Alumni Newsletter FALL 2009 & Winter 2010 HEYGUESS WHAT WE’VE BEEN THERE!! UP TO... Film & The 2009-2010 school year has been looking good for University p.2 Inside Program Council. From Executive board transitions in the spring to now having ten events under our belt, UPC is more successful Culture than ever! We have been focusing largely on making changes to the general body to allow the members to receive more hands on experience. This year the general body members are more involved in the Special entire event planning process including responsibilities of finding p.3 resources, making contacts and executing plans. Events The vice chair board has already started planning several small events this winter quarter. Thus far, the vice chairs have held two successful events: “Cup of Court” and a “Jazztet” concert. The vice chairs have been working extremely hard this year and their enthusiasm does not run short when it comes to providing fun and p.3 Annual enriching events for the students of Ohio University. The mission of UPC remains the same and our hard work does Events not go unnoticed. Our events have been incredibly successful and we credit that success mainly to stellar internal organization, communication and conceding. We have overcome many internal challenges this year including a change of advising, budget cuts, p.4 and the adding of a brand new position, Collaborations Chair. Concerts While it has been a challenging last several months, the UPC family has stayed positive, confident and determined to make Ohio University proud. Thank you for your interest and support – now take a look at what we have done! Sincerely, Haley Bannister, Collaborations Executive Ali Morris, Web Design Vice Chair. keep up to date @ WWW.OHIO.EDU/UPC ASHLEY & TAYLOR Slice FILM & of ATHENS Slice of Athens: join upc UPC’s first event of the quarter was Slice of & bscpb for Athens, on September 11. Various local pizza FREE PIZZ A Athens vendors companies donated their pizza for students to CULTURE from multiple and from2-4 pm “taste test” at the event. UPC collaborated L ASER TAG with the Black Student Cultural Programming from 1-4 pm Board who brought an inflatable laser tag UPCinema! on friday arena to add to the event. The event had In the face of major budget cuts sept. 11 RAINDATE: Sept. 18 approximately 900 students in attendance and across the university some big changes at the had to be made front four was located on South Beach, with Chuck Wirtz to our free movie from UPC acting as the DJ. program. UPC is Cinema now taking on the full cost to put on watch: 1) Couples Retreat the movies and Thursday, 1/7/10 & Saturday, 1/9/10 2) The Informant Piper Perabo: Thursday, 1/21/10 & Saturday, 1/23/10 A Talented Actress & Ohio University Graduate because of that we Dad’s Weekend! 3) Where The Wild Things Are UPC brought talented have established Thursday, 2/4/10 & Saturday, 2/6/10 PIPER PERABO Parent’s Weekend! As Seen In: The Heaven Project, Cheaper By The Dozen 2, 4) The Twlight Saga: New Moon actress and Ohio University the program as Thursday, 2/18/10 & Saturday, 2/20/10 The Prestige, First Snow, Coyote Ugly & Because I Said So Sib’s Weekend! UPCinema! 5) The Blind Side Alum, Piper Perabo on January Thursday, 3/4/10 & Saturday, 3/6/10 In order to 6) Nine Thursday, 3/11/10 & Saturday 3/13/10 12. She spoke to students defray costs, ALL MOVIES ARE SHOWN about her experience here at IN THE BAKER CENTER we are now THEATER @ 9PM* Brought to *TICKETS GO ON SALE ON you by: OU, and how she began her THE 4TH FLOOR OF BAKER COYOTE UGLY charging @ 8:30PM RE acting career. In conjunction movie screening NTS • F E EVEN only EVE T • E FR students $1 to $1 Join us for a special screening RE EE F with her appearance, Piper’s of her hit movie, Coyote Ugly • TS see pre-released N Monday, 1/11/2010 E popular movie “Coyote Ugly” V @ 9:00 pm in Baker E films on Thursday and Saturday nights E Center Theater E R was shown the night before F • at 9 p.m. on alternating weekends PIPER PERABO S T her event. As an added plus, speaking event N throughout most of the year. E V E Come hear about her life Despite the changes, UPC Cinema Piper generously offered to as an Ohio University E E student & how she R F became a talented & speak for free to our students. • was a huge hit fall quarter selling out versatile actress S Tuesday, 1/12/2010 T multiple showings including Up, The N @ 7:30 pm in Baker E V E Center Ballroom B Hangover, and The Ugly Truth! E E R F • S T N E V E E E R Jan 7/9 F Couples Retreat Jan 21/23 (dads) The Informant Feb 4/6 (parents) Winter Where the Wild Things Are Feb 18/20 (sibs) Committees: New Moon The Film and Culture committee learned about our three events during fall quarter and what went on behind the scenes to put March 4/6 them on. We had a committee member act as an intern for our The Blind Side Gustavo event, enabling her to become more involved. During March 11/13 down time, we focused on teaching our committee members Nine about programmed and planned events, contracts and riders. UPCinema SPECIAL EVENTSJACLYN & GEORGIA SPONSORED BY: & the 2nd annual Dean of Students RISE‘N Office & dents $10 f tu or r s no fo n 7 -s SHINE $ tu en d M u e Breakfast with the Rents’ WITH THE n t s ‘RENTS Scrambled Eggs The Special events committee, Georgia, Jaclyn, Connor, and Parents Weekend Pancakes Bacon Breakfast Sausage Elizabeth, planned the second annual breakfast buffet for fall Hashbrowns Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Fresh Fruit Baker University Center Ballroom parents weekend featuring speakers Provost Dr. Pam Benoit, and 9:30, 10:30 or 11:30 a.m. Live music, raffle & appearances by VP of Student Affairs, Dr. Kent Smith. The breakfast also included OU Administrators Ticket info: www.ohio.edu/upc a live piano performance by a GBM and hourly raffle prizes! Cash Cab’s Ben Bailey Comedian Ben Bailey, most known for hosting Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab, performed in Fall Events: front of a sold out audience at templeton blackburn auditorium with Comedy Central Comedian Mike Vecchione. Winter “ Events: Internship Lauren Berger Dads Weekend Queen “the internship queen Intern Queen Lauren Twitter: @InternQueen with Rudy Ruettinger Berger spoke about her internships Website: www.internqueen.com Notre Dame Alum and notable motivational speaker Monday, February 1st 15 internships in her four Baker Ballroom • 8pm Rudy Ruettinger came to OU to speak about his life, Free Admission the football game that changed his life, and the movie years of college. Lauren • The real story gave advice on getting behind the made about his life. Intern Queen’s Featured In: and keeping internships. • CBS 15 • FOX internships! • NBC • E! News • Business Week • ABC News Now • The New York Post ANNUAL EVENTS AIMEE & MOLLY Per usual, the beginning of Fall Quarter is also one of the busiest for Annual Events. We spent the entirety of Fall planning the annual Homecoming Parade. This year’s theme was aptly titled, “A Change in Time, Homecoming 2009” and we chose to focus on themes involving specific decades starting from the Stone Age to Futuristic. We had a record number of attendees at the actual parade, featuring floatswith juke boxes from the 1950’s from Attractions Hair Salon to colorful spandex recreating the 1980’s by Ohio University’s Student Senate. However, the afterglow of Homecoming quickly fades and we are on to our next event, Sibs Weekend in February. We both are looking forward to spicing up Sibs Weekend this year, featuring a lazer light show events on each floor of Baker Center for a more night-club kind of vibe. We can’t wait to try something different and look forward to the New Year! CONCERTS NORA & MARISA Fall Events: Fall quarter was an exciting first quarter as a concerts programmer. It was filledwith many obstacles, learning experiences and opportunities. We brought in an artist called Gavin Castleton and his trio, who performed in Baker Center outside of the theater. Their music is more “An artist who is earnest and serious with their work, confident, yet humble“An in artistapproach who is and earnest presentation and serious to with their work, indie and different than any other artist UPC has brought in the past. the public, and offersconfident, true substance, yet humble is anin approachexhilarating and find.presentation to Such is the case of Gavinthe public, Castleton.” and offers true substance, is an exhilarating find. They opened our minds to all that music can offer and were so fun Such is the case of Gavin Castleton.” to work with. We set up high top tables, chairs, made the ambiance welcoming and comfortable and had a great turn out. It was rewarding to give students a free concert to enjoy themselves at with friends. Winter Events: This winter quarter we are proud Lights just to name a few. Ingrid to bring Mat Kearney and Ingrid is a indie-pop singer-songwriter Michaelson to Ohio University on best known for her single “The March 11th. Mat has toured with Way I Am.” Some of the songs artists such as John Mayer, The Fray have been featured on many and Jason Mraz.