ERSIT IV Y N U U 2019 N I A O L N U M 2020 N I R N E E T WSLET table of contents meet the team 1 year in review 4 letter from the president 5 letter from the vice president 7 concerts 9 performing arts 11 cinemas 13 collaborations 14 marketing 15 social media 15 design 16 production 16 stay in touch! 17 meet the team Board of Directors: President Anna Simone Vice President Lauren Crimmins Concerts Director (fall) Layne Lindroth Concerts Co-Directors (spring) Slater Ward-Diorio, Genna Batson Performing Arts Director (fall) Michael Larkin Performing Arts Director (spring) Alexa Powers Cinemas Co-Directors Sarah Goldberg, Emma Cogan Collaborations Co-Directors Laura Higbee, Andy Torres-Lopez Marketing Director Julia Scaglione Marketing Co-Directors (spring) Michael Bottazzi, Matthew Ricciardi Public Relations Director (fall) Mackenzie Glaubitz Public Relations Director (spring) Annelise Hackett Social Media Director (fall) Alyssa Loffredo Social Media Director (spring) Mackenzie Glaubitz Design Co-Directors (fall) Livia Jones, Sloane Sexton Design Co-Directors (spring) Abant Berke, Livia Jones Production Director (fall) Danial Khan Production Director (spring) Katie Reahl 1 meet the team cinemas: Film Series Coordinators Molly Gross, Beck Patrone, Chenhui (Peipei) Liu Collab Liason Cody Norman Marketing Liason Diana Kofman collaborations: Entertainment Research Specialist Juliette Milber Brand Partnerships Research Specialist Zachary Simon Technology Research Specialist Quinn Blackburn Silent Disco Specialist Jace Rodrigues Marketing Liason Avani Singh Inner-Org Liason Sophie Penn Outer-Org Liason Kiana Papin Concerts: Mayfest Co-Directors Yanis Konate, Lexi Carey Research Director Noa Getzug External Research Director Kayla Covington Research Team Joe Cohn, Izzi Zegers, Mo Morris, Brandon Ferrante Administrative Assistant Sydney Panzer Marketing Creative Liason Nylla Davis Design: Designers Zora Willet, Dasha Bychkova, Nina Bridges, Matthew Kamimoto Marketing: Administrative Assistant Alex Mayeri Internal Outreach Landyn Esham Surrounding College Outreach Sarah Nunley Syracuse Community Outreach Sami Miller, Chris Appello 2 Performing arts: Production Coordinator Emily Sodergren Production Assistant Rachel Simon Marketing Liason Erin Manion Research Assistants Luke Berdinger, Elizabeth Stuart Inner-Org Liason Ava Giardino External Outreach Jackson Siporin PRoduction: Production Team Maya Pow, Kate Diament, Alana Swaringen, Mia Angioletti, Siyu (Tiffany) Zhong, Carlos Magdeleno Public relations: Assistant Mira Fleschman On-Campus Outreach/Alumni Relations Samantha Goldstein Blog Editor Pearl Cadigan Assistant Blog Coordinators Katie Ferreira, Rachel Cramer, Izzy Newirth, Ava Council, Anika Nararin Social media: Social Media Team Liv Herz, Makena Lincoln, Kevin Ludy, Emma Ellis, Maxine (Muxin) Chi Advisors: Cateatra Mallard, Tim Johnson, Dave Sargalski 2020-2021 Board of directors: President Slater Ward-Diorio Vice President Alexa Powers Cinemas Co-Directors Molly Gross, Beck Patrone Collaborations Co-Directors Juliette Milber, Sophie Penn, Quinn Blackburn Concerts Co-Directors Layne Lindroth, Michael Bottazzi Design Director Abant Berke Marketing Co-Directors Matthew Ricciardi, Mira Fleschman Perofming Arts Co-Directors Emily Sodergren, Michael Larkin Public Relations Director Annelise Hackett Productions Director Danial Khan Social Media Director Mackenzie Glaubitz 3 this year in review President Anna Simone Board Members 57 Directors 22 General Members 56 CONCERTS: Juice Jam 21 Savage, EarthGang, FLETCHER, Mt. Joy, Kilo Kish Bandersnatch Koffee, Duckwrth, Troyce Pitones King Princess Digital Programming Kaytranada Digital Programming Performing aRTS: A Night of Comedy: Michael Che, with Traditions Commission Cipha Sounds, and Rosebud Baker Ryan O’Connell with the LGBT Resource Center and Disability Cultural Center; dedicated to Remembrance Week A Conversation with Jonathan Van Digital Programming Ness, moderated by Michelle Buteau CINEMAS: Captain Marvel Hustlers Late Night Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Detective Pikachu Knives Out Rocketman Harriet Booksmart Joker Yesterday Knock Down the House Men in Black: International International Women’s Day The Lion King Screening with Oxfam at SU Spiderman: Far From Home Bombshell Hitsville: The Making of Motown Perks of Being a Wallflower - Netflix Party Exclusive Screening with 1824 Always Be My Maybe - Netflix Party Us Murder Mystery - Netflix Party Midsommar Someone Great - Netflix Party Toy Story 4 Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse - Netflix Party It: Chapter 2 The Hangover - Netflix Party 4 letter from the president Lauren Crimmins and I faced was to establish a sense of community within an organization that lost lifelong friendships to 1:00 a.m. Juice Jam emergencies and comedy show poster parties. We organization as accessible and representative as possible, and I believe we achieved just that. Juice Jam 2019 featured a lineup of incredible artists. Each set by 21 Savage, EarthGang, FLETCHER, Mt. Joy and Kilo Kish was completely unique and students were able to experience delightful welcome back to campus after summer. graced the Goldstein Auditorium stage. This robust lineup welcomed DJ and comedian Cipha Live’s Michael Che. Our next event was Bandersnatch featuring headliner Koffee, Duckwrth as direct support and history to headline a concert and students danced her choreo well into the weekend. Special, Ryan O’Connell. This event was a partnership with Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource We were thrilled to work with these underserved campus resources. I hope to see important Our fall semester was front-loaded, but we knew Block Party planning had to start earlier than usual since the Carrier Dome was going to be under construction during the Spring 2020 semester. college experience. But, just as Block Party offers were being sent, Performing Arts contracts turning. In March, we were told the rest of the semester would be held online and all events would be cancelled due to COVID-19. Of course, we were not alone in this. Everything from Coachella to Broadway shows have been cancelled or postponed, but the sad reality was that these events were meant to culminate four years of hard work for so many dedicated UU seniors. our own organization, some deserving closure, joy and entertainment. Jonathan Van Ness and beautiful vocals and a hilarious DJ’s on the Hill shoutout, and Kaytranada turned banana bread- organization of resilient leaders who did not take “no” or “cancelled” for an answer. 5 Thank you to Lauren Crimmins for pushing this organization to systematically improve the way we operate. You have both personally and professionally helped me become a better leader and human. Although our last UU moments were shared via FaceTime, I am so incredibly proud of how we overcame this year’s challenges. digital programming. All of the alumni comments on our Instagram announcements, livestream commentary and personal texts and emails never go unnoticed. On a personal note, I hope you are all staying safe and sane in your corner of the world. It is a scary time to be someone who lives for the magic of live events. But, I am excited and humbled to be entering this incredible alumni network made up of people who I know feel similarly. Finally, in lieu of the classic Block Party t-shirt, we are running a t-shirt fundraiser and all proceeds will be equally split between the MusiCares Coronavirus Relief Fund, to help music creators and professionals who have been left without work, and the Central New York COVID-19 Community Support Fund, to help the local Syracuse community during these unprecedented times. If you are able, we would greatly appreciate your purchase. More information can be found here. ANNA SIMONE 6 letter from the vice president We say it every year, but the 2019-2020 academic year proved that there is never a dull moment within University Union. With both Schine and the Dome under renovation, it left University Union numerous artist cancellations, rescheduled shows and a global pandemic which forced every in- person event to be cancelled, I could not be more proud of the Board of Directors and members of UU who persevered and continued to provide Syracuse University with top-tier programming. Overseeing this organization with President Anna Simone has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career. This year’s challenges could not have been overcome without every member's dedication, but especially without Anna’s resiliency. She has taught me, and the settle. Our Cinemas directors this year, Sarah Goldberg (fall) and Emma Cogan (fall and spring), worked with our marketing directors, Matthew Ricciardi and Michael Botazzi, to implement targeted and creative marketing tactics for each weekly screening. Emma aimed to host University Union’s Union’s digital programming. Performing Arts directors Michael Larkin (fall) and Alexa Powers (spring) both spearheaded Layne Lindroth was our Concerts director this past fall and focused heavily on survey data to Ward-Diorio and Genna Batson served as co-concerts directors in the spring and planned Mayfest and Block Party before stay-at-home orders mandated both annual events to be cancelled. With series with King Princess and Kaytranada. Our Collaborations directors, Laura Higbee and Andy Torres-Lopez, raised the bar for the Collaborations board both internally and externally. Laura and Andy became an essential part of the promotion