Wednesday, April 16, 2008

KCSA Notes!

Hello everyone!! My apologies on getting notes out late this week; I'm sure you were waiting up all night Monday night to get this exciting and informative weekly publication. Have no fear, though it may be late it's LOADED with awesome information just for you. So here we go:

1. OTR this weekend!!
2. please help with OTR! it's really fun!
3. Adboard applications!
4. volunteer appreciation reception/season preview event
5. ushering help
6. ice cream social on reading day!
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1. On the Rocks: A Series of One Act Plays is this week! This year we'll be showcasing five one act plays. It's happening from April 17th to the 19th at 9pm in the Krannert Amphitheater. There will be an inside location in case of bad weather. Tickets are only $5 and can be bought at the door. E-mail kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu with any questions! Check out the facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10390863521...invite your friends to come!
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2. So we still need a lot of help with OTR if you're available Thursday, Friday, OR Saturday this week. we need ushers (re: people who just stand at the top of the amphitheater and make sure no one enters without paying...and you get to wear street clothes...), techies (help us move props, get the show moving along smoothly), and, of course, audience members. e-mail kcsa-ushering@kcpa.uiuc.edu if you'd like to usher, and kcsa-tech@kcpa.uiuc.edu if you'd like to be a techie! thanks!
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3. Alright so we're coming up on the end of another fabulous semester, and you want to know how to make next semester even better. The answer, of course, is to join kcsa's administrative board! it's fun, no experience necessary, and gives you a great resume boost. plus you get to work with amazing people and meet new friends. we'll be sure to train you and make sure you know exactly what you're doing, so no worries if you've been on kcsa for 5 semesters or just one. we have some positions, like our tech director positions and some executive board positions, that will be completely open...you could be instrumental in keeping kcsa going! I'm attaching the application at the end of this e-mail. they are due to me by Thursday of next week, April 24th, at 12:01AM. let me know if you have any questions!
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4. on April 28, krannert will be hosting a volunteer appreciation/season preview day for all of the wonderful people who volunteer at krannert. and that means you! attached find a pdf file with all the details!
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5. Ushers! We still have openings for some amazing shows these last few weeks. Give yourself a study break, you know you want/need one.
708 4/18 UI Philharmonia 6:45 FGH
717 4/19 Varsity Men's Glee Club 6:45 FGH
720 4/19 Gamelon 6:45 CPH
738 4/24 Symphonic Band/Concert Band 6:45 FGH
762 4/27 Krannert Debut Artist: piano 2:00 FGH
777 4/30 UI Symphony 6:45 FGH

There are also spots available in ALL of the performances of Armide, the final opera of the season. Email the Ushering Department if you are interested in the opera or any other performances.

Supervisors! We could use your help with the following:
732 4/22 Jazz Combos 6:45 STH
768 4/27 Jazz Guitar, Saxaphone and Trombone Ensembles 2:15 STH
762 4/27 Krannert Debut Artist: piano 2:00 FGH
769 4/27 Latin Jazz Ensemble 6:45 STH
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6. kcsa will be having an ice cream social to bring the semester to a close on reading day, may 1. basically we'll just goof around and stuff ourselves with ice cream. if you think you might wanna some, let me know! thanks!
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alright there you are, you finally have your notes! hope to see you in the amphitheater or around krannert sometime soon!

~megan
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Megan McMillen
mmcmill2@uiuc.edu
megmcm@gmail.com
University of Illinois 2008
KCSA Secretary

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      Krannert Center Student Association

Administrative Board Application

Thank you for your interest in applying for a position on the Krannert Center Student Association’s Administrative Board! We hope that this information sheet will answer many of your questions. However if there is anything else you would like to know, please feel free to contact any of the Administrative Board members. Our contact information, as well as lots of other information, can be found on the KCSA website at http://www.kcsa.uiuc.edu.

Who The KCSA Administrative Board Is


The KCSA Administrative Board consists of approximately 25 members who plan events, organize committees, and lead the various activities for the Krannert Center Student Association. We have members who are students ranging from freshmen to graduate students, from all majors including engineering, sciences, liberal arts, business, and fine arts. We all share the common vision of a love for the performing arts and a passion to bring the arts to the students of the University and the community members of Champaign-Urbana.

What You Will Get From Being An AdBoard Member


As an Administrative Board member you will have opportunities to improve and develop leadership skills, to gain experience working among a diverse group of people with differing view points, and to become more involved in one of the largest and most rewarding organizations on campus. You will be instrumental in broadening the experiences of approximately 250 KCSA general members and you will learn skills that will help you for the rest of your life. You will meet many of the Krannert staff and will have the opportunity to work with them. Also, in appreciation of all the hard work that Administrative Board members put in, you will be entitled to complimentary tickets for life for shows at Krannert.

What Our Involvement Is


Administrative Board members are expected to hold one office hour each week, attend weekly or bi-weekly departmental meetings with the other Directors of the department, attend AdBoard meetings twice a month, be trained as an usher and tour guide, and to hold any necessary committee meetings. You will also be expected to participate in major KCSA events and to assist and support the other departments in accomplishing their goals. If you are concerned about what exactly is expected of you, please e-mail the directors of the department(s) to which you are applying and ask them about their responsibilities. The time commitment is considerable, but we are all students and we know that academics come first. Most Administrative Board members do not have a problem keeping up with schoolwork and KCSA obligations. In fact, we find it to be one of the most rewarding experiences of our college careers, and we love having the opportunities to participate in so much of what Krannert and KCSA do.

Application Procedures

The process consists of two steps: an application and an interview. The application will be filled out and returned to the KCSA Secretary, and all applicants will be scheduled for an interview with the current KCSA Administrative Board.

What We Are Looking For

The only requirement to apply is that you must be a registered KCSA member. For more information on becoming a registered member and requirements for being a member, please visit our web site at http://www.kcsa.uiuc.edu. When you apply, we are also looking for certain qualities in potential Administrative Board members. These include, but are not limited to:

  • Love of the performing arts and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
  • Strong motivation to do their very best
  • Awareness and sensitivity when working with a diverse group of people
  • Passion for learning and new experiences
  • Conscientious, hard-working, and responsible
  • Positive attitude and ability to work through difficult situations

We are aware that not everyone may already have leadership experience, especially freshmen. Please do not let this stop you from applying, as we will consider every applicant in terms of his or her capability. We expect you to learn a lot on the Administrative Board and to develop these skills for the future! You have just as good a chance of showing what you can do as anyone else.

The Application

The application is available from the KCSA Secretary, in the KCSA Office, or on-line at http://www.kcsa.uiuc.edu/. The application is due at midnight of the due date by e-mail to the KCSA Secretary (mmcmill2@uiuc.edu). All applications must be typed, and you should fill out a separate application for each position you hope to attain. You may run for as many positions as you would like to be considered for on KCSA’s Administrative Board.

The Interview (or, Don’t worry it isn’t that bad!)

We interview applicants to try to get to know them better and give them a chance to tell us about themselves. Interviews are conducted in order of department, so if you are applying for more than one position you may have multiple interviews. The whole interview will take about 10-15 minutes for an Administrative Board position. Executive Board position interviews are more open-ended and may last up to about 20 minutes. You will be notified about the results by phone either that evening or in the next two days. If you still have not been notified in three days, then e-mail the President (amandajablonsky@gmail.com).


Krannert Center Student Association

Administrative Board Application

Fall 2006 Application

    Application Available

    Wednesday, April 16

    Application Due

    Thursday, April 24 at 12:01 AM

    • Sent by e-mail to the Secretary at mmcmill2@uiuc.edu (attachments okay, Microsoft Word required)

    Interviews

    Notification of Interview time is by Friday, April 25 at 9 PM by e-mail from the Secretary.

    Interviews will be conducted Sunday, April 27 throughout the day (11AM-5 PM).

    Notification of Status

    You will be notified of your status by Tuesday, April 29 by phone or e-mail. If you have not heard from us by then, please e-mail the President at amandajablonsky@gmail.com.

Please fill out one application for each position that you are running for. You may run for as many positions as you would like to be considered for on the Administrative Board. Applications should be typed with questions included before the answers. Late applications will be accepted only under certain circumstances, so please e-mail the Secretary as soon as you think there might be a problem. Thank you for applying and good luck!

Positions Available:



Executive Board

President

Vice-President

Comptroller

Secretary

Departmental Directors:

Activities (3)

Callboard (3)

Community Outreach (3)

Computers (2)

Marketing (3)

Tech (3)

Tours (3)

Ushering (3)


Krannert Center Student Association

Administrative Board Application

Part 1 – Applicant Information

This information will help us to find out your contact information and work out some administrative aspects of organizing the interviews.

Personal Information

Name:

Address:

E-mail:

Phone Number:

Year in School:

Month/Year of Expected Graduation:

Major:

Semesters with KCSA (including this one):

Application and Interview Information

The position(s) for which you are applying:

If you are applying for more than one position, please let us know your order of preference for the positions below. This will only be used to help determine the order of the interviews. You may also state if you have no preference between the positions you are running for.

Interviews will take place on Sunday, April 27th from 11 AM until 5 PM. Will you be available to interview in that time slot?

We will notify applicants of their acceptance status by phone after the interview either Monday, or Tuesday (April 28-29).


Krannert Center Student Association

Administrative Board Application

Part 2 – Questions For All Applicants to Answer (Please type answers.)

  1. What drew you to KCSA?


  1. Which KCSA departments have you participated in? Please describe your involvement and include approximate semesters of involvement when relevant. If you are a freshman or new KCSA member, skip this question.

  1. Aside from your particular department, what other aspects of KCSA would you like to become involved in? As an Administrative Board member, how will you assist and support other departments?

  1. It is a requirement that all Adboard members be trained as an usher, an usher supervisor (if applicable), and trained / certified as a tour guide. Have you been trained / certified as a(n):

  • Usher?
  • Usher supervisor?
  • Tour guide?

    If you have not been trained, you will be required to be trained as an Usher and Tour Guide part of being on Adboard.

  1. Would you be available for 2-3 hours (about twice a month) on weekends for Administrative Board meetings?

Part 3 – Questions For A Specific Position (Please Type)

You only need to answer the questions for the position(s) that you are applying for.

Executive Board Positions

President

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best-suited candidate?
  2. What role does the president serve in KCSA? Please discuss some of the
    typical responsibilities, projects, and tasks that the president has, and how
    you would go about accomplishing them
  3. Describe what type of problem solver you are and how you will use these
    skills in KCSA.
  4. What ideas do you have for involving and maintaining better relationships
    between AdBoard and the KCPA staff? Between AdBoard and the general members?
  5. What are your specific goals for KCSA in the upcoming year? What are your
    long-term goals for the organization? How do you plan on seeing these through
    as president?

Vice-President

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best-suited candidate?
  2. Describe any time in the past where you were required to take on a leadership role. What was the situation, how did you act, and what were the results?
  3. What are three specific goals you have for KCSA as a whole? In what ways do you plan to achieve these goals?
  4. How would you define the role of the Vice President within KCSA? How does this role contribute to the overall purpose of the organization?

Comptroller

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best-suited candidate?
  2. Describe any time in the past where you were required to take on a leadership role. What was the situation, how did you act, and what were the results?
  3. What are three specific goals you have for KCSA as a whole? In what ways do you plan to achieve these goals?

How would you define the role of the Comptroller within KCSA? How does this role contribute to the overall purpose of the organization?

Secretary

    1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best suited candidate?

    2. What do you feel are some of the most important skills for a Secretary to have, and how have you demonstrated these skills? What do you think is the most important part of the Secretary’s job?

    3. Give your method of prioritizing. Imagine you have two KCSA projects both needing to be done by tomorrow but with only enough time for one of them. What do you do?

    4. What do you think will be your responsibility as an Exec Board member? What ideas do you have for working on the Exec Board and AdBoard to better KCSA as a whole?

Departmental Positions

Activities

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best suited candidate?
  2. What experiences do you have planning group activities, and what ideas for KCSA activities do you have?
  3. Name an event or activity that you’ve planned that flopped. Why do you feel the event failed and what would you do differently?
  4. KCSA represents about 200 people. How do you plan on involving everyone in activities?

Callboard

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best suited candidate?
  2. If the weekly KCSA Notes e-mail tells us what is going on, what is the role of the Callboard? What more does the Callboard add?
  3. What kind of articles pertaining to KCSA and the performing arts would be most interesting and informative to a reader?
  4. How do you think Callboard can have more impact among members?

Community Outreach

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best suited candidate?
  2. What experiences have you had working with student organizations? Do you have experience with event planning, and do you enjoy organizing events?
  3. Running events makes you face many unique challenges. Give an example of when you have faced a unique challenge and how you dealt with it.
  4. How do you feel about designating jobs and how would you go about making sure jobs get done?
  5. Once you have members on your community outreach committee, how are you going to get them involved and incorporate them into your events?

Computers

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best-suited candidate?
  1. Do you have any experience with database management and writing scripts?
  2. Are you comfortable with basic web design and maintenance?
  3. What do you think about KCSA’s current website and electronic communications? How would you improve them?

Marketing

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position?
  2. What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best suited candidate?
  3. Describe related experiences that have prepared you for the Marketing Department. Do you have any design related experience
  4. What computer programs are you familiar with (if any)?
  5. Give some examples of ways to promote events.
  6. How do you stay organized?
  7. Do you have any photography experience?

Tech

    1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best-suited candidate?

    2. What is your previous theater/technical experience? Have you ever been involved in OTR?

    3. What two or three skills do you feel are most important for organizing such an event? How have you demonstrated these skills?

    4. What leadership experience do you have that you think would make you a good producer?

    5. How well do you interact with people you are in charge of?

    6. You have a ton of people interested in tech. How are you going to use them?

Tours

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best suited candidate?
  2. Are you currently a certified tour guide and are you willing to give multiple tours per week, if necessary?
  3. How would you recruit new guides and motivate existing ones to give tours and attend KCSA events?
  4. Describe anything new or different that you would like to see being done in the Tours department.

Ushering

  1. Why do you wish to run for this particular position? What personal attributes and experience, KCSA and otherwise, do you have that make you the best suited candidate?
  2. How do you propose to motivate ushers to sign up for School of Music shows (SOMs) or other small shows?
  3. How would you deal with ushers and / or usher supervisors who continually cause problems (attendance, tardiness, attire, etc.)?
  4. What responsibilities do you believe the Ushering Directors have towards ushers? Usher supervisors? The Krannert Center?

5. What leadership skills do you have to be a good director?

Thank you for applying to the KCSA AdBoard! Remember applications are due on Thursday, April 24 by 12:01AM in digital format ONLY!

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