Creating Community · Inspiring Values · Educating Leaders

Hillel Student Life  *  Kesher *  KOACH  *  Project CHANGE

Candidates for all positions in any of the above RSOs should fill out the candidate application form (below) by Wednesday, November 9, 2011.  All candidates for president must meet with a member of the KC Staff prior to elections.  All candidates will deliver at 2 minute speech at the elections.  Candidates need not be present to run, but must have a representative deliver a speech on their behalf at the elections.  All candidates must be students enrolled in the University of Delaware in good academic standing.  In contested elections, candidates who do not win the position may “drop down” to run for another position – in such a case the candidate will state their qualifications for the new position, rather than giving a formal speech.

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, all board members of KC RSOs are expected to adhere to the Kristol Hillel Center Student Board Leadership Agreement.  All board members will assist with preparation, setup, and clean up for Shabbat dinners, attend monthly Leadership Workshops  (in addition to weekly board meetings), and a Leadership Retreat.  All board members recognize that they are the “face” of the Jewish community on campus and will support the greater goals of the Jewish community on campus.

If you have any questions, please contact Alicia Cohen, Director of Jewish Student Life – aliciaco@udel.edu

For Specific RSOs:
Hillel Student Life – Eric Oppenheimer

Kesher – Abby Nacht 

KOACH – Elena Miller 

Project CHANGE – Dana Finkle or Nara Sandberg 

President – The President serves as a public voice for Hillel, the Kristol Center and will be a liaison to and attend meetings for the Board of Directors of the Kristol Center.  The President will prepare the agendas and conduct student board meetings; set goals and objectives for each semester to be presented to the Board at the beginning of each semester; assist in planning of all Hillel Student Life programs; and prepare and conduct leadership development exercises at Executive Board meetings.  The President also serves as a liaison between Hillel Student Life and the Kristol Center for Jewish Life, the Activities and Programs Office and other campus organizations to create partnerships for HSL programming and initiatives.  The President shall be responsible for the registration of the Registered Student Organization and all required paperwork for the continuation of the organization (including Start-of-the-Year, Mid-Year and End-of-the-Year packets.)   The President is the direct supervisor of Treasurer, Communications Coordinator, Vice President and any special committees as they arise.  The President also serves as the Conductor of Elections in the year following their term.

President  - The President shall serve as a public voice for Reform Jewish students on campus and as a liason between Kesher, the Kristol Center for Jewish life and other student groups on campus.  The president will also assist in the planning and execution of all Kesher programming; supervise any special committees that arise; prepare agendas and conduct student board meetings; and help to identify and contact students to be program chairs and help plan programs. The President shall be responsible for the registration of the Registered Student Organization and all required paperwork for the continuation of the organization (including Start-of-the-Year, Mid-Year and End-of-the-Year packets.) The President will receive all information from the Activities and Programs Office.  The President also serves as the Conductor of Elections in the year following their term.

Vice President - The Vice President will assist the President with her/his duties and with the planning and execution of all Kesher programs.  The Vice President will also work with the Kristol Center staff, including but not limited to the Communications Intern and Graphic Design Intern, to promote and coordinate all Kesher programs.  The Vice President serves as the direct contact to all program chairs in regards to Kesher programs and works with the program chairs to secure program chairs to secure program grants (through UD, the Kristol Center and other sources).  The Vice President is also responsible for reserving rooms, busses, kiosks, fields, etc. for programs.

Treasurer - The Treasurer is responsible for all group expenditures and revenues, and shall have all checks signed by the Office of Activities and Programs written by the organization for the purpose of the organization and maintain al group ledgers. The Treasurer is also responsible for requesting funds from the allocation board and will have checks co-signed by the appropriate administrator.  The Treasurer will maintain the budget throughout the semester, work with the Activities & Programs Office to keep the financial books in working order and submit budget requests to the university by policy deadline.  The Treasurer serves as the Conductor of Elections (in the year following your term) if the President is not available.

Communication Chair – The Communication Chair keeps minutes of all Kesher board meetings and sends these minutes to all Kesher officers and appropriate Kristol Center Staff within 72 hours of the meeting. The Communication Chair also keeps records of past events, including budgets (from the treasurer), maintains the Kesher website, sends emails to Kesher contact list, create(s) (when necessary) and keeps track of Facebook groups and events and makes sure Graphic Design intern and Communications Intern have information about upcoming events at least 3 weeks before the event.

Religious Chair – The Religious Chair will oversee all Reform religious observances including, but not limited to Shabbat Services, High Holiday Services, and Passover events.   The Religious Chair is responsible for running Judaic programs, and the Jewish content of all Kesher programs and will assist in  publicizing all events.  The Religious Chair will work with the Rabbinic Intern, Senior Jewish Educator and other Kristol Center staff for assistance with integrating Jewish content into events.

Programming Chair - The Program Chair will develop all of Kesher’s social programs with the assistance of other Kesher board members and keep an updated and accurate calendar of events.  The Program Chair will contact other RSOs for co-sponsorship of events and is responsible for publicizing all events.

Tzedek Chair – The Tzedek Chair shall be responsible for creating, publicizing, and running community service programming on the behalf of Kesher.  The Tzedek Chair shall also attempt to include community service/tikkun olam principles in other, otherwise unrelated Kesher programming.

President - This organization shall have a President with the duties of calling and running meetings and handling day-to-day affairs. The President shall be responsible for the registration of the Registered Student Organization and all required paperwork for the continuation of the organization (including Start-of-the-Year, Mid-Year and End-of-the-Year packets.) The President will receive all information from the Activities and Programs Office from an undisclosed email database. The president will help to appoint all standing and special committees. To be eligible for the office of President, a student must have already been on the executive board for a semester within the past calendar year.

Vice-President - The Vice-President shall work closely with the President to fulfill the duties as described above. The Vice-President will also serve the role of President if the President is absent, unable to serve the duties, or if the President resigns. The Vice President should also be responsible for checking the organizations mailbox and for disseminating information about other activities offered by the other Registered Student Organizations and business promotions.

Treasurer - The Treasurer shall be responsible for all group expenditures and revenues. The Treasurer shall write all checks and have all checks signed by the Activities and Programs staff for the purpose of the organization. The treasurer will also maintain all group ledgers. The treasurer should also be responsible for requesting funds from the allocation board.

Secretary - The Secretary shall record the events of all meetings of this organization and shall maintain minutes of those meetings. The secretary shall take attendance of those present at group meetings as necessary. You may want to have the Secretary serve as the organizations historian with the goal of being able to pass on accurate records of what the groups has done over the past year and who was involved. The Secretary should also maintain the membership list and email database.

Public Relations Chair - The Public Relations Chair shall be responsible for promotion of the group and their events. This would include making posters, flyers, and brochures, updating the web page information, entering information on to the University Events web page, submitting press releases to the appropriate media, and ensuring the group is represented at events designed to help promote the organization and build membership.

Programming Chair – The Programming Chair shall be responsible for assigning responsibilities to members regarding the planning of each event.  This includes overseeing the actions and progress of members within their event committees, making sure that special needs, including transportation to and from events, are met. 

 Engagement Chair – The Engagement Chairperson shall be responsible for outreach and engagement of current and new members of Project CHANGE.  This includes, but is not limited to, replying enthusiastically to any student who contacts Project CHANGE expressing interest in our activities, initiating and maintaining follow-up contact with students who attend our group meetings, events, and volunteer trips, and making an effort to talk to and get to know new faces at our group meetings, events, and volunteer trips.  The purpose of the Engagement Chairperson is to facilitate the development and growth of Project CHANGE's general membership.