Yale College Council Committees & Teams 2015-2016 l 1

WELCOME

Prospective Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in applying to the Yale College Council’s committees and teams. There are six committees and teams for which you can apply: Business Team, Communications Team, Events Committee, Programming Team, Spring Fling Committee, and Undergraduate Organizations Committee (UOC). Please read the descriptions of each committee and team before filling out your application (see below).

In this written application, you will complete a general section and a specific section corresponding to the specific committee(s) and/or team(s) for which you are applying. Please be sure to complete the specific section for every committee and/or team for which you would like to be considered.

The complete written application is due by Sunday, September 13th at 11:59pm and must be sent to . The Director(s) of the committee(s) and/or team(s) for which you applied will email you directly if you have been chosen for a follow-up interview.

Thank you so much for your interest in serving on a YCC committee and/or team. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me () or the Director for the committee and/or team for which you are applying (contact information is included in descriptions below). Good luck!

Best,

SamanthaBensinger

DESCRIPTIONS OF COMMITTEES & TEAMS

Business Team:The Business Team is in charge of seeking sponsorships for YCC, partnering with external businesses to secure discounts for Yale students, and pursuing any additional business initiatives at the discretion of the Finance Director. For more information, please contact Finance Director Daniel Tovbin ().

Communications Team: The Communications Team consists of copywriters, graphic designers, photographers, videographers, and video editors. In collaboration with the Programming Team, the Programming Team plays a critical role in YCC’s communications and outreach to the student body. Writers, designers, and photographers work together in teams to jointly produce a wide variety of content, including Yale Speaks, monthly newsletters, promotional graphics, and social media campaigns. Videographers work on an as-needed basis, producing videos that keep students both informed and entertained. For more information, please contact Communications Director Maya Sweedler ().

Events Committee: The Events Committee is responsible for planning and executing YCC events throughout the year including, but not limited to: speaker events, Final Cut, Battle of the Bands, and the annual Yale-Harvard game party/tailgate. The committee, led by the Events Director, consists of both elected Council representatives and non-elected members who apply to the serve on the committee. Within the Committee, there exist subcommittees that manage the production of large scale events. For more information, please contact Events Director Amour Alexandre ().

Programming Team: The Programming Team consists of web developers and programmers. In collaboration with the Communications Team, the Programming Team plays a critical role in YCC’s communications and outreach to the student body. Members of the Programming Team are responsible for the upkeep of the YCC website and the implementation of projects that require coding skills, such as the creation of the Academics Program Database. Individuals might also be asked to work alongside STC or Yale IT to revamp features such as Yale Station or mobile apps. For more information, please contact Communications Director Maya Sweedler ().

Spring Fling Committee:The Spring Fling Committee is charged with planning and executing Spring Fling, Yale’s annual music festival held after the end of classes in April. Spring Fling is one of Connecticut’s largest music events, bringing together the entire campus to celebrate the end of the year. The committee conducts industry research on potential talent and creates a shortlist of recommendations, compiles and analyzes survey results, and plans

the production. Spring Fling Committee members are associate members of YCC. The committee is led by a chair appointed and overseen by YCC Events Director. For more information, please contact Events Director Amour Alexandre ().

Undergraduate Organizations Committee: The Undergraduate Organizations Committee (UOC) is the primary source of funding for registered student organizations on campus, independently allocating over $250,000 of funding to undergraduate organizations each year. It provides annual funding and support for special events. The UOC oversees organization registration, acts as a liaison between the administrators and student organizations, rents capital equipment (such as audio visual equipment), and works to improve policy related to student organizations on campus. UOC members are full term members of the YCC and the UOC Director leads the committee. For more information, please contact Student Organizations Director Alex Cruz ().

WRITTEN APPLICATION: GENERAL SECTION

Name:

College:

Year:

SID:

  1. Which committee(s) and/or team(s) are you applying for? If you would like to be considered for more than one, please rank them in order of preference (with 1 being your first choice). Note: You may be selected for more than one committee/team.

__ Business Team

__ Communications Team

__ Events Committee

__ Programming Team

__ Spring Fling Committee

__ Undergraduate Organizations Committee (UOC)

  1. How many credits are you taking fall semester? ____
  1. How many credits are you taking spring semester?____
  1. What are your other commitments next year? Please list all extracurricular activities and/or jobs and your predicted weekly time commitment.

WRITTEN APPLICATION: SPECIFIC SECTION

Please fill out the section that corresponds to each committee and/or team for which you are applying on a separate page, and skip the other sections.

Business Team

  1. Why do you want to be part of the Business Team?
  2. Please explain any experience you have that is relevant to the work of the Business Team.
  3. How much time are you willing to commit to the Business Team?
  4. What kind of team player would you describe yourself to be (e.g. leader, team mediator, etc.)?
  5. Please list two specific goals you would like to accomplish as part of the Business Team.

Communications Team

  1. Within the Communications Team, there are multiple positions in which you could serve. Please rank the following positions in order of preference:

__ Copywriter

__ Graphic designer

__ Photographer

__ Videographer

  1. Please list your prior experience with your top two choice positions. Note: if you have ranked graphic designer or photographer, please include your level of fluency on any relevant programs and the type and brand of camera you are most comfortable using. Indicate if you own or have easy access to a camera.
  2. Within the Communications Team, there are also multiple committees/teams within YCC with whom you could work closely. Please rank the following groups in order of preference:

__ Events Committee

__ Executive Board

__ Policy(including Academics, Student Life, and University Services)

__ Task Forces (LGBT resources, Dining reform, Career Services, etc.)

Events Committee

  1. What is your spirit animal?
  2. What is your favorite food?
  3. What would you do if you didn’t have to sleep?
  4. Explain the extent of your planning experience.
  5. What are some event ideas you have for this upcoming year?
  6. What are you most excited for in terms of your Yale experience?
  7. Did you attend any of Events Committee’s events from this past year (e.g. Final Cut, Last Comic Standing, Night at the Planetarium, Mr. Yale, Foodie Fridays, etc.)? If so, please explain changes you would make and/or aspects of the event(s) that you particularly liked.

Programming Team

  1. Please list prior programming experience. Include the languages in which you are fluent.
  2. What experience, if any, do you have with app design?

Spring Fling Committee

  1. Why are you interested in serving on the Spring Fling Committee?
  2. Which genres of music and/or aspects of concert planning appeal to you?
  3. Have you attended live concerts in the past two years? If so, which ones?
  4. Of those concerts, provide reasons your favorite concert was particularly good and reasons your least favorite was particularly bad.
  5. Who would be your ideal 3-act lineup for Spring Fling 2016? Imagine you are working with a budget of 100k.
  6. If you attended Spring Fling this past year, what are two things you would change about the event?
  7. Please rank the following in order of your interest (with 1 being the most interested and 6 being the least interested):

__ Artist selection

__ Marketing/hype

__ Merchandise

__ Logistics

__ Operations

__ Hospitality

Undergraduate Organizations Committee (UOC)

  1. How can the UOC encourage clubs to collaborate on a project or an event?
  2. Have you had experience planning a major event? If so, please explain some things you learned from the experience.

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