New association strives for student buzz

Friday, August 28, 2009

Students were enjoying pizza at an informational meeting of the Lied Center Student Association last Friday, when they had a visitor. Amanda Shaw, a singer, songwriter and artist who would be performing later that night, stopped by to meet with the students.

Emily Schuster, Larner senior and student marketing assistant for the Lied Center, said she hoped this would become a regular occurrence for members of the Lied Center Student Association, a group that is new to campus this semester.

“She came to talk to students to create some buzz,” Niki Thiessen, Topeka senior and student marketing assistant for the Lied Center, said. “She talked about her activities and things she was involved in, like wetland preservation.”

The association’s functions include generating new ideas and sharing their opinions about what programs students want to see. They will learn more about artists and plan events with Lied Center artists, like the pizza party with Amanda Shaw. They also decide where to focus advertising to help get the information to the public and students.

“The advisory committee helps talk about how to make the Lied Center more attractive to students,” Thiessen said. “We want to get our name out there.”

Karen Christilles, associate director of the Lied Center and advisor for the group, said she was excited about student support for the Lied Center. She was impressed with the way student leadership have organized the group and previous events.

“This is the time for anyone interested in working with the organization,” Christilles said. “It is at the ground floor and they can really help shape the organization.”

The group’s first meeting will be at 5:30 p.m., September 14, in the conference room of the Lied Center. They will meet biweekly after that.

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