Greetings Dancers-
WE NEED YOU!
Elections will be held this coming Tuesday, April 15 at
7:45pm in Freer Hall. We will meet at the bottom of the
staircase on the first floor, and move up to the gym if it is
available at that time. If you would like to run, just show
up. You do not even need to tell me why you want to run
(although I might ask you, so be prepared!) If you are not
interested in running, I encourage you to vote.
Below is a reminder of the positions we need to fill and what
each entails.. don't let anything scare you off! There are
plenty of officers (new and old) who can help you out if you
ever need it. BONUS: no officers (to my knowledge) will bite
you either.
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The Dancing Illini will be opening up the following
officer/chairperson positions to U of I students, staff, or
faculty starting
in late April:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Education Chair(s)
The following positions will be open to anyone who is a
member
or registered participant (anyone who has paid for classes),
independent of U of I affiliation:
Social Chair(s)
Teaching Chair
PR Chair(s)
Video Librarian
****Advantages: In addition to this being a fun thing to do
because you can get more involved with different dance
opportunities and you meet more people with whom you can
actually dance, you get free classes for the amount of time
you
spend in office!
Descriptions
President: makes sure all other officers are doing their
jobs well, and fills in when needed. The President also
performs small administrative duties, such as to register the
DI as a club, puts his/her signature on many things that need
an official John Hancock, and runs the club meetings.
Vice President: needed only to fill in when the President is
absent or is incapable of performing his/her duties.
Treasurer: Get your money for nothing and your chicks for
free! Responsible for creating a working budget each
semester, collecting dues and fees, making deposits,
requesting funding, maintaining a petty cash fund, and
reimbursing members for approved club expenditures.
Secretary: responsible for scheduling officers meetings and
general meetings, taking notes at these meetings, and
providing the minutes of each meeting via email to officers
or DI members. The Secretary also must create, maintain, and
distribute a roster of club members.
Social Chair: one of the more important jobs, Social chair is
responsible for requesting space for our social dances,
running the dances (selecting and playing music from our
extensive music library), organizing the dinner dance at the
end of each course session, and taking his/her clothing off
when necessary for entertainment purposes. (Just kidding
about that last one.) The best individuals for Social chair
will use creativity to enhance DI hosted events, and will
always be on the lookout for non-DI sponsored dancing events.
This position can be shared by 2 people (co-chairs).
Education Chair: by far, the most important job of all the
officers. It entails reserving space for our classes and
practices,finding instructors to teach, and figuring out what
courses will be offered for both beginning and intermediate
levels.
The Ed chair also is responsible for any supplies or items
used in classes. An ideal candidate would be someone who is
good at making backup plans. The ability to think 4 months in
advance is a requirement. Although this position may seem
intimidating, our past Ed chairs have been quite successful
in developing a standard way of doing things. (i.e. Our class
options, teacher pool, and dance space options have already
been established.) This position can be taken on by 2 people
(co-chairs).
Teaching Chair: Evaluates the teachers and provides
suggestions or comments from the students on how to improve.
PR Chair(s): responsible for advertising our classes, dances,
and any other dance activities we are participating in. PR
chair is also responsible for organizing and running the DI
booth on Quad Day.
Video Librarian: in charge of renting or lending videos
either before or after classes each week, and keeping a
record of the borrowers.
If you have more questions or are interested in any of these,
you can reply to this message with your inquiries.
Good Luck,
Lynn Milewski
Dancing Illini President
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