Multicultural Programming Board Committees

Executive directors: Alvin Theccanat and Brandon Fleisher
Special events: Tsion Nigate and Bitanya Darge
Comedy club: Drishtant Bhandari and Kofi Amo-Antwi
Campus awareness and outreach: Mehzabin Ahmed and Bella Perkins
Lectures and leadership: Bensangel Samson and Tenzin Choedon
Late night: Dimitrije Solarovic and Faith Wright
Social media: Maya Smith

Special Events

Special Events is a unique MPB committee that is responsible for a wide variety of programming on campus. This committee focuses on uniting the Augustana community in various cultural and educational entertainments. Co-chairs are in charge of the performing artists we bring to Augustana College. Past performances include Second City, Diego Val, Salsabrosa, spoken word artists, and singer/ song writers. Co-chairs are in charge of contacting the performers, setting up hospitality, and advertising.

Comedy Club

Comedy Club offers a laugh-out-loud experience by bringing in the best comedians from around the country. Previous comedians include Paul Varghese, Cristela Alonzo, and Dynamic Duo. In addition, comedy club hosts our own Augustana Last Comic Standing performance where we have student performances. Comedy Club offers a laugh and a smile with each event. Co-Chairs are responsible for all comedians MPB brings to Augustana College. This includes events held in Wilson and Wallenberg. Co-Chairs are in charge of researching and contacting performers, managing their budget, setting up hospitality, and advertising.

Lectures and Leadership

Lectures and leaderships focuses on advertising the Delta series along with hosting a few events especially the lectures dealing with diversity. Co-chairs will hold training sections on various topics throughout the year.

Campus Awareness and Outreach

The campus outreach co-chairs collaborate with other groups on campus such as homecoming and awareness weeks to help bring culturally diversity among events on campus. In addition, the co-chairs are in charge of hosting honest conversations.

Late Night

The late night committee, as the name suggests, throws a variety of late night events that are focused on providing unique and exciting events to the Augustana campus. These events in the past have included things such as foam party and bubble soccer.