Alicia O’Neil said when she joined the Program Board as a freshman she was “awe-stricken.” O’Neil said she likes PB because it is not political.

“We get a lot of things done with tangible results,” O’Neil said.

O’Neil has been involved in both the programming and administrative aspects of the group. She has planned and worked to allocate money for the events, which would be her responsibility as PB executive chair.

If elected, O’Neil said she hopes to increase PB’s role on campus and
provide quality programs students will enjoy.

“This year was very successful,” O’Neil said. “My main challenge is to recruit new (members).”

PB will see a lot of turnover next year and O’Neil said she would like to keep people involved who could potentially chair the organization.

O’Neil said she would like to get people with a wide variety of interests involved so she can train them to run the organization.

O’Neil said she hopes to implement a contest that would allow students to submit new event ideas. If PB puts on the event, the students suggested it would receive a prize. Winning ideas would have to be new and innovative, she said.

“We’d like to find out what students want and at the same time keep our traditional programs such as Spring Fling,” she said.

O’Neil said she would like to continue the “Attendance Has Its Rewards” plan that recognizes students who attend PB events. She said she would like to extend the idea to PB members who attend committee meetings to reward them for participation in the organization.

O’Neil said the PB Web site has been very successful. The site was redesigned this year and O’Neil hopes to continue get feedback about the site, she said.

“We can’t be successful unless students know about and attend events,” O’Neil said.