Area Director & Executive Positions The Illini Union Board has fifteen positions that are filled by 13 undergraduate and 2 graduate students who have demonstrated strong leadership, critical thinking skills and have finished and intense application and interview process. Thirteen students are selected for two-year terms by the Board and two students are appointed by the Illinois Student Government. Applications are available early in the fall semester and the positions begin January 1^st of the spring semester. For more information on becoming an Area Director or Executive board member contact the Development Area Director. Committee Chairs Chairpersons for IUB committees are individuals who have demonstrated a capacity for leadership and a willingness to accept a greater role in creating and implementing programs for their fellow students. Committee chairs are selected each November through an application and interview process and serve for the following calendar year. For more information on the Committee chair selection process, contact the Development Area Director. Committee Members Committee members are the life-blood of the Illini Union Board. Over 400 students with a wide range of majors, class years, backgrounds and interests serve vital roles in planning and organizing hundreds of programs each year. With over 30 committees there is an opportunity to match almost any interest. Many accept new members continually throughout the year. Committees such as Musicals only accept applications at certain times. Others such as Mom's and Dad’s Weekends and Homecoming event committees organize to plan one special event. To join a committee, contact that committee's Chairperson or the Development Area Director at 333-3663 or stop by the IUB office in room 227 Illini Union.