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ociation for Club Activities (NACA) National Convention in Nashville. The convention was geared toward helping build a solid base of recreation on campus.
“In the past, PAC has always gone,” Student Life Director Mitch Karstens said. “PAC was really good at scheduling these events out, but what we wanted to do is help these other organizations do it as well.”
The four organizations went to different educational sessions and performers to reflect on what their organizations actually do. CDB went to educational sessions geared toward diversity programming, CAB went to sessions focused on club organization and structure and PAC focused on large-scale concerts and late-night programming.
“One of the main reasons I went was to get an idea for cheap events that some of our clubs could do,” CAB Director Charlotte Rowden said.
Rowden attended sessions on engaging students after an event and advertising on a budget along with several of the entertainment showcases.
“I was looking for specific speakers,” Rowden said. “Our Sustainability Council is very active this year, and they might want to bring a speaker, so I found them an ecologist that wrote a book about over-farming and how to sustainably farm.”
There were several acts booked while on the trip, including comedian Melissa Villasenor, who will be performing this May, and comedian Michael Che, who will perform at an LOL Tuesday next year. Every LOL Tuesday was booked for next year.
“Our goal is, when freshman orientations start, we want to be able to release a schedule to tell all the students about what is going on next year,” Karstens said.
Along the with the entertainment bookings, there were also multiple speakers booked, at least tentatively, to visit next year.
“What we do is what is called block booking,” Karstens said. “Block booking is where we will block performers for next school year, and when we book them there, we save quite a bit of money.”
There were a lot of networking opportunities for the students, and many of the speakers were not only there to drum up business, but were also there to give seminars.
“It was a huge learning experience for me that I am going to come back and use here,” GSA President Casey Sadahiro said.
Comedian Steve Hofstetter’s presentation “How To Fill A Room” was Sadahiro’s favorite presentation and where he learned the most. Hofstetter spoke about branding, dealing with the press and online media.
“It was definitely just a great opportunity in general,” Rowden said. “ Get involved in Student Life if that is what you’re into.”
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