Btown now accepting applications for staff

The Btown ticket is accepting applications for positions in its 2009-2010 IU Student Association administration.

Students can get applications at the IUSA office in the Indiana Memorial Union room 387 or by visiting www.votebtown.com.

Applicants should turn in paperwork by Friday and must attend a 10-minute interview with the Btown executives April 19 for the final selection process.

Students applying for positions should be willing to commit to a year-long term
beginning in the fall semester and ending next spring.

This year, Btown is altering the way IUSA is structured and run.

IUSA student positions will have three focuses: “properly represent all students on the IU committees such as Bloomington Faculty Council, five task forces assigned to accomplish initiatives and directorship for other IUSA projects,” said junior Peter SerVaas, IUSA president-elect.

IUSA is focusing on these three needs so they will be able to attract the top students across campus, SerVaas said.

Junior Jack McCarthy, IUSA vice president-elect said with this new structure IUSA will be able to accomplish more of its platform initiatives.

“The executives this year handled platform issues by themselves,” McCarthy said. “They had some success, but it is hard to do that and manage staff.”

Although students who were active in the Btown ticket’s campaign have an advantage in the selection process, all students who are active on campus are encouraged to apply for positions, SerVaas said.

“We want people who are interested in everything we want to do in office,” McCarthy said. “We want people who have the interest to better IU.”

Students should send their questions about IUSA positions to mccarthj@indiana.edu.