Associated Students of Pomona College
AbbreviationASPC
Formation1904; 120 years ago (1904)[1]
TypeStudent government
Legal status501(c)(3) non-profit
Location
  • Smith Campus Center, 170 E. 6th St., Claremont, California, United States[2]
Coordinates34°05′57″N 117°42′50″W / 34.0992518°N 117.7139566°W / 34.0992518; -117.7139566
Membership (2024)
1,735 students[3]
President
Timi Adelakun[4]
Main organ
Senate
AffiliationsPomona College
Budget (2020)
$300,915[5]
Revenue (2020)
$537,061[5]
Websitepomonastudents.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.

History

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

Open courtyard of the Smith Campus Center at sunset
The Smith Campus Center, home to ASPC's offices[2]
(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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2020)
Name Term Grad. year Ref.
Frank R. Seaver 1904–05 1905 [1][33]
Donald Fox 1913–14? ? [34]
Jack Pettee 1931–32? ? [35]
Margaret Boothby 1943–44 1945 [12]
Sumner Offill 1964–65 1965 [36]
Eric Sundquist Spring 1970? ? [37]
David Doubleday
Roger Riffenburgh		 Fall 1970 ? [37]
Paul Fairchild 1991–92 1993 [38]
Nate Brown 2011–12 2012 [39]
Sarah Appelbaum 2012–13 2013 [39][40]
Darrell Jones III 2013–14 2014 [13]
Rachel Jackson 2014–15 2015 [13]
Nico Kass 2015–16 2016 [41][42]
Christina Tong 2016–17 2017 [43]
Maria Jose Vides 2017–18 2018 [29][44]
Alejandro Guerrero 2018–19 2019 [18]
Miguel Delgado-Garcia 2019–20 2020 [45][46]
Payal Kachru 2020–21 2021 [47]
Nirali Devgan 2021–22 2022 [48]
Vera Berger 2022–23 2023 [49]
Timi Adelakun 2023–24 2024 [50][51]

References

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  2. ^ a b "ASPC Office". Pomona College. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Student Body". Pomona College. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Senators". Associated Students of Pomona College. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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  6. ^ "ASPC". AcronymFinder. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. ^ Characterizations of the reputation of Pomona College:
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  9. ^ a b c Lyon, E. Wilson (1977). The History of Pomona College, 1887-1969. The Castle Press. OCLC 4114776.
  10. ^ "Nominations Are Made in College Student Election". Pomona Progress-Bulletin. 26 April 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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