University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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DISTINGUISHED VISITOR ' S PROGRAM The Distinguished Visitors Program is a student-run, student-financed organization that brings writers, politi- cal figures, artists, and other guest lecturers to campus. Past speakers have included Dick Gregory, Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, Angela Davis, George McGovern, Red Sox stars Bill Lee and Carl Yastrezmski, Abbie Hoffman, and many others. DVP members coordinate all aspects of program pro- duction - contacting speakers, generating campus public- ity, working security, and providing hospitality. In addi- tion, we accept and review proposals for speakers from other student groups and individuals. Membership in DVP is earned by attending three con- secutive weekly meetings, and not missing more than three subsequent meetings in a semester. Members of DVP vote on outside proposals, generate and carry out their own programs,and assume responsibility keeping all DVP operations running smoothly. 27

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UNION PROGRAM COUNCIL The Union Program Council is the largest student organi- zation on campus with a membership of over 250, and offers students a first hand opportunity to participate in concert production. UPC ' s programming runs the gamut of con- temporary music- from Rock ' n Roll to Folk to Jazz to Raggae to New Wave. These concerts are entirely student staffed, and members can choose to work on stage crew, security, publicity, or any other facet of concert production. UMas- s Amerst is one of the few universities around the country where concerts are entirely student-produced, and this pro- vides a unique learning experience for its members. In addition to sponsoring concerts in the Fine Arts Center and the Student Union Ballroom, UPC is also responsible for bringing bands to the Blue Wall, and the TOC. Every spring, UPC helps to put on ojxutdoor concerts in each of the residential areas, and in May, sponsors a Community Day program in the stadium, which has traditionally been free to students. Performers at this event have included Santana, the Allman Brothers and the Greatful Dead. H P mt HkI I nj k I H I lo l Kk ll f ' 3 El H ' B H s V H 26

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE The Student Activities Office handles the business aspects of ail the RSO groups through a staff of trained professionals who can help a group plan concerts, conference, movies, speakers, ana other activities. 28