Associated Students of Pomona College explained

Logo Alt:ASPC's logo, a row of rainbow-colored figures of varying heights forming an arch
Abbreviation:ASPC
Formation:[1]
Type:Student government
Status:501(c)(3) non-profit
Location:Smith Campus Center, 170 E. 6th St., Claremont, California, United States
Coords:34.0993°N -117.714°W
Membership: students
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Timi Adelakun
Main Organ:Senate
Affiliations:Pomona College
Budget:$
Revenue:$

The Associated Students of Pomona College, commonly abbreviated as ASPC,[2] is the student government of Pomona College, an elite liberal arts college in Claremont, California, United States.[3] [4] It was founded in 1904, and is composed of elected representatives.[5] Its primary functions are distributing extracurricular funds, conducting advocacy, running student programming, and providing various student services.

History

ASPC was founded in 1904,[6] [4] six years after instruction began at Pomona.[1]

Its first female president took office during World War II.[4]

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.

In the 2020s, ASPC or its senators have received media attention on several occasions for anti-Zionist actions.[7] [8] [9]

Structure

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.[10] [11]

Senators are paid a stipend. Legally, ASPC is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.[12] Its revenue comes primarily from mandatory student fees.[13]

ASPC runs a number of committees,[14] including the Pomona Events Committee (PEC), Pomona's student programming board.[15] [16]

Activities

ASPC has four main functions.[17]

First, it distributes funding to student organizations at Pomona and the undergraduate Claremont Colleges (5Cs) totaling more than $500,000 annually.[18], its contributions make up 47% of funding for 5C student organizations.

Second, it advocates to the Pomona College administration on behalf of the student body.[17] [19] It has been characterized as an active participant in the college's shared governance.[20] [21]

Third, it provides various services to students, including an airport rideshare,[22] a poster lab, and a New York Times distribution program. ASPC also runs the Coop Store (which sells food, apparel, and other sundries) and the Coop Fountain (a cafe).[23] [24]

Last, it conducts programming (largely through PEC), including covering the cost of security and alcohol for some social events.[25]

Presidents

Name Term year
1904–05 1905 [26]
Donald Fox 1913–14? [27]
Jack Pettee 1931–32? [28]
Margaret Boothby 1943–44 1945 [29]
Sumner Offill 1964–65 1965 [30]
Eric Sundquist Spring 1970? [31]
David Doubleday
Roger Riffenburgh 		Fall 1970
Paul Fairchild 1991–92 1993 [32]
Nate Brown 2011–12 2012 [33]
Sarah Appelbaum 2012–13 2013 [34]
Darrell Jones III 2013–14 2014
Rachel Jackson 2014–15 2015 [35]
Nico Kass 2015–16 2016 [36] [37]
Christina Tong 2016–17 2017 [38]
Maria Jose Vides 2017–18 2018 [39]
Alejandro Guerrero 2018–19 2019 [40]
Miguel Delgado-Garcia 2019–20 2020 [41] [42]
Payal Kachru 2020–21 2021 [43]
Nirali Devgan 2021–22 2022 [44]
Vera Berger 2022–23 2023 [45]
Timi Adelakun 2023–24 2024 [46] [47]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1904 . Pomona College Timeline . Pomona College . 26 August 2020 . en . 7 November 2014 . 9 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809061328/https://www.pomona.edu/timeline/1900s/1904 . live .
  2. Web site: ASPC . AcronymFinder . 26 August 2020 . 29 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429074516/http://www.acronymfinder.com/Associated-Students-of-Pomona-College-(Claremont%2c-California)-(ASPC).html . live .
  3. Book: Sumner . Charles Burt . Charles Burt Sumner . The Story of Pomona College . 1914 . Pilgrim Press . Boston . 346–347 . 26 August 2020 . en . 1-355-59904-0.
  4. Book: Lyon . E. Wilson . E. Wilson Lyon . The History of Pomona College, 1887-1969 . 1977 . The Castle Press . 4114776.
  5. News: Nominations Are Made in College Student Election . 5 November 2020 . . 26 April 1929.
  6. News: Pomona Students Organize . 9 . 26 October 2021 . . June 9, 1904 . . 27 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027000036/https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19040609.2.180&srpos=6&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-Pomona+College+Associated+Students-ARTICLE------1 . live .
  7. News: Bandler . Aaron . Pomona College Senior Class President Shares Instagram Story Saying Zionists Are Racists . 29 April 2021 . . 22 June 2020 . 30 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430071632/https://jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/317831/pomona-college-senior-class-president-shares-instagram-story-saying-zionists-are-racists/ . live .
  8. News: Reich . Aaron . BDS bill: Pomona student gov't to cut club funds violating UN blacklist . 29 April 2021 . . April 27, 2021 . 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429083150/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/pomona-student-govt-passes-bds-bill-to-cut-club-funds-violating-un-blacklist-666484 . live .
  9. News: Engineer . Anushe . Elqutami . Yasmin . Starr pushes ASPC to ‘reverse course’ on divestment bill that would reform internal finances in support of Palestine . 30 April 2021 . . 28 April 2021 . 30 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430070131/https://tsl.news/aspc-divestment-bill-sparks-pushback/ . live .
  10. Web site: Campus Life - Pomona College 2019–2020 Catalog . Pomona College . 26 August 2020 . 3 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803142959/http://pomona.catalog.acalog.com/content.php?catoid=33&navoid=6713 . live .
  11. Web site: Senators . Associated Students of Pomona College . 12 November 2020 . 20 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201120142740/https://pomonastudents.org/senators . live .
  12. Web site: Associated Students of Pomona College . . 26 August 2020 . 4 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204220636/https://www.guidestar.org/profile/95-6000171 . live .
  13. Web site: Constitution . Associated Students of Pomona College . 26 August 2020 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808082207/https://pomonastudents.org/pages/constitution . live .
  14. Web site: Committees . Associated Students of Pomona College . 26 August 2020 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808091419/https://pomonastudents.org/pages/committee . live .
  15. Web site: Pomona Events Committee . Engage @ Claremont . 2020-08-26 . 2020-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201110222302/https://claremont.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/PEC . live .
  16. Web site: Pomona Events Committee . Associated Students of Pomona College . 26 August 2020 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808082026/https://pomonastudents.org/pages/pec . live .
  17. Web site: Positions . Associated Students of Pomona College . 26 August 2020 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808084555/https://pomonastudents.org/pages/positions . live .
  18. News: Steady . Jensen . Breaking down 5C student government budgets . 26 August 2020 . . 5 April 2019 . 27 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927225544/https://tsl.news/5c-senate-budget-allocations/ . live .
  19. Book: Franek . Robert . Colleges That Create Futures . 2 May 2017 . . New York . 9780451487834 . 177 . 2nd.
  20. Book: Fiske. Edward B.. Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020. June 15, 2019. Sourcebooks. 978-1-4926-6494-9. 36th. Naperville, Illinois. 154–155. en.
  21. Avouglan . Fridolin Yaovi . A single community model for increased student participation in the governance of colleges and universities . . 21 August 2023 . 1982 . . 48–53 . 21 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821055228/https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/6d5700820 . live .
  22. News: Rod . Marc . Controversy Over Free Airport Ride Program Takes Off . 26 August 2020 . . 22 September 2017 . 16 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116220403/https://tsl.news/news6838/ . live .
  23. News: Davidoff . Jasper . Engineer . Anushe . ASPC considers handing over Coop Fountain to college dining services . 26 August 2020 . . 21 February 2020 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924191310/https://tsl.news/aspc-considers-giving-coop-fountain-to-dining-services/ . live .
  24. News: Harmon . Riley . The Importance of Student-Run Businesses . 26 August 2020 . The Scripps Voice . 12 March 2020 . 29 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929041901/http://scrippsvoice.com/the-importance-of-student-run-businesses/ . live .
  25. News: Friedersdorf . Conor . Conor Friedersdorf . What Charles Murray Gets Wrong: Bud Drinkers Live in a Bubble . 26 August 2020 . . 22 February 2012 . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020184534/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/what-charles-murray-gets-wrong-bud-drinkers-live-in-a-bubble/253387/ . live .
  26. Web site: Marshall . Colonel Norman S. . Californians and the Military: Frank Roger Seaver: A Hero's Life . California Center for Military History . 26 August 2020 . 6 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201006210736/http://www.militarymuseum.org/Seaver.html . live .
  27. News: Officers Chosen by the Student College Ass'n . 5 November 2020 . . 17 May 1913 . 15 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215051800/https://www.newspapers.com/image/622587918/ . live .
  28. News: Heads Pomona Students . 5 November 2020 . . 7 May 1931 . 4 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204220421/https://www.newspapers.com/image/627046782 . live .
  29. Web site: 1943 . Pomona College Timeline . Pomona College . 26 August 2020 . en . 7 November 2014.
  30. News: New Officers Taking Over at College . 6 November 2020 . . 16 August 1964 . 4 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204220619/https://www.newspapers.com/image/624655563 . live .
  31. News: Two Students Sharing Top Position . 5 November 2020 . . 19 April 1970 . 4 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204220424/https://www.newspapers.com/image/166655958 . live .
  32. Web site: Pomona College President Peter Stanley; ASPC President Paul Fairchild '93; and Alumni Council president David Liggett at Little Bridges following Opening Convocation in 1991 . . 26 August 2020 . 4 November 2012 . 4 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204220433/https://www.flickr.com/photos/pomona-college/8155796795 . live .
  33. News: Wu . Carrie . Appelbaum Named President in ASPC Elections . 6 November 2020 . . 6 April 2012 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027145352/https://tsl.news/news2219/ . live .
  34. News: Clark . Cole . ASPC Deliberates Senator Stipends . 26 August 2020 . . 1 March 2013 . 22 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622203912/https://tsl.news/news2926/ . live .
  35. News: Bald . Anthony . ASPC Elections Focus on Inclusivity Across Campus . 26 August 2020 . . 11 April 2014 . 19 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619161425/https://tsl.news/news3965/ . live .
  36. News: Pepitone . Paige . 5C Student Body Presidents Form Consortium-Wide Governance Committee . 26 August 2020 . . 20 November 2015 . 10 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810023135/https://tsl.news/news5297/ . live .
  37. News: Tse . Carman . 'Mad Scientist'-Themed College Party Somehow Deemed Offensive . 26 August 2020 . . 30 September 2015.
  38. News: Rod . Marc . Pomona, Scripps Vote to Restructure Student Governments . 26 August 2020 . . 3 March 2017 . 20 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920004317/https://tsl.news/news6529/ . live .
  39. News: Pappano . Laura . More Diversity Means More Demands . 26 August 2020 . . 4 August 2017 . 29 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629194126/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/education/edlife/protests-claremont-college-student-demands.html . live .
  40. News: Hoving . Becky . Frankel . Julia . ASPC considers withholding senators' paychecks for poor meeting attendance . 26 August 2020 . . 5 April 2019 . 23 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923155937/https://tsl.news/aspc-attendance-low-poor-witholding-paychecks/ . live .
  41. News: Davidoff . Jasper . Pomona students greenlight ASPC constitutional amendments, 'shadow grading' referendum . 26 August 2020 . . 6 March 2020 . 29 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929102931/https://tsl.news/pomona-referendum-shadow-grading/ . live .
  42. News: Hoving . Becky . Meet the 5Cs' new student government presidents . 26 August 2020 . . 12 April 2019 . 28 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928161758/https://tsl.news/5c-student-government-presidents-elections/ . live .
  43. News: Oh . Joanne . Getting to know this year's 5C student government presidents . 12 November 2020 . . 2 October 2020 . 25 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201025045125/https://tsl.news/2020-5c-student-government-presidents/ . live .
  44. News: Abalos . Zheous . Who runs the campus? This year, it’s all women . 6 June 2022 . . 23 September 2021 . 2 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402233151/https://tsl.news/2021-5c-student-government-presidents/ . live .
  45. News: Cawley . Sara . Meet your 2022-2023 student body presidents: Interconnectivity, wellness and joy on this year’s agenda . 20 November 2022 . . 23 September 2022 . 29 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129013041/https://tsl.news/2022-5c-student-body-presidents/ . live .
  46. News: Davey . Maxine . ASPC releases election results, names next round of officeholders . 21 August 2023 . . 7 April 2023 . 21 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821042441/https://tsl.news/aspc-releases-election-results-names-next-round-of-officeholders/ . live .
  47. News: Gupta . Ambika . Urfrig . Ellie . Meet your 2023-2024 student body presidents; safety, care and community are top priorities . 15 September 2023 . . 15 September 2023 . 15 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230915074322/https://tsl.news/meet-your-2023-2024-student-body-presidents-safety-care-and-community-are-top-priorities/ . live .

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