First Year Board Candidate Information Sheet
Start your Leadership Lived experience now!
Student UIN:
First Name:
Last Name:
UIS Email:
Cell Phone:
Local or campus address:
Which area do you wish to run to represent? (check one)
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Founders (must be a resident)
LRH (must be a resident)
At-Large Student representing (check all that apply: _____ I am a freshman commuter student ____ I
am a non-traditional freshment (adult first-year student 24+ years old) or _____ I am a freshmen living
on campus in the town-homes or apartments)
What FYB position(s) you would be interested in running for if elected by your peers to the FYB Board
(Chair, V-Chair, Treasurer, Activities and Traditions Chair, Community Service Chair, Fundraising Chair,
Publicity and Advertising Chair). _____________________________________________________
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Please note that all members of the First Year Board will hold one of the Board positions throughout the year and must
perform the duties of that position to the best of their ability.
Please complete the following questions:
1. What skills or experiences have you had that would speak to your qualifications for a position on
the First Year Board? Please use a maximum of 50 words to respond to this question.
2. What would being a member of the First-Year Board mean to you? Please use a maximum of 50
words to respond to this question.
I authorize the Office of New Student Orientation to confirm my enrollment and class standing (credit hours earned and in
academic good standing if I have taken course at UIS previous to this semester) and to review my good standing with the
University by contacting Residence Life and the Dean of Students office to ensure that I am qualified to participate in the
election process. Initial’s ________
Please contact Shelby Bedford [sbedf2@uis.edu] or Lisa McGuire [lmcgu2@uis.edu] through email at
uisso@uis.edu if you have any questions.
Each candidate must obtain the signature, printed name, and UIN of 20 first-year or freshmen
standing (less than 30 credits) students who agree to support the candidate’s petition for
candidacy for FYB.
These names will be verified by the Office of New Student Orientation & Parent Relations. Students may sign
more than one candidate’s form.
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Completed Candidate Application with 30 UIS student signatures is due to the Office of New Student Orientation
& Parent Relations on Friday, October 2 at 3 p.m.