Student Government: Entrepreneurship Fund - Chair

Contact Information

Name: Laurence Feygin

Phone: 310-848-7598

Email: lmfeygin@ucdavis.edu

Description

Payrate: Volunteer

Payrate Stipend: No

Work Study: n/a

Resume Required: Yes

Options: No

Term

Hours per Week: 10 hrs/week

Start Date: April 29, 2016

End Date: March 24, 2017

Logistics

Job Number: 0008-1588-2016

Last Date to Apply: May 5, 2016

Purpose

The Entrepreneurship Fund chairperson is responsible for making sure that all of the duties of the fund are completed, namely administering a grant cycle and taking the grant recipients through a mentorship program. The chairperson is the primary representative of the fund's board, and his/her main purpose is to promote entrepreneurship on and off campus and to provide value to the grant recipients. The chairperson must act as a leader of his/her board and as a leader in the UC Davis entrepreneurial community.

Duties

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  • Administer at least one grant cycle per year, which includes marketing the application process, reviewing applications and assembling a selection committee.
  • Ensuring that everyone on the board keeps on track with their assignments and picking up slack when necessary.
  • Provide value to grant recipients through improving the mentorship program and through fundraising
  • Network with students as well as entrepreneurial leaders on and off campus to promote UCD's entrepreneurial spirit.

Skills

  • Strong organizational and leadership skills with a record of getting things accomplished
  • A passion for entrepreneurship and a deep knowledge of startup resources and trends
  • Interpersonal skills to lead a board and to network with various student groups and entrepreneurial organizations

Supplemental Questions

  1. Describe why you are qualified for this position and how it relates to your interests.
  2. Please list previous work history and volunteer experience.

Approved ___________________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________

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