Student Board Position Description and Responsibilities
ENTIRE BOARD
All Board members are expected to:
- Attend meetings every week at 11am each Sunday of the semester.
- Attend Shabbat dinners at Chabad.
- Positively and actively promote Chabad’s programming to all Jewish students on campus.
- Actively recruit Jewish students to Shabbat dinners, holiday dinners and Chabad events.
PRESIDENT
The President shall be responsible for:
- Calling and leading all meetings, preparing and distributing meeting agenda to all board members, as well as putting forth ideas and implementing them.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with the College’s administration/ academic advisor.
- Allocating tasks to Board members to ensure that all events are prepared adequately.
- Supervising board members, stepping in to assist as necessary.
- Managing all Board conflicts and seeking constant feedback regarding Board progress.
VICE PRESIDENT
Vice President shall be responsible for:
- Assist the President in fulfilling President’s responsibilities and lead board meetings in the President’s absence.
- Upholding any executive board positions that are not fulfilled.
- Working with the Public Relations Chair in fulfillment of Public Chair responsibilities.
- Constantly reach out to Jews on campus and encourage them to come to Chabad.
- Learning Roberts Rules in conjunction with the Secretary and reviewing them with the board at the first board meeting of the semester.
SECRETARY
Secretary shall be responsible for:
- Excellent attendance in board meetings
- Writing meeting minutes; distributing these minutes via email to all board members up to 24 hours after meeting.
- Learning Roberts Rules in conjunction with the Vice President and reviewing them with the board at the first board meeting of the semester.
TREASURER
Treasurer shall be responsible for:
- Preparing and submitting all funding requests to Cornell ON TIME.
- Updating board about the funding and account balance.
- Seek information about budget requests from Rabbi Dovid, social chair, recruitment chair, and president for organizing budget.
- After submission of budget request - start preparing for next semester.
LEADERSHIP INTERN
Leadership Interns work closely with president and vice-president in helping plan and execute Chabad's programs. This position should attract those students seeking a vice-president or president position after serving for a full term.
GENERAL BOARD
General Board Members serve for a full year.
General Board Members are expected to:
- Host a Shabbat - "your" Shabbat where you set the menu, invite friends and give a dvar Torah (optional)
- Volunteer in either:
- A) Challah Baking Event (1 per semester), or
- B) The other major semester event (TBD) - like Purim party, major social event, or philanthropy - changes every semester.