the opportunity for practical application of academic principles; this helps prepare students for careers in media industries, in the arts, and in academia. In addition, the student media serves as a communication resource for the university community, providing a documentary record of university activities and serving as a forum for public debate. ASU student media will strive for high quality, consistent, timely, and responsible production with freedom of expression.
Responsibilities
• To monitor all student mediums and to develop, implement and mediate policies of governance for student media.
• To act as a liaison between Student Media and the campus and community at large, and to act as an advocate for the students and their publications.
• To approve the annual budget and capital investments.
• To provide, with the help of professional staff, input for long-range planning and goals in all areas of responsibility.
• To appoint student editors for all publications in accordance with the Student Media Board Constitution and By- laws.
• To establish, consolidate or discontinue any publication under its control, subject to approval of the university president and the Board of Regents.
• To ensure that facilities and equipment shall be used only for productions of student media
• To ensure that all properties, funds, securities and titles of any publications established under Board of Student Media authority shall be managed in accordance with the fiscal management policies of Alabama State University.
• To approve operating bylaws and to adopt grievance and appeal procedures.