Involvement Opportunites

LUJA is now seeking out applicants for next year’s Management and Editorial Board. All positions are elected positions and are recognized by the Co-Curricular Record. The date of the election is TBD. Please express your interest and credentials for the following positions by emailing as at info@luja.ca:

Chairperson:

This individual facilitates all meetings, delegates tasks, and assists other board members when required. Other duties include attending CICDA’s presidential meetings, contacting faculty members, and seeking out new events and initiatives. He/She must have a good relationship with a number of professors and staff from different departments of the university. He/She is expected to promote the journal to faculty in order to gain support and recognition for LUJA. The goal is to have faculty members assist in stimulating our submission count.

Editor-in-Chief:

This individual is responsible for compiling a team of editors to sort through all the submissions. He/She is then required to oversee the final phase of selection and get in contact with all successful submitters for peer editing.

Treasurer/Secretary:

This individual is responsible for keeping minutes at all the Management and Editorial Board meetings. He/She is also responsible for making reimbursement claims for all LUJA-related spending and booking rooms for LUJA events.

Communications Officer:

This individual is responsible for maintaining LUJA’s website and posting on LUJA’s Facebook and Twitter feeds. He/She is also required to visit with other student groups and societies in order to promote LUJA and stimulate submissions.

Creative Director:

This individual is responsible for creating LUJA’s cover and designing the layout the journal. He/She is also required to design our banners, posters and other advertising material. Creativity and photoshop skills are an asset for this position.

Editors: (CCR recognized, but do not sit on the Management and Editorial Board)

LUJA is currently seeking new members to join the 2014-2015 Editorial Board. We are looking for candidates who have one or more of the following qualities: strong writing skills, previous experience editing, a respectable GPA, and experience in a variety of disciplines. If you are interested in being an editor for Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts, then please submit a brief paragraph (approx. 150 words) to info@luja.ca explaining why you are a suitable candidate.