Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1942 [PAGE 403]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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( b ) T h e members appointed by the President shall serve for a term of one year but may be reappointed. V. Organization of the Illini Union Board— ( a ) The officers of the Illini Union Board shall consist of a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman. T h e Chairman shall be appointed by the President, and the Vice-Chairman shall be a student selected by the student members of the Illini Union Board. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to preside at all meetings of the Illini Union Board as well as serve as an ex-officio member of all committees thereof. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall be the presiding officer. VI. Regular Meetings of the Illini Union Board— ( a ) The Illini Union Board shall meet regularly at least once each month. The various subcommittees of the Illini Union Board shall meet at the request of their respective chairmen, the Manager, or the Social Director. V I I . Powers of the Illini Union Board— ( a ) The Illini Union Board shall act in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Physical Plant Department as to rates and charges for use of the facilities within, and incidental to the operation of, the Illini Union Building, subject to final approval of the Board of Trustees, and as to all matters within his jurisdiction under Section II ( a ) above. (b) T h e Illini Union Board shall determine general policies of space assignment to individuals and groups in order to secure the most effective use of the building. V I I I . Direction of Student Activities within the Illini Union Building— ( a ) Subject to the regulations of the Student Affairs Committee and the Illini Union Board, all recognized student organizations may use the facilities of the Illini Union Building for their activities and meetings, the attendance lo which is limited to members of the organization. (b) The Illini Union Board shall have general responsibility for directing and managing all events and programs held in the building that are open lo the general student body (either all men or all w o m e n ) , subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below. (c) The supervision of the general student programs within the building shall be in charge of a subcommittee of the Illini Union Board, known as the Illini Union Activities Board which shall consist of the following members: the six student members of the Illini Union B o a r d ; one faculty member, to be selected by the Illini Union B o a r d ; the Social Director of the building; and the Manager of the building. The Vice-Chairman of the Illini Union Board shall serve as the Chairman of the Illini Union Activities Board. ( d ) T h e Illini Union Activities Board may set up whatever subcommittees it may feel desirable for carrying out its duties and functions. ADMINISTRATION OF T H E UNION BUILDING, CHICAGO T. Responsibility for the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of the Union Building— ( a ) T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department shall be responsible to the Executive Dean and the President for the operation, maintenance, and management of the building. This responsibility shall include food service; supervision of game room and gymnasia; checking facilities; building and equipment operation and maintenance. ( b ) T h e Union Board shall be responsible for the social, cultural, and recreational program within the building, including activities of undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and alumni, and shall act in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Physical Plant Department on the management and operation of the building. (c) T h e Director of the Union Building shall be the executive agent of the Union Board and the Physical Plant Department in the operation and management of the building.