Volunteer Opportunities
ACUI's mission is given life through the hard work of volunteers. Volunteer opportunities range from brief assistance given at an event to elected positions spanning two years in office.
Volunteer opportunities offer ACUI members a rich experience that returns incredible value in leadership development and visibility within the profession. As any past volunteer will tell you, the experience is fun, challenging, and rewarding!
Volunteer positions generally are categorized as elected positions or appointed positions. All volunteers are asked to sign and submit a completed Institutional Support Form [.pdf]
Elected positions
The ACUI Board of Trustees is elected by the membership and includes president, president-elect, past president, and at-large members.
Members can also be elected to regional director positions. Each of the 15 regions has a director.
To run for election to the Board of Trustees
Nominations and applications for the 2010–11 Board of Trustees will be opening soon. For additional information about nominating someone or applying for election in future years, click here.
Appointed positions
The ACUI Board of Trustees appoints additional members to the Leadership Team. Some of those appointed positions include:
- Education Council co-chairs
- Program team leaders
- Task force members
- Others as needed
If you have questions, or would like to nominate someone for any future openings, send an e-mail to volunteer@acui.org. Other volunteer positions may become available at any time. Be sure to check this page often for up-to-date volunteer opportunities!
For additional information about the selection process for appointed positions, check this out! [pdf].
Other volunteer opportunities
ACUI is currently accepting applications for positions that are involved with programs of the Association. Each has its own position description, deadline, and application process. Open positions are:
- Academic Challenge Program Team Leader
- This position is ideal for someone who had been in a regional position, coached a team or served on the International program team in the past. The Academic Challenge position description can better explain the qualifications.
- Academic Challenge application
- Questions: Gail Ferlazzo, gferlazz@iastate.edu
- The value of our associate member relationships is being enhanced by a team of members focused on Corporate Partner Development. Find out more about their charge.
- Career Center Team applications are now being accepted. This team is charged with improving the career center at conference. This is a relatively short term assignment. A team consisting of members with wide variety of exerience levels in the field is being sought.
- Baldrige National Quality Awards committee
Do you speak Baldrige? Rob Rouzer is looking for any ACUI members who have participated in Baldrige National Quality Awards programs either at the national or state level. This team is working on implementing a Baldrige-type award process for ACUI. If you have Baldrige experience or not, if you are interested in working on this project, please contact Rob at rmrouzer@uic.edu
Ongoing volunteer opportunities are also available at the international level, including:
- Contributors are always needed for The Bulletin. If you are interested, please see these writer's guidelines.
- Participants are needed for Program Content Teams. Please contact Zack Wahlquist if you are interested.
- Institutions are needed to host future ACUI programs. Please contact Michelle Smith if you are interested.
- Volunteers are needed for research projects. Please contact Elizabeth Beltramini if you are interested. Possible topics include:
- Capital planning and maintenance improvements in college unions
- External perceptions of the college union's role on campus
- Funding models for college unions/student activities
- Career paths for becoming a union director
- Learning outcomes associated with entertainment programming
For openings at the regional level, please check with your regional director.
The documents on this page are in Adobe PDF format.
Updated Sept. 2, 2010