Do YOU have what it takes?

Hillel's executive board is completely student run, so YOU have the ability to make a huge impact on campus as well as become a student leader!

Hillel board positions are a great way to not only get involved in Hillel and truly make an impact on campus, but its a great resume booster. No prior experience or special skill is needed for most positions, and it's actually not a large time commitment. Board members are required to meet once per week at the weekly board meetings as well as be at Hillel events. Some positions require a little bit of outside work, but not too much.

If you are interested in getting involved, send an email with a letter of intent stating why you should be a candidate to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please see the elections page for information concerning election dates.

Hillel elections are held every year during the last two weeks of November and the term goes from December to December. The positions include:

President

The president of Hillel has one major job - to keep Hillel running smoothly. While there is no specific function that the president must perform, they must be able to fill various roles, pick up any slack that may occur while in their tenure, and properly delegate tasks to various board members. He or She is also the face of Hillel to parents, students, the University, and to other outside organizations. They may meet with various other organizations and University Departments. The president is the boards leader and as such is responsible for all of Hillel's actions. Requirements: Prior leadership experience and enthusiasm, preferably at least one previous year of board experience.

For more information or if you have specific questions, contact the current president at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Secretary
The secretary is a crucial part of Hillel. He or she is responsible for taking the minutes of the meeting as well occasionally filling in any gaps that appear. The secretary also may attend University or departmental programs in place of another board member who is unable to make it.

For more information about the position of secretary, contact the current secretary at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Publicity

The publicity chair is responsible for generating the advertisements, as well as implementing those advertisements through various mediums to create awareness for a certain event or Hillel in general. These mediums include print (flyers, handbills, breeze advertisements, table tents, etc), online (JMU and community news postings, mass emails, etc), radio (JMU WXJM and local outlets), and more. This is ideal for smad majors to enhance their portfolio. Candidates are encouraged to be proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Office - however this is not required.

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Membership

The membership chair is responsible for bringing more people to our events, as well as keeping people coming back. This includes getting information on what people want to see and do in Hillel, as well as ensuring that the board knows what the demands of Hillel membership are so that they can be implemented. The membership chair works closely with the social chair so that these events can take place. This role also has the responsibility to develop and implement (if needed), or to continue recruitment and retention programs.

For more information about the membership chair, please contact the current chair at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Social

The social chair is responsible for developing, creating, and implementing new and fun social events for all of Hillel. The chair will contact, set up, and execute all of these events (with the help of the rest of the board of course) and determine what events are the most popular. He or she is responsible for maintaining a schedule of the events as well as keeping some minor statistics about them.

For more information about the social chair, please contact the current chair at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

External

The job of the external chair is to contact speakers, performers, or any other person/organization outside of JMU Hillel and James Madison University. The chair is responsible for finding and booking at least two speakers in the fall semester, as well as one speaker in the spring semester. The external chair is chiefly responsible for Hillel's annual Holocaust Remembrance Week occurring in the spring semester. Mostly this job consists of contacting various agents to find guests, making sure that all guests requirements are met, and executing the actual event.

Religious

The religious chair is responsible for keeping in contact with Temple Beth-El for any events and religious communication, as well as with other persons (Rabbi's, Chefs, etc) that are involved with any aspect of religious activities. He or she ensures that Hillel has an event on all major and most minor holidays. The biggest event for the religious chair is collaborating with CCM for the interfaith Passover dinner. Other events include the High Holidays, Sukkot, Simcha Torah, Tu BishVat, Chanukkah, and Israeli Independence Day, as well as bringing in guests for religious purposes. The other main duty of the religious chair is to run everybody's favorite - Shabbat Dinners!

For more information concerning the religious chair or if you have specific questions, contact the current chair at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Treasurer

The treasurer's primary job is to ensure that Hillel's finances are adequate for all of the programs that we run. The treasurer is responsible for obtaining grants for various programs as well as for the general fund. He or she will research for grants and be in charge of at least one fundraiser per term in office. The treasurer also reimburses members when needed, and keeps meticulous details on our budget using special budgeting software. This is a great job for business majors, specifically accounting and/or finance.

for more information or if you have specific questions, contact the current treasurer at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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