IVP OFFICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

1. Develop Mobile Panic Button Application and Promote Safety

Resources

Circle of 6u

After researching different safety application models and speaking with administration and

campus entities, we learned that we needed to find a safety app that is both affordable and

flexible in use. Circle of 6 is perfect because it does not require UCPD to take up different

technology and services (which they are unwilling to do), but instead Circle of 6 complements

the efforts of UCPD. Circle of 6 aims to centralize all emergency communication efforts needed

as well as resources that specifically cater to UCLA students. This is one of the most financially

sound investments, requiring a one time payment of a reasonable fee in order to allow all

students, faculty, staff, administration, and those a part of the UCLA community to use this tool.

In addition, Circle of 6 has been endorsed by the White House and is currently in use in over 32

countries. Because of our work specifically with Circle of 6 thus far, UCLA IVP and SWC were

invited to the White House to speak and present about sexual assault prevention to the White

House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault created under President Obama.

Students often who experience sexual assault don’t feel comfortable enough to approach the

police or other authority entities – they often go to friends or people they trust. Circle of 6

supports that means of communication by allowing each person to choose 6 contacts in which

they feel are reliable and trustworthy enough to turn to in an event of such a sensitive topic.

Circle of 6 is more than just a safety app: it’s a community and a state of mind. It fosters the

formation of groups based on trust, and it connects users with organizations who have made

violence prevention their mission. We hope that the app becomes a vehicle for a social

movement that champions safe and healthy relationships. Additionally, developers will provide

us with the institutional and organized support by coming to UCLA to host workshops on how to

effectively use this tool, as well as teach Resident Assistants how to use the app in order for them

to effectively teach their residents how to use it. Additionally, we will integrate Circle of 6u into

New Student Orientation and have incoming students download it, as well as learn how to use it.

They will also provide marketing materials in order to education students about the issues of

sexual assault, which will additionally spur the conversation of this sensitive topic. Finally, the

developers have agreed to provide us with a simple document that details the usage of this

application. This can help us learn which features are being used most.

Extra features specific to UCLA:

a. The third feature will be used to report sexual assaults, once sexual assault reporting is

available online

b. There will be a “911” panic button at the top center of the app interface

c. There will be a click to call feature, where the 6 contacts can be phone called by clicking on

their specific name

d. Specific UCLA Resources included will be: CAPS, CSO, UCPD, Santa Monica Rape

Treatment Center

Additionally, the IVP Avi Oved was invited to the White House in April to present and speak

about heightening safety measures at a university level and how to overall promote the issue of sexual assault prevention on college campuses. More specifically, the IVP presented about 7000 in Solidarity (along with the SWC) and the progress that was made in developing the first-ever

campus specific safety app with Circle of 6, and also highlighted how university administration need to be proactive alongside student movements instead of being bystanders. The IVP served

on a think-tank data jam for sexual assault prevention on college campuses with activists, faculty, and organizers from the Joyful Heart Foundation, Harvard, MIT, University of Michigan, the White House Task Force to Prevent Students for Sexual Assault, the White House

Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Office of the Vice President.

*White House Invitation

*press release

*Google Doc with funding received ($8000 in accounts, $2500 healthy campus initiative verbal

commitment, $1500 student affairs verbal commitment)/in progress (SREC)

Campus Safety Alliance

USAC IVP convened the Campus Safety Alliance five

times in the Fall and Winter. The Alliance brought

together: USAC (IVP, FAC, SWC), Emergency Medical

Services, University of California Police Department,

Counseling and Psychological Services, Bruin Resource

Center, Office of Residential Life, Community Service

Officer, LGBT Center, IFC/PanHel, UCLA Recreation

and the Office of Emergency Management. Campus

Safety Alliance will convene again in Spring.

Campus Safety Day

USAC IVP spearheaded with the Campus Safety

Alliance in order to centralize and promote safety

resources on campus by programming Campus Safety

Day. Campus events from 10am-2pm included: a safety

resources fair in Bruin Plaza which included drunk driving awareness by Student Health

Advocates, UCPD resources such as robbery awareness campaigns and promotion of UCPD

Ride-Alongs, Diversity Workshops, and importance of calling 911, as well as an emergency

vehicles showcase (including CSO Van, Police Car, Emergency Medical Services Van, Fire

Truck) in Bruin Plaza and Wilson Plaza. In Dickson Court, we promoted student wellness

resources including health and wellness programs and 7000 in Solidarity, as well as CAPS and

their respective services. Finally, there were self-defense trainings in Wilson Plaza held by Paul

McCarthey from UCLA Recreation. Evening Hill events included: shooter safety and self

defense training workshops by UCPD and UCLA Recreation, Allyship Workshop trainings by

the LGBT Center, and finally a CAPS presentation/workshop all in Carnesale Commons.

Campus Safety Walk

Working with the USAC Facilities Commission and

Campus Safety Alliance to facilitate a Campus

Safety Walk which would include having UCLA

administration, Westwood Neighborhood Council

representatives, safety entities as well as student

leaders to walk around campus and external

neighboring areas to highlight the safety issues there

are. This would pressure UCLA administration and

safety entities to see first-hand the safety issues that

students see that need to be resolved.

We are looking to program this Week 5 of Spring

quarter.

2. Enhance Transparency of USAC & Student Fees

Resolution Reform Feature + update of resolutions

Before this year, resolutions were uploaded to the USAC website if only it was passed by USAC.

Additionally, not only were resolutions not updated/uploaded in a timely manner, but there was

no other platform to voice an opinion or concern about an issue other than public comment.

We created the USAC Resolution Reform Feature on the USAC website as a convenient way for

students to provide feedback on resolutions, as well as provide specific concerns/issues they

might have with it and additionally whether they agree/disagree with it. This year resolutions

have been uploaded to the USAC website 5 days before an actual vote would take place, giving

students time to not only read the text but allowing them the opportunity to share how they wish

to reform the text as well. This also promoted visibility of USAC resolutions.

This was accomplished over summer justin time for use before the very first resolution, 2013 - A

Resolution Calling for the End of the Use of the Term Illegal, was brought to council.

Over 100 students have used this tool to express their opinion and stance on resolutions.

Link: https://www.usac.ucla.edu/documents/resolutions.php

USACLive!

USAC IVP spearheaded the initiative to live-stream the USAC’s weekly Tuesday meetings. In

the summer, our staff reached out to other associations around the country who live streamed

their Senate meetings in order to gain feedback regarding the implementat ion of such a project at

UCLA. After speaking with representatives from Texas A&M and University of Florida, IVP

first presented to USAC in the Fall and began to gain feedback from councilmembers. In the

winter quarter, IVP obtained a film permit, drafted and passed the first ever USACLive!

guidelines and obtained funding for a camera and tripod to Live-Stream meetings, paving the

way for more transparent and visible USAC. IVP has began USACLive! as of April 8th, 2014.

We also want to give a special thanks to the Daily Bruin for working with IVP in applying

pressure to stream USAC meetings more freely.

This quarter, we are working on the institutionalization of the initiative. We have created a stand-

alone YouTube channel to pass along the login information from year to year, as well as to

centralize all future USACLive! videos in a single channel to make it easier for students to find.

We are also meeting with administration to gain funding for a student to be the point person of

the live stream (similar to the USAC Minutetaker). Finally, we are in the process of drafting

bylaws to codify the USACLive! guidelines for future councils.

Mid-Year Budget Report

IVP compiled the first-ever USAC Mid-Year Budget Report to increase the transparency and

accountability of USAC offices. IVP began this initiative in the fall quarter, during which our

staff attempted to set up meetings with USAC Councilmembers to allow them to disclose the

purpose of the funds utilized according to the Student Government Accounting (SGA). The goal

of these interviews were to gain information that would then be displayed alongside the line

items in the SGA report. After concerns of slate bias, IVP staff ceased to conduct the interviews.

The Budget Review Director, Jacob Ashendorf, took over the interview process and finally

finished the interviews in the Winter Quarter. He then gave over that information which was

used to compile the first-ever Mid-Year Budget Review. The review, which contains a series of

easy to read infographics, was then released at the end of the Winter Quarter.

Link: http://tinyurl.com/MidYearBudgetReview

IVP How To Guide

The IVP How To Guide is a staple office initiative that

has been completely updated and revamped this year.

This is a resource manual for student groups detailing

the steps of registering a campus organization, outlining

the different funding options (operational,

programming), providing key contacts for student

groups of administration, ASUCLA staff, and Student

Organization Leadership Engagement advisors. The

manual also details the different means a student group

can publicize themselves, including the use of

ASUCLA Creative Services, as well as steps to

publicizing events in the Daily Bruin, on the Hill, and

on campus with respective contacts included.

The How To Guide most notably breaks down 17

different programming funds as well as one operational fund available (SOOF) and details the

specific line items that can be applied for, the deadline for applications, the ranges of allocations,

and the contact information for respective funds. Additionally, the guide details how to use the

allocations once they are made by detailing how to fill out requisition forms and the different

steps to obtain the funding once allocated, as well as how to provide proof of documents to

Student Government Accounting.

Currently, the IVP Office has distributed the How To Guide via our Student Group Liaisons, as

well as different resource fairs, and it is available to download immediately on the main page of

the USAC website. SOLE has also distributed the link of the How To Guide through their list

serve that reaches all 1000 plus organizations.

Link: https://www.usac.ucla.edu/

Link to PDF: https://www.usac.ucla.edu/How%20To%20Guide%20Final.pdf

Agendas + update of agendas

Before this year, agendas were uploaded to the USAC website after USAC meetings would take

place. Additionally, not only were were agendas not updated/uploaded in a timely manner, but

there was structure or expectations of agendas.

This year, IVP implemented the structure of the USAC Bylaws by enforcing a Thursday 5pm

deadline to submit items to the agenda. Additionally, language and text (if applies for example a

resolution) needed to be submitted along with a request to add an agenda item. The agendas were

uploaded to the USAC website 5 days before a USAC meeting would actually take place so that

students can learn beforehand what USAC would discuss.

Link: https://www.usac.ucla.edu/documents/agendas.php

Leadership Summit

USAC IVP co-programmed with General

Representative 2 Office, along with the On-Campus

Housing Council, International Student Association,

and Global Connections Council, a Leadership

Summit. This was an opportunity for each respective

council to meet with each other and encourage co-

programming and unified efforts towards being a

more representative body. Before each council had

their 7pm Tuesday meeting at once, there was a mixer

an hour prior where students had the opportunity to

personally meet everyone on the councils and have a

more intimate conversation about the work they do.

This was hosted in Covel Commons in an effort to

increase USAC visibility and transparency by having

a USAC tour (having meetings outside of Kerckhoff

417), in addition to collaborating with other councils.

USAC Town Hall + bylaw

amendment

On December 2nd USAC

IVP hosted a Town Hall

(the only town hall of the

year) to discuss the

pressing issues of the

USAC Stipend Increase,

Resolutions and the

Appointment Process.

Nearly 50 Students

attended the town hall

which was facilitated by

three members of the

USAC IVP Staff. Members

of the audience also

included current USAC

councilmembers who were

able to reply directly to student questions about their current policies and decisions they have

made.

One of the main takeaways from the town hall was the need to ensure that USAC bylaws prevent

future councils from raising their own stipends (as had happened in the summer quarter).

Following the townhall, IVP spearheaded the drafting and passing of a bylaw amendment

restricting council’s ability to increase their own stipends. Now included in the Financial Policies

of the USAC bylaws is “i. No policy, varying the compensation for the services of Council

members, shall take effect until an election of council shall have intervened.”

SOOF Campaigns

USAC IVP led two

campaigns this year to

promote the visibility of the

Student Organization

Operational Fund, a typically

underutilized fund in USAC.

Thanks to the work of FSC

and IVP Staff, we are proud

to announce that the number

of applications to SOOF for

Fall 2013 were 33% higher

than in Fall 2012. IVP also

led a similar campaign at the

beginning of Winter Quarter

to ensure that student groups

who had not had the chance

to apply in the Fall applied

in the Winter.

Apply for USAC

IVP coordinated with

the Office of the

President a timeline for

all USAC offices to

promote the opening of

their office

applications. IVP used

the services of the ASUCLA Creative Services to create a marketing campaign surrounding the

opening of office applications to USAC.

Student Group Liaisons

The student group liaison program is a

committee that began 4 years ago in the

Internal Vice President's Office to serve the

needs of all student groups on campus. This

year the committee has reached out to 606

student groups and met with over 100 of

those groups in person.

This year we have worked on:

1. Creating targeted emails to different communities of student groups with relevant resources

2. Hosting programs/workshops on issues affecting student groups such as:

A. Teaching groups to integrate sustainability into their events

B. Bringing together student groups connected to health and wellness

3. Rewrote the USAC Bylaws on student group outreach to make sure that different USAC

Offices are working effectively: Student Group Outreach Committee

4. Organized the involvement of over 130 student organizations in the Spring Activities Fair

5. Created a stronger relationship with the Student Organization Liaisons Program by

establishing a training program for Student Group Liaisons in SOLE.

IVP Fellowship

The IVP Fellowship was designed to foster

leadership skills that encourages critical

thinking, service, proactivity, and conscious-

minded advocacy. Fellows gained first-hand

experience in executing campus-wide

programs, effectively navigated millions of

dollars of funding available to student groups

at UCLA, clearly articulated oneself through

public speech and debate, and so much more.

During the fall and winter quarters weekly

Fellow meetings were held. The curriculum

included, but was not limited to:

● An introductory, in-detail overview of the intricacies of IVP & USAC.

● Goal setting and achievement.

● Personal branding.

● Council meeting visit followed by officer visits during that week's Fellowship meeting.

● Programming workshop.

● Funding workshop.

● Public speaking lessons and preparation.

● Debates between fellows on issues related to student life on campus.

● The planning and presentation of programs. (planning and execution).

During the winter and spring quarters, Fellows were incorporated into the office and placed on

different committees (either as staff or in director positions) based on passions, interests, and

preferences. Fellows played an integral role in the planning, advertising for, and execution of

different IVP initiatives and programs throughout these past two quarters.

Total number of Fellows in the program: 20.

Number of specific Fellowship meetings held to date: 14.

Number of IVP office meetings attended by Fellows: 12.

Number of IVP office meetings remaining for Fellows to attend: 4.

SOLE Workshops

In conjunction with Student Organization

Leadership Engagement, USAC IVP hosts

SOLE Workshops that cover essential topics that

teach student groups how to utilize their

resources at UCLA and key tips to run a

successful organization. Every quarter this year,

IVP has hosted workshops that have dealt with a

wide variety of topics that are very much

relevant to student groups. On average, nearly

60 students attend each workshops,

representative of almost 60 different student

groups.

3. Institutionalize Student Group Marketing/Design Team

ASUCLA Creative

Services

One of the biggest issues

student groups face is

marketing and branding

themselves. This directly

affects the retention of

student groups. This is

why IVP created the first-

ever professional

marketing service for

student groups that allows

them to market and brand

themselves to the entire

UCLA community.

ASUCLA Creative

Services is a new student

resource that allows

registered student groups

who have been allotted

USAC funding to request

marketing materials from

ASUCLA Creative

Services to promote their

events. Services include

graphic design for logos,

flyers, signage, banners,

digital ads, stickers and buttons, as well as printing and mounting services.

This service has been institutionalized Fall quarter and is now open for all registered campus

organizations. There have been student groups who have already used these services, including

CARE SOS.

Link to services: http://asucla.ucla.edu/event-services/student-groups/creative-services/

Link to work request form: http://asucla.ucla.edu/wp-

content/uploads/CreativeServicesRequestForm.pdf

4. Spring Activities Fair

Spring Activities Fair

On April 3rd 2014, USAC IVP hosted the first - ever

Spring Activities Fair. More than 130 student groups and other campus departments

filled Bruin and Wilson Plazas Thursday to showcase

their organizations. SAF ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and featured student group

performances and food sales (for fundraising). For

example, NSU Modern performed a dance routine and Indus sold samosas to

fundraise for their organization.

Though the Campus Events

Commission and the Cultural Affairs Commission put on an

activities fair during fall quarter, the Internal Vice President’s Office decided to hold another

event during spring so student groups formed later in the school year could also participate. In addition this gave new student organizations the opportunity to recruit members at the fair and

for students to learn about the different groups they can join. SAF was considered an extraordinary success. Over 1000 students participated in the Fair. IVP has already been contacted by corporate sponsors looking to get involved in the event for 2015.

This event is a platform for student groups to showcase their project and initiatives and recruit

members, while this allows students to have another opportunity to get re-engaged in student life. In addition to the How To Guide and the ASUCLA Creative Services, this event aims to increase

student group retention rates by giving them the resources and platforms they need to exist and grow on campus.

Programming Events

Transfer Resource Fair +

Transfer Bruin-Pride Week

January 21st to the 24th was

Bruin Transfer Pride Week.

The week long initiative is

designed to promote transfer

visibility, provide resources to

transfers, start a dialogue about

the unique issues transfers face

on this campus and how we as a

community can combat them,

and to celebrate the success of

transfers. There were many

entities involved in the

programming of this event

including, the Bruin Resource

Center, transfer student groups,

ORL, and USAC IVP.

IVP hosted a transfer resource fair and misconceptions panel. The fair showcased resources

available to transfer students from entities such as the Career Center, Financial Aid, CAAPS DC

Program, IEO Study Abroad, CAPS Counseling Services, as well as transfer-specific student

groups.

The misconceptions panel was designed to combat stereotypes transfers face on this campus and

to start a dialogue as to how we as a campus can work to get rid of those stereotypes.

Week of Events:

Monday Tuesday 1/21 Wednesday 1/22 Thursday 1/23 Friday 1/24

Martin Luther

King Day

Wear ‘I Heart UCLA

Transfers’ Pride pin!

Wear your Community

College's t-shirt!

Represent your cultures’

style!

Pile on your Bruin

Bear wear!

No Class Tour of Transfer-

Specific Campus

Resources

2:15-3pm

Meet @ Bruin Bear

Hosted by Campus

SMC Graduates

Meet & Greet

12pm

Bruin Resource Center

Hosted by the SMC to

UCLA Student Group

Tour of Transfer-

Specific Campus

Resources

10:15-11am

Meet @ Bruin Bear

Hosted by Campus

Honors Tau Sigma

Info & Social

1-2pm Student

Activities Center

Host: Dean of

Students & Bruin

Tours Tours Transfer Prog.

Report Release:

UCLA Transfer

Myths vs. Facts

By the Bruin

Transfer

Program

Coming soon…

Career Center

Introduction

2:30-3:30pm

Career Center

Hosted by the Career

Center

Making the Most out of

your Two Years

2-3pm

Bruin Resource Center

Hosted by the Bruin

Transfer Program

Transfer Resource

Fair

2-4pm

Kerkhoff Grand Salon

Hosted by USAC's

Internal Vice

President's Office

Tour of Transfer-

Specific Campus

Resources

2:15-3pm

Meet @Bruin

Bear

Host: Campus

Tours

Daily Bruin Ad

° Calendar of

Events

° ‘I am a proud

former

transfer’ list

for 2014

Hosted

by AAP

Coming soon…

Transfer-specific

Undergrad Library

Intro & Tour

3-4pm

Powell Library

Host: College Library

Career Center

Introduction

4-5pm

Career Center

Hosted by the Career

Center

Tips: Eating Well

2-3pm

SAC Conference 1

Study Abroad Info

2-3pm

10367 Bunche Hall

Transfer LGBT 101

3-4pm

SAC Conference 2

Transfer-specific

Undergrad

Library Intro &

Tour

3-4pm

Powell Library

Host: College

Library

Short film:

Transfer Student

Pride

Coming soon…

STEM Transfers

NETWORKING

3-5pm

SAC Conference Room

5

Hosted by AAP

Transfer-specific

Undergrad Library Intro

& Tour

4-5pm

Powell Library

Host: College Library

Misconceptions

& Advice Panel

4-5pm

Kerkhoff Grand Salon

Hosted by USAC's IVP

Office

Career Center

Introduction

4-5pm

Career Center

Hosted by the

Career Center

Commuter Dinner in

the Dining Hall

6:30pm

DeNeve Dining Hall

(meet in lobby)

Hosted by ORL

Non-Traditional

NETWORKING

5pm

Wolfgang Pucks in

Ackerman

Hosted by Non-Traditional

Students Network (over

25)

Dinner Dialogue:

Transfer Experience

5:30pm

DeNeve Dining Hall

Hosted by Alliances thru

InterGroup Dialogue

Transfer MIXER!

5pm

Gardenia Multipurpose

Room

Hosted by ORL

Transfer Appreciation Day

USAC IVP, CPC, and Transfer

Student Alliance aim to program

Transfer Appreciation Day on May

1st. Throughout the event, we want

to centralize key resources and

tools for transfer students so that it

is most accessible to them, and also

increase visibility of transfer pride

at UCLA. For example, the day

portion of the event includes

handing out transfer promotion

items such as buttons, stickers, t-

shirts, pens, and balloons at various

locations on campus. The night-time portion is particularly helpful and significant as it includes

workshops developed from the Career Center, Bruin Resource Center, and Community Programs

Office. This is also an opportunity for networking. There will be a keynote speaker, either

Chancellor Gene Block or Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero. The workshops

promote topics of academic achievement, leadership skills, networking opportunities, and career

development.

Ally Week

Ally Week is a week-

long initiative that seeks to reach out to

the entire UCLA community in an effort to spread

awareness, education, and information

about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and

Queer communities and what it means to

support the LGBTQ community. Each of Ally Week’s events

and programs is heavily focused on introducing students to the information and tools necessary to actively

participate as an “ally” to members of the LGBTQ community. We hope that all participants leave Ally Week with a better understanding of their fellow Bruins and a will to support and ultimately love all members of our campus community.

The Ally Week mission is multi- faceted, addressing issues specific to UCLA and making a public testament to the world of UCLA’s commitment to inclusivity, support, and ultimately

love. This initiative is educational in nature, and each day will focus on informing the student body about a particular theme and hard to reach community. This year we are focusing on the

steps one can take to become an ally, while noting that allyship is a life long learning process. The themes from Monday to Friday are: Recognize, Educate, Question/Listen, Support, and Initiate Change/Celebrate.

During Week 3, CEC will host Chris Kluwe, formerly a part of the Seattle Seahawks, as a

speaker. Kluwe openly supported the LGBTQ community and consequently was forced to resign from the Seattle Seahawks football team. He is coming to speak about his experience as an ally and as an athlete. Also during Week 3, CAC will host an Ally Week themed Word on

Wednesday, where individuals are invited to express themselves through the art of spoken word.

On Monday afternoon, there will be a hand mural project and photoshoot in De Neve Plaza. In

Bruin Plaza, we will be selling T-shirts to raise money for Lavender Graduation. The hand mural project is headed by the DLP fraternity. The t-shirt sale is the main source of funding for

LavGrad. We will also have stations in both locations for students to write microaggressions/stereotypes used against the LGBT community on “bricks”. Later in the week, we will be knocking down a brick wall of microaggressions. The brick project will be happening

throughout the week; we are co-programming with Gen Rep 2.

On Monday evening, ORL and IVP will be hosting a Genderbread workshop to deconstruct notions of gender and sexuality. Following the genderbread workshop, Robyn Ochs and Tyler Oakely will be speaking. Both of these events will be taking place in Carnesale Commons on the

hill.

On Tuesday we will be having Faculty Dinner Dialogues from 5-7PM in Covel. The Gender and

Sexuality Floor on the Hill will be hosting Board Games from 7-9PM (Acacia 3rd Floor) to initiate dialogue amongst allies and the LGBTQ community. There will be a movie screening

and resource fair in Sunset Plaza.

On Wednesday, there will be a Q&A Misconceptions Panel from 6-8PM in Carnesale Commons.

There will also be a TransUp Dinner Event from 7:30-9PM in the Sproul Lecture Room.

On Thursday, there will be a social for the queer and ally communities from 4-6PM in the LGBT Center called Spring Fling. There will also be a religion panel from 6-8PM in Carnesale Commons.

On Friday, we will be hosting an art project but the details have yet to be finalized. We are possibly looking into co-programming with Homelessness Awareness week as well because 40%

of all homeless youth are queer and we think it would be a powerful co-programming event.

CSSA Culture Night

IVP co-programmed the Chinese Student and

Scholar Association Culture Night on February

2nd which took place in Royce Hall. This was a

huge stepping stone for CSSA because this was

the very first time the student group had their

culture night in Royce. IVP helped the student

group navigate funding, as well as helped

promote the event via social media. Tickets to

the event were completely free and nearly a

thousand students were in attendance.

Dashew Center, ORL, CEC International

Comedy Show

IVP co-programmed with the Dashew Center

for International Students, Office of

Residential Life, and the USAC Campus

Events Commission to host the second

annual International Comedy Show. This

event brought world class comedians from

Trinidad, Korean, the United States, Australia, South Africa, India, and Mauritania to De Neve

Auditorium on February 28th where each native comedian had the opportunity to showcase their

culture and their humor. Afterwards, there was a meet and greet with the comedians to talk about

international comedy and their experiences with their international identities. This event hosted

over 300 students, international and domestic. We also obtained corporate sponsorships to raffle

off prizes such as Beats headphones and gift cards.

Off-Campus Living Fair

In January, IVP programmed the Off-Campus

Living Fair, which brought together landlords

and westwood apartment complex

representatives from nearly 60 complexes in the

Westwood area so that students can ease their

transition to off-campus living. Students had the

opportunity to meet and speak with apartment

complex representatives, look at blue prints and

pictures of apartments, learn about pricing

options, and begin their search for their new

home. We had representatives from UCLA

Legal Services to inform students about tenant

rights and what to look for (and be weary of)

when signing contracts and leases. Also, IVP

provided tips for students of what to keep in

mind when looking for apartments from

furniture to timelines to doing the appropriate research. Additionally, the USAC FSC provided

budgeting workshops and financial literacy tips at the event to help students manage their

finances when undertaking huge financial commitments.

The Off-Campus Living Fair received $6,000 in corporate sponsorships, which included cash to

pay for venue and logistical items as well as prizes such as Beats, iPad Mini’s, gift cards, and

other great giveaways. There was also catered food provided. This Off-Campus Living Fair

proved to be most successful with over 1,700 students in attendance.