Memorial Union Board of Directors
Charge
The principal purpose of the Board shall be to provide advice to ISU on all policies and priorities for facility use and programming involving the Iowa State Memorial Union (hereafter referred to as “ISMU”). The Board shall also act in furtherance of the original intent, as expressed in the original Articles of Incorporation of the Iowa State Memorial Union Corporation, as follows:
“Such purposes shall be accomplished through the erection, furnishing, maintaining and operating of a memorial building on the campus and grounds of Iowa State University in honor of the memory and service of Iowa State University men and women who have given or may give life or service for our country in its Armed Forces, and to be devoted exclusively to the social, moral, religious, literary, scientific and educational development and welfare of the students, faculty, alumni, friends and guests of Iowa State University….The aforesaid purposes shall be accomplished in such appropriate manner as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine, but in the main said building and equipment therein shall be used as a center for the meeting of students, faculty, alumni, friends and guests of Iowa State University for social, religious, literary, scientific and educational purposes, and for the meetings of student, faculty, alumni and other organizations devoted to such purposes or one or more of them, and in the furnishing of comforts and conveniences to such students, faculty, alumni, friends and guests of such character as may be calculated to promote and carry out the purposes aforesaid.”
Activity
The MU Board of Directors has over the last year shared insight and given direction to topics related to the Multicultural Center, a safer student ride share program, relations with alums and the MU, guestroom business planning as well as input on budgets and financial planning for the MU.
Current Members
| Name | Role | Representation | Start Term | End Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy, Ryan | President | Student | 01 May 2008 | 30 Apr 2010 |
| Bosselman, Robert | Vice President | Faculty | 01 May 2008 | 30 Apr 2010 |
| Member | Alumni | 01 May 2004 | 30 Apr 2011 | |
| Gross, Aaron | Member | GPSS | 01 May 2009 | 30 Apr 2010 |
| Hill, Thomas | Member | Presidential Appointment | ||
| Member | Alumni | 01 May 2008 | 30 Apr 2010 | |
| Member | Alumni | 01 May 2006 | 30 Apr 2011 | |
| Moyle, Sarah | Member | Student | 01 May 2009 | 30 Apr 2011 |
| Novotny, Lucas | Member | Student | 01 May 2009 | 30 Apr 2011 |
| Phillips, Brian | Member | Student | 01 May 2009 | 30 Apr 2011 |
| Smith, Aerielle | Member | Student Union Board | 01 May 2009 | 30 Apr 2010 |
| Turk, Jonathan | Member | GSB | 01 May 2009 | 30 Apr 2010 |
| Madden, Warren | Ex-officio | Vice President for Business & Finance | ||
| Reynolds, Richard | Ex-officio | Director - Memorial Union |
