Looking to get involved next year? Ever wanted to be involved in a highly esteemed organization? One that allows you to make a difference, showcase your academic excellence, inspire people by sharing your life experiences, give back to your community/campus, develop professionalism, and network with scholars, high-net donors, influential alumni, and campus leaders? Well....here is your chance!
HOW TO APPLY:
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Campaign for Berkeley Student Advisory Committee for the 2011-2012 academic year! Please read the overview and acquaint yourself with the group before applying.
This application includes the list of committees available and a description of what each committee entails. Please read each description carefully and rank your committee preferences in order.
Along with the application, your updated RESUME is required. The completed application and resume is due no later than 5pm on Friday, April 15th via EMAIL to campaignforberkeleystudents@gmail.com (Subject: Name, CFBSAC Committee application)
An interview is required and we will hold them beginning April 25th through April 30rd. If you are unable to interview in person, interviews will be held via Skype. We will try to accommodate everyone according to your availability on those days. Include available times in your application!
A mandatory meeting for new members will take place on Monday, May 2nd, 2011. Please save the date. If there are any concerns please email me. Thank you for taking an interest in applying for CFBSAC and good luck!
Committee Descriptions:
Public Relations Committee (6-7 positions):
- Work with each other to help spread the word about CFBSAC and its overarching goals
- Use your creativity skills to reach out to incoming freshman in the residence halls and create an awareness week about the importance of Undergraduate Scholarships
- Learn about each element of Undergraduate Scholarship in order to create a pamphlet, which will serve as a tool to educate people about the importance of giving
- Use your inventiveness to come up with new ways of advertising our group and spreading the word about the importance of Alumni Donors
- Creating flyers and putting our name into campus publications
· Be held responsible for attending Alumni Donor events to represent the UC Berkeley student body on campus
Design Development Committee (3-4 people)
- Use your excellent computer skills to maintain a website for the Student Affairs office of Undergraduate Scholarship
- Collaborate with the PR Committee about online advertisement
- Improve and create a new video that shows how student’s lives have been changed thanks to Alumni donor generosity
- Work well with Photoshop, PowerPoint and etc. to create logos and designs for CFBSAC
· Be held responsible for attending Alumni Donor events to represent the UC Berkeley student body on campus
Student Outreach Committee (5-6 people)
· Work on improving our current presentation about CFBSAC and Undergraduate Scholarships
· Tailor the presentation for different occasions such as alumni events and student presentations
· Use your public speaking and networking skills when attending alumni donor events and presenting to them our goals
· Help Alumni Donors understand how much their generosity and donations have changed the lives of students on campus
· Be held responsible for attending Alumni Donor events to represent the UC Berkeley student body on campus
Donor Outreach (5-6 people)
· Serve as a representation of the undergraduate scholarship recipients and formally thank Alumni Donors on behalf of the student body through writing thank you letters
· Use your networking skills and attend other student group meeting such as SARC and other groups that we may find necessary at the time
· Be held responsible for attending Alumni Donor events to represent the UC Berkeley student body on campus
OTHER (POSSIBLE) COMMITMENTS FOR THE 2010-2011 ACADEMIC YEAR:
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2. Committees Applying for (please rank in order of preference):
___ Public Relations Committee
___ Design Development Committee
___ Student Outreach Committee
___ Donor Outreach Committee
QUESTIONS – PLEASE ANSWER BRIEFLY. (DO NOT exceed 1 PAGE for all answers, SINGLE SPACED).
· Write a short paragraph about your interest in applying to CFBSAC and your Committee of first choice
· What can you contribute to CFBSAC? (in 250 words or less)
· What motivates you to give back to the University by becoming involved in efforts supporting private scholarship? (in 250 word or less)
Availability to interview during the week of April 25-30th:
PLEASE TURN IN THE APPLICATION AND RESUME BY 5PM April 15th, 2011 VIA EMAIL TO Dasha Kashirtseva at campaignforbekrleystudents@gmail.com IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.
