The University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...

 (UCSB) Associated Students Program Board (AS Program Board or ASPB) was created in the Spring of 1978. By The Legal Code of the Associated Students of the University of California Santa Barbara within the By-Laws of Section 7, Article XI, Section 23, A.S. Program Board Charge is:

The Associated Students Program Board is a student-funded, student-run campus organization

Organization

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 dedicated to producing and supporting entertainment

Entertainment

Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...

 and culturally diverse events for the UCSB campus and surrounding community. The Board also provides an opportunity for students to gain a wide range of experience in planning and producing university activities and entertainment.

Voting Membership

1. Deputy Commissioner
2. Concerts Coordinator
3. Concerts Assistant
4. Special Events Coordinator
5. Special Events Assistant
6. Lectures & Cultural Arts Coordinator
7. Film Coordinator
8. Graphics Coordinator
9. Graphics Assistant
10. Security Coordinator
11. Security Assistant
12. Production Coordinator
13. Production Assistants (2)
14. Publicity Coordinators (2)
15. Tickets Coordinator
16. Digital Media Coordinator
17. Volunteer Coordinator
18. Legislative Council Representatives (2)
19. RHA Liaison, after attending three consecutive meetings

Non-Voting Membership

1. Program Board Commissioner (except to break a tie)
2. Associate Director for Student Programming
3. A.S. Executive Director
4. A.S. Attorney General
5. A.S. Controller(s)
6. Local Affairs Organizing Director
7. A.S. President

Selection and Term of Office

• The Program Board Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, and each voting member shall be selected and recommended by a committee
  Committee
  A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
  
   of out-going Program Board members, nominated by the A.S. President, and final approval being given by Legislative Council for a term of one academic year.

• The two Legislative Council Representatives shall be nominated by the Internal Vice President and approved by the Legislative Council for the term of one year.

Duties and Responsibilities of Program Board

1. Hold regularly scheduled public meeting with public agenda approximately every week during periods of regular school instruction, excluding Dead Week.
2. Plan and produce a diverse schedule of entertaining and cultural events.
3. Encourage and foster creativity and diversity in entertainment programming.
4. Maximize student input into the entertainment programming area.
5. Continually improve the quality of student activities.
6. Encourage student growth and development of new skills and expertise in the area of program planning and production.
7. Solicit student input for all programming areas, recruit Committee and Board Members, provide avenues for student participation at the Committee and Board level, and delegate authority to committee members for completion of specific tasks.
8. Establish and constantly update a set of operating policies and codes which are subject to Legislative Council approval.
9. Prepare and present Finance Board, in conjunction with the Commissioner, the annual Program Board budget.
10. Select and nominate new Board members (with the exception of Leg. Council Reps) to the incoming A.S. President and Legislative Council for approval.
11. Report weekly to Legislative Council (by way of Program Board minutes and Legislative Council Representatives), and twice per quarter by a report from the Commissioner.
12. Each Coordinator must hold at least five (5) regularly scheduled office hours per week so as to be available for clients, students, and A.S. staff.
13. Each Assistant Coordinator must hold at least three (3) regularly scheduled office hours per week so as to be available for clients, students, and A.S. staff.
14. Act as primarily board of approval for all Program Board events and expenditures.

Policies of Program Board

1. Abide by Robert's Rules of Order
   Robert's Rules of Order
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    in order to facilitate orderly meetings; however, informal meeting procedures may be used at the discretion of the Chair.
2. A quorum
   Quorum
   A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly necessary to conduct the business of that group...
   
    shall consist of a majority (50%+1) of the voting membership of Program Board.
3. All proxies
   Proxy voting
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    for Program Board must Be approved by a two-thirds (2/3s) vote of Program Board.
4. All Program Board Meetings shall be facilitated by the Program Board Commissioner, or in her/his absence, by the Deputy Commissioner. In the event that the Deputy Commissioner is not able to chair the meeting, the Commissioner shall appoint a qualified replacement as chair.
5. Program Board Selection Committee may give preferences, if it chooses, to candidates with previous or present Program Board or other A.S. experience for the position of Program Board Commissioner.
6. All financial expenditures must be approved by a majority of (50%+1) of the voting membership of Program Board.
7. No group shall use the name of Program Board for sponsorship of other purpose without the express approval of a majority (50%+1) of Program Board.

History

In the Spring of 1978 UCSB's Associated Students Legislative Council combined the original A.S. Concerts and A.S. Films in effort to bring more student involvement and improve programming on campus. On October 5, 1978 the NEXUS announced the birth of AS Program Board, entailing its endeavors and its 11 members plus adviser Carolyn Buford. Since then ASPB as it has been nicknamed has expanded from just films and concerts to include lectures/cultural events and its end of the year music festival Extravaganza (Music Festival)

Extravaganza (Music Festival)

Extravaganza is an annual free campus music festival held at the University of California, Santa Barbara that began in 1979 and has been held every year since 1989. It takes place towards the end of spring quarter and is funded by a student lock-in fee...

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Current Members of Board (2010-2011)

Position	Member
Commissioner	Rae Yamamoto
Deputy Commissioner	Alyssa Tso
Special Events Coordinator	Ali Abbas
Special Events Assistant	Kelsi Ring
Concerts Coordinator	Lizzy Szabo
Concerts Assistant	Brandon Azevedo
Arts & Lectures Coordinator	Patrick Alami
Films Coordinator	Stephanie Medina
Production Coordinator	William Harryman
Production Assistant	Emily Bangham
Production Assistant	Anita Szeto
Event Safety Coordinator	Amber Walter
Event Safety Assistant	Megan McFarland
Publicity Coordinator	Casey Capachi
Publicity Coordinator	Brenna Bozigian
Tickets Coordinator	Gerard Cadiz
Graphics Coordinator	Lynn Albert
Graphics Assistant	Sal Munoz
Digital Media Coordinator	David Schnurr
Volunteers Coordinator	Brian Marre
Leg. Council Representative	Amanda Berry
Leg. Council Representative	Stanley Tzankov
RHA Representative	Brian Nguyen
Advisor	Marilyn Dukes

Members of Board (2009-2010)

Position	Member
Commissioner	Kathleen Jequinto
Deputy Commissioner	Jillanne Porter
Special Events Coordinator	Christie McSweeney
Special Events Assistant	Ali Abbas
Concerts Coordinator	Brian Marre
Concerts Assistant	Lizzie Szabo
Arts & Lectures Coordinator	Rustin Afshordi
Movies Coordinator	Denny Directo
Production Coordinator	Ben Gill
Production Assistant	William Harryman
Production Assistant	Emily Bangham
Security Coordinator	Nicolas Dubon
Security Assistant	Rebekah Logan
Publicity Coordinator	Alyssa Tso
Publicity Coordinator	Rae Yamamoto
Graphic Coordinator	Jordan Killebrew
Graphics Assistant	Valerie Liu
Webmaster Coordinator	Se Young Kang
Volunteers Coordinator	Ana Pineda
Leg. Council Representative	Jamie Silverstein
Leg. Council Representative	Stanley Tzankov
RHA Representative	Dana Magallanes
Advisor	Marilyn Dukes

Members of Board (2008-2009)

Position	Member
Commissioner	Ryan Smith
Deputy Commissioner	Ana Pineda
Special Events Coordinator	Sina Sadighi
Special Events Assistant	Alyssa Tso
Concerts Coordinator	Kayleigh Barnes
Concerts Assistant	Brian Marre
Arts & Lectures Coordinator	Christie McSweeney
Movies Coordinator	Se Young Kang
Production Coordinator	Hollis Nolan
Production Assistant	William Harryman
Production Assistant	Ben Gill
Security Coordinator	Nicolas Dubon
Security Assistant	Rustin Asfordi
Publicity Coordinator	Kathleen Jequinto
Publicity Coordinator	Jillanne Porter
Graphic Coordinator	Simon Estrada
Webmaster Coordinator	Jordan Killebrew
Volunteers Coordinator	Brian Hirashiki
Leg. Council Representative	Jose Magana
Leg. Council Representative	Paula Reever
RHA Representative	Andrea Vargas
Advisor	Marilyn Dukes

Members of Board (2007-2008)

Position	Member
Commissioner	Samantha Nevels
Deputy Commissioner	Narain Kumar
Special Events Coordinator	Samantha Reyes
Special Events Assistant	Kayleigh Barnes
Concerts Coordinator	Ryan Smith
Concerts Assistant	Sina Sadighi
UCen Events Coordinator	Janet Ikpa
Assistant UCen Events Coordinator	Shana Rungsarangnont
Production Coordinator	Hollis Nolan
Assistant Production Coordinator	Kunal Dovedy
Security Coordinator	Chanse Corbin
Assistant Security Coordinator	Ryan Kropf
Publicity Coordinator	Christie McSweeney
Publicity Coordinator	Ana Pineda
Artwork Coordinator	Brian Hirashiki
Webmaster Designer	Brigitte De Soto
Tickets Coordinator	Jessica Dreyer
Leg. Council Representative	Paula Reever
RHA Representative	Alec Henken
Advisor	Marilyn Dukes

Starting Members of Board (1978-1979)

Position	Member
Chairperson	Jodi Bauer
Concerts	Tracy Gershon
Lectures	Daley Beasley
UCen Activities	Carolyn Bowden
Special Events	Dante DiLorenti
Films	Carolyn Cauffman
Cultural Classical	Vacant
Student-at-Large	Glen Goldberg
Student-at-Large	Earl Beamon
Legislative Council Rep.	Sherry Studley
Legislative Council Rep.	Pocahontas III
Advisor	Carolyn Buford

External links

• AS Program Board Website
• UCSB Associated Students
• AS Program Board Fan Page
• AS Program Board Twitter