2008 Woodie Awards
BOP diversifies event offerings, reaches out to campus
Beth Finan '07
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: News
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Priding themselves on teamwork and responsiveness to student interest, this year's Board of Programers (BOP) has offered a variety of new programs geared toward enriching the student body.
Rather than sponsoring speakers such as former cast members from MTV's The Real World, BOP has expanded its repertoire this year, hosting events such as a speech by Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P, assistant professor of biology, on stem cell research, last week's "Inside Iraq," lecture and Wednesday's speech by Herman Boone.
"Though people may recognize speakers from The Real World, they get nothing more from [the] lecture ," said Jeff Peterson '08, a member of BOP's Lecture Committee. "We feel PC benefits much more from getting speakers that actually have something to say about important issues."
BOP member Jenna Pettinicchi '08 said: "This year, in particular, the Board of Programers has made a very conscious effort to recognize that while, yes, our campus is generally homogenous . . . many of these students still have very diverse interests, hobbies, and passions."
Pettinicchi said her own committee, Fine Arts, tried to broaden its spectrum of appeal by sponsoring organized trips to Waterfire and to an off-campus poetry slam last semester. Other new events BOP has planned for this semester include a Mario Kart tournament and a Passover seder meal.
"Each committee itself has made a strong effort to step outside of its comfort zone a little, still honoring the much-loved traditional events that all PC students almost expect us to put on while also coming up with entirely new events," she said.
In addition to compiling the results from a student survey, BOP obtains many ideas from the National Association for Campus Activities, which holds national and regional conferences throughout the year. It is at one of these conferences that BOP members discovered Tyrone Wells, who performed at a September coffeehouse; Anthem, the reggae band that played at the Big Roast; and Mike Shiley, who shared his experience as a faux press corps member in Iraq.
Rather than sponsoring speakers such as former cast members from MTV's The Real World, BOP has expanded its repertoire this year, hosting events such as a speech by Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P, assistant professor of biology, on stem cell research, last week's "Inside Iraq," lecture and Wednesday's speech by Herman Boone.
"Though people may recognize speakers from The Real World, they get nothing more from [the] lecture ," said Jeff Peterson '08, a member of BOP's Lecture Committee. "We feel PC benefits much more from getting speakers that actually have something to say about important issues."
BOP member Jenna Pettinicchi '08 said: "This year, in particular, the Board of Programers has made a very conscious effort to recognize that while, yes, our campus is generally homogenous . . . many of these students still have very diverse interests, hobbies, and passions."
Pettinicchi said her own committee, Fine Arts, tried to broaden its spectrum of appeal by sponsoring organized trips to Waterfire and to an off-campus poetry slam last semester. Other new events BOP has planned for this semester include a Mario Kart tournament and a Passover seder meal.
"Each committee itself has made a strong effort to step outside of its comfort zone a little, still honoring the much-loved traditional events that all PC students almost expect us to put on while also coming up with entirely new events," she said.
In addition to compiling the results from a student survey, BOP obtains many ideas from the National Association for Campus Activities, which holds national and regional conferences throughout the year. It is at one of these conferences that BOP members discovered Tyrone Wells, who performed at a September coffeehouse; Anthem, the reggae band that played at the Big Roast; and Mike Shiley, who shared his experience as a faux press corps member in Iraq.