Did you ever wonder how UMBC Hillel events get planned? Have you ever had a great idea for a Hillel event but didn’t know how to get started? Want to gain leadership experience and be in charge of spending UMBC Hillel’s programming money: Then run for The Jewish Student Union board!

Schedule of elections:

Nominations due Friday April 25, 2008 at 12 noon to nikoo1@umbc.edu (nomination form follows).

Elections for Executive Board and Committee Chairs by paper in the Commons opposite Jazzman’s April 28 until May 1 from 11 AM until 2 PM (absentee ballots can be arranged with the election commissioner, Nikki Raoofian, nikoo1@umbc.edu) and are due May 1 at 2 PM.

To run for and or vote for a JSU board position a candidate must have attended at least two events (this includes Shabbat dinners, Jewish Learning, Sukkot celebrations, the Hanukkah party, etc.)

Create fun creative interesting Jewish life programs at UMBC!
Being on the Board is a GREAT meaningful leadership experience… plus, it’s fun!
You can make your dreams and ideas for UMBC Hillel into a reality.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

Executive Board

President: Shall preside over all executive board meetings and over all general meetings. Shall coordinate and supervise the operation of the organization as a whole. Shall make decisions and set policies for the organization when the executive board is unavailable, in times of crisis, emergency, or urgency. Shall be chief spokesperson and representative of UMBC Hillel student. Shall Meet regularly with the Director.

Vice President for Programming: Shall assist the President with his/her responsibilities. Shall assume Presidential responsibilities in absence or vacancy of the President’s position. Shall be the coordinator of all programming of UMBC Hillel and work to centralize programming of Jewish life on campus.

Vice President for Marketing: Shall be the outside voice of UMBC Hillel and shall be in charge of all marketing of Hillel. Shall be in charge of marketing for UMBC Hillel events using any means (e.g. flyers, evites, etc).

Treasurer: Shall handle all UMBC Hillel student board financial records and transactions with the approval of the executive board. Shall be required to give a financial report at every board meeting or at the request of the board members. Shall prepare and sign requisitions and business transactions with the approval of the President. Shall maintain a general ledger. Shall follow SGA policies in creating and submitting a budget.

Secretary: Shall be responsible for the student board minutes of all executive meetings and of general body meetings when needed. Shall be responsible for keeping a file of the typed minutes and making sure that executive board members receive the minutes at each executive board meeting. Shall be responsible for the clerical duties of UMBC Hillel whenever deemed necessary by the President. Shall maintain the blackboard site of UMBC Hillel and shall be primarily responsible for organizing the calendar

Vice President for Marketing: Shall be the outside voice of UMBC Hillel and shall be in charge of all marketing of Hillel. Shall be in charge of marketing for UMBC Hillel events using any means (e.g. flyers, evites, etc).

Committee Chairs

Shabbat Chair(s) the Shabbat chair(s) shall be responsible for the Shabbat committee, which shall be responsible for planning and running Shabbat Celebration each week.

FYSH Chair(s) Schedule and oversee FYSH meetings. • Recruit interested freshmen to join the FYSH committee. • Provide guidance and support to the FYSH committee and its activities. • Serve as a resource and mentor to freshmen. •Be responsible to help committee plan two large events one in the fall and one in the spring. •Meet regularly with the Engagement Professional.

Social Chair(s) the social chair(s) shall be responsible for the Social committee, which shall be responsible for planning one major social event open to the entire UMBC community per semester, plus smaller social events throughout the year.

Jewish Learning Chair(s)- Shall Schedule and run all Jewish Learning committee meetings. Plan and execute at least 4 Jewish learning events per semester. • Meet regularly with the Director. • Provide weekly Jewish learning opportunities for Jewish students at UMBC.

Tzedek (social justice) chair(s)—The tzedek chair(s) shall be responsible for coordinating social justice opportunities on campus, in the larger Jewish community, and in the greater world.

Nomination Form (you may nominate yourself)

(please copy and paste into an email to the election commissioner, Nikki Raoofian (nikoo1@umbc.edu), by Friday, April 25 at 12 noon.

Your name:

Name of person you wish to nominate:
Email of person you wish to nominate:
Phone of person you wish to nominate:
Current Class Status of person you wish to nominate:

Position you wish to nominate the person for:

What experience or qualifications does this nominee have? Why is the nominee the best person for the job?

Any additional thoughts or comments?