Associated Students of Pomona College

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Associated Students of Pomona College
AbbreviationASPC
Formation1904;120 years ago (1904) [1]
Type Student government
Legal status 501(c)(3) non-profit
Location
  • Smith Campus Center, 170 E. 6th St., Claremont, California, United States [2]
Coordinates 34°05′57″N117°42′50″W / 34.0992518°N 117.7139566°W / 34.0992518; -117.7139566
Membership (2024)
1,732 students [3]
President
Devlin Orlin [4]
Main organ
Senate
Affiliations Pomona College
Budget (2020)
$300,915 [5]
Revenue (2020)
$537,061 [5]
Website pomonastudents.org

The Associated Students of Pomona College, commonly abbreviated as ASPC, [6] is the student government of Pomona College, an elite [7] liberal arts college in Claremont, California, United States. [8] [9] It was founded in 1904, and is composed of elected representatives. [10] Its primary functions are distributing extracurricular funds, conducting advocacy, running student programming, and providing various student services.

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History

1956-1957 College Life Council members Pomona College 1956-1957 College Life Council members.jpg
1956–1957 College Life Council members

ASPC was founded in 1904, [11] [8] [9] : 110  six years after instruction began at Pomona. [1]

Its first female president took office during World War II. [12] [9] : 368–371 

A wave election took place in 2014, in which a series of candidates ran successfully on a platform, dubbed #slate, centered around diversity, representation, and inclusivity issues. [13]

In the 2020s, ASPC or its senators have received media attention on several occasions for anti-Zionist actions. [14] [15] [16]

Structure

The Smith Campus Center, home to ASPC's offices (view as a 360deg interactive panorama) Smith Campus Center sunset.jpg
The Smith Campus Center, home to ASPC's offices
( view as a 360° interactive panorama )

The governing body of ASPC is the ASPC Senate, which consists of roughly two dozen elected representatives, including the four class presidents and commissioners for areas such sports and environmental affairs. [17] [4]

Senators are paid a stipend. [18] Legally, ASPC is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. [19] Its revenue comes primarily from mandatory student fees. [20]

ASPC runs a number of committees, [21] including the Pomona Events Committee (PEC), Pomona's student programming board. [22] [23]

Activities

ASPC has four main functions. [24]

First, it distributes funding to student organizations at Pomona and the undergraduate Claremont Colleges (5Cs) totaling more than $500,000 annually. [25] [17] As of 2019–20, its contributions make up 47% of funding for 5C student organizations. [25]

Second, it advocates to the Pomona College administration on behalf of the student body. [24] [26] It has been characterized as an active participant in the college's shared governance. [27] [28]

Third, it provides various services to students, including an airport rideshare, [29] a poster lab, and a New York Times distribution program. [17] ASPC also runs the Coop Store (which sells food, apparel, and other sundries) and the Coop Fountain (a cafe). [30] [31]

Last, it conducts programming (largely through PEC), [24] including covering the cost of security and alcohol for some social events. [32]

Presidents

NameTermGrad. yearRef.
Frank R. Seaver 1904–051905 [1] [33]
Donald Fox1913–14? ? [34]
Jack Pettee1931–32? ? [35]
Margaret Boothby1943–441945 [12]
Sumner Offill1964–651965 [36]
Eric SundquistSpring 1970? ? [37]
David Doubleday
Roger Riffenburgh		Fall 1970 ? [37]
Paul Fairchild1991–921993 [38]
Nate Brown2011–122012 [39]
Sarah Appelbaum2012–132013 [39] [40]
Darrell Jones III2013–142014 [13]
Rachel Jackson2014–152015 [13]
Nico Kass2015–162016 [41] [42]
Christina Tong2016–172017 [43]
Maria Jose Vides2017–182018 [29] [44]
Alejandro Guerrero2018–192019 [18]
Miguel Delgado-Garcia2019–202020 [45] [46]
Payal Kachru2020–212021 [47]
Nirali Devgan2021–222022 [48]
Vera Berger2022–232023 [49]
Timi Adelakun2023–242024 [50] [51]
Devlin Orlin2024–252025 [52]

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