What is CAB?
The Campus Activities Board is a student run organization that is both an advisory board and a programming board. It is a merger of the former Student Life Advisory Board and the University Center Board Program Council. Its main goal is to improve campus life through providing social, recreational, educational and cultural programs at SIUE. A student involved with CAB has an opportunity to:
- Develop leadership skills
- Work with agents and meet entertainers
- Make decisions about student fees
- Make friends with other student leaders
- Develop skills for a resume
- Be a positive and active force on campus
- Have fun!!!
Qualifications:
The Leadership Council members must be currently enrolled, full-time, undergraduate or graduate students with at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average, or a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, respectively.
The Leadership Council of CAB consists of the following Executive Board members:
- President - Presides over meetings and functions as the voice of the CAB
- Vice President of Administration - Facilitates the budgeting process and maintains the CAB office
- Vice President of Membership - Coordinates the membership recruitment campaign and maintains membership records.
- Advertising/Promotions Director -Promotes programs through the design of fliers, posters, Alestle ads, etc.
- Web Marketing Director - Maintains the CAB website and conducts marketing research for the group
- Public Relations Director - Composes monthly newsletters, writes press releases, promotes the organization as a whole
The Council also consists of the following ten Programming Committees
- Concerts - Coordinates Livewire series and aids with St. Louis trips (concerts)
- Current Affairs - Coordinates Food Chat, College Bowl, Lecture programs, and other current events programs
- Entertainment Chair - Coordinates Just for Laughs series and St. Louis trips
- Novelty Entertainment Chair - Coordinates Cougar Craze series, Karaoke, and the Friday Free Flicks Series
- Family Programs – Coordinates family trips, the Cougar Kid Saturdays program, and Family Weekend
- Multicultural Programs - Coordinates International Week/Night, Taste of Colture, International Film series and International Street Fair
- Recreation - Coordinates recreational trips including, but not limited to sporting events, ski trips, and Six Flags trips.
- Special Events - Coordinates events such as Late Night Programs, Block Party, Psychic Fair, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Casino Night.
- Black Heritage Month Chair - Coordinates all Black Heritage Month Activities including the Gospel Explosion and the Talent Show.
- Springfest Chair - Coordinates Springfest activities including Party in the Park, the Giant Banana Split, and the Student Organization Spirit Contest
If you are interested in becoming a part of CAB, please complete this application form and return it to Michelle Welter in the Kimmel Leadership Center, Box 1168, in the Morris University Center. For more information, call 650-2686 or email CAB at CAB@siue.edu.
