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Annual Attendance Report UCSD Student Life

Academic Year 2006-07

A DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

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In its simplest form, the mission of Student Life is to build community and enrich campus life. While the mission is straight forward, its performance is a multi-faceted endeavor. Each year, Student Life, coordinates hundreds of events, administers a broad array of student services, and manages 200,000 square feet of student-fee funded facilities. Just looking at numbers, Student Life is composed of seven units consisting of 75 career staff and over 400 student employees who delivered events and programs to 90,000 people last year. However, the mission of Student Life transcends numbers. The growth and development of students is at the heart of our mission, and it is in the quality of students’ experience that we aspire to excel. This commitment earned UCSD a spot on the President’s 2006 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of the breadth and quality of its community service programs.

A focus on students is integrated into the core purpose of Student Life. Accomplishment of this purpose is achieved by responding to the pulse of students’ needs. To gauge student interest, Student Life conducts assessments routinely, works closely with the undergraduate and graduate student associations, and seeks the input of the University Centers Advisory Board.

Advancing the recommendations of the Undergraduate Student Experience and Satisfaction (USES) Committee was a primary goal of Student Life in 2006-07. Many of the principles that the USES committee put forward fit squarely with the core purpose of Student Life. Highlights of the major accomplishments of Student Life related to USES include the following:

Initiatives to Encourage Involvement in Student Life

Student involvement in out-of-class activities facilitates learning and increases student satisfaction. The Student Life recipe for encouraging involvement includes many ingredients. Chief among them are communication media targeted to students’ tastes, a focus on convenience, creative program development, and student feedback. Last year, Student Life focused on elevating the quality of its on-line media used to inform students about involvement opportunities. Student Life developed on-line tools to make it easier for students to form and run student organizations. Student

CORE PURPOSE OF STUDENT LIFE:

• Foster the development of students beyond the classroom

• Build community on campus

• Encourage involvement in student life

• Meet the daily needs of students through the provision of services and facilities

• Advocate the needs of students to campus leaders

• Foster student pride and affiliation with UCSD

• Assist the university in its efforts to recruit and retain students

STUDENT LIFE UNITS:

• Associated Students Administration

• Crafts Center

• Express to Success Programs

• Graduate Student Association Administration

• Student Life Business Services

• Student Organization and Leadership Opportunities

• University Centers

• University Events Office

AAnnnnuuaall RReeppoorrtt Academic Year 2006-07

UCSD Student Life

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engagement programs, including the Place Matters project and the Alternative Break program, were expanded. Several surveys were conducted to examine obstacles to student engagement and measure student satisfaction with services and programs.

A sample of the efforts Student Life made to increase student involvement includes the following:

• Developed a new on-line student organization directory on TritonLink. The new directory includes several easy-to-use search features to find and contact student organizations and their leaders.

• Implemented a student organization one-stop web site (http://onestop.ucsd.edu) on TritonLink. The web site contains convenient tools, forms, and resources, including an on-line tool to establish a student organization.

• Created a comprehensive on-line directory of opportunities for involvement at UCSD (http://quest.ucsd.edu). The directory, which resides on TritonLink, includes opportunities for students to serve on standing campus committees.

• Converted Student Flyers, the all-student email about campus events and involvement opportunities, from a plain-text email to a graphically-rich email newsletter (http://studentflyers.ucsd.edu).

• Promoted UCSD Calendar of Events web site (http://calendar.ucsd.edu) in Student Life publications, web sites, and other communications media.

• Increased the number of pages and circulation of the Pocket Events Guide, the popular quarterly publication on UCSD events and programs.

• In 2003, the University Centers collaborated with student leaders to fund a 2,000 square foot space student-run outreach and retention center in the Price Center expansion. In 2007, a student-fee referendum passed that will provide operating funds to this center, now called the Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Services (SPACES).

• Provided $4,000 in grant funding to the Office of Graduate Students to fund graduate student activities in the Price Center.

• To increase its capacity to announce events, the Price Center replaced its traditional theater marquee in the plaza with a digital marquee with the capability to present full-motion video in color and to announce dozens of events each day.

Passage of Intercollegiate Athletics

Fee Referendum

In 2006/07, UCSD supported six Alternative

Break Community Service trips abroad.

� Destinations

� Brazil

� China

� Costa Rica

� Guatemala

� Peru

One-Stop Service Center for Student

Organizations on TritonLink

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• Expanded the Alternative Break trips abroad from two last year to six this year. The trips included over 50 student participants. Successfully raised $25,000 to underwrite students’ trips abroad.

• To improve parking and transportation services and Student Life programs, surveyed 1,200 commuter students to ascertain their engagement with campus life after 5 p.m.

• Implemented a banner project to add color to the center of campus and promote the Art Power performing arts series and the University Centers expansion.

Building Community

Community building is complementary to the aim of engaging students in student life. Student Life uses a conceptual lens to interpret and approach community building at several levels. To build community at a campus-wide level, Student Life offers programs that integrate new students into the campus community, sponsors traditions that strengthen students’ connection to the campus, and provides facilities for students to meet and hold events. To engender student loyalty to the university, images and text about the accomplishments of the university are displayed in the University Centers and programs are offered that partner students with alumni. Through its role in the creation and support of student organizations, Student Life supports community building at a group-level. Services and programs are tailored for specific student groups, such as commuter students, transfer students, and underrepresented students, who may encounter challenges getting connected to the campus.

A sample of the efforts Student Life made to build community in 2006-07 includes the following:

• Coordinated UCSD’s first new student convocation.

• Increased publicity of the accomplishments of student leaders and student organizations to University Communications, UCSD Guardian, Alumni Association magazine, and Admissions.

• Expanded traditional events such the AS Pancake Breakfast, Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration, Spirit Week, Pub After Dark concerts, SunGod festival, and Bear Garden programs.

• Expanded the community engagement programs of the Art Power performing arts series.

• Published the Black History Month calendar and website.

47% growth in student organizations in 7 years

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• Developed a campus banner program, including UCSD spirit banners, at six campus entrances. Installation of the first set of 24 banners is scheduled September, 2007.

• Initiated the Triton Sculpture project. Received campus approval to site the Triton Sculpture at the Price Center expansion adjacent to the new campus town square.

• Created and installed a new UCSD Memory Wall in the Price Center ballroom foyer.

• To increase listings of available housing to students in nearby communities, Commuter Student Services launched a marketing campaign to landlords in the surrounding area.

• Co-chaired the Transfer Student Workgroup, which made a number of recommendations to better serve transfer students.

• Assisted the campus newspaper, The Guardian, in organizing its 40th Anniversary Celebration that included alumni who worked for the paper.

Meeting the Daily Needs of Students

The traditional conception of student union facilities is that their services should mirror the bifurcated structure of the university and meet the basic need of students for food and retail services and leave the provision of academic support resources to other campus facilities. But students do not experience the university from an organizational perspective. A modern student union facility is a one-stop center providing students convenient access to food services and academic resources such as computer labs, group study rooms, and even classrooms. In the coming year, the quality of campus life will improve significantly when the Student Center and Price Center expansions are completed. Massive in size and scope, these projects have required significant staff time and energy to advance. When completed, the project will add seven restaurants, two coffee shops, a night club, and a grocery store. It will also add study lounges, a 40-station computer lab, a one-stop area with expanded services for student organizations, and seven group-study rooms. While working to finalize this project, Student Life also applied its attention and resources to more effectively meeting the daily needs of students. A summary of these accomplishments include the following:

• Matched the new hours of Geisel Library and extended the hours of the Price Center food court to 2 a.m., Sunday through Thursday.

• To better serve students in the Muir, Revelle, and Marshall neighborhoods of the campus, opened a new Thai

The 10 Guiding Principles for Delivering Student Life Services and Programs 1. Be Supportive of Students Consistently interact with students in a helpful and friendly way. 2. Involve Students in Developing New Services and Programs Seek meaningful student input and involvement in conceptualizing a new service or program in order to tailor it optimally to meet students’ needs. 3. Emphasize Convenience Use the internet and other forms of technology to make it convenient for students to sign up and access your program or service. Always be willing to explain the reasoning behind policies and procedures to students. Revise or discontinue policies and procedures that have become unreasonable obstacles to student involvement. 4. Advertise Effectively and Professionally The quality of your promotions communicates the quality of your service or program. Discover the channels of communication that are the most effective to reach your audience, and use more than one channel to get your message out. 5. Examine Best Practices Investigate best practices at other universities. Share this information and use it to improve your program or service. 6. Serve Diverse Audiences Develop programs and services targeted to diverse audiences including underrepresented students, graduate students, commuter students, and other audiences. 7. Facilitate Active Learning Create programs that provide students opportunities for active hands-on learning. 8. Encourage Faculty-Staff-Student Interaction When appropriate, develop programs that create opportunities for students to interact with faculty, staff, and other educational role models. 9. Collaborate on Programs and Services Form partnerships with campus departments, student organizations, alumni, and community groups to elevate the quality of your program and service and increase participation levels. 10. Generate Feedback Track student utilization and attendance on a regular basis. As a consistent practice, ask students if they are satisfied with your program or service. Find out if it made a positive difference in their lives. Seek their recommendations for improvements.

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restaurant, High-Thai, in the Student Center. During the school year, the new restaurant served 600 customers a day.

• As a convenience to student organizations and campus departments, the Crafts Center opened a custom T-Shirt silk screening service called the T-Shirt Factory. In its first nine months, the service screened 3,000 shirts.

• As part of the Student Center renovation and expansion, enlarged and remodeled the UCSD Bike Shop, General Store, Food Coop, and Soft Reserves and Lecture Notes.

• With the completion of the new Student Services Center, completed leases to bring in a new soup-sandwich-salad restaurant, Croutons, and issued a request for proposal for a new dessert shop.

• Provided student organizations access after 4:30 p.m. to the 300-seat multipurpose room and seven conference rooms in the new Student Service Center.

• Created a new on-line shopping cart feature for students to order faculty course packets from Associated Students SoftReserves.

Fostering the Development of Students Beyond the Classroom

When one considers that students spend only fifteen percent of their waking hours in the classroom, the educational potential of the out-of-class experience takes on even greater significance. Student Life offers programs that complement students’ in-class experience and round out their education. Quite often the programs are delivered in partnership with academic departments, student governments and organizations, and the colleges. The programs develop skills such as critical thinking, leadership, communication, and teamwork. They cultivate dispositions such as open mindedness, intellectual curiosity, and an appreciation for diversity. Many of these skills have been identified in UCSD alumni surveys as vital beyond the baccalaureate. And their acquisition is heightened through experience outside of the classroom. In particular, intensive Student Life programs such as Alternative Breaks and the Place Matters project stimulate a form of deep learning that expand students’ perspectives about the world. A sample of the 2006-07 initiatives of Student Life related to this topic includes the following:

• Through the UEO Place Matters project, partnered with three colleges, three academic departments, and the Urban Bush Women Dance ensemble in an extensive two-quarter cross-disciplinary project designed to explore issues of

University Centers Expansion Project

Place Matters Project

Community Service

� In recognition of its community services

programs, UCSD was named to the

President’s Higher Education Community

Service Honor Roll.

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community and civic engagement through the arts with students, faculty, and staff.

• While student organizations are advised by the professional staff of SOLO (Student Organizations and Leadership Opportunities), more than 70 alumni and faculty serve as community advisors to student organizations. This year, SOLO sponsored a reception for alumni/faculty advisors and published advising resources on the Student Organization One-Stop web site.

• Recruited alumni as speakers for LEAD programs including Passport to Leadership seminars.

• Expanded Raising the Bar, the leadership program for the undergraduate student government.

• Partnered with faculty to offer panel discussions on the recent state and federal elections. Hosted a candidate debate on campus with the San Diego mayoral candidates.

• Partnered with student leaders to expand the Faculty-Student Interaction Program to include the popular Symposium series with faculty.

• Researched honor societies by academic discipline and encouraged academic departments without an honor society to establish one.

• Recruited faculty as moderators of College Bowl, the varsity sport of the mind.

• Promoted the E-Chug alcohol consumption self-assessment web site in Pocket Events Guide.

• Offered National Hazing Prevention Week – Passport to Leadership Seminar. Posted hazing education information on the Student Organization One-Stop on TritonLink. Promoted UCSD Challenge Course to student organizations as a healthy alternative to hazing.

• 173 US and international students, staff and faculty participated in American Pie: What’s Under the Crust. Through these quarterly community based service-learning projects students investigated Native American issues, border issues and the military through interactive educational field trips, community service projects and cross cultural reflection sessions. This program is co-sponsored by SOLO, the Cross Cultural Center, International House and the International Center.

The following sections of the Student Life Annual Report include event and program attendance data and accomplishment highlight by unit.

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS 2006-07

Event / Program Fall Winter Spring TOTAL

Academic Success Program/Textbook Program

1,450 students applied/500 students received books

- - 1,450 students applied/500 students received books

All Campus Commuter Board Events - 60 students 70 students 70 students

Associate VP Applications - - 20

applications 20 applications

Bear Garden - November 17 581 students - - 581 students Bear Garden – October 20 447 students - - 447 students

Bear Garden V - - 863 students 863 students

Bear Garden VI—Senior Send-off - - 1,200 students

1,200 students

Bear Garden—February 9 - 761 students - 761 students Bear Garden—March 2 - 892 students - 892 students

Campus-wide Committee Session 13 students - - 13 students

Diversity Affairs Week Events ranged in size from 10-50

- - Events ranged in size from

10-50

Election Information Session—February 21, 2007

- 30 students - 30 students

External Governor Debates Screening 50 students - - 50 students Fallfest Concert 2,852 students - - 2,852 students Food Give-away 250 students - - 250 students

Freshmen Expression Event - 150 students - 150 students

Karaoke Night 210-245 students

210-245 students

Leadership Retreat - 50 students - 50 students Leadership Seminars 21 students 100 students 121 students

Legislation Approved 135 bills approved

111 bills approved

90 bills approved

336 bills approved

Pancake Breakfast 800 students - 700-800 students

1500-1600 students

Preuss Visits at A.S. meetings Average 5-10 students per meeting

- Average 5-10 students per

meeting

Ratatat Concert - 650 attendees 650 attendees Resolutions Approved 5 resolutions 3 resolutions 7 resolutions 15 resolutions Safe Ride Sign-Ups 464 students 236 students 94 students 794 students

Snow Day - 300-400 students

300-400 students

SOFAB Spring Quarter Allocations/Media

- $11,880.53 - $11,880.53

SOFAB Spring Quarter Allocations/Operating

- $459.00 - $459.00

SOFAB Spring Quarter Allocations/Programming

- $46,238 - $46,238

Intercollegiate Athletics Fee Referendum

- 41.9% (8,979)

Voter Turnout

- 41.9% (8,979) Voter Turnout

Spring Quarter Leadership Retreat - - 40 A.S. Council

40 A.S. Council Members

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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS 2006-07


Members Spring Student Organization

Allocations/Media - -

$19,946.96 allocations

$19,946.96 allocations

Spring Student Organization Allocations/Operating

- - $380.00 allocations

$380.00 allocations

Spring Student Organization Allocations/Programming

- - $47,713 allocations

$47,713 allocations

Spring Tea - - 60 students, staff, and faculty

60 students, staff, and faculty

State of the Campus Address 80 attendees - - 80 attendees Student Regent Application Process - 10 applicants - 10 applicants

SunGod Festival - - 16,500 attendees

16,500 attendees

Take Back the Night - - 350 students 350 students

U.S. Grants Winter Allocations $3,047.89 12 grant allocations ($4,000)

$4,050 allocations

$11,097.89

Voter Registration

More than 1,800 students registered to

vote

- - More than 1,800 students

registered to vote

We’ll Take U There Event to Downtown San Diego

- 21 students - 21 students

Web Hits - -

April (8,026 Visitors) May

(8,820 Visitors) June (3,439 Visitors)

April (8,026 Visitors) May (8,820 Visitors) June (3,439

Visitors)

Welcome Week Dance 3,500 students - - 3,500 students Welcome Packets 6,000 packets - - 6,000 packets

Welcome Week Involvement Session 40 students - - 40 students TGIO Concerts - 366 students 937 students 1,303 students

Winterfest - 1,027 students - 1,027 students

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CRAFTS CENTER 2006-07 Event/Program Fall Winter Spring TOTAL

Crafts Center Staff 11 4 2 17 UCSD Students 179 155 229 563

UCSD Grad Students - 26 32 58 UCSD Affiliates 111 121 110 342 Com. Members 249 259 237 745

TOTAL ATTENDANCE 550 565 578 1,693

TOTAL DOLLARS $62,689.00 $67,555.00 $64,689.00 $194,933.00

EXPRESS TO SUCCESS PROGRAMS 2006-07


ETS Summer Program – August 2007 97 students - - 97

ETS Yearlong Leadership Program

42 students selected from

74 applicants

- - 42

ETS Interpersonal Communication Seminars (4 Sections Offered per Quarter)

98 students 96 students 58 students 252

ETS Public Speaking Seminars (4 Sections Offered per Quarter)

52 students selected from 69 applicants

97 students 71 students 220

Intermediate Communication Skills Track 125 students - - GRADTRACK 17 students - -

Hate Speaking: Sketch Comedy with a Lesson - - 220 students 220

TOTAL ATTENDANCE 431 193 349 973

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(SOLO) 2006-07 Event / Program Fall Winter Spring TOTAL

Community Advisor Reception (#advisors) 24 - - 24 Alternative Break International Volunteer Trips (#students) - 56 - 56

American Pie Program (#students) 56 54 55 165 Chicano Park Day (#students) - - 50 50

Fall Festival On the Green (FFOG)(#students) 2,500 - - 2,500 MLK Day of Service (#students) - 47 - 47

MLK Parade (#students) - 500+ - 0 Panhellenic Rush (#students) 500 - - 500

Passport to Leadership (#attendees) 585 528 633 1,746 Registration Sessions (#principal members) 953 144 182 1,279 Student Organization (#principal members) 1,690 1,966 2000+ -

Students in AmeriCorps (#members) 33 33 33 - UCSD Cares (#students) - - 1,000+ 1,000+

Registered Student Organization Events Environment, Health, and Safety Forms 144 165 184 493

Sounds, Stage, Lighting Tech 134 117 77 328 Publicity 59 65 52 176

Box Office 47 55 20 122 Contracts 46 39 57 142 Catering 41 34 48 123 Parking 29 29 47 105 Security 28 27 20 75 Alcohol 2 3 1 6

AV 2 8 3 13 Production Manager - 2 1 3

Other (1) 40 39 64 143 Other (2) 12 14 17 43 Other (3) 6 9 8 23

TOTAL BLUEFORM TRANSACTIONS 590 606 599 1,795 Other Statistics

A.S. Funding (#requests) 128 180 160 468 Admit Day (#organizations) - - 100 100

Registered Student Organization Events 387 449 447 1,283 Number of Student Organizations 309 368 400 -

SOLO & LEAD Passport Workshops 51 41 28 120

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UNIVERSITY CENTERS 2006-07

Fall Winter Spring Event / Program

6PM 9PM 6PM 9PM 6PM 9PM TOTAL

Price Center Film Series Total Attendance (Subtotal) 1,024 2,307 949 1,742 961 687 -

Total Attendance 3,331 2,691 1,648 7,670 Roma Nights - Coffee House Performers

Total Attendance 152 - 177 - 173 - 502 Pub After Dark - Concert Series

Total Attendance 1,635 - 868 - 1,150 - 3,653 F12 - Noon Time Concerts at the Pub

Total Attendance 90 - - - 200 - 290 Poetry Slamm

Total Attendance 147 - 44 - 72 - 263 Last Lecture Series – Faculty / Student Interaction Program

Total Attendance 26 - 117 - 103 - 246 Monday Night Football at Roundtable Pizza

Total Attendance - - - - - Finals Week - Stress Relief Activities

Total Attendance - 425 - 706 - 1,131

Art Exhibits Individual Student Artist - - - - 10 10

Student Group - - - - 2 2 Faculty or Department - - - - 1 1 Total Attendance - - - - 13 13

DJ Fridays Total Attendance - - - 400 400

TOTAL EVENT ATTENDANCE 5,906 4,321 4,577 14,804

UNIVERSITY CENTERS 2006-07

Reservation Statistics Fall Winter Spring TOTAL

Academic Class 197 4.79% 246 5.52% 316 7.30% 759 5.89% Misc./none listed 117 2.85% 162 3.63% 161 3.72% 440 3.41%

Off-Campus 32 0.78% 13 0.29% 5 0.12% 50 0.39% Student Affairs Departments 551 13.40% 432 9.70% 640 14.78% 1,623 12.59%

Student Organizations 2,136 51.95% 2,519 56.58% 2,236 51.64% 6,891 53.44% UCSD Departments (Non-

Student Affairs) 649 15.78% 556 12.49% 522 12.06% 1,727 13.39%

University Centers Administration

430 10.46% 262 5.88% 145 3.35% 837 6.49%

UCEN Marketing & Programs

- - 262 5.88% 305 7.04% 567 4.40%

TOTAL ATTENDANCE 4,112 4,452 4,452 12,894

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UNIVERSITY EVENTS OFFICE 2006-07


ArtPower! Performances / Engagement Performance Attendance 7,670 4,408 2,065 14,143 Engagement Activities 750 2,093 190 3,033

UEO/Promoter Concerts Total Attendance 10,157 2,425 4,741 17,323

Associated Students Programming Events Total Attendance 9,567 3,279 20,938 33,784

Sneak Previews Total Attendance - - 692 692

Campus Tour Total Attendance - - ˜800 800

Special Event: Al Gore Total Attendance - - 4,150 4,150

Welcome Convocation Total Attendance 1,500 - 1,500 TOTAL EVENT ATTENDANCE

29,644 12,205 33,576 75,425

Contract Administration

Student Organizations 104 108 92 304 Campus Departments 94 168 119 381

UCSD Box Office Ticket Sales Total 29,842 12,481 33,787 76,110

Winter Fest Breakdown Revelle 156 - 156 Muir 232 - 232 Marshall 163 - 163 Warren 127 - 127 Roosevelt 194 - 194

Sixth 136 - 136 Graduates 19 - 19

Non-Students - - - Male 583 - 583

Female 425 - 425 Freshman 344 - 344 Sophomores 283 - 283 Juniors 188 - 188 Seniors 193 - 193 Bear Garden Breakdown Revelle 182 280 - 462 Muir 171 283 - 454 Marshall 165 248 - 413 Warren 238 354 - 592 Roosevelt 144 208 - 352 Sixth 102 206 - 308 Graduates 26 9 - 35 Male 619 929 - 1,548 Female 409 672 - 1,081 Freshman 72 114 - 186 Sophomores 82 131 - 213 Juniors 241 339 - 580

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UNIVERSITY EVENTS OFFICE 2006-07


Seniors 607 1,017 - 1,624 Others 26 0 - 26 TGIO Concert Break down Revelle 266 49 - 315 Muir 361 80 - 441 Marshall 249 60 - 309 Warren 243 67 - 310 Roosevelt 277 60 - 337 Sixth 197 50 - 247 Graduates 9 0 - 9 Male 700 148 - 848 Female 902 218 - 1,120 Freshman 801 130 - 931 Sophomores 367 144 - 511 Juniors 242 63 - 305 Seniors 192 59 - 251 Graduate 0 0 - 0

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Highlights – FALL 2006

• A.S. Constitution - Last summer, the A.S. established a task force to assess the current A.S. constitution and draft a new document. After reviewing the current A.S. organizational structure, the task force made improvements, developing a new representation structure to reflect these changes. Then last October, the task force presented a draft of the new constitution to the Council and requested comments from students, staff, and faculty. By streamlining the constitution and adding new positions, the Council has updated the representation structure of the student body, which is quite an accomplishment.

• Raising the Bar/A.S. Leadership Program - Now in its second year, the Raising the Bar/A.S. Leadership Program is again expanding to provide even more leadership opportunities for both A.S. emerging and advanced leaders. Raising the Bar, which consists of the following four components: Skills & Training, Involvement, Career Development, and Leadership Now, has received overwhelming approval from its participants. During the Fall Quarter, the following leadership skills and training workshops were offered to the Associated Students: Alliance Training, Character & Communication, and Diversity Training. In addition to offering seminars, the Raising the Bar Leadership Program, also sponsored campus speakers from the USES Steering Committee and the Academic Affairs Office, who gave presentations at two of the Senate meetings. And now many of the A.S. senators have geared their senator projects to reflect the leadership involvement component that is part of the Raising the Bar Leadership Program. While several senators are working with local restaurants to display UCSD Triton posters in their windows, others have worked with the A.S. External Office to promote voter registration efforts with UCSD students. Several A.S. Cabinet members, including the Assistant VP of Diversity Affairs and the Associate VP of Student Advocacy, have coordinated seminars to reflect components of the Raising the Bar program. Additional seminars offered during the Winter Quarter will include the following topics: public relations, public speaking, students’ rights on campus, and an A.S. leadership retreat. The Raising the Bar Leadership Program will culminate during the beginning of the Spring Quarter when the A.S. Council will turn in their overall applications for the leadership program and become eligible for awards.

• A.S. Welcome Packets - In an effort to promote Triton Spirit and encourage involvement opportunities at UCSD, the Associated Students developed an A.S. welcome packet that was distributed to on-campus freshmen students when they checked into their rooms. The welcome packets included Triton Tide merchandise, a comprehensive A.S. booklet, Triton Spirit posters, and a voter registration card. The A.S. booklet provided freshmen with an in-depth look about the workings of A.S. and its involvement opportunities. These welcome packets enabled the Associated Students to connect with the incoming freshmen, and inform them about the A.S. events planned for the upcoming academic year.

• Voter Registration Campaign 2006 - During the Fall Quarter 2006, the A.S. External Office coordinated a comprehensive voter registration campaign, which resulted in more than 1,800 UCSD students registering to vote. The A.S. VP of External Affairs collaborated with a coalition of UCSD students to promote voter registration.

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• During various events at Welcome Week, the A.S. VP of External Affairs and student staff advertised voter registration and provided the necessary voter registration forms.

• The UCSD Student Vote Coalition sponsored a Gubernatorial Debate Screening night on the

ERC Green, which had an attendance of 50 students. • The A.S. VP of External Affairs worked with the Dining Hall managers to have voter

registration tables outside the Dining Halls. • The External Affairs Office partnered with UCSA to distribute non-partisan educational voter

guide information.

Highlights – WINTER 2007

• The Freshmen Senators hosted Frosh Expression, a successful event that enabled UCSD’s freshmen to meet each other through a series of planned activities. More than 150 freshmen attended.

• In January 2007, the A.S. held an all-day retreat that included presentations on leadership styles and public relations techniques. During this retreat, council members reviewed their goals and USES updates.

• With the approval of a new A.S. constitution, task force members created new election bylaws and began drafting the Council bylaws and additional charters. The task force will be completed with its charge by May 2007.

• The A.S. Council revised its election filing procedures, which were instituted as a result of its new constitution. Candidates running for the Senate are now able to complete all of their paperwork through A.S. instead of duplicating the process with their individual Colleges. This year, all of the A.S. races had at least one candidate running for each office, and many of the races had multiple candidates.

• The All-Campus Commuter Board selected new officers and started meeting on a weekly basis. In addition to planning social events, members of the board invited the Transportation and Parking Services Director to attend a meeting and update them on new parking initiatives, such as the additional shuttle routes.

• A.S. hired a full-time programmer analyst. Projects completed so far include streamlining the A.S. website and creating a new election ballot. Plans are now underway to create an on-line shopping cart feature for Soft Reserves and Lecture Notes.

• The A.S. Council held a Special Election from January 29 to February 2, 2007 to vote on a Student Athletic Fee Referendum, which proposed a $78.04 per student per quarter fee increase. This Special Election had the highest voter turnout in UCSD history—41.9% (8,979 students). The referendum passed with 4,991 students (55.8%) voting yes and 3,948 (44.2%) of the students voting against the referendum.

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Highlights – SPRING 2007

• Associated Students Elections - The overall voter turnout was 22.38% (4,715 students), which was the highest number since the 2002 general election. The election ran very smoothly, and no election violations were filed. The $7.00 per student per quarter PULSE referendum was approved during the election.

• Snow at UC San Diego - On April 26, the Sungod lawn took on an entirely new look since the Associated Students sponsored “Snow Day,” which they hope will become a UCSD tradition. As some students walked to class wearing shorts and sandals, others were able to take a study break by building snowmen, making snow angels, and drinking hot cocoa while the sun was shining on the campus. Only at UC San Diego!

• Take Back the Night - On April 27, the A.S. Women’s Commission sponsored its annual Take Back the Night event, which included two programs on sexual assault. All proceeds from this event were donated to the Center for Community Solutions.

• A.S. Awards Ceremony - On May 9, the A.S. Council held its annual leadership awards reception. Council members were honored for their participation in the “Raising the Bar” leadership program—Emma Sandoe and Heidi Laidemitt received top honors for their participation and received a free Kaplan class.

• A.S. Special Meeting - On May 11, the A.S. Council had a special meeting to transition the outgoing and incoming members of the Council. The Chancellor also spoke at this meeting and highlighted the accomplishments of the 2006-2007 Council. The A.S. will continue to hold a special meeting every Spring Quarter to transition its officers.

• Task Force Documents - The A.S. task force completed its goal of developing a comprehensive document, which includes all A.S. standing rules and special rules of order. The task force spent months reviewing all A.S. documents and rules, making changes, and writing a new document. In the past, A.S. had numerous charters and bylaws—now all of the A.S. documents are compiled in a comprehensive document.

• Campus Banners - The A.S. funded the first set of campus banners, including installing hardware. The University Communications office is in the process of designing the banners, which will be displayed during Welcome Week.

• ACTA Social at Transfer Admit Day - More than 200 students attended the ACTA social following Transfer Admit Day. Incoming students met with representatives from ACTA and were given information on becoming involved with this organization.

• A.S. Retreat - The 2007-2008 A.S. Council held a successful leadership retreat in May, which included workshops on public speaking, parliamentary procedures, and diversity education. There was also a presentation regarding the USES steering committee and background information about the USES report. The Council divided into groups to review the USES report, and then developed the Council’s goals for the upcoming year. The Council used the USES report as a guiding document to develop the goals for the upcoming year.

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• ASUCSD Executive Budget - The A.S. Council approved its 2007-2008 executive budget, which provided additional funds to student organizations, external affairs campaigns, and USES initiatives. In addition, funds were also allocated for A.S. enterprise programs.

• Associate Vice-President Position - There has been a great deal of interest in the newly-created Associated Vice Presidential positions. In fact, more than twenty students applied for its seven positions. Many of the students were new to the Council and interested in becoming involved with the Associated Students. This year was the first time all of the Associated Vice Presidential positions were appointed instead of elected.

• Undergraduate Scholastic Grants (US Grant) - There was a great student interest in applying for the US Grants program. The students marketed the program to all campus departments, and as a result, attracted a diverse pool of applicants. A variety of majors were represented, including chemistry, physics, engineering, visual arts, media production, and molecular biology. Due to the success of this year’s program, the Instructional Improvement Committee allocated $20,000 to the US Grants program for the 2007-2008 academic year.

• Partnership—A.S., SIORC, Student Educational Advancement - The Associated Students and SIORC allocated funds towards the second annual, “I’m Going to College Day,” which was held on June 9. A.S. leaders participated in the lunch meeting with the students. During this event, A.S. leaders introduced themselves to students, answering questions.

• ACCB Spring Programs - The All Campus Commuter Board (ACCB) expanded its programs for the Spring Quarter, and in addition to the highly attended go-cart event, the students also coordinated a camping trip and a dance at the Stage. During the ACCB meetings, the students invited campus speakers, including representatives from Parking & Transportation and Off Campus Housing.

• A.S. Safe Ride Program at Sungod - The Associated Students provided funding to expand the Safe Ride program during Sungod festivities, and as a result, shuttles were available on campus during day and evening activities.

• Senior Senators—Senior Sendoff Bear Garden - In partnership with the Programming Office, the A.S. Senior Senators developed the concept of a special Bear Garden event. The A.S. Senators are hopeful that this highly attended event will become a tradition for graduating students.

• Soft Reserves & Lecture Notes - The Associated Students department is in the process of preparing a framework to add ecommerce to the Soft Reserves website and allow students to order and pay online for Soft Reserves products. This goal has required several extra tasks-these tasks include:

• The Registrars office granted A.S. access to the course tables in the data warehouse, which will allow Soft Reserves administration to update the database without the need for manual input.

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• The A.S. department has applied to the GAO for an ecommerce merchant account for Soft Reserves. Soft Reserves and Lecture Notes received approval from Student Business Services to charge the costs of student course materials to individual student accounts in a fashion similar to the system used by the bookstore.

• Christine Bagwell, Manager Instructional WWW Development Center, suggested that faculty requests for new materials on Soft Reserves use a form in a proposed faculty one-stop website for arranging courses at UCSD. This step would remove the need for the local cache of course information on the Soft Reserves website.

• Software Updates - The web view of A.S. acts approved has been improved with the addition of mouse-over descriptions of the acts text http://as.ucsd.edu/governing_documents/acts.php . An improved interface has been made for viewing A.S. rules http://as.ucsd.edu/governing_documents/rules.php

• In cooperation with the Business Office, we are now hosting online forms and a database recording the processing of monetary transfers associated with acts passed by the A.S. Council. This process was formerly kept as a spreadsheet on the shared network drive. This database will eventually become part of the One-Stop for student funding.

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• Soft Reserves provided 112 unique products in support of 80 courses.

• Lecture Notes provided lecture notes for 18 current courses and archived notes for 25 previous courses.

• The Guardian printed 20 issues for the Fall Quarter.




• The Guardian printed 20 issues for the Winter Quarter.


• Completed a workload analysis that led to the reorganization of Student Organization Fund Managers in an effort to better serve student organizations in a manner similar to the method used by SOLO for advising.

• Standardized Student Life student employee timecards and hiring procedures, effectively streamlining the cluster’s methods of managing student employees and eliminating errors caused by inconsistent practices among the units.



• Graduate Student Association realigned its budget to better reflect the organizations current structure.

• In addition to printing 20 issues for the Spring Quarter, The UCSD Guardian Newspaper commemorated its 40th anniversary with a celebration attended by editors and writers from previous years.

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• Holiday Crafts Sale, November 28, 29, 30: Gross sales excluding sales tax equaled $24,178.00 Six alumni and students participated (up from zero 2005).

• The student Gallery intern took full responsibility for the Fall Faculty show, including logistics,

printing, installation and Artists Reception. Reception attendance: 145 The Intern also did a presentation about the Crafts Center to the IR/PS staff, 25 attended.

• The Crafts Center partnered with the University Gallery, providing 32 hours of glass blowing

demonstrations for disadvantaged urban elementary school children. It is noted that the majority of the demonstrations, for the first time, were performed by UCSD students.

• Former Crafts Center student Margaret Prescott, a recent UCSD graduate of the Psychology

Department, wrote and published a research paper that deals with the use of Art Therapy in the counseling of homeless youths. Her counseling direction stems from her experiences in the Crafts Centers programs during her UCSD undergraduate years.


• Remodeled the existing photo studio, and opened The Factory, a retail T-shirt silk screening shop. Total work orders to date 26.

• Hosted the photography exhibit “Black, White and Green”, which examined the relationship between human kind and the environment. Artist Reception: Saturday, February 17, 6-8pm. 65 attended the reception, including 13 photographers: 5 UCSD students, 4 UCSD Staff and 4 Community members.

• Hosted a glass blowing demonstration for the University Extension English Language program. 30 Extension students were in attendance.

• Hosted a workshop with an internationally renowned glass artist Elio Quarisa from Murano, Italy. Two days of demonstration and instruction and a gallery artist reception on the third day. Enrollment for workshop: 10 participatory students and 25 paid observers. 80 attended the reception.

• Attended the California Glass Exchange held in San Bernadino, California. This yearly event brings together all facets of the glass community for education and information exchange. 9 Crafts Center students, faculty and T.A. attended.

• A Crafts Center glass student applied and received a scholarship to the Pilchuck School for Glass in Washington. It is the premier glass school worldwide.

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• The new silk screening shop has printed 2,900 T-shirts to date, many for campus events including 300 for the long standing Revelle Water Melon Drop.

• Demonstrated the art of glass blowing to a 40 member student group from the Preuss Charter School.

• Advanced Glassblowing Instructor, Buzz Blodgett, won first place in the blown glass category at the Del Mar Exposition.

• Emeritus Faculty member Sanford Lakoff donated his late wife’s ceramic studio tools and equipment and inventory ($3K).

• Received 4 4X5 large format cameras and miscellaneous photo studio equipment from Bill Scheris a long time photographer from the Del Mar Race Track. The new equipment will be used for a new photo program Fall Qt. ($4.9K)

• Offered the Campus a Spring Crafts Sale with a large selection of jewelry, ceramics & glass. Gross sales without tax $13,495K.

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Highlights – FALL 2006 to WINTER 2007

• The UCSD Express to Success Programs added additional sections of both the ETS Interpersonal Communication and ETS Public Speaking Seminars to accommodate the increase in student applications.

• ETS and the Student Office of Human Relations (SOHR) collaborated to offer a non-credit co-curricular Intergroup Dialogue on Gender in Spring 2007.

• Participants in the ETS Yearlong Leadership Program served as actors in the Social Action Theatre Troupe that performed Hate Speaking: Sketch Comedy with a Lesson during Human Relations Awareness Week with over 200 students in attendance.

• Dr. Joseph W. Watson, former Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs, joined the ETS Yearlong Leadership Program and Intermediate Communicate Skill Track graduates as the keynote speaker for the ETS Leadership Banquet in May 2007.

• A five-year strategic plan was developed to guide future ETS initiatives and the expansion of the program as a clearinghouse for communication and public speaking skill development.

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• SOLO partnered with the Student Health Advocates and the Community Law Project on the Students in Service AmeriCorps grant program for the fourth year. This year, 33 students are completing a total of 11,400 hours of community service and will receive a total of $35,500 in education awards through the program.

• SOLO joined the International Education Week committee this year to help coordinate a community service project as well as implement a Passport to Leadership Panel during the week. SOLO partnered with the United Nations Student Alliance and a non-profit, The Art Miles Mural Project, to bring art in many forms to UCSD. Also, UCSD students adorned over 300 pairs of canvas shoes with designs from passers by on Library Walk. A project called “Shoes for Hope” will deliver these shoes to child orphans in Africa.

• Intervarsity Christian Fellowship received $75,000 in donations to build the Impact 1 Tent on

campus. The Impact 1 Tent was created to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa through an interactive tent focusing on information and life stories of those affected by HIV. The organization also raised $25,000 to go toward building a health clinic in Malawi and they were able to sponsor 115 Malawi Children.

• Student Health Advocates partnered with the LGBT Resource Center to plan World AIDS Day

that included a well-organized day of events along with a display of the AIDS Quilt in the Ballroom.

• The Human Powered Submarine Team of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,

UCSD chapter, took 1st place in the 2006 International Human powered submarine in the non-propeller category.

Stories – FALL 2006

• SOLO, in conjunction with ERC’s Assistant Dean of Students applied for and received, the first Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. We highlighted five general service initiatives on campus including Alternative Breaks, Teams in Engineering Service (TIES), Preuss School/Gompers Charter School (GMCS) Involvement Program, Public Service Minor, and American Pie: What’s Under the Crust. Also included as service specifically for hurricane relief projects were Individual Student Efforts, Warren College Television (WCTV) Hurricane Help-a-thon, Alternative Break for Katrina Relief and UCSD Cares: Hurricane Katrina Relief – “Help Us Help Our Neighbors.”

• Over 200 UCSD students, faculty, staff, and community members attended and participated in the Black Student Union’s Kwanza celebration, Monday, November 27th, a significant increase over prior years. Five additional partnering student organizations played an integral part in the program presentation.

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• The number of registered graduate student organizations increased from 25 last year to 32 this year.

• SOLO and the AS Volunteer Connection coordinated the Annual 5th MLK Jr. Day of Service. 45 students and 2 staff members participated.

• American Pie: What’s Under the Crust addressed the topic of Native Americans in San Diego. The winter program took 54 students and staff members to a reservation for a day of education, community service and reflection on the past and future of Native Americans in southern California. This community based service-learning project is co-sponsored by SOLO, the Cross Cultural Center, International House and the International Center.

• 56 students and community advisors participated in Alternative Breaks (AB) volunteer trips to Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, China and Guatemala. On each trip, students worked with local community agencies to provide services to local children. In addition to community service, students also participated in cultural activities and held nightly reflections. This year SOLO partnered with LEAD on the development of a large-scale AB fundraising dinner, which raised approximately $12,000. The collaborative continues to expand the number and quality of Alternative Spring Break trips offered on campus. SOLO is setting up a meeting with the Director of Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (CILAS) to discuss connecting Alternative Breaks to credit bearing courses.

Stories – WINTER 2007

• More than 500 faculty, staff and students participated in the MLK parade. The turnout this was the largest in UCSD history. This year’s parade was lead by Grand Marshals, Chancellor Fox and Vice Chancellor Watson followed by several departments, the colleges, student organizations, the Preuss School, Gompers and Upward Bound Students. SOLO raised more than $5,000 in contributions from various UCSD departments and colleges to support the event.

• The Muslim Student Association hosted its 4th annual Fast-a-thon in the Price Center Ballroom. Several members from the organization raised awareness about hunger throughout the world and were able to raise money for Islamic Relief USA.

• SOLO co-sponsored events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Dr. Seuss' "The Cat in the Hat". The event included a Kids Book Drive Feb 16-March 2, which collected hundreds of books to benefit multiple after school programs in San Diego; an event on March 2nd in Price Center Plaza featured Scott Paulson's (UCSD Arts Library) toy piano and crazy noisemaker band; and readings by campus celebrities and Preuss School kids. The event was attended by students, staff, children, families, and teachers from the International Center.

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• The 17th Annual Excel Leadership Conference was held this Winter in coordination with the Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils. This annual event drew over 300 students from both UCSD and several southern California Universities.

• Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Councils hosted the annual Greek Awards Ceremony. This event awarded outstanding chapters and individuals in categories such as Campus Involvement, Greek Community Involvement, New Member Education, Philanthropy, Scholarship and many more. The awards were judged by a panel of five UCSD staff members including representatives from LEAD, Warren Res Life, Student Legal Services, UCSD Athletics, and University Centers. With over 600 Greek affiliated students in attendance, this event was a culmination of the 2006 year of activities for the UCSD Greek Community.

• Student organizations Kaibigang Pilipino, Vietnamese Student Association, Black Student Union, and MEChA held their respective annual high school conferences in winter quarter, assisting the university in outreach to high school students from underrepresented populations and encouraging their pursuit for higher education.

• Student organization KASCON 21, hosted the largest Korean American student conference in the United States at UCSD. It was the 21st annual conference to be held and for the first time included invitations to “student leaders from our motherland of Korea” to assist in building understanding and partnerships between countries and generations. The conference included geographical and generational perspectives on political, economical, social, and cultural differences and similarities. Presenters from this region included ABC news anchor Lee Ann Kim, Tammy Ryu the first female Korean American judge in California, and Sing Kang, Korean Hollywood actor. The conference brochure included a letter of welcome from Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and other UCSD units received recognition as Silver (Associated Students) and Patron (University Centers Advisor Board) sponsors.


• By the end of spring quarter SOLO had registered approximately 400 student organizations with

over 2000 principal members using our new on-line student organization registration process.

• 182 principal members attended one of SOLO’s weekly registration sessions in Spring Quarter. A total of 1279 principal members attended this year.

• SOLO processed Associated Students funding requests for student organizations in spring quarter and a total of 468 requests throughout the academic year.

• SOLO Blue formed 447 student organization events during spring quarter and a total of 1,283 events throughout the academic year.

• SOLO hosted 51 vendors one week each quarter during Vendor Fair and 60 student organizations were able to sell food at the event as a fundraiser for their organization.

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• 17 vendors participated in the weekly Farmers Market, co-sponsored by SOLO and the UCSD Bookstore.

• SOLO sponsored 11 campus promotions throughout the year.

• More than 50 UCSD students participated in UCSD’s Annual Chicano Park Day Field Trip in Barrio Logan as a component of the Cesar Chavez Month long celebration. SOLO and the Six Colleges sponsored this event.

• Approximately 100 student organizations participated in Admit Day.

• 173 students, staff and faculty members participated in American Pie: What’s Under the Crust This quarterly, community based service-learning project is co-sponsored by SOLO, the Cross Cultural Center, International House and the International Center.

• Over 1,000 students and 60 student organizations participated in the 6th Annual UCSD Cares project, donation and information tables.

Stories – SPRING 2007

• SOLO coordinated the 2nd Annual Decorate Sun God Contest. A handful of entries were

submitted and after approval from Stuart Art Collection Office Elizabeth Reagan, Senior from Warren College was chosen as this year’s winner with her Electronic "Fetters" Shackles submission.

• The Vietnamese Student Association celebrated it’s 30th year of existence on the UCSD campus during an anniversary banquet that brought together generations of VSA alumni and current members. Among those recognized were successful community leaders, business entrepreneurs and company executives that continue to serve as mentors and resources for the organization. Noteworthy achievements for the year were also highlighted such as raising $5,000 during the Charity Date Auction, receiving the UVSA Dedication Award for the second year in a row and hosting the 12th annual Culture Night.

• The 23rd annual Student Organizations Recognition and Awards banquet was held on May 24th where eight outstanding achievement and monetary awards were presented out of 61 submitted applications. A new award was added this year, the Chapin Cole & Melissa Higgins Lifelong Service Award, the second to be given annually by one or more UCSD alumni. The number of community advisors in attendance more than tripled from previous years.

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• MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan) hosted the MEChA Statewide Conference “The Power of Space Through Community”, from April 27 - 29, 2007. The 3-day conference included students from high schools, community colleges, state colleges, as well as other UCs and community members. A sunrise ceremony, keynotes, college caucuses, and workshops were all part of the conferences goal to address cultural and political awareness, education, activism and service to the community.

• The Interfraternity Council hosted their spring rush during week two of the quarter. The council’s efforts to create an info night yielded impressive results with over 100 men pledging one of our 9 IFC chapters.

• On April 11th, Chi Omega Sorority hosted a surprise wish granting ceremony at Porters Pub for Hailey, a wish kid with the Make A Wish Foundation. They raised $10.000 to accomplish this goal and were thrilled to make their largest donation since the founding of their chapter as well as grant Hailey’s wish which was a shopping spree in Paris. This story was covered on KUSI evening news as well as in the Guardian.

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• As the fall quarter began and construction of the Price Center expansion intensified, concern existed that the temporary shuttle closure of the east entrance to the Price Center and the Matthews Lane shuttle bus turn-around would reduce used of the food court. A marketing campaign was developed that placed banners and signs at strategic locations around the Price Center. Overall food vendor sales were up in October and November by 8% and 4% respectively.

• In an effort to increase on-campus evening programming, Pub-After-Dark concerts were

increased from three to five shows in the fall quarter with very positive results. • Hired Assistant Director for Marketing and Programs, Commuter Student Service Manager, HR

Coordinator, and Assistant Technical Services Manager


• Following the Library’s lead and responding to student requests for extended hours, Espresso Roma and Subway agreed to extend operating hours until 2 a.m. Sunday – Thursday.

• Introduced Open ’til 2 a.m. marketing effort to promote late night hours in the neighborhood, including Food Court (Subway and Espresso Roma), Geisel Library and Shuttleservice.

• The All Campus College Bowl Tournament was held in January with each college sending their top two teams to compete. Highest individual scorers were invited to participate on the all-star teamat the ACUI regional tournament.

• Outreach to potential food court vendors for the Price Center renovation and expansion project was conducted. More than 150 restaurants were contacted, and a new retail interest website at http://pcretail.ucsd.edu was developed to inform potential vendors of retail opportunities.


• Hi Thai restaurant opened at the Student Center. Early sales figures suggest a successful beginning.

• The Memory Wall in the Price Center Ballroom Lobby was updated and is much more graphically interesting and attractive.

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• The Price Center Plaza marquee was replaced with a digital marquee that will enhance student organizations’ ability to promote their events and programs.

• The Student Center renovation and expansion continues to make progress. The following services and offices were renovated or moved to new space:

• Lecture Notes/Soft Reserves

• UCSD Bike Shop

• General Store

• Food Co-op

• SRTV

• Computer Lounge will open in September

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• Inaugurated 2-quarter Place Matters Project, the most comprehensive interdisciplinary arts initiative in the history of UC San Diego in partnership with Sixth College, Thurgood Marshall College and Eleanor Roosevelt College.

• Increased ArtPower! new donors by 19%, with increased giving 49% from last season (2005-06). • Raised community profile with increased news/feature stories about ArtPower! and ArtPower!

Performances. • Implemented on-line performance agreement processing for campus departments for increased

efficiency. • Hired Box Office Manager and Box Office Assistant. • Advised/worked with A.S. Programming to implement successful community-oriented Beer

Garden. • Planned with committee and implemented first ever Welcome Convocation for new students

with the theme of “Uncommon Scholars and Global Citizens”.


• ArtPower! completed the two-quarter-long Place Matters Project, the most comprehensive interdisciplinary arts initiative in the history of UC San Diego. The project was organized in partnership with Sixth College, Thurgood Marshall College and Eleanor Roosevelt College. Over 1,100 students were involved in the project.

• ArtPower! raised the community profile of UCSD with increased news/feature stories about the Place Matters Project in the San Diego Union Tribune, the New York Times, @UCSD Magazine and University Communication publications Showcase, This Week

• ArtPower! inaugurated new ArtPower! eCircuit monthly newsletter.

• ArtPower! engaged over 550 6-12th grade students through its matinee performance with TaikoProject.

• World Premiere of UCSD graduate student composition with the Arditti String Quartet.

• The Box Office solicited new clients: Big Bear and Snow Summit lift tickets.

• A.S. Programming continued its Bear Garden program with success and increased attendance.


• Al Gore in partnership with Special Events & Protocol and UCSD Extension.

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