cec. we love you so damn much.

Campus Events Commission

 

Commissioner

Penson Liu

Assistant Commissioner

Yoko Ohama

Special Events Director

Lawrence Wong

 

Since 1965 Campus Events Commission (CEC) has been one of the biggest purveyors of campus entertainment. Since its inception, it has acquired a reputation for its edgy style of advertising and controversial events.  CEC has been responsible for hosting the Jack Benny and Spencer Tracy Award shows, and for holding the renowned student film festival “Shorttakes.” 

 

Still pushing the envelope today, CEC has remained a student-funded organization dedicated to introducing freshest fare in film, music, and speakers into the bloodstream of the UCLA community.  From hosting weekly $2 movies to unabashedly showcasing crowd-drawing free sneak movies, CEC has become the students’ premiere source for new cinema.  CEC also brings the best in music programming to students by providing free quarterly concerts in Cooperage and Westwood plaza, as well as getting bands and artists to perform at “Bruin Bash.”

 

In addition to providing new film and music, it is also responsible for coordinating speeches from an eclectic variety of dignitaries. In the past, CEC has been responsible for obtaining speakers that range from Martin Luther King Jr. to Morgan Freeman and Michael Moore. Be it media seen or heard, Campus Events Commission is constantly in search of that which is as evocative and diverse as its audience.

 

 

General Marketing Staff

 

Director of General Marketing

Mark Kwak

 

Dougal Henken

Grace Kim

Haesue Jo

Jimmy Hahn

Sherry Wang

Stephanie White

Tracy Trang

 

General marketing staff is the promotional hand of Campus Events Commission, in charge of promoting and informing students of any and all CEC programs. Acting much like a big bad PR and marketing machine, it is responsible for press releases as well as inter-organization and media relations. General marketing staff also works to foster the CEC image and name as a chic and vibrant source of college entertainment.

 

 

Online Marketing Staff

 

Director of Online Marketing

Jenny Kim

 

Amy Huang

Chanda Stacker

James Danylik

Malavika Ravi

Nick Fehr

Shirley Liu

Ramee Younes

 

Online marketing staff is in charge of all things web related. They flood your inbox with sexy and informative listserv emails, create weekly trivia, and update the web site with new events. Hooray for the internet!

 

Print Marketing Staff

 

Director of Print Marketing

James Juarez

 

Chris Tuyay

Corinna Loo

Dongyi Wu

Everett Pelayo

George Michael Brower

Kate Slovin

Morgan Velarde

Priscilla Brinshot

Victoria Cheng

 

The Print Marketing staff works with General Marketing staff to get the word out about events. They design the quarterly film calendars, the quirky, funny ads found every week around campus, and all of the paper flyers. Like capitalism, without advertising Campus Events would crumble.

Speakers Staff

 

Director of Speakers

Joanne Lin

 

Loosine Vartani

Mai-Lan Pham

Michelle Kim

Puthea Chea

Sophia Lin

 

Since its inception in the 1960s, the Speakers program has hosted notable famous people from all walks of life. The Speakers program is one of the most distinguished in the country and continues to bring all sorts of interesting, funny, and otherwise entertaining folks to campus. Two years ago the likes of Mike Myers, Dave Chappelle, Janet Fitch, and Chuck D came to campus, just to name a few. So keep your eyes peeled for the excitement coming your way this year.

 

 

Concerts Staff

 

Director of Concerts

Michelle Mojadidi

 

Ashley Mahmoudian

Charles Ma

Gabe Schanke-Mahl

Hannah Lewis

Harry Tannenbaum

Kellie Langewisch

Kevin Delavega

Lysette Simmons

Mackenzie Champlin

Rachel Alonso

Sam Carlin

Shahin Ashe

 

Concerts staff books bands and artists to perform at Westwood Plaza and the Coop and set up music related events such as listening parties and DVD screenings. Concerts in WWP usually take place at noon, but if you've got class you can always catch the Coop concerts in the evening. In order to bring you such worthy talent, the staff must listen to countless demos and negotiate with managers and agents, so show some appreciation and they'll do the rest!

 

 

Films Staff

 

Director of Films

Alex Jeffries

 

Alex Hyman

Claire Abu-Hakima

Hannah Linstadt

Jennifer Lim

Madison Vanderberg

Matt Pawlik

Megan Lee

Nina Ho

Russel Angelico

Steve Greene

Ty Coughenour

Yuri Hobart

 

Every quarter the Films staff organizes a series of $2 films to be screened in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Free sneak previews are also a big part of the program, and are shown in AGB or other Westwood venues in association with entertainment studios. These sneaks are always a lot of fun and very exciting. Free stuff is often included - posters, hats, t-shirts, you name it - but you have to show some energy in order to win!