Alcala Yearbook 2003

The Director of Academic Programming coordinates and chairs the Academic Re earch Grant committee, a well as organizes the Research Grant Program each semester. Jeremy also organized USD's College Bowl tournament for the Fall and took the winning USO team to the regional tournament in the Spring. He organized and attended a faculty-student appreciation dinner in the Spring and invited a speaker to give a presentation on issues relating to today 's st udent academi c i ·sues, as well as ethical considerations.

As the Director of Cultural Arts, Adan Sanchez is responsible for program– ming cultural events that will entertain and educate student . Some of the event · on campus are cosponso rships with multicultural organizations like the Asian Student As ociation (ASA) and the Filipino Ugnayan Student Organi– zation (FUSO). Also, there is a cosponsorship with the USO Theatre Program to present the undergraduate student productions to the USO students and community. This year, some of the off-campus events included: "The Lion King" and the Broadway shows, "Blast" and "Stomp".

As the Director of Parking, Patrice Amon at as the Judge on the USO Traffic Court and wa res ponsible for gathering a standingjury of USO student . With the he lp of the jury, Patrice handled appeals to traffic citations. This year, parking became a problem, as the construction of the new west parking structure took over parking spaces in the lower fringe lot. Patrice worked to . olve problems that arose from the shortage of parking spaces. She worked closely with Public Safety and Parking Services, establi shing a strong working rapport to facilitate change. Patrice sat on the Student I ue Board. a forum for student concerns, and u. ed the board as a means of connecting with resources and hearing students ' voices.