What's all this, then?

Mike, my Charisma co-adviser, and I were to travel to Columbia University this week and co-present a literary magazine session on how to advise publication students. Due to a number of factors, Mike is unable to join me in NYC. It's our hope that advisers will blog about the following ideas so that we may all rethink how our publication group runs for the betterment of the students. Advisers attending the Wednesday sessions: blog away! Others of the faithful who have been to Literary Magazine Creations before: you may blog away too! We'll all benefit from the input.
There's about 25 posts below. Have at it! Bob

Setting up: organization of the club

Mike and I tell the editor each year that he or she (she for the past ten years, if not more) has the power to set up the staff as he or she sees fit. We tell the editor about the different configurations that we've had in the past: committees, one huge group, everone has a job, etc.
Usually the editor picks a literature editor, an art editor, a layout editor, and a fundraiser/PR person. The rest of the group chooses (or interviews for, or is assigned to) at least one editor. Mike and I state clearly that we are there to advise. And - off we go!