2008 Woodie Awards
Campus orgs consider possibility of merger
Ann Koblenzer
Issue date: 4/13/07 Section: Campus
As a result of the possibility of a new student union building, two university organizations - Program Board and AfterDark - have talked of considering a merger.
"Program Board and AfterDark both work for the student body, and though their mission statements aren't the same, they are similar," said Carly Stamey, AfterDark adviser.
Stamey said that because the two organizations carry out similar missions a lot of students get the groups mixed-up, and this union could help eliminate some of the confusion.
Program Board creates programs throughout the year at Shriver Center targeted at getting Miami students into the student union, according to Bobby Straka, vice president of Program Board.
AfterDark focuses on creating fun, non-alcoholic events Friday evenings for students, particularly those living on campus, according to Stamey.
Stamey said that the talk of a possible collaboration came with the potential planning of building a new student union. When the two organizations move into the possible new building there has been discussion of them combining into one organization, but nothing is definite, Stamey said.
This is only discussion, Stamey said, as nothing has been set. If the organizations do combine, it won't be until a new building
is completed.
If the two groups collaborate, there would be more people working on each event, so the events could be bigger and better, according to Stamey. Both Stamey and Straka see this as an advantage for students.
Straka said a merger would allow for more manpower to produce the events, and with more people coming up with ideas for different programs, the quality of the programs could strengthen.
Stamey thinks that AfterDark could benefit from collaborating with Program Board.
"Program Board in general has a larger organization so that when we have our bigger events they could help out," Stamey said. "Manpower is great."
There are also disadvantages to the collaboration.
"Program Board and AfterDark both work for the student body, and though their mission statements aren't the same, they are similar," said Carly Stamey, AfterDark adviser.
Stamey said that because the two organizations carry out similar missions a lot of students get the groups mixed-up, and this union could help eliminate some of the confusion.
Program Board creates programs throughout the year at Shriver Center targeted at getting Miami students into the student union, according to Bobby Straka, vice president of Program Board.
AfterDark focuses on creating fun, non-alcoholic events Friday evenings for students, particularly those living on campus, according to Stamey.
Stamey said that the talk of a possible collaboration came with the potential planning of building a new student union. When the two organizations move into the possible new building there has been discussion of them combining into one organization, but nothing is definite, Stamey said.
This is only discussion, Stamey said, as nothing has been set. If the organizations do combine, it won't be until a new building
is completed.
If the two groups collaborate, there would be more people working on each event, so the events could be bigger and better, according to Stamey. Both Stamey and Straka see this as an advantage for students.
Straka said a merger would allow for more manpower to produce the events, and with more people coming up with ideas for different programs, the quality of the programs could strengthen.
Stamey thinks that AfterDark could benefit from collaborating with Program Board.
"Program Board in general has a larger organization so that when we have our bigger events they could help out," Stamey said. "Manpower is great."
There are also disadvantages to the collaboration.
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